वक्रतुण्ड महाकाय सूर्यकोटिसमप्रभ। निर्विघ्नं कुरु मे देव सर्वकार्येषु सर्वदा॥
Roman transliteration · IAST
Vakratuṇḍa mahākāya sūryakoṭisamaprabha. Nirvighnaṃ kuru me deva sarvakāryeṣu sarvadā.
The meaning
O curved-trunked, great-bodied Ganesha, radiant as ten million suns: may my undertakings always proceed without obstacles.
A few words, unpacked
- vakratuṇḍa · mahākāya
- Curved trunk; great body.
- sūryakoṭisamaprabha
- Radiant like ten million suns.
- nirvighnaṃ kuru me
- Make it free of obstacles for me.
- sarvakāryeṣu sarvadā
- In every undertaking, always.
Try the sounds
vak-ra-tun-da ma-haa-kaa-ya · soor-ya-ko-ti sa-ma-pra-bha nir-vigh-nam ku-ru me de-va · sar-va-kaar-ye-shu sar-va-daa
- Give the long vowels space: ma-haa-kaa-ya, soor-ya and sar-va-daa. The plain u in tuṇḍa and kuru is shorter.
- Ṭ, ḍ and ṇ use a gently curled-back tongue. In gh and bh, release a little breath after the consonant; bh is not an f sound.
The spaced spelling is an approximate reading aid. Long marks such as ā show a longer vowel. Follow your teacher or a trusted recitation for the finer sounds.
UBC Sanskrit · Devanāgarī phonology chart with audioTradition & version
This version follows the prayer in Chinmaya Madhuvan’s Bala Vihar invocation. It is a devotional request, not a promise of success. Sung versions may add an opening Om or Shri.