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Sankashtanashana Ganesha Stotram: Lyrics and Meaning

संकटनाशन गणेश स्तोत्र

Traditional; the printings ascribe it to the Narada Purana

The Sankashtanashana Ganesha Stotram ("the Ganesha hymn that destroys troubles") is a short Sanskrit hymn of eight verses that gives twelve names of Ganesha. Many Hindu families recite it every day, on Wednesdays, and on Sankashti Chaturthi, the monthly fast to Ganesha on the fourth day after the full moon. It is often learned as one of the first Sanskrit prayers, because it is short and its verses are simple.

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Verse 1

नारद उवाच ।

प्रणम्य शिरसा देवं गौरीपुत्रं विनायकम् ।भक्तावासं स्मरेन्नित्यमायुः कामार्थसिद्धये ॥

Pranamya shirasa devam gauriputram vinayakamBhaktavasam smarennityamayuh kamarthasiddhaye

IAST

praṇamya śirasā devaṃ gaurīputraṃ vināyakam |bhaktāvāsaṃ smarennityamāyuḥ kāmārthasiddhaye ||

How to read these English letters (IAST)

Our explanation Narada speaks. Bow your head to the god Vinayaka, the son of Gauri, the dwelling place of his devotees, and remember him every day. The hymn says that this is done for long life, for what one wishes for, and for wealth (āyuḥ, kāma, artha). The 1904 printing reads "bhaktyā vyāsaḥ" here: "Vyasa should remember him every day with devotion". The 1905 printing and most printings today read "bhaktāvāsaṃ", shown here.

हिंदी अर्थ नारद कहते हैं: सिर झुकाकर गौरी के पुत्र, भक्तों के निवास देव विनायक को प्रणाम करें और रोज़ उनका स्मरण करें। श्लोक कहता है कि यह लंबी आयु, मनचाही बातों और धन (आयु, काम, अर्थ) की सिद्धि के लिए है। 1904 की छपाई में यहाँ "भक्त्या व्यासः" है: "व्यास भक्ति से रोज़ उनका स्मरण करें"। 1905 की छपाई और आज की अधिकतर छपाइयों में "भक्तावासं" है, जो यहाँ दिखाया गया है।

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  1. नारदः nāradaḥ · Narada (nominative singular) Dictionary: nārada, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 537, col. 2 “N. of a Ṛishi”
  2. उवाच uvāca · said (verb, perfect, 3rd person singular) Dictionary: vac, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 912, col. 1 “to speak, say, tell, utter, announce”
  3. प्रणम्य praṇamya · having bowed (absolutive ('having done')) Dictionary: pra-ṇam, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 659, col. 3 “to bend or bow down before”
  4. शिरसा śirasā · with the head (instrumental singular) Dictionary: śiras, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 1072, col. 2 “the head, skull”
  5. देवम् devam · the god (accusative singular) Dictionary: deva, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 492, col. 2 “a deity, god”
  6. गौरीपुत्रम् gaurīputram · son of Gauri (compound, accusative singular) Dictionary: gaura, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 370, col. 1 “‘brilliant Goddess,’ Śiva's wife”; putra, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 632, col. 3 “a son, child”
  7. विनायकम् vināyakam · Vinayaka, remover of obstacles (accusative singular) Dictionary: vi-nāyaka, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 972, col. 1 “‘Remover (of obstacles),’ N. of Gaṇêśa”
  8. भक्तावासम् bhaktāvāsam · the dwelling place of devotees (compound, accusative singular) Dictionary: bhakta, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 743, col. 1 “a worshipper, votary”; ā-vāsa, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 155, col. 1 “abode, residence, dwelling, house”
  9. स्मरेत् smaret · should remember (verb, optative, 3rd person singular) Dictionary: 2. smṛ, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 1271, col. 3 “to remember, recollect, bear in mind, call to mind”
  10. नित्यम् nityam · every day, always (indeclinable) Dictionary: nitya, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 547, col. 2 “continual, perpetual, eternal”
  11. आयुः āyuḥ · long life (neuter singular) Dictionary: āyus, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 149, col. 1 “life, vital power, vigour, health, duration of life, long life”
  12. कामार्थसिद्धये kāmārthasiddhaye · for gaining wishes and wealth (compound, dative singular) Dictionary: kāma, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 271, col. 3 “wish, desire, longing”; artha, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 90, col. 3 “substance, wealth, property, opulence, money”; 2. siddhi, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 1216, col. 2 “accomplishment, performance, fulfilment, complete attainment”
2 printings differ

Edition differences. Another printing or text reads this place differently.

