Ganesa Dwadasa Nama stotram(Taken from Narada Purana)Translated by P.R.RamachanderPranamya sirasa devam,Gauri putram, Vinayakam,Bhakthya vyasa smaren nithya,Mayu kama artha sidhaye.The learned one, who wishes,For more life, wealth and love,Should salute with his head,Lord Ganapathi who is the son of Parvathy.Prathamam Vakra thundam cha,Ekadantham dveethiyakam,Trithiyam Krishna pingalaksham,Gajavakthram Chathurthakam.Think him first as god with broken tusk,Second as the God with one tusk,Third as the one with reddish black eyes,Fourth as the one who has the face of an elephant.Lambhodaram panchamam cha ,Sashtam Vikatameva cha,Sapthamam Vignarajam cha,Dhoomra varnam thadashtamam.Fifth as the one who has a very broad paunch,Sixth as the one who is cruel to his enemies,Seventh as the one who is remover of obstacles,Eighth as the one who is of the colour of smoke.Navamam phala chandram cha,Dasamam thu Vinayakam,Ekadasam Ganapathim,Dwadasam the gajananam.Ninth as the one who crescent in his forehead,Tenth as the one, who is the leader of remover of obstacles,Eleventh as the leader of the army of Lord Shiva,And twelfth as the one who has the face of an elephant.Dwathasaithani namani ,Trisandhyam ya paden nara,Na cha vigna bhayam thasya,Sarva sidhi karam dhruvam.Any one reading these twelve names,At dawn, noon and dusk,Will never have fear of defeat,And would always achieve whatever he wants.Vidyarthi labhadhe vidhyam,Danarthi labhathe danam,Puthrarthi labhathe puthran,Moksharthi labhathe gatheem.One who pursues education will get knowledge,One who wants to earn money will get money,One who wishes for a son , will get a son,And one who wants salvation will get salvation.Japeth Ganapathi sthothram,Shadbhir masai phalam labeth,Samvatsarena sidhim cha,Labhathe nathra samsaya.Results of chanting this prayer,Of Ganapthi will be got within six months,And within a year , he would get all wishes fulfilled,And there is no doubt about this.Ashtanam Brahmanam cha Likihithwa ya samarpoayeth,Thasya Vidhya bhaveth sarvaa ganesasya prasadatha.One who gets this prayer,Written by Eight Brahmanas,And offers it to Lord Ganesa,Will become knowledgable,And would be blessed with all stellar qualities,By the grace of Lord Ganesa.Ithi Sri Narada Purane Samkashta nasanam Ganapathi stotram Sampoornam.Thus ends the prayer from Narada Purana to Ganesa which would destroy all sorrows.Vishnu Satha Nama Stotram(Prayer of one hundred names of Vishnu)Written byVeda VyasaTranslated byP.R.Ramachander(This is a rare stotra written by Veda Vyasa. In spite of my best efforts, I could locate only 96 names. Either 4 names are missing from the text or I have added two names together in 4 cases,)Vasudevam, Hrishi kesam , vamanam , jalasayinam,Janardhanam , Harim , Krishnam , Sreepaksham, Garuda dwajam1He who hides the world by illusion, He who controls his five senses,He who is a dwarf , He who lies down on water,He who troubles bad people , He who is remover of death and birth,He who is black , He who is on the side of Lakshmi,He who has the Bird Garuda on his flag.Varaham. Pundareekaksham ,Nrusimham , narakanthakam,Avyaktham, Saswatham , Vishnum, anantham, avyayam.2He who is a boar, He who has lotus like eyes,He who is the man-lion, He who puts an end to hell,He who is not clear to us, He who is permanent,He who is Vishnu, He who is endless, He who is without change,Narayanam, Gadadhyaksham , Govindam, Keerthi bhajanam,Govardhanodharam, devam , bhoodharam, Bhuvaneswaram.3He who was born out of water, He who is an expert in mace,He who looks after all beings, He who is the one with fame.He who is the Lord, He who lifted Govardhana mountain,He who lifted the earth, He who is the Lord of universe,Vethaaram, yagna