গণনীযো গণোগণ্যো গণনাতীত সদ্গুণঃ ॥ 1 ॥
- গকাৰৰূপঃ (gakārarūpaḥ)whose form is the letter ga
- গম্বীজঃ (gambījaḥ)whose seed syllable is gam
- গণেশঃ (gaṇeśaḥ)Ganesha
- গণৱন্দিতঃ (gaṇavanditaḥ)to whom the ganas bow
- গণনীযঃ (gaṇanīyaḥ)worth the counting
- গণঃ (gaṇaḥ)the gana himself
- গণ্যঃ (gaṇyaḥ)one to be counted among them
- গণনাতীতসদ্গুণঃ (gaṇanātītasadguṇaḥ)whose good qualities are past all counting
anvaya গকাৰৰূপঃ গম্বীজঃ গণেশঃ গণৱন্দিতঃ গণনীযঃ গণঃ গণ্যঃ গণনাতীতসদ্গুণঃ
chandas Anuṣṭubh (śloka), 8 syllables in each of 4 pādas
গম্বীজ the seed syllable gam — The single sound from which Ganapati's mantra is built. Every one of the hundred and eight names here begins with that letter.
note The hymn is given to the Skanda Purana. Like the thousand-name hymn on the same plan, it is held together by sound as much as by sense: the names run in groups that share a word, and the groups change as the sound changes.
গঙ্গাধৰপ্ৰীতিকৰোগৱীশেড্যোগদাপহঃ ॥ 2 ॥
- গগনাদিকসৃদ্ (gaganādikasṛd)who made the sky and all that follows it
- গঙ্গাসুতঃ (gaṅgāsutaḥ)son of Ganga
- গঙ্গাসুতাৰ্চিতঃ (gaṅgāsutārcitaḥ)worshipped by Ganga's son
- গঙ্গাধৰপ্ৰীতিকৰঃ (gaṅgādharaprītikaraḥ)who gives joy to the bearer of Ganga
- গৱীশেড্যঃ (gavīśeḍyaḥ)praised by the lord of speech
- গদাপহঃ (gadāpahaḥ)who drives disease away
anvaya গগনাদিকসৃদ্ গঙ্গাসুতঃ গঙ্গাসুতাৰ্চিতঃ গঙ্গাধৰপ্ৰীতিকৰঃ গৱীশেড্যঃ গদাপহঃ
chandas Anuṣṭubh (śloka), 8 syllables in each of 4 pādas
গঙ্গাসুত son of Ganga — Ganga is counted a mother of Ganapati in some tellings, and her other son is Skanda; the verse names him both as her son and as the one her son worships.
গজাস্যো গজলক্ষ্মীৱান্ গজৱাজিৰথপ্ৰদঃ ॥ 3 ॥
- গদাধৰনুতঃ (gadādharanutaḥ)praised by the bearer of the mace
- গদ্যপদ্যাত্মককৱিত্ৱদঃ (gadyapadyātmakakavitvadaḥ)who gives the power to make poetry in verse and in prose
- গজাস্যঃ (gajāsyaḥ)elephant-faced
- গজলক্ষ্মীৱান্ (gajalakṣmīvān)rich in the splendour of elephants
- গজৱাজিৰথপ্ৰদঃ (gajavājirathapradaḥ)who gives elephants, horses and chariots
anvaya গদাধৰনুতঃ গদ্যপদ্যাত্মককৱিত্ৱদঃ গজাস্যঃ গজলক্ষ্মীৱান্ গজৱাজিৰথপ্ৰদঃ
