Gajananam Bhutaganadi Sevitam
ಗಜಾನನಂ ಭೂತಗಣಾದಿಸೇವಿತಂ
The Sanskrit text in Kannada script. The Roman line and the meaning are the same as in the original.
ಗಜಾನನಂ ಭೂತಗಣಾದಿಸೇವಿತಂ ಕಪಿತ್ಥಜಮ್ಬೂಫಲಚಾರುಭಕ್ಷಣಮ್।
ಉಮಾಸುತಂ ಶೋಕವಿನಾಶಕಾರಕಂ ನಮಾಮಿ ವಿಘ್ನೇಶ್ವರಪಾದಪಙ್ಕಜಮ್॥Gajananam bhutaganadisevitam kapitthajambuphalacharubhakshanam, umasutam shokavinashakarakam namami vighneshvarapadapankajam.
I bow to the lotus feet of Vighneshvara, lord of obstacles: elephant-faced, served by the ganas and spirits, who loves to eat wood-apple and jambu fruit, son of Uma, destroyer of sorrow.