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Stating the intention and occasion of the worship.
The Vedic Ganapati verse — we call on you, lord of the hosts, wisest of the wise. Rigveda 2.23.1.
Your claim is on the action, never on its fruits — the central verse of karma yoga. Bhagavad Gita 2.47.
The companion dhyana verse to Manojavam — seat of immeasurable strength, a fire to the demon forest, first among the wise.
The best-known Hanuman dhyana shloka — swift as thought, master of his senses, foremost of the wise, and Rama's messenger.
Wherever Rama's name is sung, Hanuman is there — hands joined above his head and eyes full of tears.
The Ganesha bija mantra, built on the seed syllable gaṃ given in the Ganapati Atharvashirsha.