by Damodara Rao Dasu

P	mahAgaNapatim manasA smarAmi vasishTa vAmadEvAdi vandita ||	I whole-heartedly meditate upon Maha Ganapati. Sages Vasishta and Vamadeva worship him.
C	mahAdEva sutam guruguha nutam mArakOTi prakASam SAntam mahAkAvya nATakAdi priyam mooshika vAhana mOdaka priyam ||	He is Mahadeva's son. Guru Guha worships him. He has the brilliance of crores of Manmadhas. He is connoisseur of great literary works including dramas. His mount is mouse. He is fond of sweet Modakas.