chandas Anuṣṭubh (śloka), 8 syllables in each of 4 pādas
গণ্ডদানাঞ্চিতোগন্তা গণ্ডোপল সমাকৃতিঃ ॥ 4 ॥
- গঞ্জানিৰতশিক্ষাকৃদ্ (gañjānirataśikṣākṛd)who sets right those sunk in drink and gambling
- গণিতজ্ঞঃ (gaṇitajñaḥ)who knows numbers
- গণোত্তমঃ (gaṇottamaḥ)best of the ganas
- গণ্ডদানাঞ্চিতঃ (gaṇḍadānāñcitaḥ)graced by the mada running down his cheeks
- গন্তা (gantā)ever on the move
- গণ্ডোপলসমাকৃতিঃ (gaṇḍopalasamākṛtiḥ)shaped like a great rock
anvaya গঞ্জানিৰতশিক্ষাকৃদ্ গণিতজ্ঞঃ গণোত্তমঃ গণ্ডদানাঞ্চিতঃ গন্তা গণ্ডোপলসমাকৃতিঃ
chandas Anuṣṭubh (śloka), 8 syllables in each of 4 pādas
গণ্ডদোষহৰো গণ্ড ভ্ৰমদ্ভ্ৰমৰ কুণ্ডলঃ ॥ 5 ॥
- গগনৱ্যাপকঃ (gaganavyāpakaḥ)who fills the sky
- গম্যঃ (gamyaḥ)who can be reached
- গমানাদিৱিৱৰ্জিতঃ (gamānādivivarjitaḥ)free of all going and coming
- গণ্ডদোষহৰঃ (gaṇḍadoṣaharaḥ)who takes away the fault of a bad hour
- গণ্ডভ্ৰমদ্ভ্ৰমৰকুণ্ডলঃ (gaṇḍabhramadbhramarakuṇḍalaḥ)whose earrings are the bees circling his cheeks
anvaya গগনৱ্যাপকঃ গম্যঃ গমানাদিৱিৱৰ্জিতঃ গণ্ডদোষহৰঃ গণ্ডভ্ৰমদ্ভ্ৰমৰকুণ্ডলঃ
chandas Anuṣṭubh (śloka), 8 syllables in each of 4 pādas
গণ্ডদোষ the fault of a bad hour — In the almanac, the ganda is an ill-starred stretch of time at the joint between two periods; a birth in it is held to need a remedy.
note The third name is printed gamānādi; the word behind it is gamāgamādi, going and coming and the rest.
গন্ধপ্ৰিযো গন্ধৱাহো গন্ধসিন্ধুৰবৃন্দগঃ ॥ 6 ॥
- গতাগতজ্ঞঃ (gatāgatajñaḥ)who knows all coming and going
- গতিদঃ (gatidaḥ)who gives the goal
- গতমৃত্যুঃ (gatamṛtyuḥ)past death
- গতোদ্ভৱঃ (gatodbhavaḥ)past birth
- গন্ধপ্ৰিযঃ (gandhapriyaḥ)who loves scent
- গন্ধৱাহঃ (gandhavāhaḥ)who carries scent
- গন্ধসিন্ধুৰবৃন্দগঃ (gandhasindhurabṛndagaḥ)who moves among herds of elephants in rut
anvaya গতাগতজ্ঞঃ গতিদঃ গতমৃত্যুঃ গতোদ্ভৱঃ গন্ধপ্ৰিযঃ গন্ধৱাহঃ গন্ধসিন্ধুৰবৃন্দগঃ
chandas Anuṣṭubh (śloka), 8 syllables in each of 4 pādas
গৰিষ্ঠোগৰভিদ্গৰ্ৱহৰো গৰলিভূষণঃ ॥ 7 ॥
- গন্ধাদিপূজিতঃ (gandhādipūjitaḥ)worshipped with scent and the other offerings
- গৱ্যভোক্তা (gavyabhoktā)who takes what comes from the cow
- গৰ্গাদিসন্নুতঃ (gargādisannutaḥ)well praised by Garga and the rest
