Devotional · Traditional Ganesha Vandana

Vakratunda Mahakaya

~15 second read · suited to sadhana, focus

वक्रतुण्ड महाकाय सूर्यकोटिसमप्रभ । निर्विघ्नं कुरु मे देव सर्वकार्येषु सर्वदा ॥

vakratunda mahakaya suryakotisamaprabha . nirvighnam kuru me deva sarvakaryeshu sarvada ..

Meaning

Ganesha — curved trunk, vast form, radiant as a million suns. We ask the remover of obstacles to clear the way in all we set out to do.

Practice it daily

In Niyam, this mantra can stand between you and your most distracting apps — it appears for 15 seconds, in your script with its meaning, each time you open them. Read, breathe, continue. Fourteen days of those pauses become a sadhana.

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