- śrīgaṇeśāyato Shri Ganesha
- namaḥsalutation
anvaya śrīgaṇeśāya namaḥ
chandas Prose, the opening salutation
ballāl̤astu vināyakastatha maḍhe cintāmaṇisthevare |
leṇyādrau girijātmajaḥ suvarado vighneśvaraścojhare
grāme rāṃjaṇasaṃsthito gaṇapatiḥ kuryāt sadā maṅgalam ||
- svastimay all be well
- śrīgaṇanāyakaḥShri Gananayaka
- gajamukhaḥthe elephant-faced
- moreśvaraḥMoreshvara
- siddhidaḥthe giver of success
- ballāl̤aḥBallala
- tuand
- vināyakaḥVinayaka
- tathāand
- maḍheat Mahad
- cintāmaṇiḥChintamani
- thevareat Theur
- leṇyādrauat Lenyadri
- girijātmajaḥGirijatmaja
- suvaradaḥthe good giver of boons
- vighneśvaraḥVighneshvara
- caand
- ojhareat Ozar
- grāmein the village
- rāṃjaṇasaṃsthitaḥwho stands at Ranjangaon
- gaṇapatiḥGanapati
- kuryātmay he bring
- sadāalways
- maṅgalamgood fortune
anvaya svasti gajamukhaḥ śrīgaṇanāyakaḥ moreśvaraḥ siddhidaḥ ballāl̤aḥ tu tathā maḍhe vināyakaḥ thevare cintāmaṇiḥ leṇyādrau girijātmajaḥ suvaradaḥ ojhare ca vighneśvaraḥ grāme rāṃjaṇasaṃsthitaḥ gaṇapatiḥ sadā maṅgalam kuryāt
chandas Śārdūlavikrīḍita, 19 syllables in each of 4 pādas
aṣṭavināyaka the eight Vinayakas — The eight self-formed Ganesha shrines of Maharashtra, visited in a fixed round: Morgaon, Siddhatek, Pali, Mahad, Theur, Lenyadri, Ozar and Ranjangaon.
moreśvara Moreshvara — The Ganesha of Morgaon, where the round of eight begins and ends.
ballāl̤a Ballala — The Ganesha of Pali, named after the boy devotee Ballal for whom he appeared.
girijātmaja Girijatmaja — The son of Girija, worshipped in a rock-cut cave at Lenyadri, the only one of the eight on a hill.
note One verse that is also a pilgrim's itinerary, naming each of the eight shrines with its village. The printing has tatha for tathā.