- গৰিষ্ঠঃ (gariṣṭhaḥ)weightiest of all
- গৰভিদ্ (garabhid)who breaks poison
- গৰ্ৱহৰঃ (garvaharaḥ)who takes away pride
- গৰলিভূষণঃ (garalibhūṣaṇaḥ)whose ornament is the poison-bearing snake
anvaya গন্ধাদিপূজিতঃ গৱ্যভোক্তা গৰ্গাদিসন্নুতঃ গৰিষ্ঠঃ গৰভিদ্ গৰ্ৱহৰঃ গৰলিভূষণঃ
chandas Anuṣṭubh (śloka), 8 syllables in each of 4 pādas
গলত্কুষ্ঠহৰো গৰ্ভপ্ৰদো গৰ্ভাৰ্ভৰক্ষকঃ ॥ 8 ॥
- গৱিষ্ঠঃ (gaviṣṭhaḥ)who stands among the rays
- গৰ্জিতাৰাৱঃ (garjitārāvaḥ)whose cry is a roar
- গভীৰহৃদযঃ (gabhīrahṛdayaḥ)deep of heart
- গদী (gadī)holding a mace
- গলত্কুষ্ঠহৰঃ (galatkuṣṭhaharaḥ)who cures a wasting leprosy
- গৰ্ভপ্ৰদঃ (garbhapradaḥ)who gives a child in the womb
- গৰ্ভাৰ্ভৰক্ষকঃ (garbhārbharakṣakaḥ)who guards the child within it
anvaya গৱিষ্ঠঃ গৰ্জিতাৰাৱঃ গভীৰহৃদযঃ গদী গলত্কুষ্ঠহৰঃ গৰ্ভপ্ৰদঃ গৰ্ভাৰ্ভৰক্ষকঃ
chandas Anuṣṭubh (śloka), 8 syllables in each of 4 pādas
গৰুত্মত্তুল্যজৱনো গৰুডধ্ৱজৱন্দিতঃ ॥ 9 ॥
- গৰ্ভাধাৰঃ (garbhādhāraḥ)the support of the womb
- গৰ্ভৱাসিশিশুজ্ঞানপ্ৰদাযকঃ (garbhavāsiśiśujñānapradāyakaḥ)who gives knowledge to the child living in the womb
- গৰুত্মত্তুল্যজৱনঃ (garutmattulyajavanaḥ)as swift as Garuda
- গৰুডধ্ৱজৱন্দিতঃ (garuḍadhvajavanditaḥ)to whom the god with Garuda on his banner bows
anvaya গৰ্ভাধাৰঃ গৰ্ভৱাসিশিশুজ্ঞানপ্ৰদাযকঃ গৰুত্মত্তুল্যজৱনঃ গৰুডধ্ৱজৱন্দিতঃ
chandas Anuṣṭubh (śloka), 8 syllables in each of 4 pādas
গৰুডধ্ৱজ the god with Garuda on his banner — Vishnu, whose flag carries the eagle.
গদাধৰাৱতাৰীচ গন্ধৰ্ৱনগৰাৰ্চিতঃ ॥ 10 ॥
- গযেডিতঃ (gayeḍitaḥ)praised at Gaya
- গযাশ্ৰাদ্ধফলদঃ (gayāśrāddhaphaladaḥ)who gives the fruit of the rite for the dead performed at Gaya
- চ (ca)and
- গযাকৃতিঃ (gayākṛtiḥ)whose form is Gaya itself
- গদাধৰাৱতাৰী (gadādharāvatārī)who came down as Gadadhara
- চ (ca)and
- গন্ধৰ্ৱনগৰাৰ্চিতঃ (gandharvanagarārcitaḥ)worshipped in the city of the gandharvas
anvaya গযেডিতঃ গযাশ্ৰাদ্ধফলদঃ চ গযাকৃতিঃ গদাধৰাৱতাৰী চ গন্ধৰ্ৱনগৰাৰ্চিতঃ
chandas Anuṣṭubh (śloka), 8 syllables in each of 4 pādas
গদাধৰ Gadadhara — The name of the image of Vishnu at Gaya, before which the rite for the dead is performed there.
