Sri Ganesha Pratah Smaranam

Sri Ganesha Pratah Smaranam is a powerful morning hymn dedicated to Lord Ganesha, the remover of obstacles and the guardian of beginnings. Recited at dawn, this stotra purifies the mind, awakens inner clarity, and invokes divine protection before stepping into the day’s duties. It praises Ganesha in his many aspects — as the compassionate guide, the fearless protector, the bestower of wisdom, and the source of auspiciousness. Rooted in deep devotion and rich symbolism, this stotra aligns the devotee’s body, speech, and mind with sacred intention. Its daily recitation ensures success, spiritual strength, and freedom from hurdles in all worldly and spiritual pursuits.

उत्तिष्ठोत्तिष्ठ हेरम्ब उत्तिष्ठ ब्रह्मणस्पते ।
सर्वदा सर्वतः सर्वविघ्नान्मां पाहि विघ्नप ॥

 Wake up, O Heramba!
Wake up, O Lord of the Vedas, O Giver of wisdom, O Lord of beginnings!

You are  not just reciting a verse here — he is practically shaking the gates of heaven with his prayer. This is not a polite whisper — this is a soul calling out, crying, invoking Ganesha with urgency.

'उत्तिष्ठ' — Wake up!
Because the world is waking up. Duties await. Challenges lurk.
The mind has its old traps. The senses are restless.
And if You, O Vighnaraja, are not awake with me, then who will guard me?

'हेरम्ब' — this is not just a name. This is the fierce, protective form of Ganesha with five faces, mounted on a lion. Yes, a lion — not the usual mouse. This form comes when He must be ferocious in His protection.

'ब्रह्मणस्पते' — You who are the master of sacred speech. You who safeguard every mantra. Without Your nod, no yajna begins, no mantra bears fruit, no action turns auspicious.

So what are you really saying here?

'Come with me today, Ganesha.'
'Walk every step with me. Be there at every crossroad. Guard me from known dangers, and also those I can't even see yet.'
'Remove every thorn from the path — outer and inner.'

Because Ganesha is not just the remover of obstacles outside — He is also the remover of inner blockages:

• Doubt
  
  
• Ego
  
  
• Laziness
  
  
• Confusion
  
  
• Fear
  
  

And what do you ask finally?

'सर्वदा सर्वतः सर्वविघ्नान्मां पाहि विघ्नप'
'Always, from all sides, from every kind of obstacle — protect me, O Vighnapati.'

This is total surrender.
No conditions. No bargaining.
Just a heart laid bare at the feet of the One who clears the way.

 

आयुरारोग्यमैश्वर्यं माम् प्रदाय स्वभक्तिमत् ।

स्वेक्षणाशक्तिराद्या ते दक्षिणा पातु मं सदा ॥

O Lord Ganesha,
You are the giver, and I am the one who comes empty-handed — not begging, but believing.
You hold the keys to all I could ever need: long life, health, prosperity — all wrapped up in Your will.

You as a devotee are not being  greedy — you are clear.

You are saying, Give these gifts to the one who is devoted to You.
Not just anyone.
Not to the arrogant, not to the doubter, not to the manipulator of mantras.

Give them to Your devotee —
The one who remembers You in joy and in sorrow.
The one whose heart trembles when he hears Your name.
The one who sees You not as a vending machine of blessings, but as a friend, a guide, a father.

 'स्वेक्षणाशक्तिराद्या ते दक्षिणा पातु मं सदा'

What protects me always — Sadaa — is not just some boon You give.
It is Your glance.
Your right-side glance.
Your drishti that pours grace, just like how sunlight touches the earth and makes it bloom.

That right glance — symbolic of Daakshinya — divine kindness. It’s soft. It’s personal. It doesn’t shout. It soothes.
It’s the look a mother gives when she forgives before her child even asks.
It’s the protection that doesn't need armor — because it comes from His will, not our worth.

So in this verse, you are not just asking for long life, health, prosperity.
You are saying:

Let me live long — so I can serve.
Let me stay healthy — so my mind stays focused on You.
Let wealth come — not for luxury, but for dharma.
And above all, let me feel Your glance upon me, every single moment of my life.

That’s the treasure.
That glance — that divine vision — is worth more than a thousand lifetimes.

 

प्रातः स्मरामि गणनाथमनाथबन्धुं

     सिन्दूरपूरपरिशोभितगण्डयुग्मम् ।

उद्दण्डविघ्नपरिखण्डनचण्डदण्ड-

     माखण्डलादिसुरनायकवृन्दवन्द्यम् ॥ १॥

प्रातः स्मरामि गणनाथमनाथबन्धुं

In the early morning, I remember Gananatha — the friend of the forsaken.

 He’s not just विघ्नहर्ता here.
He’s अनाथबन्धु — the one who stands by those who have no one else.
If you are lost, if you’ve been forgotten by the world, if you're tired of playing strong — He says, Come. I’ve seen you. You’re not alone.

This is the first cry of the heart at dawn:
'Be with me today, like You always have, even when I forgot You.'

सिन्दूरपूरपरिशोभितगण्डयुग्मम्

I picture His cheeks — both of them glowing, smeared with bright red sindoor.

Now that image. Hold it.

Not just beauty. This is radiance.
That red sindoor is not makeup. It is the essence of Shakti — the divine energy. It represents life, fire, blessings, and protection.

And the glow? That’s not decoration — it’s a signal.
A signal to every devotee 'He is awake. He is watching. You are safe.'

उद्दण्डविघ्नपरिखण्डनचण्डदण्डम्

He wields a fierce staff — a terrible weapon — that breaks apart every arrogant obstacle.

This is not the cute, sweet Ganesha with modaks here.
This is the protector in battle. The one who stands up when the darkness becomes too bold.

The obstacles here are not small things — these are ‘उद्दण्डविघ्न’ — proud, arrogant, unyielding blocks in your path.
And what does He do?
He shatters them. परिखण्डन — completely smashed.
With what?
His चण्डदण्ड — the terrifying staff of truth.

Let this be clear:
You don’t have to fight all your battles.
Sometimes, all you have to do… is remember Him.

आखण्डलादिसुरनायकवृन्दवन्द्यम्

He who is worshipped by the group of divine leaders, starting from Akhandala.

Now who’s Akhandala?

Akhandala is another name used for Indra, the king of Devas.

So this line means — not just Indra, but all the sura-naayakas, the leaders of the celestial realm — from Agni to Varuna to Kubera — they all bow to Ganesha.

Why?

