About this stotra
Lord Ganesha, also known as Ganapati, is revered as the remover of obstacles and the deity of intellect and wisdom in Hindu tradition. He is the son of Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati and is easily recognized by his elephant head and large belly. Lord Ganesha is often worshipped at the beginning of new ventures and is considered the patron of arts and sciences.
The Ganapati Stotram is a devotional hymn dedicated to Lord Ganesha, praising his attributes and seeking his blessings. The first verse describes Lord Ganesha as having the face of an elephant and being the one who is worshipped by devotees day and night. The second verse portrays him as wearing white garments, having a bright complexion like the moon, and possessing four arms, with a pleasant face that brings peace by removing all obstacles. The third verse highlights Lord Ganesha's curved trunk and massive form, comparing his brilliance to millions of suns, and requests him to remove all hindrances in every endeavor. The fourth verse venerates Lord Ganesha as the leader of the celestial hosts, who enjoys the essence of fruits like kapittha and jambu, and is the son of Goddess Uma. It concludes by bowing to his lotus feet, acknowledging him as the cause of the destruction of sorrow. This stotram is recited to invoke Lord Ganesha's grace for success and the removal of difficulties in life.
Ganapati Stotram lyrics and meaning
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Verse 1
अगजानन-पद्माकं गजाननम्-अहर्निशम्।
अनेकदंतं भक्तानाम् एकदन्तम्-उपास्महे ॥१॥
agajānana-padmākaṃ gajānanam-aharniśam.
anekadantaṃ bhaktānām ekadantam-upāsmahe ..1..
As the rays from the lotus-face of Gauri (Devi Parvati) is always on her beloved son Gajanana (Who has the face of an Elephant),
Similarly, the grace of Sri Ganesha is always on his devotees; Granting their many prayers; the devotees who with deep devotion worship the Ekadanta ( Who has a single tusk).
Word by word
- अगजानन (agajānana)
- Gauri's face (aga:mountain | jānana:face)
- पद्माकं (padmākam)
- lotus-like (padma:lotus | ākam:like)
- गजाननम् (gajānanaṃ)
- elephant-faced (gaja:elephant | ānanaṃ:face)
- अहर्निशम् (aharniśam)
- day and night (ahar:day | niśam:night)
- अनेकदंतं (anekadantaṃ)
- many-tusked (aneka:many | dantaṃ:tusk)
- भक्तानाम् (bhaktānām)
- of the devotees
- एकदन्तम् (ekadantam)
- single-tusked (eka:one | dantam:tusk)
- उपास्महे (upāsmahe)
- we worship
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Verse 2
शुक्लांबरधरं विष्णुं शशिवर्णं चतुर्भुजम्।
प्रसन्नवदनं ध्यायेत् सर्व-विघ्नोपशान्तये ॥२॥
śuklāmbaradharaṃ viṣṇuṃ śaśivarṇaṃ caturbhujam.
prasannavadanaṃ dhyāyet sarva-vighnopaśāntaye ..2..
We meditate on Sri Vishwaksena, who is wearing white clothes, who is all-pervading, who is bright in appearance like the moon and who is having four arms, who is having a compassionate and gracious face; Let us meditate on him to ward of all obstacles.
Word by word
- शुक्लांबरधरं (śuklāmbaradharam)
- wearing white clothes (śukla:white | ambara:clothes | dharam:wearing)
- विष्णुं (viṣṇum)
- Vishnu
- शशिवर्णं (śaśivarṇam)
- moon-colored (śaśi:moon | varṇam:colored)
- चतुर्भुजम् (caturbhujam)
- four-armed (catur:four | bhujam:armed)
- प्रसन्नवदनं (prasannavadanam)
- gracious face (prasanna:gracious | vadanam:face)
- ध्यायेत् (dhyāyet)
- let meditate
- सर्व-विघ्नोपशान्तये (sarva-vighnopaśāntaye)
- for removal of all obstacles (sarva:all | vighna:obstacles | upaśāntaye:for removal)
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Verse 3
वक्रतुण्ड महाकाय कोटिसूर्य-समप्रभ ।
अविघ्नं कुरु मे देव सर्व-कार्येषु सर्वदा ॥३॥
vakratuṇḍa mahākāya koṭisūrya-samaprabha .
avighnaṃ kuru me deva sarva-kāryeṣu sarvadā ..3..
Salutations to Sri Ganesha, who has a curved trunk, who has a large body and whose splendour is similar to million suns; O deva, please make my undertakings free of obstacles, by extending your blessings in all my work, always.
Word by word
- वक्रतुण्ड (vakratuṇḍa)
- curved trunk (vakra:curved | tuṇḍa:trunk)
- महाकाय (mahākāya)
- large body (mahā:large | kāya:body)
- कोटिसूर्य-समप्रभ (koṭisūrya-samaprabha)
- splendour like million suns (koṭi:million | sūrya:suns | sama:like | prabha:splendour)
- अविघ्नं (avighnaṃ)
- free of obstacles
- कुरु (kuru)
- make
- मे (me)
- my
- देव (deva)
- O deva
- सर्व-कार्येषु (sarva-kāryeṣu)
- in all undertakings (sarva:all | kāryeṣu:in undertakings)
- सर्वदा (sarvadā)
- always
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Verse 4
गजाननं भूत-गणाधिसेवितं
कपित्थ-जम्बू-फलसार-भक्षकम्। जलगाकन
उमासुतं शोकविनाश-कारणं
नमामि विघ्नेश्वर-पाद-पङ्कजम्॥४॥
gajānanaṃ bhūta-gaṇādhisevitaṃ
kapittha-jambū-phalasāra-bhakṣakam. jalagākana
umāsutaṃ śokavināśa-kāraṇaṃ
namāmi vighneśvara-pāda-paṅkajam..4..
I reverentially salute the lotus-feet of Sri Vigneshwara. One who is having the face of an elephant, one who is served by the Bhutaganas (celestial attendants) and others, by whom is partaken the juice of kapittha (wood-apple) and jambu (rose-apple) fruits (offered by the devotees); Who is the son of devi Uma (devi Parvati), and the cause of the destruction of sorrows, I reverentially salute the lotus-feet of that Vighneshwara (the lord who removes the obstacles).
Word by word
- गजाननं (gajānanaṃ)
- elephant-faced (gaja:elephant | ānanaṃ:face)
- भूत-गणाधिसेवितं (bhūta-gaṇādhisevitaṃ)
- served by celestial attendants (bhūta:celestial beings | gaṇa:group | adhi:chief | sevitaṃ:served by)
- कपित्थ-जम्बू-फलसार-भक्षकम् (kapittha-jambū-phalasāra-bhakṣakam)
- eater of wood-apple and rose-apple (kapittha:wood-apple | jambū:rose-apple | phala:fruit | sāra:essence | bhakṣakam:eater)
- उमासुतं (umāsutaṃ)
- son of Uma (umā:Uma | sutaṃ:son)
- शोकविनाश-कारणं (śokavināśa-kāraṇaṃ)
- cause of sorrow's destruction (śoka:sorrow | vināśa:destruction | kāraṇaṃ:cause)
- नमामि (namāmi)
- I salute
- विघ्नेश्वर-पाद-पङ्कजम् (vighneśvara-pāda-paṅkajam)
- lotus-feet of Vighneshwara (vighneśvara:Vighneshwara | pāda:feet | paṅkajam:lotus)
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