Dhundhiraja Bhujanga Prayata Stotram

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  • verse 1
    उमाङ्गोद्भवं दन्तिवक्त्रं गणेशंभुजाकङ्कणैः शोभिनं धूम्रकेतुम् ।गले हारमुक्तावलीशोभितं तंनमो ज्ञानरूपं गणेशं नमस्ते ॥ 1 ॥

    umāṅgōdbhavaṃ dantivaktraṃ gaṇēśaṃbhujākaṅkaṇaiḥ śōbhinaṃ dhūmrakētum ।galē hāramuktāvalīśōbhitaṃ taṃnamō jñānarūpaṃ gaṇēśaṃ namastē ॥ 1 ॥
    meaning

    I meditate on Ganesha, born from Uma's body, with an elephant's face, adorned with armlet-bracelets on his arms, of smoky-banner complexion, wearing a garland of pearls at his neck.

    word by word
    गणेशGanneshaSri Ganesha
    गलेGaleIn Whose Throat [is the Blue-Colored Poison]
    तTaThat
    नमोNamoSalutations to You · Reverential Salutations · Bow, Reverential Salutation · Salutations · Salutations [to Brahman]
    नमस्तेNamasteSalutations to You · Reverential Salutations to You · Salutations to You [O Vayu]
    तंTamHim · To You · That · Then
  • verse 2
    गणेशं वदेत्तं स्मरेत् सर्वकार्येस्मरन् सन्मुखं ज्ञानदं सर्वसिद्धिम् ।मनश्चिन्तितं कार्यमेवेषु सिद्ध्ये--न्नमो बुद्धिकान्तं गणेशं नमस्ते ॥ 2 ॥

    gaṇēśaṃ vadēttaṃ smarēt sarvakāryēsmaran sanmukhaṃ jñānadaṃ sarvasiddhim ।manaśchintitaṃ kāryamēvēṣu siddhyē--nnamō buddhikāntaṃ gaṇēśaṃ namastē ॥ 2 ॥
    meaning

    He who thinks of Ganesha, remembers him in every work — his auspicious face the giver of knowledge and all perfections; the desired work of the mind is accomplished without obstacle.

    word by word
    गणेशGanneshaSri Ganesha
    स्मरेत्SmaretShould be Remembered
    स्मरन्SmaranContemplates
    नमस्तेNamasteSalutations to You · Reverential Salutations to You · Salutations to You [O Vayu]
    षण्मुखSsannmukhaShanmukha, the six-headed Kartikeya
    नमोNamoSalutations to You · Reverential Salutations · Bow, Reverential Salutation · Salutations · Salutations [to Brahman]
  • verse 3
    महासुन्दरं वक्त्रचिह्नं विराटंचतुर्धाभुजं चैकदन्तैकवर्णम् ।इदं देवरूपं गणं सिद्धिनाथंनमो भालचन्द्रं गणेशं नमस्ते ॥ 3 ॥

    mahāsundaraṃ vaktrachihnaṃ virāṭaṃchaturdhābhujaṃ chaikadantaikavarṇam ।idaṃ dēvarūpaṃ gaṇaṃ siddhināthaṃnamō bhālachandraṃ gaṇēśaṃ namastē ॥ 3 ॥
    meaning

    The greatly beautiful one, the one marked on the face, the vast one, four-armed, single-toothed, of a single colour — I bow to this divine form of Gana, the lord of perfections.