Because He is not just another deity in the Hindu pantheon. He is the threshold, the gateway, the first step before anyone or anything else.

Even the gods know —

Without Ganesha's blessing, even their cosmic functions can get interrupted.

Even a yajna in heaven waits for His nod.

So picture this now:

All the celestial rulers, with their divine ornaments and glowing auras — lining up in reverence. And at the center sits Ganesha, serene, powerful, unmoved — glowing with sindoor, his cheeks radiant, his staff resting like a mountain of resolve beside him.

They’re not just offering flowers.

They’re offering respect, because they know —

He holds the reins of beginnings, endings, and everything in between.

So what is this verse really?

It is a full-body prostration of the soul, first thing in the morning.

You remember:

• His kindness (anathabandhu),
  
  
• His radiance (sindoor-glowing cheeks),
  
  
• His power (staff that breaks all),
  
  
• His greatness (even the gods bow).
  
  

And in doing so, you realign your whole being —
No matter what the day brings, you’ve already started it in the lap of the One who clears your path.

 

प्रातर्नमामि चतुराननवन्द्यमान-

     मिच्छानुकूलमखिलं च वरं ददानम् ।

तं तुन्दिलं द्विरसनाधिपयज्ञसूत्रं

     पुत्रं विलासचतुरं शिवयोः शिवाय ॥ २॥

प्रातर्नमामि चतुराननवन्द्यमानम्

At dawn, I bow down to Him — the one whom even Brahma, the four-faced creator, bows to.

This is not a man saying, I bow down because I was told to.
This is a soul saying — If even Brahma bows before Him, then what am I waiting for?

The creator of the universe himself folds his palms before this pot-bellied god with an elephant face. That’s not random. That’s reverence at the highest level.

It means: Even knowledge surrenders before wisdom.
Even creation bows to the one who allows it to begin without obstacles.

इच्छानुकूलमखिलं च वरं ददानम्

He gives boons — all of them — and exactly as per the devotee’s wish.

You don’t have to argue with Him. You don’t have to beg.
You don’t even have to explain yourself.

He knows.
He sees into your intention.
He aligns His blessings with your heart’s purity, not just your words.

And when He gives — He gives fully. No half-measures. No delays.

Because when Ganesha says yes, the universe obeys.

तं तुन्दिलं द्विरसनाधिपयज्ञसूत्रम्

I bow to that large-bellied Lord, the master of all speech — sacred and secular — the one who upholds the sacred thread of knowledge and dharma.

Let’s pause and let this unfold.

तं तुन्दिलं – the round-bellied one. But this isn’t about physical form — this is the cosmic womb. That belly isn’t fat — it’s full.
It holds galaxies, karma, dreams, and time itself.
He digests the poison of our failures, the fire of our desires, and still smiles — unshaken, content, whole.

द्विरसनाधिप – the Lord of the twofold speech.
One, the divine syllables of the Vedas, uttered in the sanctums of yajnas.
Two, the language of the world — advice, poetry, instruction, song, emotion.
He rules over both.
When a priest chants, it is He who powers the mantra.
When a child learns to speak, it is He who stirs the tongue.
Even when a devotee sings a simple bhajan — it is His grace that makes it sweet.

But wait — the word also secretly nods at another layer.
The two tusks — one whole, one broken.
He broke it for a cause greater than comfort — to write the Mahabharata.
So He is also Adhipa — the ruler of sacrifice and expression.
What others see as brokenness, He turns into wisdom.

यज्ञसूत्रम् – He wears the yajnopavita, the sacred thread.
Not just as tradition — but as protection, initiation, and responsibility.
He is a Brahmachari with the memory of the Vedas,
a seer who knows how to balance ritual with realization,
a boy with a radiant smile who stands at the crossroads of all beginnings.

पुत्रं विलासचतुरं शिवयोः शिवाय

The clever, graceful, and divine son of Shiva and Parvati — the very embodiment of auspiciousness.

He’s not just their son — He is Shivaaya — He is there to bring auspiciousness.

Not just born of Shiva and Shakti, He is the sweet playfulness of their divine love.
That vilasa, that childlike joy, that chatura, that wit and charm — it all comes together in Him.

He is where innocence meets wisdom,
where grace meets power,
where play becomes puja.

So what does this whole verse say?

At the start of the day, I don’t just remember Ganesha.
I surrender to:

• The Lord worshipped even by Brahma
  
  
• The giver of exactly what my soul needs
  
  
• The one with the vast belly, broken tusk, and sacred thread — who carries the weight of the worlds with a smile
  
  
• The divine child, son of Shiva and Parvati, who teaches us that joy is also sacred, and play can be a form of prayer.

 

प्रातर्भजाम्यभयदं खलु भक्तशोक-

     दावानलं गणविभुं वरकुञ्जरास्यम् ।

अज्ञानकाननविनाशनहव्यवाह-

     मुत्साहवर्धनमहं सुतमीश्वरस्य ॥ ३॥

प्रातः भजामि अभयदं

At dawn, I worship the One who gives fearlessness.

Not just protection — fearlessness.
Ganesha doesn't just build walls around you. He burns down fear from the inside.
He doesn’t say, “Hide behind me.”
He says, “Walk with me.”
You won’t tremble. You won’t doubt. Because His presence is the armor your soul wears.

 

खलु भक्तशोक- दावानलं

He is truly the forest fire that burns away the sorrow of His devotees.

Imagine a forest — thick, tangled, dark — where every tree is a pain, every thorn a past regret.
The devotee walks through it, burdened and lost.
And then — He appears.

Not with a gentle breeze. Not with flowers.

But as a blazing fire — a dāvānala — a wildfire that consumes every sorrow, every shadow, every seed of grief.

Not with cruelty, but with compassionate fury.

Because sometimes, healing doesn’t come with lullabies.
It comes with fire — the fire of Ganesha’s grace, burning the roots of sorrow forever.

गणविभुं वरकुञ्जरास्यम्

The Lord of the Ganas, with the blessed elephant face.

He is Ganavibhu — the Master of celestial troops,
but also of the inner army — your senses, your thoughts, your intellect.
He commands not just beings — He commands the battlefield within you.

And His face?

Ahh, that elephant face — a divine signature.

• Elephants remember. Ganesha remembers your prayers, even the ones you forgot.
  
  
• Elephants remove obstacles. Ganesha clears your karmic debts with a single glance.
  
  
• Elephants don’t walk around — they move through. So does He, through your life, your fate, your fears.
  
  

 

अज्ञानकाननविनाशनहव्यवाहम्

He is the sacred fire that destroys the forest of ignorance.