  • The printed edition reads: प्रणम्य शिरसा देवं गौरीपुत्रं विनायकम् ।
    भक्त्या व्यासः स्मरेन्नित्यमायुः कामार्थसिद्धये ॥
  • Spelling The 1905 Bombay printing reads: प्रणम्य शिरसा देवं गौरीपुत्रं विनायकम् ॥ भक्तावासं स्मरेन्नित्यमायुष्कामार्थसिद्धये ॥ आयुष्कामार्थसिद्धये, joined with the sandhi form आयुष्, where the 1904 printing has 'आयुः कामार्थसिद्धये'.

Verse 2

प्रथमं वक्रतुंडं च एकदंतं द्वितीयकम् ।तृतीयं कृष्णपिंगाक्षं गजवक्त्रं चतुर्थकम् ॥

Prathamam vakratundam cha ekadantam dvitiyakamTritiyam krishnapingaksham gajavaktram chaturthakam

IAST

prathamaṃ vakratuṃḍaṃ ca ekadaṃtaṃ dvitīyakam |tṛtīyaṃ kṛṣṇapiṃgākṣaṃ gajavaktraṃ caturthakam ||

How to read these English letters (IAST)

Our explanation The first name is Vakratunda, "he of the curved trunk"; the second is Ekadanta, "he of one tusk"; the third is Krishnapingaksha, "he of the dark and tawny eyes"; the fourth is Gajavaktra, "the elephant-faced", as present-day printings read it. The 1904 and 1905 printings read "gajavakraṃ", "the curved one, the elephant".

हिंदी अर्थ पहला नाम वक्रतुंड है, "टेढ़ी सूँड वाले"; दूसरा एकदंत, "एक दाँत वाले"; तीसरा कृष्णपिंगाक्ष, "काली और भूरी आँखों वाले"; चौथा गजवक्त्र, यानी "हाथी के मुख वाले", जैसा आज की छपाइयों में है। 1904 और 1905 की छपाइयों में "गजवक्रं" है, यानी "टेढ़ी सूँड वाले, हाथी"।

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  1. प्रथमम् prathamam · first (neuter, accusative singular) Dictionary: prathama, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 678, col. 3 “foremost, first (in time or in a series or in rank)”
  2. वक्रतुंडम् vakratuṃḍam · Vakratunda, of the curved trunk (compound, accusative singular) Dictionary: vakra-tuṇḍa, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 911, col. 1
  3. च ca · and (indeclinable) Dictionary: 2. ca, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 380, col. 1 “and, both, also, moreover”
  4. एकदंतम् ekadaṃtam · Ekadanta, of one tusk (compound, accusative singular) Dictionary: eka-danta, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 228, col. 1 “‘one-toothed,’ N. of Gaṇeśa”
  5. द्वितीयकम् dvitīyakam · second (neuter, accusative singular) Dictionary: dvitīyaka, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 506, col. 3 “second, the second”
  6. तृतीयम् tṛtīyam · third (neuter, accusative singular) Dictionary: tṛtīya, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 453, col. 3 “the 3rd”
  7. कृष्णपिंगाक्षम् kṛṣṇapiṃgākṣam · with dark and tawny eyes (compound, accusative singular) Dictionary: 1. kṛṣṇa, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 306, col. 2 “black, dark”; piṅga, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 624, col. 3 “yellow, reddish-brown, tawny”; akṣi, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 3, col. 3 “the eye”
  8. गजवक्त्रम् gajavaktram · the elephant-faced one (compound, accusative singular) Dictionary: gaja, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 342, col. 1 “an elephant”; vaktra, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 912, col. 2 “the mouth, face”; gaja-mukha, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 342, col. 2 “elephant-faced”
  9. चतुर्थकम् caturthakam · fourth (neuter, accusative singular) Dictionary: caturthaka, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 385, col. 2 “the 4th”
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  • The printed edition reads: प्रथमं वक्रतुंडं च एकदंतं द्वितीयकम् ।
    तृतीयं कृष्णपिंगाक्षं गजवक्रं चतुर्थकम् ॥
  • Word The 1904 Bombay printing reads: तृतीयं कृष्णपिंगाक्षं गजवक्रं चतुर्थकम् ॥ The base printing reads गजवक्रं (leaf n39); the 1905 printing has the same word (leaf n44). The display follows today's common wording, गजवक्त्रं.

