Ganesha Ashtakam

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• verse 1

  सर्वे उचुः ।यतोऽनन्तशक्तेरनन्ताश्च जीवायतो निर्गुणादप्रमेया गुणास्ते ।यतो भाति सर्वं त्रिधा भेदभिन्नंसदा तं गणेशं नमामो भजामः ॥ 1 ॥

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  sarvē uchuḥ ।yatō'nantaśaktēranantāścha jīvāyatō nirguṇādapramēyā guṇāstē ।yatō bhāti sarvaṃ tridhā bhēdabhinnaṃsadā taṃ gaṇēśaṃ namāmō bhajāmaḥ ॥ 1 ॥

  meaning

  Hymn celebrating Ganesha, the divine supreme reality

• verse 2

  यतश्चाविरासीज्जगत्सर्वमेत--त्तथाब्जासनो विश्वगो विश्वगोप्ता ।तथेन्द्रादयो देवसङ्घा मनुष्याःसदा तं गणेशं नमामो भजामः ॥ 2 ॥

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  yataśchāvirāsījjagatsarvamēta--ttathābjāsanō viśvagō viśvagōptā ।tathēndrādayō dēvasaṅghā manuṣyāḥsadā taṃ gaṇēśaṃ namāmō bhajāmaḥ ॥ 2 ॥

  meaning

  Hymn celebrating Ganesha, the divine supreme reality

• verse 3

  यतो वह्निभानू भवो भूर्जलं चयतः सागराश्चन्द्रमा व्योम वायुः ।यतः स्थावरा जङ्गमा वृक्षसङ्घाःसदा तं गणेशं नमामो भजामः ॥ 3 ॥

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  yatō vahnibhānū bhavō bhūrjalaṃ chayataḥ sāgarāśchandramā vyōma vāyuḥ ।yataḥ sthāvarā jaṅgamā vṛkṣasaṅghāḥsadā taṃ gaṇēśaṃ namāmō bhajāmaḥ ॥ 3 ॥

  meaning

  Hymn celebrating Ganesha, the divine supreme reality

• verse 4

  यतो दानवाः किन्नरा यक्षसङ्घायतश्चारणा वारणाः श्वापदाश्च ।यतः पक्षिकीटा यतो वीरुधश्चसदा तं गणेशं नमामो भजामः ॥ 4 ॥

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  yatō dānavāḥ kinnarā yakṣasaṅghāyataśchāraṇā vāraṇāḥ śvāpadāścha ।yataḥ pakṣikīṭā yatō vīrudhaśchasadā taṃ gaṇēśaṃ namāmō bhajāmaḥ ॥ 4 ॥

  meaning

  Hymn celebrating Ganesha, the divine supreme reality

• verse 5

  यतो बुद्धिरज्ञाननाशो मुमुक्षो--र्यतः सम्पदो भक्तसन्तोषदाः स्युः ।यतो विघ्ननाशो यतः कार्यसिद्धिःसदा तं गणेशं नमामो भजामः ॥ 5 ॥

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  yatō buddhirajñānanāśō mumukṣō--ryataḥ sampadō bhaktasantōṣadāḥ syuḥ ।yatō vighnanāśō yataḥ kāryasiddhiḥsadā taṃ gaṇēśaṃ namāmō bhajāmaḥ ॥ 5 ॥

  meaning

  Hymn celebrating Ganesha, the divine supreme reality

• verse 6

  यतः पुत्रसम्पद्यतो वाञ्छितार्थोयतोऽभक्तविघ्नास्तथाऽनेकरूपाः ।यतः शोकमोहौ यतः काम एवसदा तं गणेशं नमामो भजामः ॥ 6 ॥

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  yataḥ putrasampadyatō vāñChitārthōyatō'bhaktavighnāstathā'nēkarūpāḥ ।yataḥ śōkamōhau yataḥ kāma ēvasadā taṃ gaṇēśaṃ namāmō bhajāmaḥ ॥ 6 ॥

  meaning

  Hymn celebrating Ganesha, the divine supreme reality

• verse 7

  यतोऽनन्तशक्तिः स शेषो बभूवधराधारणेऽनेकरूपे च शक्तः ।यतोऽनेकधा स्वर्गलोका हि नानासदा तं गणेशं नमामो भजामः ॥ 7 ॥

