- āvaśyakānineeded
- vastūnithe things
anvaya āvaśyakāni vastūni
chandas Prose, a heading
note The list is what a household keeps ready for Ganapati's daily worship. Everything after it is the order of the worship itself.
- āsanama seat to sit on
anvaya āsanam
chandas Prose, an item in the list
- dīpaḥa lamp
anvaya dīpaḥ
chandas Prose, an item in the list
- gandhaḥsandal paste
anvaya gandhaḥ
chandas Prose, an item in the list
- kuṅkumamkumkum, the red powder
anvaya kuṅkumam
chandas Prose, an item in the list
- akṣatāḥunbroken grains of rice
anvaya akṣatāḥ
chandas Prose, an item in the list
akṣata unbroken rice — Rice grains kept whole, often coloured with turmeric or kumkum, used in almost every step of the worship.
- puṣpāṇiflowers
anvaya puṣpāṇi
chandas Prose, an item in the list
- dhūpaḥincense
anvaya dhūpaḥ
chandas Prose, an item in the list
- naivedyamfood to offer
anvaya naivedyam
chandas Prose, an item in the list
- tāmbūlambetel leaves and nut
anvaya tāmbūlam
chandas Prose, an item in the list
- ācamanīyamwater for sipping
anvaya ācamanīyam
chandas Prose, an item in the list
- pūjāfor the worship
- pātrama vessel
anvaya pūjā pātram
chandas Prose, an item in the list
- kalaśaḥa water pot
anvaya kalaśaḥ
chandas Prose, an item in the list
- śaṅkhaḥa conch
anvaya śaṅkhaḥ
chandas Prose, an item in the list
pūrvāṅga pūjā
- gaṇapatiof Ganapati
- pratimāan image
- vāor
- citrapaṭaḥa picture
- vāor
- pūrvāṅgapreliminary
- pūjāworship
anvaya gaṇapati pratimā vā citrapaṭaḥ vā pūrvāṅga pūjā
chandas Prose, an item and a heading
pūrvāṅga preliminary — Everything done before the god is called in: purifying, prayers to the teachers, sipping water, lighting the lamp, the resolve, and readying the pot and conch.
- śrīmahāgaṇādhipatayeto Shri Mahaganadhipati
- namaḥsalutation
anvaya śrīmahāgaṇādhipataye namaḥ
chandas Prose, a ritual step
- śrī gurubhyaḥto the revered teachers
- namaḥsalutation
anvaya śrī gurubhyaḥ namaḥ
chandas Prose, a ritual step
śuciḥ
- hariḥHari
- omOm
- śuciḥmaking oneself clean
anvaya hariḥ om śuciḥ
chandas Prose, the opening and a heading
- apavitraḥunclean
- pavitraḥclean
- vāor
- sarvāvasthāmwhatever state
- gataḥcome to
- api vāor even
anvaya apavitraḥ pavitraḥ vā sarvāvasthām gataḥ api vā
chandas Anuṣṭubh (śloka), 8 syllables in each of 4 pādas
- yaḥwhoever
- smaretcalls to mind
- puṇḍarīkākṣamthe lotus-eyed Vishnu
- saḥhe
- bāhyābhyantaraḥwithout and within
- śuciḥclean
anvaya yaḥ puṇḍarīkākṣam smaret saḥ bāhyābhyantaraḥ śuciḥ
chandas Anuṣṭubh (śloka), 8 syllables in each of 4 pādas
note Water is sprinkled on the head while this verse is said; remembering the god is what makes the body clean.
prārthanā
- puṇḍarīkākṣalotus-eyed one
- puṇḍarīkākṣalotus-eyed one
- puṇḍarīkākṣāyato the lotus-eyed one
- namaḥsalutation
- prārthanāthe prayer
anvaya puṇḍarīkākṣa puṇḍarīkākṣa puṇḍarīkākṣāya namaḥ prārthanā
chandas Prose, a salutation and a heading
- śuklāmbaradharamclothed in white
- viṣṇumall-pervading
- śaśivarṇamthe colour of the moon
- caturbhujamfour-armed
anvaya śuklāmbaradharam viṣṇum śaśivarṇam caturbhujam
chandas Anuṣṭubh (śloka), 8 syllables in each of 4 pādas
note The best-known verse for starting any work. Viṣṇu here is usually taken in its root sense, the all-pervading, so that the verse fits Ganapati.
agajānana padmārkaṃ gajānanamaharniśam |
- prasannavadanamwith a gracious face
- dhyāyetmeditate on him
- sarvavighnopaśāntayeso that every obstacle is quieted
- agajānanaParvati's face
- padmārkamthe sun to the lotus
- gajānanamGajanana
- aharniśamday and night
anvaya prasannavadanam dhyāyet sarvavighnopaśāntaye agajānana padmārkam gajānanam aharniśam
chandas Anuṣṭubh (śloka), 8 syllables in each of 4 pādas
agajā Parvati — The daughter of the mountain; her son opens her face as the sun opens a lotus.