Ajnana-kaanana — a jungle of ignorance. Dark, overgrown, directionless.
And who enters this jungle?

Not a scholar. Not a torchbearer.
But Havyavāha — the sacred fire.
Just like the fire in a yajna consumes all offerings and carries them to the divine, Ganesha burns your ignorance and delivers your purified self to wisdom.

When knowledge is confused,
When the mind is murky,
When nothing makes sense —
Ganesha comes as clarity through fire.

उत्साहवर्धनम् अहं सुतम् ईश्वरस्य

I am devoted to the son of Shiva — the One who increases enthusiasm and courage within me.

This isn’t a passive prayer. This is a charge of energy.
He is the Utsāha-Vardhana — the One who pumps strength, zeal, creative fire, and divine confidence into you.

When you're dragging your feet, He makes you leap.
When your heart is tired, He makes it beat like a drum.
Because He is the son of Shiva, yes — but He is also your inner roar.

This verse is a full-body awakening:

• Ganesha removes fear not just by blocking harm, but by lighting you from within.
  
  
• He burns sorrow like a forest fire — no trace left behind.
  
  
• He destroys ignorance with the fire of wisdom.
  
  
• And He doesn’t just protect you — He fills you with energy, courage, and divine drive.
  
  

This is not a prayer sung in fear or obligation.
This is a bhakta saying:

'I know who You are.
I’ve seen Your fire.
And I want to carry it inside me.'

 

श्लोकत्रयमिदं पुण्यं सदा साम्राज्यदायकम् ।

प्रातरुत्थाय सततं यः पठेत्प्रयतः पुमान् ॥ ४॥

श्लोकत्रयमिदं पुण्यं

These three verses… they are not just words. They are pure merit. They are sacred power in poetic form.

Each one is a step:

• The first: surrender to Ganesha’s presence.
  
  
• The second: recognition of His divine origin and mastery.
  
  
• The third: invocation of His fire to burn fear and ignorance.
  
  

Together? They become a trishula — threefold power piercing through fate, lighting up your path.

This is not just Punya — this is transformational punya, the kind that reshapes destiny.

सदा साम्राज्यदायकम्

They bestow sovereignty — always.

What kind of sovereignty?

Not just ruling over land and people — but sovereignty over your own life.

• Mastery over your mind
  
  
• Authority over your karma
  
  
• Freedom from inner slavery — fear, confusion, laziness, doubt
  
  

This is samraajya — kingdom not over others, but over yourself.

A peaceful king inside is more powerful than a chaotic ruler outside.
And these verses hand you that inner crown.

प्रातरुत्थाय सततं यः पठेत् प्रयतः पुमान्

He who rises early and recites these verses every single day, with purity and purpose…

Here’s the condition.

Not a ritualist. Not a casual reader.
But someone who gets up at prātaḥ-kāla — that holy cusp between night and day — and with prayatna (effort + intention), offers these words like flowers at Ganesha’s feet.

No distractions.
No rushing.
Just you and Him, heart to heart.

And what happens?

Slowly but surely — your life changes.
Obstacles dissolve.
Courage rises.
Grace begins to unfold in ways you couldn’t have planned.

It says:
'Do not just admire these verses. Make them a part of you.'

Because these three verses are not a stotram.
They are a path.
A daily reset. A morning offering.
And if followed sincerely, they won’t just bless your day — they’ll reshape your entire life.

 

कराग्रे सत्प्रभा बुद्धिः कमला करमध्यगा ।

करमूले मयूरेशः प्रभाते करदर्शनम् ॥

 

कराग्रे सत्प्रभा बुद्धिः

At the tip of the hand dwells the shining light of wisdom — Saraswati.

When you wake up, what do you see first?

Your own hands.
It says — don’t see them as just flesh and fingers.
See them as power points of divinity.

At the fingertips — where action begins, where choices are made, where karma starts — there sits Buddhi, divine intelligence.
She is the light at the edge of your being — Saraswati — the one who guides you to speak rightly, act wisely, live truthfully.

Every good decision you will make today?
It starts from this light in your fingertips.

कमला करमध्यगा

At the center of the hand sits Kamala — Lakshmi, the goddess of prosperity.

Move your gaze inward now — to the palm center. This is the seat of Lakshmi.
Why there?

Because everything you’ll earn, receive, hold, give, and create — will pass through here.
Lakshmi is not just coins and gold.
She is grace in action, abundance in movement.

• The money you earn,
  
  
• The food you cook,
  
  
• The work you do —
  
  

All of it passes through your palms. And Lakshmi sits right there, watching — ready to bless or withhold, depending on your integrity.

 

करमूले मयूरेशः

At the base of the hand dwells Mayuresha — the heroic warrior who rides a peacock and destroys demonic tendencies.

In Maharashtrian Ganapatya tradition, Mayuresha is one of the Ashta Vinayakas — the eight ancient forms of Ganesha worshipped in and around Pune.

The karamoola — base of the hand — is the foundation of karma, the place where effort begins.
To have Mayuresha there means:

• Let Ganesha guide the foundation of my actions.
  
  
• Let Him burn away ego and laziness at the root.
  
  
• Let Him give me dignity, energy, and purpose as I step into the day.
  
  

In this way, this verse doesn’t speak of three deities — it speaks of three aspects of your journey, all blessed by divine Shakti:

• Buddhi (fingertips) — Saraswati’s grace
  
  
• Shri (palm center) — Lakshmi’s abundance
  
  
• Mayuresha (hand root) — Ganesha’s strength and victory
  
  

प्रभाते करदर्शनम्

At dawn, let the first thing you see be your hands.

Why? Because this simple act is actually a ritual of self-alignment.

It says:

Let my wisdom (fingertips) be guided by dharma

Let my prosperity (palm) be used with grace

Let my existence (base) be rooted in truth

This is not just “looking at hands.”
It is seeing yourself as a sacred instrument — with Saraswati, Lakshmi, and Ganesha acting through you.

 

ज्ञानरूपवराहस्य पत्नि कर्मस्वरूपिणि ।

सर्वाधारे धरे नौमि पादस्पर्शं क्षमस्व मे ॥

ज्ञानरूपवराहस्य पत्नि

O Consort of the Boar Incarnation, who is the very form of divine wisdom…

This isn’t just any Devi.
This is the eternal shakti of Lord Varaha, the wild, majestic boar who plunged into the cosmic waters and lifted the Earth on His tusks.

Varaha is not just about brute strength. He is Jñānarūpa — the very embodiment of wisdom in action.

So who is His wife?

