Tuesday, August 30, 2011

shrI-gaNesha-stotram - प्रणम्य शिरसा देवं



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प्रणम्य शिरसा देवं गौरीपुत्रं विनायकम् ।
भक्तावासं स्मरेन्नित्यं आयुःकामार्थसिद्धये ॥ १॥

praNamya shirasA devam gaurI-putram vinAyakam |
bhaktAvAsam smaren_nityam AyuH-kAmArtha-siddhaye || 1 ||
  

bowing with the head, to the divine, to the son-of-pArvatI, to the vinAyaka 
to the devotee-dweller; remember daily, for the accomplishment of long life, desires and wealth ||









प्रथमं वक्रतुण्डं च एकदन्तं द्वितीयकम् ।
तृतीयं कृष्णपिङ्गाक्षं गजवक्त्रं चतुर्थकम् ॥ २॥
prathamam vakra-tuNDam cha eka-dantam dvitIyakam |
tRitIyam kRiShNa-pi~NgAkSham, gaja-vaktram chaturthakam || 2 || 
 first to the curved-trunked, and second to the one-tusked 
third to the brown-eyed, fourth to the elephant-faced ||









लम्बोदरं पञ्चमं च षष्ठं विकटमेव च ।
सप्तमं विघ्नराजेन्द्रं धूम्रवर्णं तथाष्टमम् ॥ ३॥
 lambodaram pa~nchamam cha ShaShTham vikaTameva cha | 
saptamam vighna-rAjendram dhUmra-varNam tathAShTamam || 3 || 

fifth to the large-bellied and sixth to the huge
 seventh the king of obstacles, and eighth to the smoke-colored ||









नवमं भालचन्द्रं च दशमं तु विनायकम् ।
एकादशं गणपतिं द्वादशं तु गजाननम् ॥ ४॥ 
navamam bhAla-chandram cha dashamam tu vinAyakam | 
ekAdasham gaNa-patim dvAdasham tu gajAnanam || 4 ||  
ninth to the one with moon on the forehead, tenth to the supreme hero 
eleventh to the leader of peoples and twelfth to the elephant-faced ||









द्वादशैतानि नामानि त्रिसंध्यं यः पठेन्नरः ।
न च विघ्नभयं तस्य सर्वसिद्धिकरः प्रभुः ॥ ५॥ 
dvAdashaitAni nAmAni trisandhyam yaH paThen_naraH | 
na cha vighna-bhayam tasya sarva-siddhi-karaH prabhuH || 5 ||  
these twelve names, one who reads three times a day (morning, afternoon, evening)
 there is no fear of obstacles, and lord is his all-accomplisher ||









विद्यार्थी लभते विद्यां धनार्थी लभते धनम् ।
पुत्रार्थी लभते पुत्रान्मोक्षार्थी लभते गतिम् ॥ ६॥ 
vidyArthI labhate vidyAm dhanArthI labhate dhanam | 
putrArthI labhate putrAn_mokShArthI labhate gatim || 6 || 
  
knowledge seeker gains knowledge, wealth seeker gains wealth   
child seeker gains child, nirvANa seeker gains nirvANa ||









जपेद्गणपतिस्तोत्रं षड्भिर्मासैः फलं लभेत् ।
संवत्सरेण सिद्धिं च लभते नात्र संशयः ॥ ७॥
 japed_gaNapati-stotram ShaDbhir_mAsaiH phalam labhet | 
saMvatsareNa siddhim cha labhate nAtra saMshayaH || 7 || 
 by chanting this ganapati stotram for six months, one gets results  
and by [chanting for] one year accomplishment is gained, there no doubt here ||









अष्टेभ्यो ब्राह्मणेभ्यश्च लिखित्वा यः समर्पयेत् ।
तस्य विद्या भवेत्सर्वा गणेशस्य प्रसादतः ॥ ८॥ 
aShTebhyo brAhmaNebhyashcha likhitvA yaH samarpayet |
tasya vidyA bhavet_sarvA gaNeshasya prasAdataH || 8 ||

one who offers having written from eight scholars
his knowledge becomes all-encompassing, by the grace of gaNesha ||




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May Lord Ganesha fulfill your sincere and just wishes.
Happy Ganesh Chaturthi.


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39 comments:

  1. I have always been drawn to Ganesh. This is beautiful.
    Suzie in San Diego

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  2. dhanyavAda suzie in San Diego :) :)

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  3. Hi this is so cool1 But I know it all by heart now!

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  4. DEAR UPLOADER,
    THANKS A BILLION TO YOU. YOU HAVE DONE A GREAT JOB BY UPLOADING SUCH A DIVINE PIECE OF WORK. MAY LORD GANAPATHI BLESS YOU WITH ALL THE HAPPINESS AND GOOD HEALTH. PLEASE KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK. JAI GANESHA!

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    1. THIS BLOG IS VERY MEANINGFULL .I LIKE THIS BLOG...

