About this stotra
Ganesha Pancharathnam means: the sacred hymn of the five gems in praise of Lord Ganesha.
Lord Ganesha, also known as Vinayaka or Ganapati, is one of the most revered deities in Hinduism. He is widely worshipped as the remover of obstacles, the patron of arts and sciences, and the deva of intellect and wisdom. Lord Ganesha is easily recognizable by his elephant head and is often invoked at the beginning of rituals and ceremonies.
The Lord Ganesha Pancharathnam is a devotional hymn consisting of five verses that extol the virtues and powers of Lord Ganesha. The first verse praises Lord Ganesha as the joyful bearer of modaka (a sweet made of coconut and jaggery), the bestower of liberation, and the protector of the world. He is depicted as the sole leader who destroys obstacles and the negative forces represented by demons. The second verse describes Lord Ganesha as a radiant and formidable presence, who is worshipped by gods and capable of uplifting those in distress. He is acknowledged as the lord of all, including wealth and the celestial beings. The third verse highlights Lord Ganesha's role as a benefactor of the universe, a destroyer of demonic forces, and a source of grace, forgiveness, joy, and fame. The fourth verse focuses on Lord Ganesha's unique and inconceivable form, emphasizing his role as a constant presence in the hearts of yogis and his ability to remove obstacles. The final verse promises that those who recite this hymn with devotion every morning, while remembering Lord Ganesha, will be blessed with health, prosperity, good fortune, and a fulfilling life. The hymn is a powerful invocation seeking the blessings of Lord Ganesha for a life free of obstacles and filled with success and well-being.
Ganesha Pancharathnam lyrics and meaning
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Verse 1
मुदा करात्तमोदकं सदा विमुक्तिसाधकं
कलाधरावतंसकं विलासिलोकरक्षकम् ।
अनायकैकनायकं विनाशितेभदैत्यकं
नताशुभाशुनाशकं नमामि तं विनायकम् ॥ १ ॥
mudā karāttamodakaṃ sadā vimuktisādhakaṃ
kalādharāvataṃsakaṃ vilāsilokarakṣakam ।
anāyakaikanāyakaṃ vināśitebhadaityakaṃ
natāśubhāśunāśakaṃ namāmi taṃ vināyakam ॥ १ ॥
I bow to that Vinayaka, who joyfully holds the modaka in His hand, who is ever the bestower of liberation, who has Shiva (the bearer of the crescent moon) as His crest ornament, and who gracefully protects the worlds. He is the sole leader of the leaderless (the one refuge of the shelterless), the destroyer of the elephant demon (Gajāsura), and the swift remover of all inauspiciousness for those who bow to Him.
Word by word
- मुदा (mudā)
- with joy
- कर-आत्त-मोदकं (kara-ātta-modakaṃ)
- holding modaka in hand (kara:hand | ātta:held | modakaṃ:modaka/sweet)
- सदा (sadā)
- always
- विमुक्ति-साधकं (vimukti-sādhakaṃ)
- bestower of liberation (vimukti:liberation | sādhakaṃ:accomplisher)
- कलाधर-अवतंसकं (kalādhara-avataṃsakaṃ)
- having Shiva (bearer of the crescent moon) as crest ornament (kalādhara:Shiva, bearer of the crescent | avataṃsakaṃ:crest ornament)
- विलासि-लोक-रक्षकम् (vilāsi-loka-rakṣakam)
- graceful protector of the worlds (vilāsi:graceful | loka:world | rakṣakam:protector)
- अनायक-एक-नायकं (anāyaka-eka-nāyakaṃ)
- sole leader of the leaderless (anāyaka:leaderless | eka:one | nāyakaṃ:leader)
- विनाशित-इभ-दैत्यकं (vināśita-ibha-daityakaṃ)
- destroyer of the elephant demon (vināśita:destroyed | ibha:elephant | daityakaṃ:demon)
- नत-अशुभ-आशु-नाशकं (nata-aśubha-āśu-nāśakaṃ)
- swift destroyer of inauspiciousness for devotees (nata:bowed/devotees | aśubha:inauspicious | āśu:quickly | nāśakaṃ:destroyer)
- नमामि (namāmi)
- I bow
- तं विनायकम् (taṃ vināyakam)
- to that Vinayaka (taṃ:that | vināyakam:Vinayaka/remover of obstacles)
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Verse 2
नतेतरातिभीकरं नवोदितार्कभास्वरं
नमत्सुरारिनिर्जरं नताधिकापदुद्धरम् ।
सुरेश्वरं निधीश्वरं गजेश्वरं गणेश्वरं
महेश्वरं तमाश्रये परात्परं निरन्तरम् ॥ २ ॥
natetarātibhīkaraṃ navoditārkabhāsvaraṃ
namatsurārinijaraṃ natādhikāpaduddharam ।
sureśvaraṃ nidhīśvaraṃ gajeśvaraṃ gaṇeśvaraṃ
maheśvaraṃ tamāśraye parātparaṃ nirantaram ॥ २ ॥
To those who do not bow, He is exceedingly terrifying; to His devotees, He shines radiant as the newly risen sun. He vanquishes the enemies of the gods, and He lifts up those who bow before Him from the greatest of calamities. I continuously take refuge in that Lord of the gods, Lord of treasures, Lord of elephants, Lord of the ganas, the Supreme Lord — the One who is beyond the beyond, eternally.
