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Verse 1
ॐ श्री गुरुभ्यो नमः । हरिः ओम् ॥
ōṃ śrī gurubhyō namaḥ । hariḥ ōm ॥
Om. Salutations to the revered Guru. Hari Om.
About this stotra
The Ganapati Prarthana Ghanapatham is the Ghana-patha recitation of the classical Vedic Ganapati mantra from the Rigveda (2.23.1), which begins with the invocation of Ganapati as lord of all ganas, wisest among the wise and eldest sovereign of sacred speech (Brahmanaspati). Ghana-patha is the most complex of the eight traditional modes of Vedic recitation — syllables are interwoven in a specified forward-backward-forward pattern, demanding precise memorisation and tremendous concentration. This elaborate recitation style, preserved through oral tradition for thousands of years, is considered especially potent for invoking Ganesha's blessings and is chanted at the beginning of major rituals and Vedic ceremonies.
Ganapati Prarthana Ghanapatham lyrics and meaning
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Verse 2
ओ-ङ्ग॒णाना᳚-न्त्वा ग॒णप॑तिग्ं हवामहे क॒वि-ङ्क॑वी॒नां उप॒मश्र॑वस्तवम् । ज्ये॒ष्ठ॒राज॒-म्ब्रह्म॑णा-म्ब्रह्मणस्पत॒ आ नः॑ शृ॒ण्वन्नू॒तिभि॑स्सीद॒ साद॑नम् ॥
ō-ṅga̠ṇānā̎-ntvā ga̠ṇapa̍tigṃ havāmahē ka̠vi-ṅka̍vī̠nāṃ upa̠maśra̍vastavam । jyē̠ṣṭha̠rāja̠-mbrahma̍ṇā-mbrahmaṇaspata̠ ā na̍-śśṛ̠ṇvannū̠tibhi̍ssīda̠ sāda̍nam ॥
O Ganapati, lord of all ganas, we invoke you — wisest among the wise, most celebrated, eldest sovereign of sacred speech (Brahmanaspati). Come, hear us with your blessings and take your seat among us.
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Verse 3
ग॒णाना᳚-न्त्वा त्वा ग॒णाना᳚-ङ्ग॒णाना᳚-न्त्वा ग॒णप॑ति-ङ्ग॒णप॑ति-न्त्वा ग॒णाना᳚-ङ्ग॒णाना᳚-न्त्वा ग॒णप॑तिम् ॥
ga̠ṇānā̎-ntvā tvā ga̠ṇānā̎-ṅga̠ṇānā̎-ntvā ga̠ṇapa̍ti-ṅga̠ṇapa̍ti-ntvā ga̠ṇānā̎-ṅga̠ṇānā̎-ntvā ga̠ṇapa̍tim ॥
Ghana-patha recitation of the Ganapati mantra — the syllables are interwoven in the ancient forward-backward-forward pattern: O lord of ganas, take your seat.
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Verse 4
त्वा॒ ग॒णप॑ति-ङ्ग॒णप॑ति-न्त्वात्वा ग॒णप॑तिग्ं हवामहे हवामहे ग॒णप॑ति-न्त्वात्वा गणप॑तिग्ं हवामहे । ग॒णप॑तिग्ं हवामहे हवामहे ग॒णप॑ति-ङ्ग॒णप॑तिग्ं हवामहे क॒विन्क॒विग्ं ह॑वामहे ग॒णप॑ति-ङ्ग॒णप॑तिग्ं हवामहे क॒विम् । ग॒णप॑ति॒मिति॑ग॒ण-प॒ति॒म् ॥
tvā̠ ga̠ṇapa̍ti-ṅga̠ṇapa̍ti-ntvātvā ga̠ṇapa̍tigṃ havāmahē havāmahē ga̠ṇapa̍ti-ntvātvā gaṇapa̍tigṃ havāmahē । ga̠ṇapa̍tigṃ havāmahē havāmahē ga̠ṇapa̍ti-ṅga̠ṇapa̍tigṃ havāmahē ka̠vinka̠vigṃ ha̍vāmahē ga̠ṇapa̍ti-ṅga̠ṇapa̍tigṃ havāmahē ka̠vim । ga̠ṇapa̍ti̠miti̍ga̠ṇa-pa̠ti̠m ॥
Ghana-patha: We invoke you, O lord of ganas — again and again we call upon you, O Ganapati; again and again we invoke the wisest of the wise.
