Mantra
Devanagari:
ॐ गणकर्त्रे विद्महे
गणपतये धीमहि
तन्नो रुद्रः प्रचोदयात्
Transliteration:
Om Ganakartre Vidmahe
Ganapataye Dhimahi
Tanno Rudrah Prachodayat
Translation:
Om, may we know the creator of the celestial Gana hosts,
And meditate deeply upon the supreme Lord of all Ganas;
May Lord Shiva inspire and purify our consciousness.