marakata śrī lakṣmīgaṇapati suprabhātam

• athanow
• marakataśrīlakṣmīgaṇapatisuprabhātamthe waking song for the emerald Shri Lakshmi Ganapati

anvaya atha marakataśrīlakṣmīgaṇapatisuprabhātam

chandas Prose, the title

suprabhāta waking song — A good dawn. A suprabhatam is sung at daybreak to wake the god in the temple, like the one sung at Tirumala. Every verse here ends by wishing him a blessed morning.

• prārthanāthe prayer

anvaya prārthanā

chandas Prose, a heading

• śrīmatglorious
• marakatamemerald
• lakṣmīgaṇeśamLakshmi Ganesha
• satyapūjitamworshipped in truth
• kānājīgūḍanilayamwho lives at Kanajiguda
• vandeI bow to
• saṅkaṣṭahārakamwho takes away distress

anvaya satyapūjitam kānājīgūḍanilayam saṅkaṣṭahārakam śrīmat marakatam lakṣmīgaṇeśam vande

chandas Anuṣṭubh (śloka), 8 syllables in each of 4 pādas

note Kanajiguda is the place of his shrine. Satya, truth, may also point to Satya Shastri, the worshipper named in verse 28.

• śrīmanO glorious one
• manojñaO lovely one
• nigamāgamavākyagītaO you sung in the words of the Vedas and the Agamas
• śrīpārvatīparamaśaṃbhuvarātmajātaO noble son of Shri Parvati and the supreme Shambhu
• śrīsatyavāṅmarakatollasadātmapūtaO pure one, true of word, whose self shines in the emerald
• lakṣmīgaṇeśaO Lakshmi Ganesha
• bhagavanO lord
• tavato you
• suprabhātama blessed morning

anvaya śrīman manojña nigamāgamavākyagīta śrīpārvatīparamaśaṃbhuvarātmajāta śrīsatyavāṅmarakatollasadātmapūta lakṣmīgaṇeśa bhagavan tava suprabhātam

chandas Vasantatilakā, 14 syllables in each of 4 pādas

satyavāk true of word — The third line comes back in every verse with a last word that changes: pure, jewel, at play, bright, utmost, joyful, smiling.

• śrīvatsadugdhamayasāgarapūrṇacandraO full moon over the ocean of milk of Vishnu, who bears the Shrivatsa
• vyākhyeyabhaktasumanorcitapādapadmaO you whose lotus feet famous devotees worship with flowers
• śrīsatyavāṅmarakatollasadātmabhūṣaO jewel, true of word, whose self shines in the emerald
• lakṣmīgaṇeśaO Lakshmi Ganesha
• bhagavanO lord
• tavato you
• suprabhātama blessed morning

anvaya śrīvatsadugdhamayasāgarapūrṇacandra vyākhyeyabhaktasumanorcitapādapadma śrīsatyavāṅmarakatollasadātmabhūṣa lakṣmīgaṇeśa bhagavan tava suprabhātam

chandas Vasantatilakā, 14 syllables in each of 4 pādas

śrīvatsa the Shrivatsa mark — The curl of hair on Vishnu's chest where Lakshmi rests. Ganapati is the moon that rises over his ocean of milk.

• sṛṣṭisthitipralayakāraṇakarmaśīlaO you whose work is to bring about the making, keeping and ending of the world
• aṣṭottarākṣaramanūdbhavamantralolaO you who delight in the mantras drawn from the hundred and eight
• śrīsatyavāṅmarakatollasadātmakhelaO you at play, true of word, whose self shines in the emerald
• lakṣmīgaṇeśaO Lakshmi Ganesha
• bhagavanO lord
• tavato you
• suprabhātama blessed morning

anvaya sṛṣṭisthitipralayakāraṇakarmaśīla aṣṭottarākṣaramanūdbhavamantralola śrīsatyavāṅmarakatollasadātmakhela lakṣmīgaṇeśa bhagavan tava suprabhātam

chandas Vasantatilakā, 14 syllables in each of 4 pādas

note Ashtottara usually means a hundred and eight, the number of names in an ashtottara.