Verse 3

लंबोदरं पंचमं च षष्ठं विकटमेव च ।सप्तमं विघ्नराजं च धूम्रवर्णं तथाष्टमम् ॥

Lambodaram panchamam cha shashtham vikatameva chaSaptamam vighnarajam cha dhumravarnam tathashtamam

IAST

laṃbodaraṃ paṃcamaṃ ca ṣaṣṭhaṃ vikaṭameva ca |saptamaṃ vighnarājaṃ ca dhūmravarṇaṃ tathāṣṭamam ||

How to read these English letters (IAST)

Our explanation The fifth name is Lambodara, "he of the large belly"; the sixth is Vikata, "the mighty one" (the word also means huge or of unusual form); the seventh is Vighnaraja, "king over obstacles"; the eighth is Dhumravarna, "the smoke-coloured".

हिंदी अर्थ पाँचवाँ नाम लंबोदर है, "बड़े पेट वाले"; छठा विकट, "विशाल" (इस शब्द का अर्थ अनोखे रूप वाला भी है); सातवाँ विघ्नराज, "विघ्नों के राजा"; आठवाँ धूम्रवर्ण, "धुएँ के रंग वाले"।

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  1. लंबोदरम् laṃbodaram · Lambodara, of the large belly (compound, accusative singular) Dictionary: lambodara, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 897, col. 2 “having a large or protuberant belly”
  2. पंचमम् paṃcamam · fifth (neuter, accusative singular) Dictionary: pañcama, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 578, col. 2 “the fifth”
  3. च ca · and (indeclinable) Dictionary: 2. ca, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 380, col. 1 “and, both, also, moreover”
  4. षष्ठम् ṣaṣṭham · sixth (neuter, accusative singular) Dictionary: ṣaṣṭha, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 1110, col. 1 “sixth, the sixth”
  5. विकटम् vikaṭam · Vikata, of unusual size (accusative singular) Dictionary: 2. vi-kaṭa, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 953, col. 3 “having an unusual size or aspect”
  6. एव eva · indeed (indeclinable) Dictionary: 1. eva, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 232, col. 2 “so, just so, exactly so”
  7. च ca · and (indeclinable) Dictionary: 2. ca, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 380, col. 1 “and, both, also, moreover”
  8. सप्तमम् saptamam · seventh (neuter, accusative singular) Dictionary: saptama, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 1150, col. 3 “the 7th”
  9. विघ्नराजम् vighnarājam · Vighnaraja, king over obstacles (compound, accusative singular) Dictionary: vi-ghna, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 957, col. 3 “an obstacle, impediment, hindrance”; 1. rāja, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 872, col. 3 “a king, sovereign, chief or best of its kind”
  10. च ca · and (indeclinable) Dictionary: 2. ca, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 380, col. 1 “and, both, also, moreover”
  11. धूम्रवर्णम् dhūmravarṇam · Dhumravarna, the smoke-coloured (compound, accusative singular) Dictionary: dhūmra-varṇa, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 518, col. 2 “‘smoke-coloured,’ dark, grey”
  12. तथा tathā · and so (indeclinable) Dictionary: tathā, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 433, col. 3 “in that manner, so, thus”
  13. अष्टमम् aṣṭamam · eighth (neuter, accusative singular) Dictionary: aṣṭama, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 117, col. 1 “the eighth”
1 printing differs

Edition differences. Another printing or text reads this place differently.