purusham, yagnesam, Yagna vahakam,Chakrapanim, Gadhapanim , Sankhapanim, Narothamam,4He who is meditated by sages, He who is addressed by Yagnas,He who is the Lord of the Yagna, He who is the vehicle of Yagna,He who holds the wheel, He who holds the mace,He who holds the conch , He who is the greatest among men,Vaikuntam, Dushta dhamanam,, Bhoogarbham, Peetha vasasam,Trivikramam, Trikalagnam ,Trimurthim, Nandakeswaram,5He who lives in Vaikunta, He who controls bad people,He who holds earth inside his Tummy, He who wears red cloths,He who is Trivikrama*, He who is the past, present and future,He who is the holy trinity , He who is the Lord of Yadavas,*A form which measured universe in 3 steps.Ramam , ramam Hayagreevam , Bheemam, Roudhram,Bhavothbhavam,Sripathim , Sridharam, Sreesam, Mangalam, Mangalayudham,6He who is Sri Rama, He who is Parasu Rama, He who is Hayagreeva,He who is gross, He who is angry , He whowas produced before everything,He who is the consort of Lakshmi, He who carries Lakshmi , He who is the Lord of Lakshmi,He who does only good , He who has weapons for doing good only,Dhamodharam, Dhamopetham, Kesavam, Kesi Soodhanam,Varenyam, Varadam , Vishnumanandam, Vasudevajam,7He who was tied by a rope in the belly , He who cuts off bondage,He who has a pretty hair, He who killed the asura Kesi,He who should be prayed to, He who blesses,He who is Vishnu, He who is joy, He who is the son of Vasudeva,Hiranyarethasam,Deeptham, Puranam, Purushothamam,Sakalam, Nishkalam, Shuddham, Nirgunam, Guna Saswatham,8He who has golden virility, He who enlightens, He who is ancient,He who is greatest among men, He who is everything, He who does not have stain,He who is pure, He who does not have any properties, He who has stable characters,Hiranya thanu sankasam, Suryayaytha sama prabham,Megha shyamam,Chathur bahum, kusalam, Kamalekshanam,9He who has gold like body, He who shines like the Sun,He who is black like a cloud, He who has four hands,He who is always all right , He who has lotus like eyes,Jyothiroopam , aroopancha, swaroopam, roopa samsthitham,Sarvagnam, SArva roopstham, Sarvesam, SArvathomukham,10He who is like flame, He who does not have any shape,He who has a form, He who is blessed with good form,He who knows everything, He who assumes all forms,He who is the God of all , He who sees in all directions,Jnanamkootastham, achalam Jnanadham,Paramam, Prabhum,Yogesam, Yoga nishnaatham, yoginam , yoga roopinam,11He who is wisdom, He who is steady, He who is stable ,He who is full of wisdom , He who is the divine , He who is the Lord,He who is the chief of Yoga, He who is the ultimate lord of Yoga,He who is a Yogi , He who is personification of Yoga,Iswaram sarva bhoothaanaam , Vande bhootha mayam Prabhum,Ithi nama satham divyamVaishnavam Khalu papakam,12He who is the God of all beings, Salutations the Lord who pervades everywhere,These are the hundred names of Vishnu which removes specially sins.Vyasena khaditham poorvam Sarva papa prnasanam,Ya padeth prathar uthaya , sa Bhaved Vaishnavonara.13This which was told by Vyasa long ago, kills all sins.If read as soon as one gets up in the morning ,He would become a man of Vishnu,Sarva papa visudhathma , Vishnu sayujam aapnuyath,Chandrayana Sahasrani , Kanya dhana sathani cha,14Gavaam Laksha sahasraani, Mukthi bhagi bhavennara,Aswamedhayutham punyam, phalam prapnothi manava.15He would become purified from all sins and would become one with Vishnu,He would get the effect of performing one thousand Chandrayanas*,And he would get the effect of performing one hundred marriages,He would give the effect of giving away hundreds of lakhs of cows,And also get the effect of performing an Aswamedha Yaga.*A form of penance lasting for 30 days.