विष्णुरुवाच लम्बोदरं शूर्पकर्णं गजवक्त्रं गुहाग्रजम्
Viṣṇu said: Lambodara, Śūrpakarṇa, Gajavaktra, the elder brother of Guha—
अष्टाख्यार्थं च पुत्रस्य शृणु मातर्हरप्रिये
Hear, O beloved mother, the meaning of the eight names of the son.
ज्ञानार्थवाचको गश्च णश्च निर्वाणवाचकः
The syllable 'ga' denotes knowledge, and 'ṇa' signifies liberation.
एकशब्दः प्रधानार्थो दन्तश्च बलवाचकः
The single word primarily means 'chief', and 'danta' indicates strength.
दीनार्थवाचको हेश्च रम्बः पालकवाचकः
'He' expresses the sense of poverty, and 'ramba' denotes a protector.
विपत्तिवाचको विघ्नो नायकः खण्डनार्थकः ।। 3.44.
'Vighna' signifies adversity, and 'nāyaka' means leader; 'khaṇḍana' conveys the sense of destruction.
विष्णुदत्तैश्च नैवेद्यैर्यस्य लम्बं पुरोदरम्
He whose belly is prominent from the offerings given by Viṣṇu's devotees.
शूर्पाकारौ च यत्कर्णौ विघ्नवारणकारकौ
His ears are shaped like winnowing baskets, which serve to remove obstacles.
विष्णुप्रसादं मुनिना दत्तं यन्मूर्ध्नि पुष्पकम्
The flower garland placed on his head was given by the sage as Viṣṇu's favor.
गुहस्याग्रे च जातोऽयमाविर्भूतो हरालये
He was born before Guha and manifested in the abode of Hara.
त्रिसन्ध्यं यः पठेन्नित्यं स सुखी सर्वतो जयी
Whoever recites this daily at the three junctions of the day becomes happy and victorious in all respects.
गणेश्वरप्रसादेन महाज्ञानी भवेद्ध्रुवम्
By the grace of the Lord of Gaṇas, one certainly becomes greatly wise.
महाजडः कवीन्द्रश्च विद्यावांश्च भवेद्ध्रुवम्
Even a great dullard surely becomes a foremost poet and learned.
नारायण उवाच हितं सारं नीतिसारं परिणामसुखावहम्
Nārāyaṇa said: This is beneficial, the essence, the core of ethics, bringing happiness in the end.
विष्णुरुवाच कोपात्कृत्वा दन्तभङ्गं गणेशस्य स्थितोऽशिवे
Viṣṇu said: Out of anger, having broken Gaṇeśa's tusk, I remained inauspicious.
स्तोत्रेणैव मयोक्तेन स्तुत्वा गणपतिं परम्
By praising the supreme Gaṇapati with the hymn I myself composed,
श्रीकृष्णस्य परा शक्तिर्बुद्धिरूपा जगत्प्रभोः
The supreme power of Śrī Kṛṣṇa, in the form of intelligence, is the Lord of the world's energy.
सर्वशक्तिस्वरूपेयमनया शक्तिमज्जगत्
She is the embodiment of all powers; by her, the world is filled with energy.
सृष्टिं कर्तुं न शक्तश्च ब्रह्मा शक्त्याऽनया विना
Brahmā is unable to create without this power.
सुरसंघेऽसुरग्रस्ते काले घोरतरे द्विज
O twice-born, when the host of gods was overpowered by demons in a most terrible time,
कृष्णाज्ञयाऽसुरान्हत्वा दत्त्वा तेभ्यः पदं ततः
By Krishna's command, having slain the demons, he then granted them liberation.
भार्य्या भूत्वा शंकरस्य पुनः पत्युश्च निन्दया
Becoming the wife of Shankara, again, through reproach of her husband—
शंकरस्तपसा लब्धो योगीन्द्राणां गुरोर्गुरुः 3.45.
Shankara was attained through austerity, the guru of the lords of yogis, the teacher of teachers.
यं ध्यायस्येव नित्यं किं तं न जानासि बालक
That one whom you constantly meditate upon—do you not know him, O child?
कृताञ्जलिर्नतो भूत्वा स्तुहि दुर्गां शिवप्रियाम्
With joined palms, bowing down, praise Durga, beloved of Shiva.
शिवायाः स्तोत्रराजेन पुरा शूलिकृतेन वै
By the king of hymns to Shiva, formerly composed by Shulika—
इत्युक्त्वा श्रीपदं शीघ्रं जगाम श्रीनिकेतनम्
Having spoken thus, he quickly went to the auspicious abode.
स्तोत्रेण विष्णुदत्तेन सर्वविघ्नहरेण च
With the hymn composed by Vishnudatta, which removes all obstacles—
कृताञ्जलिपुटो भूत्वा स्नात्वा गङ्गोदके शुभे
With palms joined in reverence, having bathed in the auspicious waters of the Ganga—
आचम्य नत्वा मूर्ध्ना तां भक्तिनम्रात्मकन्धरः
Having sipped water, bowed his head, his neck bent in devotion—