    word by word
    गणGannaa Flock, Troop, Multitude, body of Followers or Attendants
    नमोNamoSalutations to You · Reverential Salutations · Bow, Reverential Salutation · Salutations · Salutations [to Brahman]
    भालचन्द्रंBhaala-CandramWho is known as Bhalachandra [literally means with Moon on the Forehead]
    गणेशGanneshaSri Ganesha
    नमस्तेNamasteSalutations to You · Reverential Salutations to You · Salutations to You [O Vayu]
    इदम्IdamThis
  • verse 4
    ससिन्दूरसत्कुङ्कुमैस्तुल्यवर्णःस्तुतैर्मोदकैः प्रीयते विघ्नराजः ।महासङ्कटच्छेदकं धूम्रकेतुंनमो गौरिपुत्रं गणेशं नमस्ते ॥ 4 ॥

    sasindūrasatkuṅkumaistulyavarṇaḥstutairmōdakaiḥ prīyatē vighnarājaḥ ।mahāsaṅkaṭachChēdakaṃ dhūmrakētuṃnamō gauriputraṃ gaṇēśaṃ namastē ॥ 4 ॥
    meaning

    The Vighna-king, of a complexion matching fine vermilion and good kumkuma, is pleased by offerings of sweets — the great remover of difficulties and the one of smoky banner.

    word by word
    विघ्नराजVighnaraajaVighnaraja, Ganesha
    नमोNamoSalutations to You · Reverential Salutations · Bow, Reverential Salutation · Salutations · Salutations [to Brahman]
    गणेशGanneshaSri Ganesha
    नमस्तेNamasteSalutations to You · Reverential Salutations to You · Salutations to You [O Vayu]
    गौरीपुत्रGaurii-PutraWho is the Son of Devi Gauri
  • verse 5
    यथा पातकच्छेदकं विष्णुनामतथा ध्यायतां शङ्करं पापनाशः ।यथा पूजिते षण्मुखे शोकनाशोनमो विघ्ननाशं गणेशं नमस्ते ॥ 5 ॥

    yathā pātakachChēdakaṃ viṣṇunāmatathā dhyāyatāṃ śaṅkaraṃ pāpanāśaḥ ।yathā pūjitē ṣaṇmukhē śōkanāśōnamō vighnanāśaṃ gaṇēśaṃ namastē ॥ 5 ॥
    meaning

    As the name of Vishnu destroys sins, and as meditation on Shankara destroys sin, and as worship of Shanmukha destroys grief — so I bow to Vighna-raja.

    word by word
    यथाYathaaAs
    तथाTathaaSo Also, in like manner
    शङ्करShangkaraShankara, another name of Sri Shiva
    नमोNamoSalutations to You · Reverential Salutations · Bow, Reverential Salutation · Salutations · Salutations [to Brahman]
    गणेशGanneshaSri Ganesha
    नमस्तेNamasteSalutations to You · Reverential Salutations to You · Salutations to You [O Vayu]
    पूजितPuujitaWorshipped
    षण्मुखSsannmukhaShanmukha, the six-headed Kartikeya
  • verse 6
    सदा सर्वदा ध्यायतामेकदन्तंसुसिन्दूरकं पूजितं रक्तपुष्पैः ।सदा चर्चितं चन्दनैः कुङ्कुमाक्तंनमो ज्ञानरूपं गणेशं नमस्ते ॥ 6 ॥

    sadā sarvadā dhyāyatāmēkadantaṃsusindūrakaṃ pūjitaṃ raktapuṣpaiḥ ।sadā charchitaṃ chandanaiḥ kuṅkumāktaṃnamō jñānarūpaṃ gaṇēśaṃ namastē ॥ 6 ॥
    meaning

    He who always meditates on the single-toothed Ganesha, who is beautifully vermilion-red, worshipped with red flowers, always anointed with sandalwood and kumkuma —

    word by word
    सदाSadaaAlways · Always, Ever, Every Time; · Always, Ever, Every Time · Always, Ever · Who is Served always · [O Devi, Please bestow Your Auspicious Blessings on me], always · [He attains his innermost longing and Devi] always [dwell in his heart] · Who Always (Abide as the Mantra) · Always, Perpetually · Eternal
    सर्वदाSarvadaaAlways · At all times
    पूजितPuujitaWorshipped
    चर्चितCarcitaSmeared with
    नमोNamoSalutations to You · Reverential Salutations · Bow, Reverential Salutation · Salutations · Salutations [to Brahman]
    गणेशGanneshaSri Ganesha
    नमस्तेNamasteSalutations to You · Reverential Salutations to You · Salutations to You [O Vayu]
    चर्चिताCarcitaaSmeared with
  • verse 7
    नमो गौरिकागर्भजापत्य तुभ्यंनमो ज्ञानरूपिन्नमः सिद्धिकान्त ।नमो ध्येयपूज्याय हे बुद्धिनाथसुरास्त्वां भजन्ते गणेशं नमस्ते ॥ 7 ॥