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  5. Thanks a lot for this upload, it really helps understand the chant. i am so greatful to you for this. god bless you!

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  6. Lord Ganesh Bless u.....
    Om Shree Ganeshaya namh

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  7. An excellent blog
    Bringing out our sanskrit verses and their meanings out to general public is great

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  8. An excellent blog
    Bringing out the ancient sanskrit verses and their meaning and putting them on a blog is great
    Keep up the good work

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  9. नमस्कार ..
    अति-सुन्दर संकलन !
    श्रीगणेश चतुर्थी की हार्दिक शुभकामनायें !
    ~ ॐ श्री गं गणपतये नमः .. शुभमेव मंगलम ~

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  10. धन्यवाद आम्हाला अर्थ समजावून देण्यासाठी.

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  11. धन्यवाद आम्हाला अर्थ समजावून देण्यासाठी.

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  12. Thanks for the meaning, i know it byhearted by din knew few words meaning. good Work :)

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  13. धन्यवाद.गणेशजी सम्पूर्ण मानवता व प्राणी वनस्पतियों का कल्याण करते है.

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  14. धन्यवाद. समस्त सृष्टी के कल्यानकर्ता श्री गणेश की स्तुति हेतु आप साधू वाद के पत्र हैं.-----सर्वेश दत्त त्रिपाठी न्यू डेल्ही

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  15. DEAR UPLOADER,
    THANKS A BILLION TO YOU. YOU HAVE DONE A GREAT JOB BY UPLOADING SUCH A DIVINE PIECE OF WORK. MAY LORD GANAPATHI BLESS YOU WITH ALL THE HAPPINESS AND GOOD HEALTH. PLEASE KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK. JAI GANESHA!

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  16. Very good sankat nashan ganpati stotram. I m daily speak this stotram.I like it.

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  17. Very good this sankat nashan ganpati stotram.I m daily speak this stotram in morning.I like very much..and than my work start

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  18. Hello Shashikant,

    Thank you very much for uploading this. It is very helpful.

    I have two questions:
    - In shlokas 2, 3 and 4, do we address the body parts themselves or do we use them as adjectives to refer to Lord Ganesh Himself?
    for e.g when we say 'lambodaram' are we addressing the belly or using it as an adjective to say 'the one who is large bellied' ? and what do you mean by 'sixth to the huge'? It seems incomplete.

    - Is there any specific reason you did not include the closing phrase - || iti shree Naradpurane, sankatanashanam, Shree MahaGanapatistotram sampoornam ||

    Thanks again.

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    1. "first to the curved-trunked, and second to the one-tusked"
      curved-trunked = one with curved trunk.
      We are referring to Lord Ganesha himself, with names about his attributes.
      This is called bahuvrIhi samAsa, where A+B=C, and C is not either about A or about B, but about a third entity which is A+B (curved + trunk = ONE WITH curved trunk, and not about curved or about trunk)

      In English we may say Big-Foot = one with big feet, or Red-Nose = one with red nose (reindeer) etc.

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  19. Hello Shashikant,

    Thank you very much for uploading this. It is very helpful.

    I have two questions:
    - In shlokas 2, 3 and 4, do we address the body parts themselves or do we use them as adjectives to refer to Lord Ganesh Himself?
    for e.g when we say 'lambodaram' are we addressing the belly or using it as an adjective to say 'the one who is large bellied' ? and what do you mean by 'sixth to the huge'? It seems incomplete.

    - Is there any specific reason you did not include the closing phrase - || iti shree Naradpurane, sankatanashanam, Shree MahaGanapatistotram sampoornam ||

    Thanks again.

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  20. Can anybody tell the meaning of gaM

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  21. gaM here is used a beej shabda. taking the first letter of ganesha and adding the 'aM'.
    beej shabda interpretations can then go in length discussing other aspects, but the basic idea is this.

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  22. बहुत बहुत धन्यवाद इस पुनीत कार्य के लिए।
    आधुनिक काल में स्त्रोत्रम का ऑनलाइन उपलब्ध कराना की एक पूण्य कार्य है।
    श्री हरी आप पर कृपा बनाये रखे।।
    हरी ॐ तत् सत्।।

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  23. Thank you Krishna Bhamidipati, for pointing out the errata. I have corrected them.

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  24. Very beautifully described dwadash ( 12 names ) nam param pujya God Ganesh stotra. Additional very imp matter to be mentioned is -- This stotra has been composed ( rachanakar ) by PP Sage Narad
    Muni.

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  25. Very good Stotra.Everybody should say it in the morning after a bath.

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  26. Very Nicely described meaning of each shloka...

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  27. Very Nicely described meaning of each shloka...

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  28. Do we have to recite all shlokas or first 5 shlokas. Please let me know.

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  29. Gratitude Mr. Shashikant Joshi for your efforts to reach people at large. May you get all the success in making the Divine Sanskrut Language reach maximum number of aspirants. I wish you all the best in this endeavour ! Shubhadinamsatu ! Krutadnyata !

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