• kaṣṭapranaṣṭaparibādhitabhaktarakṣaO protector of devotees worn down and broken by hardship
• iṣṭārthadānaniratodyamakāryadakṣaO you skilled and always eager in the work of giving what is wished for
• śrīsatyavāṅmarakatollasadātmapūtaO pure one, true of word, whose self shines in the emerald
• lakṣmīgaṇeśaO Lakshmi Ganesha
• bhagavanO lord
• tavato you
• suprabhātama blessed morning

anvaya kaṣṭapranaṣṭaparibādhitabhaktarakṣa iṣṭārthadānaniratodyamakāryadakṣa śrīsatyavāṅmarakatollasadātmapūta lakṣmīgaṇeśa bhagavan tava suprabhātam

chandas Vasantatilakā, 14 syllables in each of 4 pādas

• śrīvyāsabhāratavilekhanakāryadīkṣādakṣaO you who took up the task of writing down Shri Vyasa's Mahabharata with skill
• abhirakṣaṇavicakṣaṇadīptihastaO you whose shining hand is expert at protecting
• śrīsatyavāṅmarakatollasadātmabhāsaO bright one, true of word, whose self shines in the emerald
• lakṣmīgaṇeśaO Lakshmi Ganesha
• bhagavanO lord
• tavato you
• suprabhātama blessed morning

anvaya śrīvyāsabhāratavilekhanakāryadīkṣādakṣa abhirakṣaṇavicakṣaṇadīptihasta śrīsatyavāṅmarakatollasadātmabhāsa lakṣmīgaṇeśa bhagavan tava suprabhātam

chandas Vasantatilakā, 14 syllables in each of 4 pādas

bhāratavilekhana writing down the Mahabharata — Vyasa spoke the Mahabharata and Ganesha wrote it down, on the condition that his pen would never have to stop.

• dhyānātmabhaktajanatāhṛdayābhirāmaO delight of the hearts of devotees given to meditation
• śrīnāmapūritasahasrasunāmadhāmaO you who hold a thousand fine names, each full of Shri
• śrīsatyavāṅmarakatollasadātmasīmaO utmost one, true of word, whose self shines in the emerald
• lakṣmīgaṇeśaO Lakshmi Ganesha
• bhagavanO lord
• tavato you
• suprabhātama blessed morning

anvaya dhyānātmabhaktajanatāhṛdayābhirāma śrīnāmapūritasahasrasunāmadhāma śrīsatyavāṅmarakatollasadātmasīma lakṣmīgaṇeśa bhagavan tava suprabhātam

chandas Vasantatilakā, 14 syllables in each of 4 pādas

• vaidhātṛvardhitacarācaralokapālaO protector of the world of moving and still things that Brahma made grow
• āvāhanātmakasukṛtyakalāpatoṣaO you pleased by the good rites that begin with calling you to come
• śrīsatyavāṅmarakatollasadātmabhāsaO bright one, true of word, whose self shines in the emerald
• lakṣmīgaṇeśaO Lakshmi Ganesha
• bhagavanO lord
• tavato you
• suprabhātama blessed morning

anvaya vaidhātṛvardhitacarācaralokapāla āvāhanātmakasukṛtyakalāpatoṣa śrīsatyavāṅmarakatollasadātmabhāsa lakṣmīgaṇeśa bhagavan tava suprabhātam

chandas Vasantatilakā, 14 syllables in each of 4 pādas

note From here the song follows the steps of worship in order. First come calling the god, a seat, water for the feet and hands, water to sip, the bath and clothes. Then come sandal paste, rice, incense, the lamp, food, betel, walking round, the waving of lights and the offering of leaves.

• viśvaṃbharātalasukhāsanasanniviṣṭaO you who sit at ease with the earth for your seat
• viśvapraśāntiparirakṣaṇakarmatuṣṭaO you happy in the work of guarding the world's peace
• śrīsatyavāṅmarakatollasadātmahṛṣṭaO joyful one, true of word, whose self shines in the emerald
• lakṣmīgaṇeśaO Lakshmi Ganesha
• bhagavanO lord
• tavato you
• suprabhātama blessed morning

anvaya viśvaṃbharātalasukhāsanasanniviṣṭa viśvapraśāntiparirakṣaṇakarmatuṣṭa śrīsatyavāṅmarakatollasadātmahṛṣṭa lakṣmīgaṇeśa bhagavan tava suprabhātam

chandas Vasantatilakā, 14 syllables in each of 4 pādas

note The seat.

