Bala Ganapati

Bala Ganapati

Bala Ganapati is one of the 32 forms of Ganapati. A child like form, with the color of rising sun, the god has four hands with mango, banana, jack-fruit and sugarcane. The trunk of Bala Ganapti has his favorite modaka sweet.

Karastha kadali chootha, panasekshuka modhakam,
Bala soorya prabhakaram, vandeham bala ganapathim.

I salute the boy like Ganapathi who shines like a young Sun,
Holding in his hands Banana fruit, mango fruit, jack fruit, sugarcane and Modhaka.