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V. SALUTATIONS
 

 
Stanza 10
 

 
नमो व्रातपतये नमो गणपतये

नमः प्रमथपतये नमस्तेऽस्तु

लम्बोदरायैकदन्ताय विघ्ननाशिने

शिवसुताय वरदमूर्तये नमः ॥ १० ॥
 

 
Namo Vratapataye Namo Ganapataye

Namah Pramathapataye Namaste'stu

Lambodarayaikadantaya Vighnanāshine

Shivasutaya Varadmurtaye Namah.
 
(10)
 

 
Translation:
 

 
Salutations to Ganapati, Lord of Siva's attendants,

consisting of demi-gods and goblins.
 

 
Salutations to the pot-bellied one, having one tusk, the

destroyer of all obstacles, the son of Lord Siva, Benefactor

Incarnate.
 

 
The main Atharvashirsha, in accordance with the usual

practice, ends with Salutations to Ganesha. The second

part is the recital of beneficial effects (Phala Shruti) of

regular study of the Atharvashirsha.
 

 
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