গন্ধৰ্ৱনগৰ the city of the gandharvas — The city seen in the clouds that is not there at all, the stock image for anything that only seems to exist.
গণৰাত্ৰ সমাৰাধ্যো গৰ্হণস্তুতি সাম্যধীঃ ॥ 11 ॥
- গন্ধৰ্ৱগানসন্তুষ্টঃ (gandharvagānasantuṣṭaḥ)pleased by the song of the gandharvas
- গৰুডাগ্ৰজৱন্দিতঃ (garuḍāgrajavanditaḥ)to whom Garuda's elder brother bows
- গণৰাত্ৰসমাৰাধ্যঃ (gaṇarātrasamārādhyaḥ)worshipped through a run of nights
- গৰ্হণস্তুতিসাম্যধীঃ (garhaṇastutisāmyadhīḥ)whose mind is the same towards blame and praise
anvaya গন্ধৰ্ৱগানসন্তুষ্টঃ গৰুডাগ্ৰজৱন্দিতঃ গণৰাত্ৰসমাৰাধ্যঃ গৰ্হণস্তুতিসাম্যধীঃ
chandas Anuṣṭubh (śloka), 8 syllables in each of 4 pādas
গৰুডাগ্ৰজ Garuda's elder brother — Aruna, the charioteer of the sun.
গৰ্হিতাচাৰ দূৰশ্চ গৰুডোপলভূষিতঃ ॥ 12 ॥
- গৰ্তাভনাভিঃ (gartābhanābhiḥ)whose navel is deep as a pit
- গৱ্যূতিঃ (gavyūtiḥ)who is himself a measure of the land
- দীৰ্ঘতুণ্ডঃ (dīrghatuṇḍaḥ)long-trunked
- গভস্তিমান্ (gabhastimān)full of rays
- গৰ্হিতাচাৰদূৰঃ (garhitācāradūraḥ)far from any conduct that draws blame
- চ (ca)and
- গৰুডোপলভূষিতঃ (garuḍopalabhūṣitaḥ)adorned with emeralds
anvaya গৰ্তাভনাভিঃ গৱ্যূতিঃ দীৰ্ঘতুণ্ডঃ গভস্তিমান্ গৰ্হিতাচাৰদূৰঃ চ গৰুডোপলভূষিতঃ
chandas Anuṣṭubh (śloka), 8 syllables in each of 4 pādas
গৰুডোপল emerald — Literally the Garuda stone, the old name for the emerald.
গৱ্যূতি a measure of the land — A distance of two krosha, roughly four miles: as much ground as cattle range over.
গৱেষণীযো গমনো গহনস্থ মুনিস্তুতঃ ॥ 13 ॥
- গজাৰিৱিক্ৰমঃ (gajārivikramaḥ)whose stride is the lion's
- গন্ধমূষৱাজী (gandhamūṣavājī)whose horse is the scented mouse
- গতশ্ৰমঃ (gataśramaḥ)free of weariness
- গৱেষণীযঃ (gaveṣaṇīyaḥ)worth searching for
- গমনঃ (gamanaḥ)the going itself
- গহনস্থমুনিস্তুতঃ (gahanasthamunistutaḥ)praised by the sages who live deep in the forest
anvaya গজাৰিৱিক্ৰমঃ গন্ধমূষৱাজী গতশ্ৰমঃ গৱেষণীযঃ গমনঃ গহনস্থমুনিস্তুতঃ
chandas Anuṣṭubh (śloka), 8 syllables in each of 4 pādas
গজাৰি the lion — The enemy of elephants. The name is pointed: the elephant-faced god moves with the stride of the elephant's own foe.