    namō gaurikāgarbhajāpatya tubhyaṃnamō jñānarūpinnamaḥ siddhikānta ।namō dhyēyapūjyāya hē buddhināthasurāstvāṃ bhajantē gaṇēśaṃ namastē ॥ 7 ॥
    meaning

    I bow to you, O offspring of Gowri's womb; I bow to the form of knowledge; I bow to the consort of Siddhi; I bow to the one worthy of meditation and worship, O lord of wisdom.

    word by word
    नमोNamoSalutations to You · Reverential Salutations · Bow, Reverential Salutation · Salutations · Salutations [to Brahman]
    तुभ्यंTubhyamTo you
    हेHeO · Oh, a vocative particle · A vocative particle, Oh
    भजन्तेBhajanteWorshipping [You]
    गणेशGanneshaSri Ganesha
    नमस्तेNamasteSalutations to You · Reverential Salutations to You · Salutations to You [O Vayu]
  • verse 8
    भुजङ्गप्रयातं पठेद्यस्तु भक्त्याप्रभाते जपेन्नित्यमेकाग्रचित्तः ।क्षयं यान्ति विघ्ना दिशः शोभयन्तंनमो ज्ञानरूपं गणेशं नमस्ते ॥ 8 ॥

    bhujaṅgaprayātaṃ paṭhēdyastu bhaktyāprabhātē japēnnityamēkāgrachittaḥ ।kṣayaṃ yānti vighnā diśaḥ śōbhayantaṃnamō jñānarūpaṃ gaṇēśaṃ namastē ॥ 8 ॥
    meaning

    (Phalashruti) He who reads this Bhujanga Prayata stotra with devotion in the morning with a one-pointed mind — his obstacles will be destroyed; all his wishes will be fulfilled.

    word by word
    भक्त्याBhaktyaawith Devotion · (We ever bow down to Her) with Devotion · (Those who recite) with (one-pointed) Devotion, (everyday)
    प्रभातेPrabhaate(As also the Gentle Breeze blowing in this) Early Morning · In the Early Morning, Dawn · In the Early Morning · (Therefore one should Look at one's Palms) in the Early Morning (and contemplate on Them)
    क्षयंKssayamPerish, Gets destroyed
    यान्तिYaantiUndergo
    दिशDishaDirection
    नमोNamoSalutations to You · Reverential Salutations · Bow, Reverential Salutation · Salutations · Salutations [to Brahman]
    गणेशGanneshaSri Ganesha
    नमस्तेNamasteSalutations to You · Reverential Salutations to You · Salutations to You [O Vayu]
    विघ्नVighnaObstacle
  • verse 9
    इति श्रीढुण्ढिराज भुजङ्ग प्रयात स्तोत्रम् ।

    iti śrīḍhuṇḍhirāja bhujaṅga prayāta stōtram ।
    meaning

    Colophon: Thus ends the Dhundhiraja Bhujanga Prayata Stotram — the serpentine-metre hymn to Lord Dhundhiraja (Ganesha of Varanasi).

    word by word
    इतिItiRefers to something that precedes
    भुजङ्गBhujanggaSnake, Serpent
    प्रयतPrayataHoly or Pious person
    स्तोत्रंStotram[This] Stotra [proclaimed by me] · Stotram, Hymn · Hymn · [That Keelaka] Stotra [of Devi Chandika, He made it hidden behind the Mantras of Devi Mahatmyam] · Stotram · Hymn in Praise of God · Stotra · Stotra, Praise, Eulogy · Stotra, Hymn

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