I was so thrilled to hear a singer singing a new Sanskrit composition, and then noticed the following:

विघ्नहर्ताय नम:

बुद्धिदाताय नम:

I can now add these to my collection of vernacular Sanskrit usages.

Madhav M. Deshpande

Professor Emeritus, Sanskrit and Linguistics

University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA

Senior Fellow, Oxford Center for Hindu Studies

Adjunct Professor, National Institute of Advanced Studies, Bangalore, India

[Residence: Campbell, California, USA]