Word by word
- न-इतर-अति-भीकरम् (na-itara-ati-bhīkaraṃ)
- exceedingly terrifying to those who do not bow (na:not | itara:others | ati:exceedingly | bhīkaraṃ:terrifying)
- नव-उदित-अर्क-भास्वरम् (nava-udita-arka-bhāsvaraṃ)
- radiant as the newly risen sun (nava:new | udita:risen | arka:sun | bhāsvaraṃ:shining)
- नमत्-सुर-अरि-निर्जरम् (namat-sura-ari-nirjaraṃ)
- who vanquishes the enemies of the gods who bow (namat:bowing | sura:gods | ari:enemies | nirjaraṃ:destroyer)
- नत-अधिक-आपद्-उद्धरम् (nata-adhika-āpad-uddharam)
- who lifts those who bow from great calamities (nata:bowed | adhika:great | āpad:calamity | uddharam:lifter)
- सुरेश्वरम् (sureśvaraṃ)
- Lord of the gods (sura:gods | īśvaraṃ:lord)
- निधीश्वरम् (nidhīśvaraṃ)
- Lord of treasures (nidhi:treasure | īśvaraṃ:lord)
- गजेश्वरम् (gajeśvaraṃ)
- Lord of elephants (gaja:elephant | īśvaraṃ:lord)
- गणेश्वरम् (gaṇeśvaraṃ)
- Lord of the ganas (gaṇa:ganas | īśvaraṃ:lord)
- महेश्वरम् (maheśvaraṃ)
- the Supreme Lord (mahā:great | īśvaraṃ:lord)
- तम् आश्रये (tam āśraye)
- I take refuge in Him (tam:Him | āśraye:I take refuge)
- परात्परम् (parātparaṃ)
- beyond the beyond (parāt:beyond | paraṃ:supreme)
- निरन्तरम् (nirantaram)
- continuously, eternally
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Verse 3
समस्तलोकशङ्करं निरस्तदैत्यकुञ्जरं
दरेतरोदरं वरं वरेभवक्त्रमक्षरम् ।
कृपाकरं क्षमाकरं मुदाकरं यशस्करं
मनस्करं नमस्कृतां नमस्करोमि भास्वरम् ॥ ३ ॥
samastalokaśaṅkaraṃ nirastadaityakuñjaraṃ
daretarodaraṃ varaṃ varebhavaktramakṣaram ।
kṛpākaraṃ kṣamākaraṃ mudākaraṃ yaśaskaraṃ
manaskaraṃ namaskṛtāṃ namaskaromi bhāsvaram ॥ ३ ॥
I bow to the radiant one who bestows auspiciousness upon all worlds, who has vanquished the demon elephant (Gajāsura), whose belly is vast beyond measure, who is the most excellent one with the face of a lordly elephant, who is imperishable. He is the bestower of compassion, the bestower of forgiveness, the bestower of joy, the bestower of fame, and the bestower of mental focus to those who offer salutations. To that effulgent one, I offer my prostrations.
