ShlokaGanpati

Vakratunda Mahakaya

वक्रतुण्ड महाकाय

॥Devanagari॥

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

Transliteration

Vakratunda mahakaya surya-koti samaprabha · Nirvighnam kuru me deva sarva-karyeshu sarvada

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Meaning

O curved-trunk one, vast of body, radiant as ten million suns — please make all my undertakings free from obstacles, always.

When & why

Recite before starting anything new — a project, a journey, a meeting, a meal.

Traditional benefits

Removes obstacles. The most-recited shloka in India before any auspicious beginning.

Source: Garuda Purana

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