"Salutations to Lord Ganesha who is Brahman Himself, who is the Supreme Lord, who is the energy of Lord Shiva, who is the source of all bliss, and who is the bestower of all virtuous qualities and success in all undertakings.

 

"Salutations to Lord Ganesha who is Brahman Himself, who is the Supreme Lord, who is the energy of Lord Shiva, who is the source of all bliss, and who is the bestower of all virtuous qualities and success in all undertakings. Lord Sri Ganesha is the embodiment of the all-pervading universal energy. Lord Ganesha is Nirakara Para Brahma Swarupa or the embodiment of the formless Supreme Consciousness who grants gnana or knowledge and nirvana or liberation. Ganesha is the eternal Supreme Truth, the Eternal Supreme Consciousness."

Ganesha grants freedom from difficulties, debt, disease, hardship, enemies, and negative karma. Ganesha grants wisdom, vidya (knowledge), nirvana, success and wealth.

GA ; stands for gnana or Eternal Knowledge

NA ; means mukti pradata or nirvana pradata meaning one who grants liberation

ISHA ; means the Divine Father who rules

Ganesha is referred to as Gananam Pati. Pati meaning Supreme Lord. Ganas meaning forms. Therefore Ganesha is said to be the Lord of all forms of creation, which include the devatas or demi-gods, the nakshatras or stars, the brahmandas or galaxies, and the sapta Rishis or the seven holy sages that form the eternal Ursula Major or the Big Dipper. (These 7 great sages are: Atri, Gautama, Bharadvaja, Vashishta, Vishvamitra, Kashyapa, and Jamadagni).

Lord Ganesha is worshipped as:

The Greatest of Poets

Lord of all Mantras

King of the Kings, Vinayakudu

Lord of Prayer or Devotion (Bruhaspati)

Lord of Speech (Vachaspati) Bruhanaspati, Ganapati

Leader of the Ganas (a troop of semi-divine beings that form part of the retinue of Lord Shiva)

Jai Shri Ganeshaya Namah