• gaṅgādipuṇyamayavāritaraṅgasiktaO you washed by the waves of holy waters like the Ganga
• svīyāṅghrisārasayugapravilāsadehaO you whose body shines, down to your own two lotus feet
• śrīsatyavāṅmarakatollasadātmabhāsaO bright one, true of word, whose self shines in the emerald
• lakṣmīgaṇeśaO Lakshmi Ganesha
• bhagavanO lord
• tavato you
• suprabhātama blessed morning

anvaya gaṅgādipuṇyamayavāritaraṅgasikta svīyāṅghrisārasayugapravilāsadeha śrīsatyavāṅmarakatollasadātmabhāsa lakṣmīgaṇeśa bhagavan tava suprabhātam

chandas Vasantatilakā, 14 syllables in each of 4 pādas

note Water for the feet.

• hastadvayāmburuhalolanavārghyanīraO you over whose two lotus hands fresh water of welcome ripples
• svacchaprabhāpravilasanmukhacandrabimbaO you whose face, round as the moon, shines with clear light
• śrīsatyavāṅmarakatollasadātmabhāsaO bright one, true of word, whose self shines in the emerald
• lakṣmīgaṇeśaO Lakshmi Ganesha
• bhagavanO lord
• tavato you
• suprabhātama blessed morning

anvaya hastadvayāmburuhalolanavārghyanīra svacchaprabhāpravilasanmukhacandrabimba śrīsatyavāṅmarakatollasadātmabhāsa lakṣmīgaṇeśa bhagavan tava suprabhātam

chandas Vasantatilakā, 14 syllables in each of 4 pādas

arghya water of welcome — Water offered into the hands, as to an honoured guest when he arrives.

• bimbādharaspṛgamalāmṛtapūritāmbuwater full of pure nectar, touching lips red as the bimba fruit
• svīkārarājitavarācamanīyaśobhaO you whose beauty shines as you accept fine water to sip
• śrīsatyavāṅmarakatollasadātmabhāsaO bright one, true of word, whose self shines in the emerald
• lakṣmīgaṇeśaO Lakshmi Ganesha
• bhagavanO lord
• tavato you
• suprabhātama blessed morning

anvaya bimbādharaspṛgamalāmṛtapūritāmbu svīkārarājitavarācamanīyaśobha śrīsatyavāṅmarakatollasadātmabhāsa lakṣmīgaṇeśa bhagavan tava suprabhātam

chandas Vasantatilakā, 14 syllables in each of 4 pādas

note Water to sip.

• pañcāmṛtāmalaphalodakasamprapūrṇafull of the five nectars and pure fruit juice
• snānopacāraparitoṣitamānasābjaO you whose lotus heart is pleased by the bath
• śrīsatyavāṅmarakatollasadātmabhāsaO bright one, true of word, whose self shines in the emerald
• lakṣmīgaṇeśaO Lakshmi Ganesha
• bhagavanO lord
• tavato you
• suprabhātama blessed morning

anvaya pañcāmṛtāmalaphalodakasamprapūrṇa snānopacāraparitoṣitamānasābja śrīsatyavāṅmarakatollasadātmabhāsa lakṣmīgaṇeśa bhagavan tava suprabhātam

chandas Vasantatilakā, 14 syllables in each of 4 pādas

pañcāmṛta the five nectars — Milk, curd, ghee, honey and sugar, poured over the image in its bath.

• digvastrarājaparidhānitadivyadehaO you whose divine body is dressed in the finest cloth, the directions
• dṛgvāsitākhilaphalapravibhāsamānaO you who shine with every good thing your glance has blessed
• śrīsatyavāṅmarakatollasadātmabhāsaO bright one, true of word, whose self shines in the emerald
• lakṣmīgaṇeśaO Lakshmi Ganesha
• bhagavanO lord
• tavato you
• suprabhātama blessed morning

anvaya digvastrarājaparidhānitadivyadeha dṛgvāsitākhilaphalapravibhāsamāna śrīsatyavāṅmarakatollasadātmabhāsa lakṣmīgaṇeśa bhagavan tava suprabhātam

chandas Vasantatilakā, 14 syllables in each of 4 pādas

note Clothes: the god who fills all space wears the directions as his garment.

