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Contraction of ‘करतॖ मॆ’
करतम • (kartam) (Perso-Arabic کَرتَم)
- do me
(Can we date this quote?), “Om śrī gaṇēśāya namaḥ” (Kashmiri Folk Bhajan):आयिसय शरन करतम दया।
ॐ श्री गणेशाय नमः॥- āyisaya śarana karatam dayā.
om śrī gaṇēśāya namaḥ. - I have come to your refuge, O Lord, do me mercy. I bow to thee, O Lord Ganesha.