She is Bhoodevi, but more than that — she is the Karma-svaroopini — the divine essence of right action.

Where He is jnana, she is karma.
Where He is realization, she is manifestation.
Together, they are Jnana-Karma-samuchchaya — wisdom that acts, action that’s guided by wisdom.

कर्मस्वरूपिणि

You, O Goddess, are the form of karma itself.

You’re not just someone who watches life happen.
You are the churning, the movement, the flow.

• Every seed that sprouts,
  
  
• Every river that runs,
  
  
• Every hand that creates,
  
  
• Every body that moves in dharma...
  
  

That is You in action.

You’re not limited to the Earth as a planet.
You are Dharā, the force of support, consequence, and responsibility.
You remind us:

‘What you do matters. Every action echoes. And I am the one who carries the weight of it all.’

सर्वाधारे धरे नौमि

O bearer of all, O sacred ground of existence — I bow to You.

This is the ultimate act of reverence — not to someone above, but to the one below everything.
She doesn’t sit on a throne. She is the throne.
She is the foundation that holds:

• The trees
  
  
• The oceans
  
  
• The skies
  
  
• The gods
  
  
• And you.
  
  

And the devotee says:

‘I finally recognize that I walk on You, stand on You, live on You.
And I’ve forgotten to bow.’

So he does — with head lowered and heart open.

पादस्पर्शं क्षमस्व मे

Forgive me for touching You with my feet.

It’s that moment when the devotee breaks down inside, realizing:

‘All this time I walked on You, O Mother — trampled You — without a second thought.
And yet You gave. You supported. You never retaliated.’

That is her greatness.
She is the Mother who allows even your ignorance to rest on her without complaint.

But now the veil is lifted.

The devotee realizes what he’s been doing — and falls at her feet not just in reverence, but in tears.

‘Forgive me, O Dhara.
Every step I took without awareness — I offer back to You with awareness now.’

This verse is a prayer of awakening — when the soul finally sees the Goddess in the Earth, the wisdom in karma, the grace beneath its feet.

It’s an offering of:

• Gratitude — for her silent strength
  
  
• Humility — for one’s careless actions
  
  
• Surrender — to her boundless forgiveness
  
  

It doesn’t ask for anything.
It just says:

‘I now know who You are.
I bow.
Forgive me.’

 

तारश्रीनर्मदादूर्वाशमीमन्दारमोदित ।

द्विरदास्य मयूरेश दुःस्वप्नहर पाहि माम् ॥

तारश्री-नर्मदा-दूर्वा-शमी-मन्दार-मोदित
‘He who is delighted by Lakshmi, the sacred river Narmada, Durva grass, Shami leaves, and Mandara flowers…’

• नर्मदा — water of surrender and power
  
  
• दूर्वा — His dearest grass offering
  
  
• शमी — remover of karma, cooler of heat
  
  
• मन्दार — divine flower from celestial realms
  
  

All of these are favorites of Ganesha — ingredients of his daily upachara.

So starting this list with तारश्री makes perfect poetic and devotional sense — not just for listing what He enjoys, but who is always near Him.

And what better way to begin a protection prayer than by invoking His own divine consort?

Divine Pair: Lakshmi-Vinayaka Energy

The name of Ganesha’s consort is also Lakshmi (not Mahalakshmi).

This isn’t just a shopping list of sacred items — this is a mystic garland of elements that:

• Please Ganesha
  
  
• Represent auspiciousness and purity
  
  
• Symbolize inner cleansing and outer offerings
  
  
• Begin with His Shakti — Lakshmi Herself

O Mayuresha, O elephant-faced Lord, who is pleased by the presence of Lakshmi (Tārashrī), by the sacred river Narmada, by Durva grass, by the karma-cleansing Shami leaves, and by celestial Mandara flowers — O remover of inauspicious dreams, please protect me.

This is no longer just a request — it is a carefully designed devotional formula:

• Invoke His consort
  
  
• Offer His favorite elements
  
  
• End with a heartfelt plea

द्विरदास्य मयूरेश

O Elephant-faced Lord, O Mayuresha…

Now comes the invocation — personal and powerful.

द्विरदास्य – the one with the elephant face, symbol of wisdom, memory, and majesty.

मयूरेश – and again, that beloved name!
Not just Ganesha — but Mayuresha, the peacock-mounted, heroic form, slayer of Sindhura, ruler of dignity.

This pairing is no accident.

The devotee is saying:

‘I don’t just need comfort — I need power.
I don’t just want peace — I want protection.
Be the tender-faced Ganesha, but also the valiant Mayuresha who fights for me in realms I cannot see.’

दुःस्वप्नहर पाहि माम्

O Remover of evil dreams, protect me.

And then, the heart speaks its real fear.

Duh-svapna – not just a nightmare.
It’s anything that disturbs the inner world — anxiety, bad omens, unresolved guilt, shadowed memories.

Dreams are the language of the subconscious. And when they hurt, it means something deep within is hurting.

So the devotee says:

‘Take it away, Ganesha.
The visions I don’t understand. The fears I can’t name.
Let your grace be my dreamcatcher. Let me sleep under your watchful eyes.’

Pahi mam — Protect me.
That’s it. No fancy ending. Just a child whispering to his divine parent:
‘Stay with me tonight.’

It says:

• 'Here are my flowers, my leaves, my rivers, my mantras — all for You.'
  
  
• 'Here is my fear, my fatigue, my restlessness — please take it away.'
  
  
• 'Give me your kind gaze as I fall asleep — that alone is my safety.'

वक्रतुण्ड महाकाय सूर्यकोटिसमप्रभ ।

निर्विघ्नं कुरु मे देव सर्वकार्येषु सर्वदा ॥

वक्रतुण्ड – the one with the curved trunk

But why curved? Why not straight and forceful?

Because wisdom doesn't always move in straight lines.
The path of dharma isn't always direct.
Sometimes, to uproot an obstacle, you don’t charge — you bend, you observe, you twist around it and crush it from the side.

That curved trunk is not just Ganesha’s form — it's his method.
A symbol of intelligence that adapts.
Of a mind that isn’t rigid, but razor sharp.

महाकाय – the one with the colossal body

His form fills the space — not just physically, but spiritually.
He is vast because his presence touches all planes — the material, the mental, the cosmic.
He is the weight of faith, the anchor of beginnings.

When you stand before him, you don’t see a chubby elephant-god — you feel the earth itself taking form as your protector.

सूर्यकोटिसमप्रभ – shining like ten million suns

His glow isn’t just light. It’s clarity.

