One who pursues education will get knowledge, One who wants to earn money will get money, One who wishes for a son, will get a son, And one who wants salvation will get salvation. Any one reading these twelve names, At dawn, noon and dusk, Will never have fear of defeat, And would always achieve whatever he wants. Ninth as the one who crescent in his forehead, Tenth as the one, who is the leader of remover of obstacles, Eleventh as the leader of the army of Lord Shiva, And twelfth as the one who has the face of an elephant. Tasya Vidhya bhavetsarva Ganeshasya Prasadatah ||8|| || Iti Shri Narad Purane Sankat nashanam Ganesha Stotram Sampurnam || Ganesh Stotra Meaning: The learned one, who wishes, For more life, wealth and love, Should salute with his head, Lord Ganapathi who is the son of Goddess Parvathi Think him first as god with broken tusk, Second as the Lord with one tusk, Third as the one with reddish black eyes, Fourth as the one who has the face of an elephant Fifth as the one who has a very broad paunch, Sixth as the one who is cruel to his enemies, Seventh as the one who is the remover of obstacles, Eighth as the one who is of the color of smoke.
Samvatsarena sidhim cha, Labhate natra sanshaya ||7|| Ashtabhyo Brahmoyashr Likihitwa yh samarpayet. Putrarthi labhate Putran, Moksharthi labhate Gateem ||6|| Japet Ganapati stotram,Shadbhirmasai phalam labheth. Na cha vighna bhayam tasya,Sarvsiddhi karam param ||5|| Vidhyarthi labhate Vidhyam,Danarthi labhate Dhanam.
Ekadasham Ganapatim, Dwadasham tu Gajananam ||4|| Dwadasaithani namani,Trisandhyam yah pathenara. Saptamam Vignarajam cha,Dhoomravarnam tathashtamam ||3|| Navamam Bhalchandram cha, Dashamam tu Vinayakam. Tritiyam Krushna Pingaksham,Gajavaktram Chaturthakam ||2|| Lambodaram Panchamam cha ,Sashtam Vikatamev cha. Bhakthavasam smaretrityamayuh kama artha sidhaye ||1|| Prathamam Vakratundam cha, Ekadantam dwitiyakam. Ganesha Stotram is taken from the Narada Purana. Shri Ganesha Stotram or Sankata Nashanam Ganapati Stotram is one of the best supplications to Lord Ganesha.