• saugandhyajālaharicandanadigdhadivyaO divine one, smeared with fragrant yellow sandal paste
• prodbhāsitāmalatanūvibhavaikaramyaO you lovely in the glory of your pure and shining body
• śrīsatyavāṅmarakatollasadātmabhāsaO bright one, true of word, whose self shines in the emerald
• lakṣmīgaṇeśaO Lakshmi Ganesha
• bhagavanO lord
• tavato you
• suprabhātama blessed morning

anvaya saugandhyajālaharicandanadigdhadivya prodbhāsitāmalatanūvibhavaikaramya śrīsatyavāṅmarakatollasadātmabhāsa lakṣmīgaṇeśa bhagavan tava suprabhātam

chandas Vasantatilakā, 14 syllables in each of 4 pādas

note Sandal paste.

• svacchaprabhāsitavarākṣatarājavarṣishowered with fine grains of akshata rice that shine clear
• vyākarṣaṇīyarucirāṅgavilokanīyaO you whose lovely body draws every eye to look at it
• śrīsatyavāṅmarakatollasadātmabhāsaO bright one, true of word, whose self shines in the emerald
• lakṣmīgaṇeśaO Lakshmi Ganesha
• bhagavanO lord
• tavato you
• suprabhātama blessed morning

anvaya svacchaprabhāsitavarākṣatarājavarṣi vyākarṣaṇīyarucirāṅgavilokanīya śrīsatyavāṅmarakatollasadātmabhāsa lakṣmīgaṇeśa bhagavan tava suprabhātam

chandas Vasantatilakā, 14 syllables in each of 4 pādas

akṣata akshata rice — Unbroken rice, often coloured with turmeric, scattered over the image in worship.

• nānāsugandhavaradhūpitadhūparājatshining with incense of many sweet scents
• vikhyātamaulilasadārṣasutattvadehaO you whose body is the truth famed seers hold high on their heads
• śrīsatyavāṅmarakatollasadātmabhāsaO bright one, true of word, whose self shines in the emerald
• lakṣmīgaṇeśaO Lakshmi Ganesha
• bhagavanO lord
• tavato you
• suprabhātama blessed morning

anvaya nānāsugandhavaradhūpitadhūparājat vikhyātamaulilasadārṣasutattvadeha śrīsatyavāṅmarakatollasadātmabhāsa lakṣmīgaṇeśa bhagavan tava suprabhātam

chandas Vasantatilakā, 14 syllables in each of 4 pādas

note Incense. The printed break dhūparāja / dvikhyāta falls inside the words rājat and vikhyāta.

• gāḍhāndhakāraparimārjanadivyatejolāsyatpradīparucimadvaratattvabhāsaO light of truth, bright with a dancing lamp that wipes away thick darkness
• śrīsatyavāṅmarakatollasadātmabhāsaO bright one, true of word, whose self shines in the emerald
• lakṣmīgaṇeśaO Lakshmi Ganesha
• bhagavanO lord
• tavato you
• suprabhātama blessed morning

anvaya gāḍhāndhakāraparimārjanadivyatejolāsyatpradīparucimadvaratattvabhāsa śrīsatyavāṅmarakatollasadātmabhāsa lakṣmīgaṇeśa bhagavan tava suprabhātam

chandas Vasantatilakā, 14 syllables in each of 4 pādas

note The lamp. The first two lines are one long compound.

• sarvartusaṃphalitakoṭiphalapravṛṣṭia shower of countless fruits from every season
• bhrājannivedanavinodanakarmamodaO you who delight in the glad work of the bright food offering
• śrīsatyavāṅmarakatollasadātmabhāsaO bright one, true of word, whose self shines in the emerald
• lakṣmīgaṇeśaO Lakshmi Ganesha
• bhagavanO lord
• tavato you
• suprabhātama blessed morning

anvaya sarvartusaṃphalitakoṭiphalapravṛṣṭi bhrājannivedanavinodanakarmamoda śrīsatyavāṅmarakatollasadātmabhāsa lakṣmīgaṇeśa bhagavan tava suprabhātam

chandas Vasantatilakā, 14 syllables in each of 4 pādas

note The food offering.

• pūgīphalādikasugandhavilāsahāsaO you who smile at the fragrance of areca nut and the rest
• dravyātmatāmbulikasevanakarmatoṣaO you pleased by the precious offering of betel
• śrīsatyavāṅmarakatollasadātmabhāsaO bright one, true of word, whose self shines in the emerald
• lakṣmīgaṇeśaO Lakshmi Ganesha
• bhagavanO lord
• tavato you
• suprabhātama blessed morning

anvaya pūgīphalādikasugandhavilāsahāsa dravyātmatāmbulikasevanakarmatoṣa śrīsatyavāṅmarakatollasadātmabhāsa lakṣmīgaṇeśa bhagavan tava suprabhātam

chandas Vasantatilakā, 14 syllables in each of 4 pādas

note Betel, offered after the meal.

