Shri Gananatha Stotram

1.    Salutations to Lord Gananatha, the embodiment of Brahman, the refuge of the helpless, and the remover of all obstacles.
    2.    To the foremost among gods, the Lord of all deities, beginningless, supreme, and the first to be worshipped—I bow.
    3.    To the one worshipped by all, who embodies all forms, the Supreme Brahman and the source of everything—I offer salutations.
    4.    To Him whose form resembles that of an elephant, crowned with the head of a noble elephant—I bow to Lord Gajesha.
    5.    To the Lord who is the beginning, middle, and end, and yet beyond all three—ever-blissful and self-existent—I bow.
    6.    To the giver and abode of Siddhi and Buddhi, who delights in them and is the essence of divine intelligence—I bow.
    7.    To Him who is Shiva and Shakti, Vishnu and the Sun, the wielder of Maya, who grants and dispels delusion—I bow.
    8.    O Lord of hosts, even the Vedas and great yogis cannot fully describe You; thus, I bow before You with humility.
    9.    Protect me, O Lord, from the pain of birth within the womb; grant me freedom from birth and death, and make me devoted to Your feet.

Summary:
The Shri Gananatha Stotram is a profound hymn portraying Lord Ganesha as the Supreme Brahman—the source, sustainer, and dissolver of all. Addressed as both creator and protector, He embodies the powers of Shiva, Vishnu, and Shakti. The devotee (symbolically a soul in the womb) seeks His grace for protection from suffering and liberation from the cycle of birth and death. Reciting this hymn bestows peace, divine knowledge, and freedom from fear, while invoking the ever-compassionate Gananatha’s protection.