  • Word Today's text from sanskritdocuments.org reads: सप्तमं विघ्नराजेन्द्रं धूम्रवर्णं तथाष्टमम् ॥ विघ्नराजेन्द्रं ('lord of the kings of obstacles') for विघ्नराजं च, read on 15 Oct 2026. The Gita Press text prints विघ्नराजं च, as our printing does, so the printing's reading stays.

Verse 4

नवमं भालचंद्रं च दशमं तु विनायकम् ।एकादशं गणपतिं द्वादशं तु गजाननम् ॥

Navamam bhalachandram cha dashamam tu vinayakamEkadasham ganapatim dvadasham tu gajananam

IAST

navamaṃ bhālacaṃdraṃ ca daśamaṃ tu vināyakam |ekādaśaṃ gaṇapatiṃ dvādaśaṃ tu gajānanam ||

How to read these English letters (IAST)

Our explanation The ninth name is Bhalachandra, "he who wears the moon on his forehead"; the tenth is Vinayaka, "the leader" (the one who removes obstacles); the eleventh is Ganapati, "lord of the ganas", Shiva's attendants; the twelfth is Gajanana, "the elephant-faced".

हिंदी अर्थ नौवाँ नाम भालचंद्र है, "माथे पर चंद्रमा धारण करने वाले"; दसवाँ विनायक, "नायक" (विघ्न दूर करने वाले); ग्यारहवाँ गणपति, "गणों के स्वामी", यानी शिव के गणों के; बारहवाँ गजानन, "हाथी के मुख वाले"।

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  1. नवमम् navamam · ninth (neuter, accusative singular) Dictionary: 2. navama, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 531, col. 3 “the ninth”
  2. भालचंद्रम् bhālacaṃdram · Bhalachandra, moon on the forehead (compound, accusative singular) Dictionary: bhāla-candra, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 754, col. 1 “‘having the moon on his forehead,’ N. of Gaṇêśa”
  3. च ca · and (indeclinable) Dictionary: 2. ca, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 380, col. 1 “and, both, also, moreover”
  4. दशमम् daśamam · tenth (neuter, accusative singular) Dictionary: daśama, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 472, col. 3 “the 10th”
  5. तु tu · and (indeclinable) Dictionary: 2. tu, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 449, col. 3 “but”
  6. विनायकम् vināyakam · Vinayaka, remover of obstacles (accusative singular) Dictionary: vi-nāyaka, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 972, col. 1 “‘Remover (of obstacles),’ N. of Gaṇêśa”
  7. एकादशम् ekādaśam · eleventh (neuter, accusative singular) Dictionary: 1. ekādaśa, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 230, col. 1 “the eleventh”
  8. गणपतिम् gaṇapatim · Ganapati, lord of the ganas (compound, accusative singular) Dictionary: gaṇa-pati, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 343, col. 2 “Gaṇêśa”
  9. द्वादशम् dvādaśam · twelfth (neuter, accusative singular) Dictionary: 1. dvā-daśa, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 503, col. 3 “the twelfth”
  10. तु tu · and (indeclinable) Dictionary: 2. tu, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 449, col. 3 “but”
  11. गजाननम् gajānanam · Gajanana, the elephant-faced (compound, accusative singular) Dictionary: gajānana, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 342, col. 2; gaja-mukha, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 342, col. 2 “‘elephant-faced,’ Gaṇêśa”

Verse 5

द्वादशैतानि नामानि त्रिसंध्यं यः पठेन्नरः ।न च विघ्नभयं तस्य सर्वसिद्धिकरं प्रभो ॥

Dvadashaitani namani trisandhyam yah pathennarahNa cha vighnabhayam tasya sarvasiddhikaram prabho

IAST

dvādaśaitāni nāmāni trisaṃdhyaṃ yaḥ paṭhennaraḥ |na ca vighnabhayaṃ tasya sarvasiddhikaraṃ prabho ||

How to read these English letters (IAST)

Our explanation The hymn says that a person who recites these twelve names at the three junctions of the day (dawn, noon and dusk) has no fear of obstacles, and that the recitation brings every kind of success. The verse closes with the call "prabho", "O Lord". The 1905 printing has "param", "supreme", in its place.