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  yatō'nantaśaktiḥ sa śēṣō babhūvadharādhāraṇē'nēkarūpē cha śaktaḥ ।yatō'nēkadhā svargalōkā hi nānāsadā taṃ gaṇēśaṃ namāmō bhajāmaḥ ॥ 7 ॥

  meaning

  Hymn celebrating Ganesha, the divine supreme reality

• verse 8

  यतो वेदवाचो विकुण्ठा मनोभिःसदा नेति नेतीति यत्ता गृणन्ति ।परब्रह्मरूपं चिदानन्दभूतंसदा तं गणेशं नमामो भजामः ॥ 8 ॥

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  yatō vēdavāchō vikuṇṭhā manōbhiḥsadā nēti nētīti yattā gṛṇanti ।parabrahmarūpaṃ chidānandabhūtaṃsadā taṃ gaṇēśaṃ namāmō bhajāmaḥ ॥ 8 ॥

  meaning

  Hymn celebrating Ganesha, the divine supreme reality

• verse 9

  श्रीगणेश उवाच ।पुनरूचे गणाधीशः स्तोत्रमेतत्पठेन्नरः ।त्रिसन्ध्यं त्रिदिनं तस्य सर्वकार्यं भविष्यति ॥ 9 ॥

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  śrīgaṇēśa uvācha ।punarūchē gaṇādhīśaḥ stōtramētatpaṭhēnnaraḥ ।trisandhyaṃ tridinaṃ tasya sarvakāryaṃ bhaviṣyati ॥ 9 ॥

  meaning

  Hymn celebrating Ganesha, the divine supreme reality

• verse 10

  यो जपेदष्टदिवसं श्लोकाष्टकमिदं शुभम् ।अष्टवारं चतुर्थ्यां तु सोऽष्टसिद्धीरवाप्नुयात् ॥ 10 ॥

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  yō japēdaṣṭadivasaṃ ślōkāṣṭakamidaṃ śubham ।aṣṭavāraṃ chaturthyāṃ tu sō'ṣṭasiddhīravāpnuyāt ॥ 10 ॥

  meaning

  Hymn celebrating Ganesha, the divine supreme reality

• verse 11

  यः पठेन्मासमात्रं तु दशवारं दिने दिने ।स मोचयेद्बन्धगतं राजवध्यं न संशयः ॥ 11 ॥

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  yaḥ paṭhēnmāsamātraṃ tu daśavāraṃ dinē dinē ।sa mōchayēdbandhagataṃ rājavadhyaṃ na saṃśayaḥ ॥ 11 ॥

  meaning

  Hymn celebrating Ganesha, the divine supreme reality

• verse 12

  विद्याकामो लभेद्विद्यां पुत्रार्थी पुत्रमाप्नुयात् ।वाञ्छिताँल्लभते सर्वानेकविंशतिवारतः ॥ 12 ॥

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  vidyākāmō labhēdvidyāṃ putrārthī putramāpnuyāt ।vāñChitāँllabhatē sarvānēkaviṃśativārataḥ ॥ 12 ॥

  meaning

  Hymn celebrating Ganesha, the divine supreme reality

• verse 13

  यो जपेत्परया भक्त्या गजाननपरो नरः ।एवमुक्त्वा ततो देवश्चान्तर्धानं गतः प्रभुः ॥ 13 ॥

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  yō japētparayā bhaktyā gajānanaparō naraḥ ।ēvamuktvā tatō dēvaśchāntardhānaṃ gataḥ prabhuḥ ॥ 13 ॥

  meaning

  Hymn celebrating Ganesha, the divine supreme reality

• verse 14

  इति श्रीगणेशपुराणे उपासनाखण्डे श्रीगणेशाष्टकम् ।

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  iti śrīgaṇēśapurāṇē upāsanākhaṇḍē śrīgaṇēśāṣṭakam ।

  meaning

  Colophon: Thus ends the Ganesha Ashtakam from the Upasana Khanda (section on devotional worship) of the Sri Ganesha Purana.