About Ganapati Sloka

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avnipriya
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About Ganapati Sloka

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vakratuNDA mahAkAya koTisUrya samaprabhA |
nirvighnaM kuru me deva sarvakAryeSHu sarvadA ||

I want the meaning of this Sloka in word-by-word translation.
I'm not sure about the meaning of the second line, please help.

VK RAMAN
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Re: About Ganapati Sloka

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Vakratunda : Lord with Curved Trunk
Mahakaya: Large Bodied
Surya Koti: Million Suns
Samaprabha: With The Brilliance Of
Nirvighnam: Free Of Obstacles
Kuru: Make
Mey: My
Deva: O Lord
Sarva Karyeshu: All Work
Sarvada: Always

"O Lord Ganesha of Large Body,
Curved Trunk,
With the Brilliance of a Million Suns,
Make All My Work Free Of Obstacles,
Always."

avnipriya
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Re: About Ganapati Sloka

Post by avnipriya »

Thank you, I'm always confused with the meaning of this sloka.

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