हिंदी अर्थ श्लोक कहता है कि जो मनुष्य इन बारह नामों का दिन की तीनों संध्याओं (सुबह, दोपहर और शाम) में पाठ करता है, उसे विघ्नों का भय नहीं रहता, और यह पाठ हर तरह की सिद्धि देता है। श्लोक "प्रभो", यानी "हे प्रभु", संबोधन से समाप्त होता है। 1905 की छपाई में इसकी जगह "परम्" ("श्रेष्ठ") है।

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  1. द्वादश dvādaśa · twelve (numeral) Dictionary: dvā-daśan, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 503, col. 3 “twelve”
  2. एतानि etāni · these (pronoun, neuter, nominative plural) Dictionary: etad, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 231, col. 2 “this, this here”
  3. नामानि nāmāni · names (neuter, nominative plural) Dictionary: nāman, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 536, col. 2 “name, appellation”
  4. त्रिसंध्यम् trisaṃdhyam · at dawn, noon and dusk (indeclinable) Dictionary: tri-saṃdhya, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 461, col. 1 “at dawn, noon, and sunset”
  5. यः yaḥ · whoever (relative pronoun, nominative singular) Dictionary: yad, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 844, col. 2 “who, which, what, whichever”
  6. पठेत् paṭhet · would recite (verb, optative, 3rd person singular) Dictionary: paṭh, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 580, col. 1 “to read or repeat aloud”
  7. नरः naraḥ · a person (nominative singular) Dictionary: nara, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 528, col. 3 “a man, a male”
  8. न na · not (indeclinable) Dictionary: 2. na, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 523, col. 1 “not, no, nor, neither”
  9. च ca · and (indeclinable) Dictionary: 2. ca, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 380, col. 1 “and, both, also, moreover”
  10. विघ्नभयम् vighnabhayam · fear of obstacles (compound, nominative singular) Dictionary: vi-ghna, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 957, col. 3 “an obstacle, impediment, hindrance”; bhaya, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 747, col. 1 “fear, alarm, dread”
  11. तस्य tasya · for him (pronoun, genitive singular) Dictionary: tad, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 434, col. 1 “m. he, f. she, n. it, that, this”
  12. सर्वसिद्धिकरम् sarvasiddhikaram · bringing every success (compound, nominative singular) Dictionary: sarva, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 1184, col. 3 “whole, entire, all, every”; 2. siddhi, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 1216, col. 2 “accomplishment, performance, fulfilment, complete attainment”; 1. kara, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 253, col. 1 “a doer, maker, causer, doing, making, causing, producing”
  13. प्रभो prabho · O Lord (masculine, vocative singular) Dictionary: pra-bhu, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 684, col. 3 “a master, lord, king”
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Edition differences. Another printing or text reads this place differently.

  • Word The 1905 Bombay printing reads: न च विघ्नभयं तस्य सर्वसिद्धिकरंपरम् ॥ परम् ('supreme') for प्रभो (p. 6, leaf n45). Shown until 15 Oct 2026; under decision 14 the display went back to the base printing's प्रभो, which the Gita Press text also prints, because the popular texts do not agree on परम्.
  • Word Today's text from sanskritdocuments.org reads: न च विघ्नभयं तस्य सर्वसिद्धिकरः प्रभुः ॥ सर्वसिद्धिकरः प्रभुः ('the Lord who gives every success'), read on 15 Oct 2026.

Verse 6

विद्यार्थी लभते विद्यां धनार्थी लभते धनम् ।पुत्रार्थी लभते पुत्रान्मोक्षार्थी लभते गतिम् ॥

Vidyarthi labhate vidyam dhanarthi labhate dhanamPutrarthi labhate putranmoksharthi labhate gatim

IAST

vidyārthī labhate vidyāṃ dhanārthī labhate dhanam |putrārthī labhate putrānmokṣārthī labhate gatim ||

How to read these English letters (IAST)

Our explanation The hymn says that one who seeks learning gains learning, one who seeks wealth gains wealth, one who seeks children gains children (putra, literally "sons"), and one who seeks liberation (mokṣa) reaches the goal.

हिंदी अर्थ श्लोक कहता है कि विद्या चाहने वाले को विद्या मिलती है, धन चाहने वाले को धन, संतान चाहने वाले को संतान (पुत्र), और मोक्ष चाहने वाले को परम गति।

The text’s own words about its benefits, not a promise from Pujadeep.

