vālmīkikṛtaṃ śrīgaṇeśastavanam athavā gaṇeśāṣṭakam Lyrics in English:
catuhsastikotyakhyavidyapradam tvam suracaryavidyapradanapadanam ।
kathabhistavidyarpakam dantayugmam kavim buddhinatham kavinam namami ॥ 1॥
svanatham pradhanam mahavighnanatham nijecchavisrstandavrndesanatham ।
prabhu daksinasyasya vidyapradam tvam kavim buddhinatham kavinam namami ॥ 2॥
vibho vyasasisyadividyavisistapriyanekavidyapradataramadyam ।
mahasaktadiksagurum sresthadam tvam kavim buddhinatham kavinam namami ॥ 3॥
vidhatre trayimukhyavedamsca yogam mahavisnave cagamañ saṅkaraya ।
disantam ca sūryaya vidyarahasyam kavim buddhinatham kavinam namami ॥ 4॥
mahabuddhiputraya caikam puranam disantam gajasyasya mahatmyayuktam ।
nijajñanasaktya sametam puranam kavim buddhinatham kavinam namami ॥ 5॥
trayisirsasaram rucanekamaram ramabuddhidaram param brahmaparam ।
surastomakayam ganaughadhinatham kavim buddhinatham kavinam namami ॥ 6॥
cidanandarūpam munidhyeyarūpam gunatitamisam suresam ganesam ।
dharanandalokadivasapriyam tvam kavim buddhinatham kavinam namami ॥ 7॥
anekaprataram suraktabjaharam param nirgunam visvasadbrahmarūpam ।
mahavakyasandohatatparyamūrtim kavim buddhinatham kavinam namami ॥ 8॥
idam ye tu kavyastakam bhaktiyuktatrisandhyam pathante gajasyam smarantah ।
kavitvam suvakyarthamatyadbhutam te labhante prasadad ganesasya muktim ॥ 9॥
iti valmikikrtam ganesastavanam samaptam ।