गजवक्त्रं सुरश्रेष्ठं कर्णचामरभूषितम् ।
पाशाङ्कुशधरं देवं वन्देऽहं गणनायकम् ॥
Meaning:
I bow before that God who is the leader of Shiva’s ghosts, whose face resembles that of an elephant, who is supreme among the deities, who sports ears that look like fans and who is armed with noose and goad.
Word meanings:
गजवक्त्रं = one who is having an elephant mouth refers to Ganesh;
सुरश्रेष्ठं = the most high or the best of the gods;
कर्णचामरभूषितं = adorned with winnow-like ears;
पाशाङ्कुशधरं = bearing or wearing the weapons of;
देवं = God;
वन्देऽहं = I worship;
गणनायकं = the leader of the gaNa’s groups; generally denotes
the lord `Ganesh’;