Word by word

Every word, with its dictionary page

Word by word

  1. विद्यार्थी vidyārthī · one who seeks learning (compound, nominative singular) Dictionary: vidyārthin, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 964, col. 2 “desirous of kn°”
  2. लभते labhate · gains (verb, present, 3rd person singular) Dictionary: labh, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 896, col. 2 “to gain possession of, obtain, receive”
  3. विद्याम् vidyām · learning (accusative singular) Dictionary: vidyā, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 963, col. 3 “knowledge”
  4. धनार्थी dhanārthī · one who seeks wealth (compound, nominative singular) Dictionary: dhanārthin, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 508, col. 3 “‘w°-seeking’”
  5. लभते labhate · gains (verb, present, 3rd person singular) Dictionary: labh, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 896, col. 2 “to gain possession of, obtain, receive”
  6. धनम् dhanam · wealth (accusative singular) Dictionary: dhana, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 508, col. 2 “wealth, riches, (movable) property, money, treasure”
  7. पुत्रार्थी putrārthī · one who seeks children (compound, nominative singular) Dictionary: putrārthin, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 633, col. 1 “wishing for a son”
  8. लभते labhate · gains (verb, present, 3rd person singular) Dictionary: labh, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 896, col. 2 “to gain possession of, obtain, receive”
  9. पुत्रान् putrān · children (sons) (accusative plural) Dictionary: putra, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 632, col. 3 “a son, child”
  10. मोक्षार्थी mokṣārthī · one who seeks liberation (compound, nominative singular) Dictionary: mokṣa, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 835, col. 1 “emancipation, liberation”; arthin, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 91, col. 3 “one who wants or desires anything”
  11. लभते labhate · gains (verb, present, 3rd person singular) Dictionary: labh, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 896, col. 2 “to gain possession of, obtain, receive”
  12. गतिम् gatim · the goal (accusative singular) Dictionary: gati, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 347, col. 3 “a happy issue”

Verse 7

जपेद्गणपतिस्तोत्रं षड्भिर्मासैः फलं लभेत् ।संवत्सरेण सिद्धिं च लभते नात्र संशयः ॥

Japedganapatistotram shadbhirmasaih phalam labhetSanvatsarena siddhim cha labhate natra sanshayah

IAST

japedgaṇapatistotraṃ ṣaḍbhirmāsaiḥ phalaṃ labhet |saṃvatsareṇa siddhiṃ ca labhate nātra saṃśayaḥ ||

How to read these English letters (IAST)

Our explanation The hymn says that one who recites this hymn to Ganapati sees its fruit in six months, and gains success (siddhi) in a year, and it adds, "there is no doubt about this".

हिंदी अर्थ श्लोक कहता है कि जो गणपति के इस स्तोत्र का जप करता है, उसे छह महीनों में फल मिलता है और एक वर्ष में सिद्धि, और वह आगे कहता है, "इसमें कोई संदेह नहीं"।

The text’s own words about its benefits, not a promise from Pujadeep.

