Vakratunda Mahakaya

Deity or tradition

Ganesha

Language

Sanskrit

Translations

Devanagari on this page

Reading time

About 1 min

Source and rights

Traditional prayer.

Meaning

The two-line prayer said before beginning a task.

Text

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

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