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Verse 5
ह॒वा॒म॒हे॒ क॒वि-ङ्क॒विग्ं॒ ह॑वामहे हवामहे क॒वि-ङ्क॑वी॒नान्क॑वी॒ना-ङ्क॒विग्ं॒ ह॑वामहे हवामहे क॒विन्क॑वी॒नाम् ॥
ha̠vā̠ma̠hē̠ ka̠vi-ṅka̠vig̠ṃ ha̍vāmahē havāmahē ka̠vi-ṅka̍vī̠nānka̍vī̠nā-ṅka̠vig̠ṃ ha̍vāmahē havāmahē ka̠vinka̍vī̠nām ॥
Ghana-patha: We invoke you, O wisest among the wise — again and again we call the most wise, we invoke the supremely wise.
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Verse 6
क॒विन्क॑वी॒नान्क॑वी॒ना-ङ्क॒विन्क॒वि-ङ्क॑वी॒नामु॑प॒मश्र॑वस्तम मुप॒मश्र॑वस्तमङ्क॑वी॒ना-ङ्क॒विन्क॒वि-ङ्क॑वी॒नामु॑प॒मश्र॑वस्तमम् ॥
ka̠vinka̍vī̠nānka̍vī̠nā-ṅka̠vinka̠vi-ṅka̍vī̠nāmu̍pa̠maśra̍vastama mupa̠maśra̍vastamaṅka̍vī̠nā-ṅka̠vinka̠vi-ṅka̍vī̠nāmu̍pa̠maśra̍vastamam ॥
Ghana-patha: Among the wise, most celebrated, supremely celebrated — hear us, O wisest one; supremely glorious, most celebrated.
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Verse 7
क॒वी॒नामु॑प॒मश्र॑व स्तममुप॒मश्र॑वस्तम-ङ्कवी॒ना न्क॑वी॒ना मु॑प॒मश्र॑वस्तमम् । उ॒प॒मश्र॑वस्तम॒ मित्यु॑प॒मश्र॑वः-त॒म॒म् ॥
ka̠vī̠nāmu̍pa̠maśra̍va stamamupa̠maśra̍vastama-ṅkavī̠nā nka̍vī̠nā mu̍pa̠maśra̍vastamam । u̠pa̠maśra̍vastama̠ mityu̍pa̠maśra̍vaḥ-ta̠ma̠m ॥
Ghana-patha: The most celebrated, the supremely glorious — hear us with your divine protection, O most celebrated lord.
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Verse 8
ज्ये॒ष्ट॒राजं॒ ब्रह्म॑णा॒-म्ब्रह्म॑णा-ञ्ज्येष्ठ॒राजं॑ ज्येष्ठ॒राजं॒ ब्रह्म॑णा-म्ब्रह्मणो ब्रह्मणो॒ ब्रह्म॑णा-ञ्ज्येष्ठ॒राजं॑ ज्येष्ठ॒राजं॒ ब्रह्म॑णा-म्ब्रह्मणः । ज्ये॒ष्ठ॒राज॒मिति॑ज्येष्ठ राजम्᳚ ॥
jyē̠ṣṭa̠rājaṃ̠ brahma̍ṇā̠-mbrahma̍ṇā-ñjyēṣṭha̠rājaṃ̍ jyēṣṭha̠rājaṃ̠ brahma̍ṇā-mbrahmaṇō brahmaṇō̠ brahma̍ṇā-ñjyēṣṭha̠rājaṃ̍ jyēṣṭha̠rājaṃ̠ brahma̍ṇā-mbrahmaṇaḥ । jyē̠ṣṭha̠rāja̠miti̍jyēṣṭha rājam̎ ॥
Ghana-patha: O eldest sovereign of sacred speech (jyeshtharaja of Brahmanaspati) — lord of prayers, lord of sacred utterances.
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Verse 9
ब्रह्म॑णा-म्ब्रह्मणो ब्रह्मणो॒ ब्रह्म॑णां॒ ब्रह्म॑णा-म्ब्रह्मणस्पते पतेब्रह्मणो॒ ब्रह्म॑णां॒ ब्रह्म॑णा-म्ब्रह्मणस्पते ॥
brahma̍ṇā-mbrahmaṇō brahmaṇō̠ brahma̍ṇāṃ̠ brahma̍ṇā-mbrahmaṇaspatē patēbrahmaṇō̠ brahma̍ṇāṃ̠ brahma̍ṇā-mbrahmaṇaspatē ॥
Ghana-patha: O lord of sacred speech, Brahmanaspati, lord of Brahman — hear us, O master of the sacred.