গজদন্তাযুধো গৰ্জদ্ৰিপুঘ্নো গজকৰ্ণিকঃ ॥ 14 ॥
- গৱযচ্ছিদ্ (gavayacchid)who cuts down the wild ox
- গণ্ডকভিদ্ (gaṇḍakabhid)who splits the rhinoceros
- গহ্ৱৰাপথৱাৰণঃ (gahvarāpathavāraṇaḥ)who blocks the path through the caves
- গজদন্তাযুধঃ (gajadantāyudhaḥ)whose weapon is his tusk
- গৰ্জদ্ৰিপুঘ্নঃ (garjadripughnaḥ)who kills the roaring foe
- গজকৰ্ণিকঃ (gajakarṇikaḥ)elephant-eared
anvaya গৱযচ্ছিদ্ গণ্ডকভিদ্ গহ্ৱৰাপথৱাৰণঃ গজদন্তাযুধঃ গৰ্জদ্ৰিপুঘ্নঃ গজকৰ্ণিকঃ
chandas Anuṣṭubh (śloka), 8 syllables in each of 4 pādas
গণিকানৰ্তনপ্ৰীতোগচ্ছন্ গন্ধফলী প্ৰিযঃ ॥ 15 ॥
- গজচৰ্মামযচ্ছেত্তা (gajacarmāmayacchettā)who made an end of the demon in the elephant's hide
- গণাধ্যক্ষঃ (gaṇādhyakṣaḥ)overseer of the ganas
- গণাৰ্চিতঃ (gaṇārcitaḥ)worshipped by the ganas
- গণিকানৰ্তনপ্ৰীতঃ (gaṇikānartanaprītaḥ)pleased by the dancing of the temple women
- গচ্ছন্ (gacchan)ever moving
- গন্ধফলীপ্ৰিযঃ (gandhaphalīpriyaḥ)who loves the scented blossom
anvaya গজচৰ্মামযচ্ছেত্তা গণাধ্যক্ষঃ গণাৰ্চিতঃ গণিকানৰ্তনপ্ৰীতঃ গচ্ছন্ গন্ধফলীপ্ৰিযঃ
chandas Anuṣṭubh (śloka), 8 syllables in each of 4 pādas
note The first name can be read two ways, since āmaya means both an affliction and a disease of the skin: either he ended the demon who wore the elephant's hide, or he cures the disease that thickens the skin like an elephant's.
গৰভাদিজনুৰ্হৰ্তা গণ্ডকীগাহনোত্সুকঃ ॥ 16 ॥
- গন্ধকাদিৰসাধীশঃ (gandhakādirasādhīśaḥ)lord of sulphur and the other minerals
- গণকানন্দদাযকঃ (gaṇakānandadāyakaḥ)who gives the reckoners their joy
- গৰভাদিজনুৰ্হৰ্তা (garabhādijanurhartā)who lifts away birth as a donkey or some such creature
- গণ্ডকীগাহনোত্সুকঃ (gaṇḍakīgāhanotsukaḥ)eager to bathe in the Gandaki
anvaya গন্ধকাদিৰসাধীশঃ গণকানন্দদাযকঃ গৰভাদিজনুৰ্হৰ্তা গণ্ডকীগাহনোত্সুকঃ
chandas Anuṣṭubh (śloka), 8 syllables in each of 4 pādas
গণ্ডকী the Gandaki — The river in Nepal from whose bed the shalagrama stones are taken.
গৱাক্ষৱত্সৌধৱাসীগৰ্ভিতো গৰ্ভিণীনুতঃ ॥ 17 ॥
- গণ্ডূষীকৃতৱাৰাশিঃ (gaṇḍūṣīkṛtavārāśiḥ)who took the ocean up in a single mouthful
- গৰিমালঘিমাদিদঃ (garimālaghimādidaḥ)who gives the powers of weight and of lightness
- গৱাক্ষৱত্সৌধৱাসী (gavākṣavatsaudhavāsī)who dwells in a mansion with latticed windows
- গৰ্ভিতঃ (garbhitaḥ)who is held within
- গৰ্ভিণীনুতঃ (garbhiṇīnutaḥ)praised by women carrying a child
anvaya গণ্ডূষীকৃতৱাৰাশিঃ গৰিমালঘিমাদিদঃ গৱাক্ষৱত্সৌধৱাসী গৰ্ভিতঃ গৰ্ভিণীনুতঃ
chandas Anuṣṭubh (śloka), 8 syllables in each of 4 pādas
গৰিমা, লঘিমা the powers of weight and of lightness — Two of the eight powers a practised yogi is said to gain: becoming as heavy or as light as he wishes.