He lights up the shadowed parts of your life — the confusion, the fear, the doubts you’re too afraid to admit.
That inner sun of awareness? That’s Ganesha, blazing through the fog.
His brilliance says: Walk. I will burn the path clear.

निर्विघ्नं कुरु मे देव – O Deva, remove all obstacles

This is not a request. It's a surrender.
You’re not asking Ganesha to magically make life easy.
You’re bowing to the force that shows you how to face what’s hard, how to move when blocked, how to climb when the road ends.

You’re saying —
‘Walk ahead of me, Ganesha.
Clear the stones, soften the sharp turns.
Let your tusks gore through the hurdles I can’t see.’

सर्वकार्येषु सर्वदा – In all my works, at all times

Not just today. Not just in the temple.
Always.

Whether it’s your morning tea or your life’s mission —
Whether you’re praying or working, loving or leaving —
You’re placing every act at his feet, trusting him to sanctify it with meaning and grace.

 

गणनाथसरस्वतीरविशुक्रबृहस्पतीन् ।

पञ्चैतानि स्मरेन्नित्यं वेदवाणीप्रवृत्तये ॥

One must remember these five —

Gananatha (Ganesha), Saraswati, Ravi (Sun), Shukra (Venus), and Brihaspati (Jupiter) —

every single day,

if you truly wish to let the voice of the Vedas flow through you.

गणनाथः – Lord of the Ganas — Ganesha

You want to begin a sacred act? Start with Him.
He is the breaker of barriers, the guardian of all thresholds — mental, spiritual, and karmic.

Before a single syllable of sacred speech is uttered, the mind must be free — of fear, of doubt, of pride.
And it is Ganesha who clears that inner ground.

He is the bulldozer of ignorance,
the silent guardian of wisdom,
the first sound in the universe — the ॐ.

सरस्वती – Goddess of Speech, Art, and the Inner Stream of Knowing

But even if obstacles are removed, what use is it if the tongue stammers or the mind is cloudy?
Saraswati flows through your thoughts like a swan gliding over still waters.
She is clarity itself.
She is the power that makes truth speakable.
Not just words, but right words.
Not just knowledge, but insight.

She sits on a lotus — untouched, serene, luminous — because she represents the untouched purity of divine knowledge.

रवि – The Sun

No wisdom can arise in darkness.
The sun is not just light, it is life-force.
It energizes the intellect, wakes up the sleepy soul, and brings sharpness to dull senses.

You invoke Ravi for brilliance, focus, and vital energy —
the kind that makes you sit straight and listen when the Vedas speak.

शुक्रः – Venus, the refined teacher

He is the one who knows the secrets of beauty, pleasure, language, poetry, persuasion —
But above all, he knows the hidden essence behind what appears beautiful.

He’s the teacher of demons — the one who turns even dark minds toward the light.

If Saraswati gives you eloquence, Shukra teaches you how to use it sweetly, wisely, powerfully.

बृहस्पतिः – Guru of the Devas, the Embodiment of Wisdom

Brihaspati is the ultimate voice of dharma.
The one who teaches not just what is correct, but what is righteous.
He guides thought to its highest expression —
He is discriminative intellect, sattva in action, the steady flame in the storm.

No Vedavani — no sacred utterance — can bloom without his blessing.

It’s a spiritual warm-up.
A divine checklist before entering the sacred space of mantra, yajna, learning, or even daily duty.

You’re asking:

• Let Ganesha remove my inner noise.
  
  
• Let Saraswati give me the words.
  
  
• Let Ravi bring light to my understanding.
  
  
• Let Shukra polish my expression with grace.
  
  
• Let Brihaspati steady me with wisdom.
  
  

Only then...
Only then...
do the Vedas come alive.

 

विनायकं गुरुं भानुं ब्रह्मविष्णुमहेश्वरान् ।

सर्स्वतीं प्रणौम्यादौ सर्वकार्यार्थसिद्धये ॥

I bow at the very beginning to:
Vinaayaka, the Guru, the Sun,
Brahma, Vishnu, Maheshwara, and Saraswati —
that every action I undertake may reach its destined success.

विनायकं – Ganesha, the remover of obstacles

He is the door.
Every effort, however grand, slams into walls if He is not invoked.

His ears drink your prayers.
His eyes see past your excuses.
His trunk curves, bends, reaches — just like the path of wisdom itself.

When you remember Vinayaka, you're not just asking for things to go smoothly —
You're asking for the strength to rise, even when things go wrong.

He is the Lord of Beginnings — because beginnings, when done right, bless the whole journey.

गुरुं – The Guru, the inner and outer guide

He may come with matted hair and silence.
Or through a book.
Or even as a moment of clarity in the middle of chaos.

The Guru is not just a person — it’s the force that reminds you who you are.

Before any success, you acknowledge this:
I didn't get here alone.
My mind was opened by someone greater.

And that bow plants humility — the very root of wisdom.

भानुं – The Sun, the illuminator

What use is action in darkness?
Bhanu — the Sun — doesn’t just light the world,
He lights your intentions.

He gives you timing. Discipline. Radiance. Energy.

To remember the Sun is to say:
Let my mind be alert.
Let my days be productive.
Let the fire in me never dim.

ब्रह्मविष्णुमहेश्वरान् – The Trinity of Creation, Sustenance, and Destruction

This is the divine engine of the universe.

• Brahma — the architect of all thought, ideas, and beginnings
  
  
• Vishnu — the nurturer, who sustains your work and keeps it from falling apart
  
  
• Maheshwara — the liberator, who removes what no longer serves and clears the path forward
  
  

Together, they say:
Start it. Maintain it. End it well.
Without these three forces, no action ever completes.

सरस्वतीं – Goddess of wisdom, speech, and divine clarity

Without Saraswati, everything becomes noise.

You may have power, but no poise.
You may have knowledge, but no grace.
You may have ideas, but no voice.

She blesses the expression of what is right —
and when Saraswati walks with you, the world listens.

So what does this shloka do?

It aligns your entire being —
from the first step,
to the guiding force,
to the fire of execution,
to the cosmic balance of creation, preservation, and dissolution,
to the final elegance of expression.

This is not just a prayer.
It’s a roadmap.

And with these names on your lips and their essence in your heart —
there’s no such thing as failure.
Only movement. Only growth. Only grace.

 

अभीप्सितार्थसिद्ध्यर्थं पूजितो यः सुरासुरैः ।

सर्वविघ्नहरस्तस्मै गणाधिपतये नमः ॥

To that Supreme Leader of the Ganas,
who is worshipped by both Devas and Asuras
for the fulfillment of their deepest desires,
and who alone has the power to destroy every obstacle —
I offer my humble salutations.

