॥ श्री गणेशाय नमः ॥
Shree ganeshaay namah
To Ganesha first we bow— | who clears the way for grace.
Salutations to Lord Ganesha.
Before the first word is written, before the first verse takes shape, we bow to the Remover of Obstacles— the one who clears the path so that sacred work may begin.
Every auspicious undertaking in the Hindu tradition opens with this invocation. Ganesha goes first, and all others follow.
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Poddarji's Commentary
सर्वप्रथम श्रीगणेशजीको नमस्कार। प्रत्येक शुभ कार्यके प्रारम्भमें विघ्नहर्ता श्रीगणेशजीका स्मरण किया जाता है। गीताप्रेसके प्रत्येक संस्करणमें यह मंगल-आरम्भ पाया जाता है।
Notes
Every Hindu scripture traditionally begins with an invocation to Ganesha, the remover of obstacles (Vighnaharta). The Gita Press edition of the Ramcharitmanas opens with this brief salutation before the Janaki-Vallabho invocation and the seven Sanskrit shlokas of the Mangalacharan.