Word by word

Every word, with its dictionary page

Word by word

  1. जपेत् japet · would recite softly (verb, optative, 3rd person singular) Dictionary: jap, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 411, col. 3 “to utter in a low voice, whisper, mutter”
  2. गणपतिस्तोत्रम् gaṇapatistotram · the hymn to Ganapati (compound, accusative singular) Dictionary: gaṇa-pati, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 343, col. 2 “Gaṇêśa”; stotra, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 1259, col. 2 “praise, eulogium, a hymn of praise”
  3. षड्भिः ṣaḍbhiḥ · in six (instrumental plural) Dictionary: ṣaṣ, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 1108, col. 1 “six”
  4. मासैः māsaiḥ · months (instrumental plural) Dictionary: māsa, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 814, col. 3 “a month or the 12th part of the Hindū year”
  5. फलम् phalam · the fruit, the result (accusative singular) Dictionary: phala, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 716, col. 2 “fruit (met.), consequence, effect, result”
  6. लभेत् labhet · would gain (verb, optative, 3rd person singular) Dictionary: labh, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 896, col. 2 “to gain possession of, obtain, receive”
  7. संवत्सरेण saṃvatsareṇa · in a year (instrumental singular) Dictionary: saṃ-vatsara, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 1114, col. 1 “a full year, a year”
  8. सिद्धिम् siddhim · success, fulfilment (accusative singular) Dictionary: 2. siddhi, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 1216, col. 2 “accomplishment, performance, fulfilment, complete attainment”
  9. च ca · and (indeclinable) Dictionary: 2. ca, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 380, col. 1 “and, both, also, moreover”
  10. लभते labhate · gains (verb, present, 3rd person singular) Dictionary: labh, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 896, col. 2 “to gain possession of, obtain, receive”
  11. न na · not (indeclinable) Dictionary: 2. na, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 523, col. 1 “not, no, nor, neither”
  12. अत्र atra · here, in this (indeclinable) Dictionary: 1. a-tra, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 17, col. 2 “in this place, here”
  13. संशयः saṃśayaḥ · doubt (nominative singular) Dictionary: saṃ-śaya, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 1117, col. 3 “uncertainty, irresolution, hesitation, doubt”

Verse 8

अष्टभ्यो ब्राह्मणेभ्यश्च लिखित्वा यः समर्पयेत् ।तस्य विद्या भवेत्सर्वा गणेशस्य प्रसादतः ॥

Ashtabhyo brahmanebhyashcha likhitva yah samarpayetTasya vidya bhavetsarva ganeshasya prasadatah

IAST

aṣṭabhyo brāhmaṇebhyaśca likhitvā yaḥ samarpayet |tasya vidyā bhavetsarvā gaṇeśasya prasādataḥ ||

How to read these English letters (IAST)

Our explanation The hymn says that one who writes it out and gives it to eight brahmins gains all learning, by the grace of Ganesha. In the tradition, copying a hymn and giving it away was a way of spreading it.

हिंदी अर्थ श्लोक कहता है कि जो इसे लिखकर आठ ब्राह्मणों को देता है, उसे गणेश की कृपा से सारी विद्या मिलती है। परंपरा में किसी स्तोत्र को लिखकर दूसरों को देना उसे फैलाने का एक तरीका था।

The text’s own words about its benefits, not a promise from Pujadeep.

Word by word

Every word, with its dictionary page

Word by word

  1. अष्टभ्यः aṣṭabhyaḥ · to eight (dative plural) Dictionary: aṣṭan, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 116, col. 2 “pl. eight”
  2. ब्राह्मणेभ्यः brāhmaṇebhyaḥ · to brahmins (dative plural) Dictionary: brāhmaṇa, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 741, col. 2 “one who has divine knowledge”
  3. च ca · and (indeclinable) Dictionary: 2. ca, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 380, col. 1 “and, both, also, moreover”
  4. लिखित्वा likhitvā · having written (absolutive ('having done')) Dictionary: likh, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 901, col. 1 “inscribe, write, copy”
  5. यः yaḥ · whoever (relative pronoun, nominative singular) Dictionary: yad, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 844, col. 2 “who, which, what, whichever”
  6. समर्पयेत् samarpayet · would give (verb, optative, 3rd person singular) Dictionary: sam-ṛ, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 1170, col. 3 “to deliver over, consign”
  7. तस्य tasya · his (pronoun, genitive singular) Dictionary: tad, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 434, col. 1 “m. he, f. she, n. it, that, this”
  8. विद्या vidyā · learning (feminine, nominative singular) Dictionary: vidyā, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 963, col. 3 “knowledge”
  9. भवेत् bhavet · would be (verb, optative, 3rd person singular) Dictionary: 1. bhū, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 760, col. 2 “to become, be”
  10. सर्वा sarvā · all, complete (feminine, nominative singular) Dictionary: sarva, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 1184, col. 3 “whole, entire, all, every”
  11. गणेशस्य gaṇeśasya · of Ganesha (genitive singular) Dictionary: gaṇeśa, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 343, col. 2 “N. of the god of wisdom and of obstacles”
  12. प्रसादतः prasādataḥ · by the grace (indeclinable) Dictionary: pra-sāda, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 697, col. 1 “graciousness, kindness”
3 printings differ

Edition differences. Another printing or text reads this place differently.

