duṣṭāriṣṭāvināśāya parāya paramātmane ||
lambodaraṃ mahāvīryaṃ nāgayajñopa śobhitaṃ |
ardhacandradharaṃ devaṃ vighnavyūha vināśanaṃ ||
oṃ hrāṃ hrīṃ hraṃ hraiṃ hrauṃ hraḥ herambāya namo namaḥ |
sarvasiddhipradosi tvaṃ siddhibuddhipradobhava ||
cintitārthapradastvaṃ hi satataṃ modakapriyaḥ |
sindūrāruṇavastreśca pūjito varadāyakaḥ ||
idaṃ gaṇapatistotraṃ yaḥ paṭheda bhaktimāna naraḥ |
tasya dehaṃ ca gehaṃ ca svayaṃ lakṣmīrna muñcati ||
- oṃOm
- namaḥsalutation
- vighnarājāyato the king of obstacles
- sarvasaukhyapradāyinewho gives every comfort
- duṣṭāriṣṭavināśāyawho undoes what is wicked and ill-starred
- parāyato the supreme
- paramātmaneto the highest self
- lambodaramwith a hanging belly
- mahāvīryamgreat in strength
- nāgayajñopaśobhitamset off by the snake worn as a sacred thread
- ardhacandradharamcarrying the half moon
- devamthe god
- vighnavyūhavināśanamwho breaks up the whole array of obstacles
- hrāṃ hrīṃ hruṃ hraiṃ hrauṃ hraḥhram hrim hrum hraim hraum hrah
- herambāyato Heramba
- namo namaḥsalutation and salutation
- sarvasiddhipradaḥthe giver of every success
- asiyou are
- tvamyou
- siddhibuddhipradaḥthe giver of skill and of sense
- bhavabe
- cintitārthapradaḥwho gives whatever is thought of
- hiindeed
- satatamalways
- modakapriyaḥfond of modaks
- sindūrāruṇavastraiḥin cloth red as vermilion
- caand
- pūjitaḥworshipped
- varadāyakaḥwho gives what is asked
- idamthis
- gaṇapatistotramhymn to Ganapati
- yaḥwhoever
- paṭhetrecites
- bhaktimānwith devotion
- naraḥa man
- tasyahis
- dehambody
- caand
- gehamhouse
- caand
- svayamherself
- lakṣmīḥLakshmi
- nanot
- muñcatileaves
anvaya oṃ sarvasaukhyapradāyine duṣṭāriṣṭavināśāya parāya paramātmane vighnarājāya namaḥ lambodaram mahāvīryam nāgayajñopaśobhitam ardhacandradharam vighnavyūhavināśanam devam hrāṃ hrīṃ hruṃ hraiṃ hrauṃ hraḥ herambāya namo namaḥ tvam sarvasiddhipradaḥ asi siddhibuddhipradaḥ bhava hi cintitārthapradaḥ satatam modakapriyaḥ sindūrāruṇavastraiḥ ca pūjitaḥ varadāyakaḥ yaḥ bhaktimān naraḥ idam gaṇapatistotram paṭhet tasya deham ca geham ca svayam lakṣmīḥ na muñcati
chandas Anuṣṭubh (śloka), 8 syllables in each of 4 pādas
ariṣṭa what is ill-starred — Arishta is the run of bad luck a person can feel closing in, the sort read from omens rather than caused by an enemy.
siddhibuddhi skill and sense — Siddhi is getting the thing done, buddhi the wit to see how. They are also the names of his two wives.
lakṣmīḥ Lakshmi — The hymn is called the Ganesha-Lakshmi Stotra because of this last line: not that she is asked for, but that she stays where the hymn is said.
note Five couplets printed as one block, with the six-syllable Heramba mantra set in the middle of them.