अभीप्सितार्थसिद्ध्यर्थं – For the achievement of longed-for goals

This isn’t just about some wish-list.
It’s about what the soul longs for.
That dream. That desire you hold close to your heart —
the one you might not even tell the world,
but which burns inside you like a sacred fire.

It could be peace.
It could be knowledge.
It could be success, liberation, stability, or love.

Whatever it is —
before you chase it, you bow.

Because chasing without grace is struggle.
But chasing with His blessing — becomes a path of unfolding.

 

पूजितो यः सुरासुरैः – Worshipped by gods and demons alike

Just think about this line for a second.
Even the Asuras — those arrogant, powerful beings — know where true power lies.

In the world of duality — of right and wrong, light and dark, Deva and Asura —
there’s one whom both sides worship.

Because Ganesha is not owned by one side.
He is beyond all sides.
He is Truth before it takes sides.

Whether it’s Indra or Ravana, Vishnu or Virochana —
they all know:
Start with Him, or don’t start at all.

सर्वविघ्नहरः – The remover of all obstacles

This is Ganesha’s signature move.

But don’t think of obstacles as just external blockages — like missed opportunities or failed plans.

He removes:

• the laziness that pulls you back,
  
  
• the ego that hides as ambition,
  
  
• the fear that speaks in the voice of logic,
  
  
• the distractions that dress up like duties.
  
  

He doesn’t just remove obstacles.
He reveals them, burns them, and replaces them with resolve.

He clears the path inside you first —
so that the path outside becomes walkable.

तस्मै गणाधिपतये नमः – To that Lord of the Ganas, my salutations

And who are the Ganas?
They are not just celestial attendants.

They are forces within you.
Each emotion, each instinct, each power, each tendency — they’re your inner Ganas.
And who controls them?
He does.

When you salute Him, you're not just folding hands before a murti.
You're placing your whole being under divine management.
You’re saying:
Let my mind, senses, and actions obey the highest truth — not my whims.

So, what’s the soul of this shloka?

It’s the declaration of a seeker who’s ready —
to begin not with arrogance,
but with alignment.
To start not with self-reliance alone,
but with divine dependence.

Because when you offer your deepest hopes to the One who is worshipped by both the wise and the wicked,
when you seek His blessing before you move,
then no force in the cosmos can stop what’s meant for you.

 

अगजानपद्मार्कं गजाननमहिर्निशम् ।

अनेकदं तं भक्तानामेकदन्तमुपास्महे ॥

We constantly worship that Ekadanta —

the One-tusked Lord,

who gives endlessly to His devotees,

whose face is like the morning sun shining on lotus-faced Parvati,

and whose elephant form blesses all, day and night.

अगजाननपद्मार्कं – The Sun to the lotus face of Parvati

 Aga-ja =  that’s Parvati, the daughter of the Himalayas.

Padma = lotus, symbol of beauty, purity, divine femininity.

Arka = the sun, source of life and light.

So Ganesha is described here as the sun shining upon the lotus-face of Parvati.

What does that mean?

Her face blossoms like a lotus seeing the sun whenever she sees Ganesha.

He is her pride. Her joy. Her first light.

Just like the lotus blooms when touched by the morning sun,
Parvati’s motherhood blossoms in the radiance of her son.

 

गजाननं – The one with an elephant face

Why an elephant?

Because no other creature symbolizes power with gentleness, wisdom with weight, majesty with memory like the elephant does.

The huge ears — always listening.
The small eyes — keenly observing.
The massive head — seat of intellect.
The curved trunk — able to lift a mountain or a flower.

Ganesha’s form is not strange — it’s strategic.
Every bit of it is a teaching in disguise.

अहर्निशम् – Day and night

Not just morning prayers. Not just during aarti.
All the time.

You don’t worship Ganesha like a guest.
You carry Him like breath — aharnisham, without break.

Because the true devotee knows:
The mind needs protection not just during puja,
but during meetings, conflicts, heartbreaks, distractions, boredom —
every second.

अनेकदं तं भक्तानाम् – The one who gives endlessly to His devotees

He’s not a stingy giver.

Ask for one thing with faith, He gives a thousand.

Not just material things —
but clarity, inner strength, courage, detachment, sweetness of speech, calmness in crisis, alertness in decision…

He gives what you didn’t even know you needed.

And when He doesn’t give what you ask —
know that’s also a blessing.

Because He knows your karma.
And He knows you.

एकदन्तं – The One-Tusked Lord

Why one tusk?

Because the other tusk was broken off — by Him, willingly — to write the Mahabharata.

That broken tusk is His signature of sacrifice.

It says: For dharma, for knowledge, for the good of the world — I will give up even a part of myself.

It’s a reminder:
Great things are not born from comfort.
They’re born from sacrifice.
From pain turned into purpose.

That tusk may be broken,
but it glows brighter than gold.

उपास्महे – We worship, we meditate, we surrender

This is not dry worship.
This is bhava-purna upasana —
done not with fear, but with love.
Not with formality, but with devotion that drips from the soul.

You don’t just bow with your head —
You bow with your being.

This shloka -

It’s a vision — of a mother and son radiant like sun and lotus.
It’s a reminder — of gentle power and endless giving.
It’s a call — to worship not just with ritual, but with rhythm and reverence that flows day and night.

 

नमस्तस्मै गणेशाय यत्कण्डः पुष्करायते ।

यदाभोगधनध्वान्तो नीलकण्ठस्य ताण्डवे ॥

नमस्तस्मै गणेशाय
Salutations to that Ganesha…

This isn’t a casual bow.
This is a surrender into mystery — because what follows is not the Ganesha of bedtime stories, but the Ganesha of cosmic lightning and inner explosions.

यत्कण्डः पुष्करायते – Whose body shines like the blossoming lotus

What’s kanda?

कण्डः means the stalk or bulbous base — the core from which something blooms, especially in lotuses or lilies.

Here, Ganesha’s torso, or central essence, is being compared to a lotus — not just any flower, but the very symbol of divine origin and awakening.

But it’s not a passive flower.
This lotus shines. It’s radiant. Alive. Brimming with potential.

So what are we really seeing?

We’re seeing Ganesha as the core of all blooming —
The silent powerhouse from which wisdom flowers.

Just like the lotus sits above the muddy waters untouched,
Ganesha’s form emerges from the murk of samsara — clean, glowing, untouchable.

यदाभोगधनध्वान्तो – Whose radiance dispels the darkness born of indulgence and material obsession

This is where the verse turns bold.