  • The printed edition reads: अष्टाभ्यो ब्राह्मणेभ्यश्च लिखित्वा यः समर्पयेत् ।
    तस्य विद्या भवेत्सर्वा गणेशस्य प्रसादतः ॥
  • Spelling The 1904 Bombay printing reads: अष्टाभ्यो ब्राह्मणेभ्यश्च लिखित्वा यः समर्पयेत् । The base printing reads अष्टाभ्यो, the other correct form of the same dative (leaf n39). The display follows today's common wording, अष्टभ्यो.
  • Word The 1905 Bombay printing reads: अष्टानां ब्राह्मणानां च लिखित्वा यः समर्पयेत् ॥ The same sense in another case form: 'to eight brahmins'. Leaf n45.

Sanskrit text: Brihat Stotra Ratnakara (बृहत्स्तोत्ररत्नाकरः), illustrated (सचित्रः), an anthology of 180 Sanskrit hymns; fifth edition, 1904. Meanings: written for Pujadeep and checked against the cited edition. Source and changes

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About the Sankashtanashana Ganesha Stotram

The hymn opens with "Narada said". It asks the reader to bow to Ganesha, the son of Gauri (Parvati), and then lists his twelve names: Vakratunda, Ekadanta, Krishnapingaksha, Gajavaktra, Lambodara, Vikata, Vighnaraja, Dhumravarna, Bhalachandra, Vinayaka, Ganapati and Gajanana. The last four verses are the hymn's own words about what reciting it brings (its phala-shruti); they are marked as such, and the explanations say "the hymn says". The printings close it with the words "from the Narada Purana".

The text here is read from a Bombay anthology of Sanskrit hymns printed in 1904. One word follows a second Bombay anthology printed in 1905: verse 1 "bhaktāvāsaṃ" ("the dwelling place of his devotees"), where the 1904 printing has "bhaktyā vyāsaḥ" ("Vyasa, with devotion"). Two words follow the wording that books print today, checked against two present-day publishers: "gajavaktraṃ" ("elephant-faced") in verse 2, where both old printings have "gajavakraṃ", and "aṣṭabhyo" in verse 8, where the 1904 printing has "aṣṭābhyo" (another correct form of the same word). Verse 5 ends with "prabho" ("O Lord"), as in the 1904 printing and in a present-day printing; the 1905 printing has "param" ("supreme"). Every other reading is shown under its verse.

Under each verse, a word-by-word list gives every word of the verse with a short meaning in English and Hindi, and its entry in Monier-Williams' Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899), with the page and column, so the meaning can be checked in the printed book.

How to say it

The 1904 printing writes a nasal before a consonant as a dot (anusvāra, ं), as Bombay printings of the time did, so the IAST line shows vakratuṃḍaṃ, ekadaṃtaṃ and laṃbodaraṃ. In recitation the dot is said as the nasal of the next consonant's group: vakratuṇḍaṃ, ekadantaṃ, lambodaraṃ. A final "ṃ" before a pause is said "m". Each verse is an anuṣṭubh: four quarters of eight syllables, recited in two lines.

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Who wrote the Sankashtanashana Ganesha Stotram?

Traditional; the printings ascribe it to the Narada Purana.

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Sanskrit text: Brihat Stotra Ratnakara (बृहत्स्तोत्ररत्नाकरः), illustrated (सचित्रः), an anthology of 180 Sanskrit hymns; fifth edition, 1904. Meanings: written for Pujadeep and checked against the cited edition. See the source

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Brihat Stotra Ratnakara (बृहत्स्तोत्ररत्नाकरः), illustrated (सचित्रः), an anthology of 180 Sanskrit hymns; fifth edition (Nirnaya Sagar Press (Tukaram Javaji), Bombay, 1904). Public domain. The Sanskrit on these pages was read from this printing’s page images.
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In this text, 2 words follow today's common wording, checked against Gita Press, Gorakhpur and sanskritdocuments.org.
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Explanation written for this site from the sources listed here, and checked against the cited edition. It is not a translation and not the only way to read the text. Free to quote with credit.
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