Word by word
- समस्त-लोक-शङ्करम् (samasta-loka-śaṅkaram)
- bestower of auspiciousness to all worlds (samasta:all | loka:worlds | śaṅkaram:bestower of auspiciousness)
- निरस्त-दैत्य-कुञ्जरम् (nirasta-daitya-kuñjaram)
- who vanquished the demon elephant (nirasta:driven away | daitya:demon | kuñjaram:elephant)
- दरेतर-उदरम् (daretara-udaram)
- whose belly is immense (daretara:exceedingly great | udaram:belly)
- वरम् (varam)
- the excellent one
- वर-इभ-वक्त्रम् (vara-ibha-vaktram)
- having the face of a lordly elephant (vara:excellent | ibha:elephant | vaktram:face)
- अक्षरम् (akṣaram)
- the imperishable one
- कृपाकरम् (kṛpākaram)
- bestower of compassion (kṛpā:compassion | karam:bestower)
- क्षमाकरम् (kṣamākaram)
- bestower of forgiveness (kṣamā:forgiveness | karam:bestower)
- मुदाकरम् (mudākaram)
- bestower of joy (mudā:joy | karam:bestower)
- यशस्करम् (yaśaskaram)
- bestower of fame (yaśas:fame | karam:bestower)
- मनस्करम् (manaskaram)
- bestower of mental focus (manas:mind | karam:bestower)
- नमस्कृताम् (namaskṛtām)
- to those who offer salutations
- नमस्करोमि (namaskaromi)
- I offer prostrations
- भास्वरम् (bhāsvaram)
- the radiant one
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Verse 4
अकिञ्चनार्तिमार्जनं चिरन्तनोक्तिभाजनं
पुरारिपूर्वनन्दनं सुरारिगर्वचर्वणम् ।
प्रपञ्चनाशभीषणं धनञ्जयादिभूषणं
कपोलदानवारणं भजे पुराणवारणम् ॥ ४ ॥
akiñcanārtimārjanaṃ cirantanoktibhājanaṃ
purāripūrvanandanaṃ surārigarvacarvaṇam ।
prapañcanāśabhīṣaṇaṃ dhanañjayādibhūṣaṇaṃ
kapoladānavāraṇaṃ bhaje purāṇavāraṇam ॥ ४ ॥
I worship the Ancient Elephant-faced One, who removes the afflictions of the destitute, who is the vessel of eternal utterances, who is the first-born joy of the Destroyer of Tripura (Shiva), who crushes the pride of the enemies of the gods, who is terrifying to the destruction of the manifest world, who is adorned by Dhanañjaya (Arjuna) and other great ones, and whose temples stream with the ichor of a mighty elephant.
Word by word
- अकिञ्चन-आर्ति-मार्जनम् (akiñcana-ārti-mārjanam)
- remover of the afflictions of the destitute (akiñcana:destitute | ārti:affliction | mārjanam:remover)
- चिरन्तन-उक्ति-भाजनम् (cirantana-ukti-bhājanaṃ)
- vessel of eternal utterances (cirantana:eternal | ukti:utterance | bhājanaṃ:vessel)
- पुरारि-पूर्व-नन्दनम् (purāri-pūrva-nandanaṃ)
- first-born joy of Shiva (purāri:enemy of Tripura, Shiva | pūrva:first | nandanaṃ:son, joy)
- सुरारि-गर्व-चर्वणम् (surāri-garva-carvaṇam)
- crusher of the pride of demons (surāri:enemy of gods, demon | garva:pride | carvaṇam:crushing)
- प्रपञ्च-नाश-भीषणम् (prapañca-nāśa-bhīṣaṇaṃ)
- terrifying to worldly destruction (prapañca:manifest world | nāśa:destruction | bhīṣaṇaṃ:terrifying)
- धनञ्जय-आदि-भूषणम् (dhanañjaya-ādi-bhūṣaṇaṃ)
- adorned by Dhanañjaya (Arjuna) and others (dhanañjaya:Arjuna | ādi:and others | bhūṣaṇaṃ:ornament)
- कपोल-दान-वारणम् (kapola-dāna-vāraṇam)
- elephant with ichor flowing from temples (kapola:temple, cheek | dāna:ichor | vāraṇam:elephant)
- भजे (bhaje)
- I worship
- पुराण-वारणम् (purāṇa-vāraṇam)
- the ancient elephant (purāṇa:ancient | vāraṇam:elephant)
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Verse 5
नितान्तकान्तदन्तकान्तिमन्तकान्तकात्मजं
अचिन्त्यरूपमन्तहीनमन्तरायकृन्तनम् ।
हृदन्तरे निरन्तरं वसन्तमेव योगिनां
तमेकदन्तमेव तं विचिन्तयामि सन्ततम् ॥ ५ ॥
nitāntakāntadantakāntimantakāntakātmajaṃ
acintyarūpamantahīnamantarāyakṛntanam ।
hṛdantare nirantaraṃ vasantameva yogināṃ
tamekadantameva taṃ vicintayāmi santatam ॥ ५ ॥
I constantly meditate upon that One-Tusked Lord, the son of the destroyer of Death (Shiva), whose tusk shines with exceedingly beautiful radiance, whose form is beyond thought and comprehension, who is infinite and without end, who cuts asunder all obstacles, and who dwells eternally within the innermost hearts of the yogis without interruption.