গদিতো গদ্গদাৰাৱ সংস্তুতো গহ্ৱৰীপতিঃ ॥ 18 ॥
- গন্ধমাদনশৈলাভঃ (gandhamādanaśailābhaḥ)shining like the mountain Gandhamadana
- গণ্ডভেৰুণ্ডৱিক্ৰমঃ (gaṇḍabheruṇḍavikramaḥ)with the strength of the two-headed bird
- গদিতঃ (gaditaḥ)spoken of in every mouth
- গদ্গদাৰাৱসংস্তুতঃ (gadgadārāvasaṃstutaḥ)praised in voices choking with feeling
- গহ্ৱৰীপতিঃ (gahvarīpatiḥ)lord of the caves
anvaya গন্ধমাদনশৈলাভঃ গণ্ডভেৰুণ্ডৱিক্ৰমঃ গদিতঃ গদ্গদাৰাৱসংস্তুতঃ গহ্ৱৰীপতিঃ
chandas Anuṣṭubh (śloka), 8 syllables in each of 4 pādas
গণ্ডভেৰুণ্ড the two-headed bird — The bird of fable with two heads and the strength to carry elephants; it stands on the arms of more than one southern house.
গৰ্হণীয গুণাভাৱো গঙ্গাদিক শুচিপ্ৰদঃ ॥ 19 ॥
- গজেশায (gajeśāya)to the lord of elephants
- গৰীযসে (garīyase)the weightiest of all
- গদ্যেড্যঃ (gadyeḍyaḥ)praised in prose
- গতভীঃ (gatabhīḥ)whose fear is gone
- গদিতাগমঃ (gaditāgamaḥ)who spoke the agamas
- গৰ্হণীযগুণাভাৱঃ (garhaṇīyaguṇābhāvaḥ)in whom nothing blameworthy is to be found
- গঙ্গাদিকশুচিপ্ৰদঃ (gaṅgādikaśucipradaḥ)who gives the purity of the Ganga and the other rivers
anvaya গজেশায গৰীযসে গদ্যেড্যঃ গতভীঃ গদিতাগমঃ গৰ্হণীযগুণাভাৱঃ গঙ্গাদিকশুচিপ্ৰদঃ
chandas Irregular: the line runs long, and the first two names stand in the dative while the rest do not
note The first half of the verse slips into the dative, as though a salutation were coming, and then the list of names goes on as before. The printed line is a syllable or two over the measure.
এৱং শ্ৰীগণনাথস্য নাম্নামষ্টোত্তৰং শতম্ ॥ 20 ॥
- গণনাতীতৱিদ্যাশ্ৰীবলাযুষ্যাদিদাযকঃ (gaṇanātītavidyāśrībalāyuṣyādidāyakaḥ)who gives learning, splendour, strength and long life past all counting
- এৱম্ (evam)so
- শ্ৰীগণনাথস্য (śrīgaṇanāthasya)of Shri Gananatha
- নাম্নাম্ (nāmnām)of the names
- অষ্টোত্তৰম্ (aṣṭottaram)a hundred and
- শতম্ (śatam)eight
anvaya গণনাতীতৱিদ্যাশ্ৰীবলাযুষ্যাদিদাযকঃ এৱম্ শ্ৰীগণনাথস্য নাম্নাম্ অষ্টোত্তৰম্ শতম্
chandas Anuṣṭubh (śloka), 8 syllables in each of 4 pādas
note Ashtottara shata is the standard way of saying a hundred and eight: a hundred with eight over.