• śreṣṭhapradakṣiṇasukarmakalāpamagnaabsorbed in the fine rite of walking round you
• saṃsevakāvalisurakṣaṇakāryalīnaO you intent on guarding the rows of your servants
• śrīsatyavāṅmarakatollasadātmabhāsaO bright one, true of word, whose self shines in the emerald
• lakṣmīgaṇeśaO Lakshmi Ganesha
• bhagavanO lord
• tavato you
• suprabhātama blessed morning

anvaya śreṣṭhapradakṣiṇasukarmakalāpamagna saṃsevakāvalisurakṣaṇakāryalīna śrīsatyavāṅmarakatollasadātmabhāsa lakṣmīgaṇeśa bhagavan tava suprabhātam

chandas Vasantatilakā, 14 syllables in each of 4 pādas

note Walking round the god, keeping him on the right.

• nīrājitākhilasugandhasuvastujālaO you before whom all kinds of fragrant things are waved
• prodbhāsadīpavarakāntivilāsadīptaO you bright with the play of fine light from the shining lamp
• śrīsatyavāṅmarakatollasadātmabhāsaO bright one, true of word, whose self shines in the emerald
• lakṣmīgaṇeśaO Lakshmi Ganesha
• bhagavanO lord
• tavato you
• suprabhātama blessed morning

anvaya nīrājitākhilasugandhasuvastujāla prodbhāsadīpavarakāntivilāsadīpta śrīsatyavāṅmarakatollasadātmabhāsa lakṣmīgaṇeśa bhagavan tava suprabhātam

chandas Vasantatilakā, 14 syllables in each of 4 pādas

note The waving of lights, aarti.

• dūrvāśamīmaruvakārjunajājibilvadurva, shami, maruvaka, arjuna, jasmine and bilva
• dattūracūtatulasīvarapatrasevyaO you worshipped with fine leaves of datura, mango and tulasi
• śrīsatyavāṅmarakatollasadātmabhāsaO bright one, true of word, whose self shines in the emerald
• lakṣmīgaṇeśaO Lakshmi Ganesha
• bhagavanO lord
• tavato you
• suprabhātama blessed morning

anvaya dūrvāśamīmaruvakārjunajājibilva dattūracūtatulasīvarapatrasevya śrīsatyavāṅmarakatollasadātmabhāsa lakṣmīgaṇeśa bhagavan tava suprabhātam

chandas Vasantatilakā, 14 syllables in each of 4 pādas

ekaviṃśatipatra the twenty-one leaves — On Ganesha Chaturthi he is worshipped with twenty-one kinds of leaves. Verses 22 to 25 name all twenty-one.

• mācīsudāḍimavarārkasagaṇḍakīyamachi, pomegranate, fine arka and gandaki
• prakhyātaviṣṇumayakāntasupatrasevyaO you worshipped with good leaves, and with the well-known vishnukranta
• śrīsatyavāṅmarakatollasadātmabhāsaO bright one, true of word, whose self shines in the emerald
• lakṣmīgaṇeśaO Lakshmi Ganesha
• bhagavanO lord
• tavato you
• suprabhātama blessed morning

anvaya mācīsudāḍimavarārkasagaṇḍakīya prakhyātaviṣṇumayakāntasupatrasevya śrīsatyavāṅmarakatollasadātmabhāsa lakṣmīgaṇeśa bhagavan tava suprabhātam

chandas Vasantatilakā, 14 syllables in each of 4 pādas

• śrīsindhuvārasumanorcitadevadāruworshipped with sindhuvara flowers and devadaru
• saṃvāsabhāsakaravīradalaikasevyaO you served with fragrant, bright karavira leaves
• śrīsatyavāṅmarakatollasadātmabhāsaO bright one, true of word, whose self shines in the emerald
• lakṣmīgaṇeśaO Lakshmi Ganesha
• bhagavanO lord
• tavato you
• suprabhātama blessed morning

anvaya śrīsindhuvārasumanorcitadevadāru saṃvāsabhāsakaravīradalaikasevya śrīsatyavāṅmarakatollasadātmabhāsa lakṣmīgaṇeśa bhagavan tava suprabhātam