Word by word
- नितान्त-कान्त-दन्त-कान्ति (nitānta-kānta-danta-kānti)
- exceedingly beautiful tusk radiance (nitānta:exceedingly | kānta:beautiful | danta:tusk | kānti:radiance)
- मन्तक-अन्तक-आत्मजम् (mantaka-antaka-ātmajam)
- son of the destroyer of Death (mantaka:Death | antaka:destroyer | ātmajam:son of)
- अचिन्त्य-रूपम् (acintya-rūpam)
- of inconceivable form (acintya:inconceivable | rūpam:form)
- अन्त-हीनम् (anta-hīnam)
- without end, infinite (anta:end | hīnam:without)
- अन्तराय-कृन्तनम् (antarāya-kṛntanam)
- cutter of obstacles (antarāya:obstacles | kṛntanam:cutter)
- हृद्-अन्तरे (hṛd-antare)
- within the heart (hṛd:heart | antare:within)
- निरन्तरम् (nirantaram)
- without interruption, eternally
- वसन्तम् एव (vasantam eva)
- indeed dwelling (vasantam:dwelling | eva:indeed)
- योगिनाम् (yoginām)
- of the yogis
- तम् एक-दन्तम् एव (tam eka-dantam eva)
- that One-Tusked One indeed (tam:that | eka:one | dantam:tusked | eva:indeed)
- विचिन्तयामि (vicintayāmi)
- I meditate upon
- सन्ततम् (santatam)
- constantly
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Verse 6
महागणेशपञ्चरत्नमादरेण योऽन्वहं
प्रजल्पति प्रभातके हृदि स्मरन्गणेश्वरम् ।
अरोगतामदोषतां सुसाहितीं सुपुत्रतां
समाहितायुरष्टभूतिमभ्युपैति सोऽचिरात् ॥ ६ ॥
mahāgaṇeśapañcaratnamādareṇa yo'nvahaṃ
prajalpati prabhātake hṛdi smarangaṇeśvaram ।
arogatāmadoṣatāṃ susāhitīṃ suputratāṃ
samāhitāyuraṣṭabhūtimabhyupaiti so'cirāt ॥ ६ ॥
He who recites this Mahaganesha Pancharatnam with devotion every day at dawn, remembering Ganeshvara in his heart, swiftly attains freedom from disease, freedom from faults, excellent companionship, worthy progeny, long life with mental composure, and the eightfold prosperity.
Word by word
- महा-गणेश-पञ्च-रत्नम् (mahā-gaṇeśa-pañca-ratnam)
- the five jewels of Mahaganesha (mahā:great | gaṇeśa:Ganesha | pañca:five | ratnam:jewel)
- आदरेण (ādareṇa)
- with devotion
- यः अन्वहम् (yaḥ anvaham)
- he who daily (yaḥ:who | anvaham:daily)
- प्रजल्पति (prajalpati)
- recites
- प्रभातके (prabhātake)
- at dawn
- हृदि (hṛdi)
- in the heart
- स्मरन् (smaran)
- remembering
- गणेश्वरम् (gaṇeśvaram)
- Lord of the Ganas
- अरोगताम् (arogatām)
- freedom from disease
- अदोषताम् (adoṣatām)
- freedom from faults
- सुसाहितीम् (susāhitīm)
- excellent companionship
- सुपुत्रताम् (suputratām)
- worthy progeny
- समाहित-आयुः (samāhita-āyuḥ)
- composed long life (samāhita:composed | āyuḥ:life)
- अष्ट-भूतिम् (aṣṭa-bhūtim)
- eightfold prosperity (aṣṭa:eight | bhūtim:prosperity/well-being)
- अभ्युपैति (abhyupaiti)
- attains
- सः अचिरात् (saḥ acirāt)
- he swiftly (saḥ:he | acirāt:soon/swiftly)
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