Vandana trayee in Hindu tradition

In the orthodox Hindu tradition, before starting anything one salutes one's Guru, Ganesha and Saraswati. These three salutations are called Vandana Trayee. The three short salutations with beeja mantras are as follows:

For Guru: Om Gum Gurubhyo Namah

For Ganesha: Om Gam Gloum Ganapataye Namah

For Saraswati: Om Aim Kleeng Sauh Saraswatiyai Namaha

The Vandana Trayee in verses form as follows:

Guru: Play it >

"Gurur Brahma gurur Vishnu gurur devo Maheswarah

Gurur sakshat parambrahmah tasmi sri gurave namah"

(For those who do not have a guru add the following verse for Guru Dakshinamoorti, i.e., Lord Shiva in his incarnation as the Guru of the world

Nidhaye sarva vidyanam bhishaje bhava roginam

Gurave sarvalokanam Dakshinamoortaye namah)

Ganesha: Play it >

"Om Gananam twa ganpati gum havamahe Kavimkavina mupamashravastarm

Jyestharajam Brahmanam Brahmanaspata aanas-shrunvotibhi-seedhasadhanam

Maha Ganapataye Namah"

Saraswati: Play it >

"Prano Devi Sarawati vajebhirvaajinivati

Dhinama vitriyavatu Vaagdevyai Namah"

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