English Translation of A R Krishna Shastry's Kathāmṛta
The following night Gomukha narrated this story to entertain Naravāhanadatta– A great muni resided in Dhāreśvara. He addressed his disciples, ‘If any of you ha...
नमताशेषविघ्नौघवारणं वारणाननम् | कारणं सर्वसिद्धीनां दुरितार्णववारणम् || We pray to the elephant faced Ganeśa, who removes all traces of torrents of obst...
अव्याद्वो विघ्नविध्वंसकीर्तिस्तम्भमिवोत्क्षिपन् । करं गणपतिः क्रीडालीनभृङ्गाक्षरावलिम् ॥ [Let the deity, Gaṇeśa protect you, he plants his trunk like a...
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