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वक्रतुण्ड महाकाय सूर्यकोटि समप्रभ ।
निर्विघ्नं कुरु मे देव सर्वकार्येषु सर्व्दा ॥

Oṃ vakra-tuṇḍa mahā-kāya sūrya-koṭi sama-prabha |
nirvighnaṃ kuru me deva sarva-karyeṣu sarva-dā ||

O Gaṇeśa, god with the curved trunk, of great stature,
Whose brilliance is equal to ten million suns.
Grant me freedom from obstacles,
In all things, at all times.”

Gaṇeśa Mantra

Translated by Zoë Slatoff

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