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Verse 10
ब्र॒ह्म॒ण॒स्प॒ते॒ प॒ते॒ ब्र॒ह्म॒णो॒ ब्र॒ह्म॒ण॒स्प॒त॒ आप॑ते ब्रह्मणो ब्रह्मणस्पत॒ आ । प॒त॒ आ प॑तेपत॒ आनो॑न॒ आप॑ते पत॒ आनः॑ ॥
bra̠hma̠ṇa̠spa̠tē̠ pa̠tē̠ bra̠hma̠ṇō̠ bra̠hma̠ṇa̠spa̠ta̠ āpa̍tē brahmaṇō brahmaṇaspata̠ ā । pa̠ta̠ ā pa̍tēpata̠ ānō̍na̠ āpa̍tē pata̠ āna̍ḥ ॥
Ghana-patha: O Brahmanaspati, lord, come to us — lord of sacred knowledge, lord of Brahman, hear our call.
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Verse 11
आनो॑न॒ आन॑श्शृ॒ण्वन्छृ॒ण्वन्न॒ आन॑श्शृण्वन्न् । न॒ श्शृण्वन्छृ॒ण्वन्नो॑न श्शृ॒ण्वन्नू॒तिभि॑ रू॒तिभि॑श्शृ॒ण्वन्नो॑न श्शृ॒ण्वन्नू॒तिभिः॑ ॥
ānō̍na̠ āna̍śśṛ̠ṇvanChṛ̠ṇvanna̠ āna̍śśṛṇvann । na̠ śśṛṇvanChṛ̠ṇvannō̍na śśṛ̠ṇvannū̠tibhi̍ rū̠tibhi̍śśṛ̠ṇvannō̍na śśṛ̠ṇvannū̠tibhi̍ḥ ॥
Ghana-patha: Hear us, hear us with your divine blessings (utibhih) — with your protecting grace, please hear and protect.
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Verse 12
श्शृ॒ण्वन्नू॒तिभि॑ रू॒तिभि॑श्शृ॒ण्वन्छृ॒ण्वन्नू॒तिभि॑स्सीद सीदो॒तिभि॑श्शृ॒ण्वन् छृ॒ण्वन्नू॒तिभि॑स्सीद ॥
śśṛ̠ṇvannū̠tibhi̍ rū̠tibhi̍śśṛ̠ṇvanChṛ̠ṇvannū̠tibhi̍ssīda sīdō̠tibhi̍śśṛ̠ṇvan Chṛ̠ṇvannū̠tibhi̍ssīda ॥
Ghana-patha: With your blessings (utibhih), come and take your seat (sida) — come sit among us, protected by your grace.
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Verse 13
ऊ॒तिभि॑स्सीद सीदो॒तिभि॑ रू॒तिभि॑स्सीद॒ साद॑न॒ग्ं॒ साद॑नग्ं॒ सीदो॒तिभि॑रू॒तिभि॑स्सीद॒ साद॑नम् । ऊ॒तिभि॒ रित्यू॒ति-भिः॒ ॥
ū̠tibhi̍ssīda sīdō̠tibhi̍ rū̠tibhi̍ssīda̠ sāda̍na̠g̠ṃ sāda̍nag̠ṃ sīdō̠tibhi̍rū̠tibhi̍ssīda̠ sāda̍nam । ū̠tibhi̠ rityū̠ti-bhi̠ḥ ॥
Ghana-patha: Come and be seated (utibhih sida) — with your blessings take your place (sadanam), sit with us.
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Verse 14
सी॒द॒साद॑न॒ग्ं॒ साद॑नग्ं॒ सीद सीद॒ साद॑नम् । साद॑न॒मिति॒ साद॑नम् ॥
sī̠da̠sāda̍na̠g̠ṃ sāda̍nag̠ṃ sīda sīda̠ sāda̍nam । sāda̍na̠miti̠ sāda̍nam ॥
Ghana-patha: Come and take your seat (sida sadanam) — be seated, be seated among us, O lord; thus take your seat.
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Verse 15
ॐ श्री महागणपतये नमः ॥
ōṃ śrī mahāgaṇapatayē namaḥ ॥
Om. Salutations to the great Ganapati.