Abhoga – indulgence
Dhana – wealth
Dhvanta – darkness

Put it together, and the line says:
He destroys the dense inner darkness created by overindulgence, greed, and material cravings.

Not just outer obstacles.
He clears the fog of desire.

Not by force,
but by shining — just like the sun doesn’t fight darkness… it just rises.

This is not the sweet, plump Ganesha of wedding cards.
This is the yogi Ganesha.
The one whose presence alone melts attachments, pride, ego, and illusion.

नीलकण्ठस्य ताण्डवे – During the Tandava of Neelakantha (Shiva)

And here’s the real climax of the shloka — a cosmic image that can send chills down your spine.

Neelakantha — the Blue-Throated Lord, Shiva — is dancing.

Not just any dance — this is the Tandava — the dance of destruction, of dissolution, of chaos and truth merging.

In that great swirl,
in that celestial storm,
Ganesha is not standing aside.

He is glowing at the center.

Amidst Shiva’s tandava —
the world trembling, egos crumbling, time itself shaking —
Ganesha stands like a calm, radiant core.

It’s as if the verse is saying:
Yes, Shiva dances…
Yes, the world may tremble…
But in the heart of that storm sits Ganapati, steady, glowing, eternal.

So, what’s the soul of this shloka?

It’s an offering of awe.

Not just to Ganesha as the remover of obstacles —
but to Ganesha as the stillness in the storm,
the lotus of truth blooming amid destruction,
the glow that burns illusions without needing to scream.

It’s a reminder:
Don’t just worship what comforts you.
Worship what transforms you.

 

कार्यं मे सिद्धिमायातु प्रसन्ने त्वयि धातरि ।

विघ्नानि नाशमायान्तु सर्वाणि सुरनायक ॥

O Suranāyaka — Leader of the Devas!

When You are pleased with me, O Creator of destiny,

let my work be fulfilled,

let every obstacle be destroyed,

let success arrive like dawn after a long night.

कार्यं मे सिद्धिमायातु

Let my work attain success.

This is not a casual ask.
It’s a cry from the edge of effort.

You’ve prepared, you’ve tried, you’ve planned.
But even after all that — you know:
without grace, without His nod,
everything can collapse like a house of cards.

So this line is not a wish.
It’s a bold, humble invitation to the divine to enter your karma and infuse it with completion.

You're saying —
Let this not be wasted effort.
Let this reach its fruit.
Let the seed I’ve sown break into bloom.

 

प्रसन्ने त्वयि धातरि

When You, O Dhātari (Supporter, Creator), are pleased…

This is where the verse shifts tone — from demand to devotion.

Because success doesn’t come from cleverness alone.
It flows when the divine is pleased.

And what pleases Ganesha?

Not loud rituals, not empty praise —
but sincerity, humility, surrender, and alignment with dharma.

If He smiles — then and only then — your efforts find wings.

He is Dhātā — the One who holds the thread of fate.
Your karma is the needle, but He guides the stitching.

विघ्नानि नाशमायान्तु

May all obstacles be destroyed.

Not bypassed.
Not negotiated.
Not postponed.

Destroyed.

Because some blocks aren't meant to teach —
some are meant to burn and clear the path.
When you call upon Him as Vighnaharta, you're saying:

No more delays.
No more diversions.
Let my path be clean, my mind be sharp, my energy be undivided.

सर्वाणि सुरनायक

All obstacles, O Leader of the Gods…

Calling Him Suranāyaka —
is not just a title. It's a summoning of His highest authority.

You’re not appealing to a local deity.
You’re invoking the commander of celestial forces.

The One to whom even Indra folds hands.
The One who leads the divine army not with weapons,
but with clarity and willpower.

It’s a battle-cry dipped in devotion.

The kind of verse you chant with your eyes closed and spine straight —
not because you doubt,
but because you're done with doubts.

You’ve done your part.
Now, you hand it over — not in fear, but with fierce faith.

 

नमस्ते विघ्नसंहर्त्रे नमस्ते ईप्सितप्रद ।

नमस्ते देवदेवेश नमस्ते गणनायक ॥

नमस्ते विघ्नसंहर्त्रे
Salutations to the Destroyer of Obstacles

This is not just poetic.
This is personal.

You’re not praying to some faraway god.
You’re talking to the One who can walk straight into the traffic jam of your life — mental, emotional, spiritual — and just blow it open.

Vighna is not just outer resistance.
It’s inner noise.
It’s laziness that dresses up as logic.
It’s fear wearing the mask of practicality.

Ganesha doesn’t tiptoe around those.
He cuts through.

When you say this line, you’re not begging —
you’re inviting fire to clear the forest so your path can emerge.

नमस्ते ईप्सितप्रद
Salutations to the Giver of All that is Desired

But look — this isn’t just about granting wishes like some cosmic vending machine.

ईप्सित means what is truly yearned for —
not what the ego wants,
but what the soul aches for.

That one thing you dare not even speak out loud —
the longing tucked behind your rituals,
behind your efforts,
behind your tears…

Ganesha sees that.
And if you're aligned, if you're ready — He gives.
Not just things — but timing, support, grace, movement.

नमस्ते देवदेवेश
Salutations to the Lord of Lords, the God of Gods

Now the verse rises like a crescendo.

You’re not just bowing to a deity —
you’re bowing to the Source of all divinity,
the one before whom even Vishnu, Shiva, and Brahma wait before starting anything.

He is Deva-Davesha — not because He rules with dominance,
but because He commands respect by sheer presence.

He is the center that all other powers orbit.

When you say this, you're not just worshipping —
you're anchoring yourself to the core of cosmic order.

नमस्ते गणनायक
Salutations to the Leader of the Ganas

And we return — not to a lesser title, but to the one that makes Him who He is.

Gananayaka.
The one who leads the multitudes —
not just celestial beings,
but the ganas within you.

Your thoughts.
Your emotions.
Your urges.
Your energies.

Without a Gananayaka, they go wild.
With Him — they align, move, create.

This final line is not just praise — it’s a pledge:

Lead me, guide me, govern me.
Make me one of your ganas.

So what is this verse really?

It’s four deep bows —
each one touching a different part of Ganesha’s being:

• His power to remove what blocks.
  
  
• His grace to give what truly matters.
  
  
• His supremacy over all divine energies.
  
  
• His leadership over the soul's internal army.
  
  

It’s the kind of mantra you chant when you want to feel protected, purposeful, and plugged into something larger than your limited self.