chandas Vasantatilakā, 14 syllables in each of 4 pādas

• aśvatthadivyabadarībṛhatīsamañcatadorned with holy ashvattha, badari and brihati
• divyāpamārgikavanaspatipatrapūjyaO you worshipped with leaves of the holy apamarga and other plants
• śrīsatyavāṅmarakatollasadātmabhāsaO bright one, true of word, whose self shines in the emerald
• lakṣmīgaṇeśaO Lakshmi Ganesha
• bhagavanO lord
• tavato you
• suprabhātama blessed morning

anvaya aśvatthadivyabadarībṛhatīsamañcat divyāpamārgikavanaspatipatrapūjya śrīsatyavāṅmarakatollasadātmabhāsa lakṣmīgaṇeśa bhagavan tava suprabhātam

chandas Vasantatilakā, 14 syllables in each of 4 pādas

note The list of twenty-one leaves ends here.

• oṅkārapūrṇabhagavannutipāṭhagamyaO you reached by reciting praise of the Lord filled with Om
• śrīkārabhāvitamanoharadivyarūpaO you whose lovely divine form is held in mind through the syllable shri
• śrīsatyavāṅmarakatollasadātmabhāsaO bright one, true of word, whose self shines in the emerald
• lakṣmīgaṇeśaO Lakshmi Ganesha
• bhagavanO lord
• tavato you
• suprabhātama blessed morning

anvaya oṅkārapūrṇabhagavannutipāṭhagamya śrīkārabhāvitamanoharadivyarūpa śrīsatyavāṅmarakatollasadātmabhāsa lakṣmīgaṇeśa bhagavan tava suprabhātam

chandas Vasantatilakā, 14 syllables in each of 4 pādas

note Worship closes with chanted praise.

• dainandinonnayanacandrakalātmarūpaO you whose form is the crescent moon that grows day by day
• prāñcatsuvarṇamaṇiratnaruciprabhāsaO you who shine with the light of gold, gems and jewels
• śrīsatyavāṅmarakatollasadātmabhūṣaO jewel, true of word, whose self shines in the emerald
• lakṣmīgaṇeśaO Lakshmi Ganesha
• bhagavanO lord
• tavato you
• suprabhātama blessed morning

anvaya dainandinonnayanacandrakalātmarūpa prāñcatsuvarṇamaṇiratnaruciprabhāsa śrīsatyavāṅmarakatollasadātmabhūṣa lakṣmīgaṇeśa bhagavan tava suprabhātam

chandas Vasantatilakā, 14 syllables in each of 4 pādas

• śrīmotukūruvaravamśajasatyaśāstriSatya Shastri of the noble Motukuru family
• svāntāmbujātavarapūjanakarmamodaO you who delight in the fine worship offered in the lotus of his heart
• śrīsatyavāṅmarakatollasadātmabhāsaO bright one, true of word, whose self shines in the emerald
• lakṣmīgaṇeśaO Lakshmi Ganesha
• bhagavanO lord
• tavato you
• suprabhātama blessed morning

anvaya śrīmotukūruvaravamśajasatyaśāstri svāntāmbujātavarapūjanakarmamoda śrīsatyavāṅmarakatollasadātmabhāsa lakṣmīgaṇeśa bhagavan tava suprabhātam

chandas Vasantatilakā, 14 syllables in each of 4 pādas

note The worshipper is named here: Satya Shastri of the Motukuru family.

• śrīmannaṭeśvarakavīśvarasampraṇītacomposed by the glorious master poet Nateshvara
• śrīsuprabhātakavitābharaṇaprabodhaO you who wake to the jewel of this waking song
• śrīsatyavāṅmarakatollasadātmahāsaO smiling one, true of word, whose self shines in the emerald
• lakṣmīgaṇeśaO Lakshmi Ganesha
• bhagavanO lord
• tavato you
• suprabhātama blessed morning

anvaya śrīmannaṭeśvarakavīśvarasampraṇīta śrīsuprabhātakavitābharaṇaprabodha śrīsatyavāṅmarakatollasadātmahāsa lakṣmīgaṇeśa bhagavan tava suprabhātam

chandas Vasantatilakā, 14 syllables in each of 4 pādas

note The poet signs his name, Nateshvara, in the last verse, as he does in his other hymns to this Lakshmi Ganapati.