In plain words
Faith in God is gone; the Dharma of decorum has lost its shape; mightily the unbelieving mind has grown; even reverence for the guru is gone; to Bhakti farewell, and farewell to the radiance of the Sanātana: such a time has come; matchless honour and regard have come down to the dust and to clamour today.
Today is Gaṇeśa Caturthī, a holy festival day. ‘Ga’ means Buddhi. ‘Ṇa’ means Vijñāna. So the lord over Buddhi and Vijñāna is Gaṇapati. He alone is the lord of the gaṇas that sustain the world. In this world everyone has a guru. But Gaṇapati has no guru; He is His own guru. The leader of all is Vināyaka. In this world everyone worships Vināyaka. But Vināyaka worships no one. For He has no leader at all. Besides, He has the name Mūṣikavāhana. How can Vināyaka, with so great a body, ride on a little mouse? Some may have this doubt. Here the mūṣika is not a mouse; it is the symbol of the darkness called ignorance. For the mouse moves about only in the dark. So Mūṣikavāhana is the very one who has crushed the darkness called ignorance. Only when you recognise this principle of Vināyaka well and act on it does it become possible to receive the fruit of Vināyaka's worship.
Giving up all dharmas, take refuge in Me alone; I shall free you from all sins; do not grieve.
This is the chief principle in the Bhagavad Gītā. Sorrow keeps pursuing one who has attachment to the body. Saṅkalpas arise from attachment to the body alone. That is precisely why Kṛṣṇa taught, ‘Sarvadharmān parityajya’: give up these vāsanās that belong to the body.