পূজান্তে যঃ পঠেন্নিত্যং প্ৰীতস্সন্ তস্যৱিঘ্নৰাট্ ॥ 21 ॥
- পঠনাত্ (paṭhanāt)from reciting it
- শ্ৰৱণাত্ (śravaṇāt)from hearing it
- পুংসাম্ (puṃsām)for men
- শ্ৰেযঃ (śreyaḥ)what is good for them
- প্ৰেমপ্ৰদাযকম্ (premapradāyakam)and love, it gives
- পূজান্তে (pūjānte)at the close of worship
- যঃ (yaḥ)whoever
- পঠেত্ (paṭhet)recites
- নিত্যম্ (nityam)daily
- প্ৰীতঃ (prītaḥ)pleased
- সন্ (san)being
- তস্য (tasya)with him
- ৱিঘ্নৰাট্ (vighnarāṭ)the king of obstacles
anvaya পঠনাত্ শ্ৰৱণাত্ পুংসাম্ শ্ৰেযঃ প্ৰেমপ্ৰদাযকম্ যঃ নিত্যম্ পূজান্তে পঠেত্ তস্য ৱিঘ্নৰাট্ প্ৰীতঃ সন্
chandas Anuṣṭubh (śloka), 8 syllables in each of 4 pādas
note In the text paṭhanāt and śravaṇāt are run together by sandhi as paṭhanācchravaṇāt, so the second word does not stand in the printed line in its own shape.
দূৰ্ৱযাভ্যৰ্চযন্ দেৱমেকৱিংশতিৱাসৰান্ ॥ 22 ॥
- যম্ যম্ (yam yam)whatever
- কামযতে (kāmayate)he sets his heart on
- কামম্ (kāmam)wish
- তম্ তম্ (tam tam)that very thing
- শীঘ্ৰম্ (śīghram)quickly
- প্ৰযচ্ছতি (prayacchati)he gives
- দূৰ্ৱযা (dūrvayā)with durva grass
- অভ্যৰ্চযন্ (abhyarcayan)worshipping
- দেৱম্ (devam)the god
- একৱিংশতিৱাসৰান্ (ekaviṃśativāsarān)for twenty-one days
anvaya যম্ যম্ কামম্ কামযতে তম্ তম্ শীঘ্ৰম্ প্ৰযচ্ছতি দেৱম্ দূৰ্ৱযা একৱিংশতিৱাসৰান্ অভ্যৰ্চযন্
chandas Anuṣṭubh (śloka), 8 syllables in each of 4 pādas
দূৰ্ৱা durva grass — The coarse creeping grass offered to Ganapati, usually in bunches of three or five blades.
তস্য প্ৰসন্নো ৱিঘ্নেশস্সৰ্ৱান্ কামান্ প্ৰযচ্ছতি ॥ 23 ॥
- একৱিংশতিৱাৰম্ (ekaviṃśativāram)twenty-one times
- যঃ (yaḥ)whoever
- নিত্যম্ (nityam)daily
- স্তোত্ৰম্ (stotram)the hymn
- পঠেত্ (paṭhet)recites
- যদি (yadi)if
- তস্য (tasya)with him
- প্ৰসন্নঃ (prasannaḥ)pleased
- ৱিঘ্নেশঃ (vighneśaḥ)the lord of obstacles
- সৰ্ৱান্ (sarvān)all
- কামান্ (kāmān)wishes
- প্ৰযচ্ছতি (prayacchati)gives
anvaya যদি যঃ নিত্যম্ একৱিংশতিৱাৰম্ স্তোত্ৰম্ পঠেত্ তস্য প্ৰসন্নঃ ৱিঘ্নেশঃ সৰ্ৱান্ কামান্ প্ৰযচ্ছতি
chandas Anuṣṭubh (śloka), 8 syllables in each of 4 pādas
note Twenty-one is the number that runs through the worship of Ganapati: twenty-one blades of durva, twenty-one modakas, twenty-one days.
