श्री गणेश पञ्चरत्नम् — Word-by-Word Meaning

I bow to that Vinayaka who joyfully holds the modaka sweet in his hand, the eternal bestower of liberation; who wears the crescent moon as his crest-jewel, the protector of the radiant worlds; the one leader of the leaderless, the slayer of the elephant-demon, the swift destroyer of the misfortune of all who bow to him. I take refuge forever in that supreme beyond the supreme: terrifying to the foes of his devotees, radiant as the newly-risen sun; before whom even the enemies of the gods bow low, who lifts his devotees out of their gravest calamity; the lord of the gods, lord of treasures, lord of elephants, lord of the ganas, the great Lord. I offer my salutations to that radiant Lord: the bringer of blessing to all the worlds, who cast out the demon-elephant; of the great belly, the boon-giver, with the face of the noble elephant, the imperishable one; the doer of mercy, forgiveness, joy and fame, who bestows wisdom upon all who bow to him. I worship that ancient elephant-faced Lord: who wipes away the affliction of the destitute, the vessel of praise sung from ages of old; the elder son of Shiva (the foe of Tripura), who crushes the pride of the enemies of the gods; fearsome in dissolving the whole manifest cosmos, adorned with serpents, the elephant whose cheeks stream with the ichor of grace. I ceaselessly meditate upon that one-tusked Lord (Ekadanta): the son of Shiva, of boundless radiance, lovely with the gleam of his tusk; of inconceivable form and without end, the cutter-down of every obstacle, who dwells forever within the hearts of the yogis. Whoever, with reverence, recites this Maha Ganesha Pancharatnam each day at dawn, remembering Ganeshvara in the heart, soon attains freedom from disease and from faults, fine learning, worthy children, a full life-span, and the eightfold prosperity.