[Advaita-l] A lovely verse on Ganapati by Shankaracharya

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A lovely verse on Ganapati by Shankaracharya
In the work सर्ववेदान्तसिद्धान्तसारसंग्रहः Shankara invokes the
blessings of Lord Ganesha thus:

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यदालम्बो दरं हन्ति सतां प्रत्यूहसंभवम् ।

तदालम्बे दयालम्बं लम्बोदरपदाम्बुजम् ॥  The word दयालम्बं has a variant
निरालम्बं

I take refuge in the abode of compassion [he who needs no support],
Lambodara's (Ganesha's) lotus feet, by resorting to which fear born of
obstacles to noble souls is destroyed.

Happy Vinayaka Chatrthi