What does 'Lakshmi Ganesha Charanam Sharanam Prapadye' mean in this context?

It signifies taking refuge in the feet of Lakshmi and Ganesha, seeking blessings, protection, and auspiciousness from them.

Who are Lakshmi and Ganesha mentioned in 'Lakshmi Ganesha Charanam Sharanam Prapadye'?

Lakshmi is the Hindu goddess of wealth, prosperity, and fortune, while Ganesha is the god of wisdom, knowledge, and remover of obstacles.

What qualities are attributed to Lakshmi and Ganesha in 'Lakshmi Ganesha Charanam Sharanam Prapadye'?

The verses praise their divine forms, compassionate nature, ability to grant boons, and their role in creation, preservation, and destruction.

What benefits are associated with reciting 'Lakshmi Ganesha Charanam Sharanam Prapadye'?

Reciting this is believed to remove obstacles, grant success, bestow blessings, increase prosperity, and lead one towards spiritual growth.

What is the significance of taking 'Sharanam' (refuge) in Lakshmi and Ganesha?

Taking refuge implies surrendering to their divine power, seeking guidance, and trusting them to lead one towards well-being and liberation from worldly troubles.

marakata śrī lakṣmīgaṇapati prapattiḥ

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Ganesha Stotra

saumukhyanāmaparivardhitamantrarūpau
vaimukhyabhāvaparimārjana karmabaddhau
prāmukhyakīrti varadāna vidhānakarmau
lakṣmīgaṇēśacaraṇau śaraṇaṁ prapadyē || 1 ||

śrēṣṭhaikadantagajarūpanijānubhāvyau
gōṣṭhīprapañcitapunītakathāprasaṅgau
prōṣṭhapradāyaka samunnatabhadrarūpau
lakṣmīgaṇēśacaraṇau śaraṇaṁ prapadyē || 2 ||

rājadvilāsakapilāhvayarūpabhāsau
bhrājatkalānivahasaṁstutadivyarūpau
saujanyabhāsuramanōviṣayaprabhāsau
lakṣmīgaṇēśacaraṇau śaraṇaṁ prapadyē || 3 ||

vibhrājadātmagajakarṇikayā suvēdyau
śubhrāṁśu saumyarucirau śubhacintanīyau
abhraṅkaṣātmamahimau mahanīyavarṇau
lakṣmīgaṇēśacaraṇau śaraṇaṁ prapadyē || 4 ||

lambōdarātmakatanūvibhavānubhāvyau
bimbāyamānavarakāntipathānugamyau
sambōdhitākhila carācaralōkadr̥śyau
lakṣmīgaṇēśacaraṇau śaraṇaṁ prapadyē || 5 ||

duṣṭāsurēṣu vikaṭīkr̥tanaijarūpau
śiṣṭānurañjanacaṇau śikharāyamāṇau
sr̥ṣṭisthitipralayakāraṇakāryamagnau
lakṣmīgaṇēśacaraṇau śaraṇaṁ prapadyē || 6 ||

nirvighnarājitapathau niyamaikavēdyau
garvāpanēyacaritau gaṇarāḍvinōdau
sarvōnnatau sakalapālanakarmaśīlau
lakṣmīgaṇēśacaraṇau śaraṇaṁ prapadyē || 7 ||

gāṇādhipatyapadavīpravibhaktadīpau
prāṇapradānakuśalau pravilāsabhāvau
trāṇōtsukau niratabhāgyavidhānaśīlau
lakṣmīgaṇēśacaraṇau śaraṇaṁ prapadyē || 8 ||

prāgdhūmakētuvaranāma virājamānau
svādhīnakarmakuśalau samabhāvabhāvyau
bādhānivāraṇacaṇau bhavabandhanāśau
lakṣmīgaṇēśacaraṇau śaraṇaṁ prapadyē || 9 ||

īśau gaṇādhipati divyapathānugamyau
rāśīkr̥tātmaguṇabhāgyavivardhamānau
āśāntadīptivibhavau sukr̥tātmadr̥śyau
lakṣmīgaṇēśacaraṇau śaraṇaṁ prapadyē || 10 ||

maulīndukāntiviśadīkr̥tatattvabhāsau
kēlīvilāsarucirau kamanīyaśōbhau
vyālōlabhaktiramaṇau varadānaśīlau
lakṣmīgaṇēśacaraṇau śaraṇaṁ prapadyē || 11 ||

śrēṣṭhaugajānanapurāṇakathāvilīnau
śrēṣṭhaprabhāvalayinau ciradīptibhāsau
śrēṣṭhātmatattva caritau śivadānaśīlau
lakṣmīgaṇēśacaraṇau śaraṇaṁ prapadyē || 12 ||

śrīvakratuṇḍamukhakāntisamānabhāsau
bhāvōnnatiprathita saṁstavanīyaśōbhau
sēvānuraktajanatāvanakarmadakṣau
lakṣmīgaṇēśacaraṇau śaraṇaṁ prapadyē || 13 ||

śūrpōpamāna nijakarṇavilēkhyavarṇau
darpāpanōdanacaṇau darahāsaśōbhau
karpūra sāmyavimalau karuṇāvilāsau
lakṣmīgaṇēśacaraṇau śaraṇaṁ prapadyē || 14 ||

hērambanāmapaṭhanēna virājamānau
prārambhakāryaphaladāna samarcanīyau
śrīramyakāntivibhavau cirakīrtiniṣṭhau
lakṣmīgaṇēśacaraṇau śaraṇaṁ prapadyē || 15 ||

skandāgrajatvapadavīvilasat prabhāvau
mandārasundara sumārcitadivyarūpau
kundōpamau kavijanātmavilāsahāsau
lakṣmīgaṇēśacaraṇau śaraṇaṁ prapadyē || 16 ||

iti śrī marakata lakṣmīgaṇapati prapattiḥ sampūrṇā ||

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