Raksha Bandhan Rituals Comprehensive Ganesha Festival
Complete lyrics with original text, transliteration, and meaning, 4 sections
Raksha Bandhan Rituals Comprehensive Ganesha festival
Invocation of Ganesha
Original
श्री गणेशाय नमः। वक्रतुण्ड महाकाय सूर्यकोटि समप्रभ।
Transliteration
Shri Ganeshaaya namah. Vakratuṇḍa mahākāya sūryakōṭi samaprabha.
Meaning / Translation
Salutations to Lord Ganesha, who has a curved trunk, a large body, and radiates like a million suns.
Praise of Ganesha
Original
निर्विघ्नं कुरु मे देव सर्वकार्येषु सर्वदा।
Transliteration
Nirvighnaṁ kuru me deva sarvakāryeṣu sarvadā.
Meaning / Translation
Oh Lord, make all my endeavors free from obstacles, always.
Raksha Bandhan Mantra
Original
येन बद्धो बलि राजा दानवेन्द्रो महाबलः। तेन त्वां प्रतिबद्धनामि रक्षे माचल माचल।
Transliteration
Yena baddho bali rājā dānavendro mahābalaḥ. Tena tvāṁ pratibaddhānāmi rakṣe māchala māchala.
Meaning / Translation
I tie you with the same raksha that tied the great king Bali, and I pray for your protection, may it be firm and unshakable.
Ganesha Aarti
Original
जय गणेश जय गणेश जय गणेश देवा। माता जाकी परवसे हम बलिहारी।
Transliteration
Jay Gaṇeśa jay Gaṇeśa jay Gaṇeśa devā. Mātā jākī parvasē hama balihārī.
Meaning / Translation
Victory to Lord Ganesha, victory to Lord Ganesha, victory to Lord Ganesha, the divine. We surrender to the mother of Ganesha.