 

श्रीगणेशप्रातःस्मरणम् is not merely a morning hymn — it is a sacred blueprint for divine alignment. Each verse is a beam of light, invoking Lord Ganesha as protector, giver, guide, and friend. It stirs the soul awake, clears the path of inner and outer obstacles, and fills the day with purpose and clarity. It praises not just the form, but the eternal force of Ganesha — remover of darkness, bestower of wisdom, and lord of all beginnings. Reciting it daily is like wearing armor of grace — drawing strength, peace, and fulfillment from the one who stands at the gateway of all success.

 

उत्तिष्ठोत्तिष्ठ हेरम्ब उत्तिष्ठ ब्रह्मणस्पते ।

सर्वदा सर्वतः सर्वविघ्नान्मां पाहि विघ्नप ॥

 

आयुरारोग्यमैश्वर्यं माम् प्रदाय स्वभक्तिमत् ।

स्वेक्षणाशक्तिराद्या ते दक्षिणा पातु मं सदा ॥

 

प्रातः स्मरामि गणनाथमनाथबन्धुं

     सिन्दूरपूरपरिशोभितगण्डयुग्मम् ।

उद्दण्डविघ्नपरिखण्डनचण्डदण्ड-

     माखण्डलादिसुरनायकवृन्दवन्द्यम् ॥ १॥

 

प्रातर्नमामि चतुराननवन्द्यमान-

     मिच्छानुकूलमखिलं च वरं ददानम् ।

तं तुन्दिलं द्विरसनाधिपयज्ञसूत्रं

     पुत्रं विलासचतुरं शिवयोः शिवाय ॥ २॥

 

प्रातर्भजाम्यभयदं खलु भक्तशोक-

     दावानलं गणविभुं वरकुञ्जरास्यम् ।

अज्ञानकाननविनाशनहव्यवाह-

     मुत्साहवर्धनमहं सुतमीश्वरस्य ॥ ३॥

 

श्लोकत्रयमिदं पुण्यं सदा साम्राज्यदायकम् ।

प्रातरुत्थाय सततं यः पठेत्प्रयतः पुमान् ॥ ४॥

 

कराग्रे सत्प्रभा बुद्धिः कमला करमध्यगा ।

करमूले मयूरेशः प्रभाते करदर्शनम् ॥

 

ज्ञानरूपवराहस्य पत्नि कर्मस्वरूपिणि ।

सर्वाधारे धरे नौमि पादस्पर्शं क्षमस्व मे ॥

 

तारश्रीनर्मदादूर्वाशमीमन्दारमोदित ।

द्विरदास्य मयूरेश दुःस्वप्नहर पाहि माम् ॥

 

वक्रतुण्ड महाकाय सूर्यकोटिसमप्रभ ।

निर्विघ्नं कुरु मे देव सर्वकार्येषु सर्वदा ॥

 

गणनाथसरस्वतीरविशुक्रबृहस्पतीन् ।

पञ्चैतानि स्मरेन्नित्यं वेदवाणीप्रवृत्तये ॥

 

विनायकं गुरुं भानुं ब्रह्मविष्णुमहेश्वरान् ।

सर्स्वतीं प्रणौम्यादौ सर्वकार्यार्थसिद्धये ॥

 

अभीप्सितार्थसिद्ध्यर्थं पूजितो यः सुरासुरैः ।

सर्वविघ्नहरस्तस्मै गणाधिपतये नमः ॥

 

अगजानपद्मार्कं गजाननमहिर्निशम् ।

अनेकदं तं भक्तानामेकदन्तमुपास्महे ॥

 

नमस्तस्मै गणेशाय यत्कण्डः पुष्करायते ।

यदाभोगधनध्वान्तो नीलकण्ठस्य ताण्डवे ॥

 

कार्यं मे सिद्धिमायातु प्रसन्ने त्वयि धातरि ।

विघ्नानि नाशमायान्तु सर्वाणि सुरनायक ॥

 

नमस्ते विघ्नसंहर्त्रे नमस्ते ईप्सितप्रद ।

नमस्ते देवदेवेश नमस्ते गणनायक ॥

 

uttishthottishtha heramba uttishtha brahmanaspate .

sarvada sarvatah sarvavighnanmam pahi vighnapa ..

 

ayurarogyamaishvaryam mam pradaya svabhaktimat .

svekshanashaktiradya te dakshina patu mam sada ..

 

pratah smarami gananathamanathabandhum

     sindurapuraparishobhitagandayugmam .

uddandavighnaparikhandanachandadanda-

     makhandaladisuranayakavrindavandyam .. 1..

 

pratarnamami chaturananavandyamana-

     michchhanukulamakhilam cha varam dadanam .

tam tundilam dvirasanadhipayajnyasutram

     putram vilasachaturam shivayoh shivaya .. 2..

 

pratarbhajamyabhayadam khalu bhaktashoka-

     davanalam ganavibhum varakunjarasyam .

ajnyanakananavinashanahavyavaha-

     mutsahavardhanamaham sutamishvarasya .. 3..

 

shlokatrayamidam punyam sada samrajyadayakam .

pratarutthaya satatam yah pathetprayatah puman .. 4..

 

karagre satprabha buddhih kamala karamadhyaga .

karamule mayureshah prabhate karadarshanam ..

 

jnyanarupavarahasya patni karmasvarupini .

sarvadhare dhare naumi padasparsham kshamasva me ..

 

tarashrinarmadadurvashamimandaramodita .

dviradasya mayuresha duhsvapnahara pahi mam ..

 

vakratunda mahakaya suryakotisamaprabha .

nirvighnam kuru me deva sarvakaryeshu sarvada ..

 

gananathasarasvatiravishukrabrihaspatin .

panchaitani smarennityam vedavanipravrittaye ..

 

vinayakam gurum bhanum brahmavishnumaheshvaran .

sarsvatim pranaumyadau sarvakaryarthasiddhaye ..

 

abhipsitarthasiddhyartham pujito yah surasuraih .

sarvavighnaharastasmai ganadhipataye namah ..

 

agajanapadmarkam gajananamahirnisham .

anekadam tam bhaktanamekadantamupasmahe ..

 

namastasmai ganeshaya yatkandah pushkarayate .

yadabhogadhanadhvanto nilakanthasya tandave ..

 

karyam me siddhimayatu prasanne tvayi dhatari .

vighnani nashamayantu sarvani suranayaka ..

 

namaste vighnasamhartre namaste ipsitaprada .

namaste devadevesha namaste gananayaka ..

Ramaswamy Sastry and Vighnesh Ghanapaathi

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