गणा$कं

gaṇāṣṭakaṃ

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एकद$ं महाकायं त+का,न सि0भं |
ल3ोदरं िवशाला8ं व9े ऽहं गणनायकम् ||

ēkadantaṃ mahākāyaṃ taptakāñcana sannibhaṃ |

lambōdaraṃ viśālākṣaṃ vandē'haṃ gaṇanāyakam||

He who is One-tusked with a large form that resembles molten gold,

The pot-bellied One with wide eyes, I salute the Master of Ganas (attendants
of Shiva).

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मौि@कृBािजनधरं नागयEोपवीितनं |
बालेIदु िवलसKौिलं व9े ऽहं गणनायकम् ||

mauñjikṛṣṇājinadharaṃ nāgayajñopavītinaṃ |
bālendu vilasanmauliṃ vandē'haṃ gaṇanāyakam ||

Seated on a three-striped skin of an antelope, wearing a snake as a sacred

thread,
And whose face glows like the crescent, I salute the Master of Ganas.

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अM3काNदयान9ं मातृिभः पPरपािलतं |
भQिRयं मदोKSम् व9े ऽहं गणनायकम् ||

ambikāhṛdayānandaṃ mātṛbhiḥ paripālitaṃ |

bhaktapriyaṃ madōnmattam vandē'haṃ gaṇanāyakam ||

The delight of Mother Ambika’s heart, One who is protected by the Divine
Parents,
Who is intoxicated by the love of the devotees, I salute the Master of Ganas.
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िचUरVिविचUाWं िचUमालािवभूिषतं |
िचUZपधरं दे वं व9े ऽहं गणनायकम् ||

citraratnavicitrāṅgaṃ citramālāvibhūṣitaṃ |
citrarūpadharaṃdevaṃ vandē'haṃ gaṇanāyakam ||

Whose form is decorated with colourful gems and is adorned with beautiful
garlands
The Lord who can assume any form, I salute the Master of Ganas.

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गजव[ं सुर\े]ं कण^चामर भूिषतं |
पाशाङ्कुशधरं दे वं व9े ऽहं गणनायकम् ||

gajavaktraṃ suraśreṣṭhaṃ karṇacāmara bhūṣitaṃ |

pāśāṅkuśadharaṃ devaṃ vandē'haṃ gaṇanāyakam ||

The elephant-faced One, Best among the Gods, who’s adorned with fan-like
ears,
The Lord who holds a noose and a goad, I salute the Master of Ganas.

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मूिषकोSममा`a दे वासुर महाहवे |
योद् धुकामं महावीय^◌ं व9े ऽहं गणनायकम् ||

mūṣikōttamamāruhya dēvāsura mahāhavē |

yōddhukāmaṃ mahāvīryaṃ vandē'haṃ gaṇanāyakam ||

Who having mounted the best mouse, in the great battle between the Gods
and the demons,
Zealous to fight displayed great valour, I salute the Master of Ganas.

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य8 िक0र गbव^ िसc िवdधरै सदा |
fूयमानं महाgानं व9े ऽहं गणनायकम् ||

yakṣa kinnara gandharva siddha vidyadharai sadā |

stūyamānaṃ mahātmānaṃ vandē'haṃ gaṇanāyakam ||

The Yakshas (nature spirits), Kinnaras (attendants of Kubera), Gandharvas

(celestial singers), Sidhas (beings with magical powers) and scholars
praise Him, the great One, I salute the Master of Ganas.

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सव^िवhहरं दे वं सव^िवhिवविज^तं |
सव^ िसMc Rदातारं व9े ऽहं गणनायकम् ||

sarvavighnaharaṃ dēvaṃ sarvavighnavivarjitaṃ |

sarva siddhi pradātāraṃ vandē'haṃ gaṇanāyakam ||
The Lord who destroys all obstacles, who is untouched by all obstacles
The conferrer of all success, I salute the Master of Ganas.

गणाiकं इदं पुkं भlा यः पठे 0रः

िवमुQसव^पापेnो िशवलोकं स गoित ||

gaṇāṣṭakaṃ idaṃ puṇyaṃ bhaktyā yaḥ paṭhennaraḥ

vimuktasarvapāpebhyo śivalokaṃ sa gacchati ||

Those who chant with devotion this sacred octet on Ganesha,

will be redeemed of all sins and will reach the realm of Lord Shiva.