In this Strotra Lord Yama, the death god, instructs his assistants not to take away the souls of those persons who worships Lord Ganesha sincerely.
He tells to his attendants in the following manner:
Hey messengers, don’t take away the souls of the people, and don’t go near to the people,who sincerely worship Lord
Ganesha, who is the lovely son of Ma Parvathi, who is very fond of Mothakams, and who holds powerful weapons on his hands, who is considered to be a Big bellied god, and he is the affectionate consort of Ma Siddhi and Buddhi.
I bow before Lord Ganesha in order to carry out my duties properly.
Hey messengers, don’t take away the souls of the people,and don’t go near to the people,who sincerely worship Lord Ganesha, who is the remover of obstacles, who has got only one tusk, and who appears with four hands, who contains great knowledge and wisdom and who is the beloved son of Parvati and Parameshwara.
I bow before Lord Ganesha in order to carry out my duties properly.
Hey messengers don’t take away the souls of the people,and don’t go near to the peoplewho sincerely worship Lord Ganesha, who is bad to his enemies, and good to his devotees, and he is the supreme Lord for the entire universe.
I bow before Lord Ganesha in order to carry out my duties properly.
Hey messengers don’t take away the souls of the people,and don’t go near to the people,who sincerely worship Lord Ganesha, he is the one,who removes the thirst, hunger, birth and death of his devotees.
He contains beautiful elephant face and he is the one who destroys miseries and sorrows
and who gives abundant joy to us.
I bow before Lord Ganesha in order to carry out my duties properly.
Hey messengers don’t take away the souls of the people,and don’t go near to the people who sincerely worships Lord Ganesha, he is the one who gives great spiritual enlightenment to us, and he is worshipped even by the Trimurthi and the Tridevi, and his vehicle is a beautiful mouse.
I bow before Lord Ganesha in order to carry out my duties properly.
Hey messengers don’t take away the souls of the people,and don’t go near to the people who sincerely worships Lord Ganesha, he is the one who is worshipped by the poor and by the rich people, whose lotus feet is worshipped by the demons and the Devas.
I bow before Lord Ganesha in order to carry out my duties properly.
Hey messengers don’t take away the souls of the people,and don’t go near to the people who sincerely worship Lord Ganesha, he is the Giver of boons, and the fulfiller of the wishes of his devotees. He adorns the snake on his belly, like a precious ornament, and he looks very beautiful.
I bow before Lord Ganesha in order to carry out my duties properly.
Hey messengers don’t take away the souls of the people,and don’t go near to the people who sincerely worship Lord Ganesha,who is present even in a small dust particle, and he is the one who would give good health and wealth, and all kinds of prosperity to his devotees in this earth.
I bow before Lord Ganesha in order to carry out my duties properly.
Hey messengers don’t take away the souls of the people,and don’t go near to the people who sincerely worship Lord Ganesha, he is the one who grants wisdom, courage, knowledge and bravery to us, and also would give salvation to us after our death.
I bow before Lord Ganesha in order to carry out my duties properly.
Hey messengers don’t take away the souls of the people,and don’t go near to the people who sincerely worship Lord Ganesha, he is the one who killed demons like Sindhurasura and Gajamukhasura, and granted salvation to them.
I bow before Lord Ganesha in order to carry out my duties properly.
Hey messengers don’t take away the souls of the people,and don’t go near to the people who sincerely worship Lord Ganesha, he is the one who had given salvation to his devotees like Ma Avvaiyar, Vallalla and Purushundi, and they are still living in the Ganesha Loka, the abode of Lord Ganesa.
I bow before Lord Ganesha in order to carry out my duties properly.
“OM SRI GANESAYA NAMAHA”
WRITTEN BY
R.HARISHANKAR