tadeva lagnaṃ sudinaṃ tadeva
- anekadamwho gives much
- tamhim
- bhaktānāmto those who love him
- ekadantamthe one-tusked
- upāsmahewe worship
- tadevathat is
- lagnamthe right hour
- sudinamthe good day
- tadevathat is
anvaya bhaktānām anekadam tam ekadantam upāsmahe tadeva lagnam tadeva sudinam
chandas Irregular block: the close of an Anuṣṭubh, then the first quarter of an Upajāti
- tārābalamthe strength of the stars
- candrabalamthe strength of the moon
- tadevathat is
anvaya tadeva tārābalam candrabalam
chandas Irregular block: a single quarter of an Upajāti
- vidyābalamthe strength of learning
- daivabalamthe strength of fate
- tadevathat is
anvaya tadeva vidyābalam daivabalam
chandas Irregular block: a single quarter of an Upajāti
gururbrahmā gururviṣṇuḥ gururdevo maheśvaraḥ |
- lakṣmīpatelord of Lakshmi
- teyour
- aṅghriyugamtwo feet
- smarāmiI call to mind
- guruḥthe teacher
- brahmāBrahma
- guruḥthe teacher
- viṣṇuḥVishnu
- guruḥthe teacher
- devaḥthe god
- maheśvaraḥMaheshvara
anvaya lakṣmīpate te aṅghriyugam smarāmi guruḥ brahmā guruḥ viṣṇuḥ guruḥ devaḥ maheśvaraḥ
chandas Irregular block: the last quarter of an Upajāti, then half an Anuṣṭubh
note The good hour, the good day and the favour of the stars, the verse says, are all simply the moment one remembers the god's feet.
sarvamaṅgala māṅgalye śive sarvārthasādhike |
- guruḥthe teacher
- sākṣātbefore our eyes
- parabrahmathe highest brahman
- tasmaito that
- śrīguraverevered teacher
- namaḥsalutation
- sarvamaṅgala māṅgalyegood fortune of everything fortunate
- śivegracious one
- sarvārthasādhikewho brings every aim about
anvaya guruḥ sākṣāt parabrahma tasmai śrīgurave namaḥ sarvamaṅgala māṅgalye śive sarvārthasādhike
chandas Anuṣṭubh (śloka), 8 syllables in each of 4 pādas
śrīlakṣmīnārāyaṇābhyāṃ namaḥ |
- śaraṇyeour refuge
- tryambakethree-eyed one
- gaurīGauri
- nārāyaṇiNarayani
- namaḥsalutation
- astube
- teto you
- śrīlakṣmīnārāyaṇābhyāmto Lakshmi and Narayana
- namaḥsalutation
anvaya śaraṇye tryambake gaurī nārāyaṇi te namaḥ astu śrīlakṣmīnārāyaṇābhyām namaḥ
chandas Anuṣṭubh (śloka), 8 syllables in each of 4 pādas
note A row of salutations to the divine couples follows, and then to one's own parents and to all good people.
- umāmaheśvarābhyāmto Uma and Maheshvara
- namaḥsalutation
anvaya umāmaheśvarābhyām namaḥ
chandas Prose, a ritual step
- vāṇīhiraṇyagarbhābhyāmto Vani and Hiranyagarbha
- namaḥsalutation
anvaya vāṇīhiraṇyagarbhābhyām namaḥ
chandas Prose, a ritual step
vāṇī, hiraṇyagarbha Vani and Hiranyagarbha — Sarasvati and Brahma, the golden embryo.
- śacīpurandarābhyāmto Shachi and Purandara
- namaḥsalutation
anvaya śacīpurandarābhyām namaḥ
chandas Prose, a ritual step
- arundhatīvasiṣṭhābhyāmto Arundhati and Vasishtha
- namaḥsalutation
anvaya arundhatīvasiṣṭhābhyām namaḥ
chandas Prose, a ritual step
- śrīsītārāmābhyāmto Sita and Rama
- namaḥsalutation
anvaya śrīsītārāmābhyām namaḥ
chandas Prose, a ritual step
- mātāpitṛbhyaḥto mother and father
- namaḥsalutation
anvaya mātāpitṛbhyaḥ namaḥ
chandas Prose, a ritual step
ācamanaṃ
- sarvebhyaḥto all
- mahājanebhyaḥthe great-souled
- namaḥsalutation
- ācamanamsipping water
anvaya sarvebhyaḥ mahājanebhyaḥ namaḥ ācamanam
chandas Prose, a salutation and a heading
- oṃOm
- keśavāyato Keshava
- svāhāsvaha
anvaya oṃ keśavāya svāhā
chandas Prose, the sipping of water
ācamana sipping water — Three sips of water are taken from the right palm, one with each of the first three names. With the rest of the twenty-four names of Vishnu, the fingers touch the face, eyes, ears, navel, chest, shoulders and head.
- oṃOm
- nārāyaṇāyato Narayana
- svāhāsvaha
anvaya oṃ nārāyaṇāya svāhā
chandas Prose, the sipping of water
- oṃOm
- mādhavāyato Madhava
- svāhāsvaha
anvaya oṃ mādhavāya svāhā
chandas Prose, the sipping of water
- oṃOm
- govindāyato Govinda
- namaḥsalutation
anvaya oṃ govindāya namaḥ
chandas Prose, the sipping of water
- oṃOm
- viṣṇaveto Vishnu
- namaḥsalutation
anvaya oṃ viṣṇave namaḥ
chandas Prose, the sipping of water
- oṃOm
- madhusūdanāyato Madhusudana
- namaḥsalutation
anvaya oṃ madhusūdanāya namaḥ
chandas Prose, the sipping of water
- oṃOm
- trivikramāyato Trivikrama
- namaḥsalutation
anvaya oṃ trivikramāya namaḥ
chandas Prose, the sipping of water
- oṃOm
- vāmanāyato Vamana
- namaḥsalutation
anvaya oṃ vāmanāya namaḥ
chandas Prose, the sipping of water
- oṃOm
- śrīdharāyato Shridhara
- namaḥsalutation
anvaya oṃ śrīdharāya namaḥ
chandas Prose, the sipping of water
- oṃOm
- hṛṣīkeśāyato Hrishikesha
- namaḥsalutation
anvaya oṃ hṛṣīkeśāya namaḥ
chandas Prose, the sipping of water
- oṃOm
- padmanābhāyato Padmanabha
- namaḥsalutation
anvaya oṃ padmanābhāya namaḥ
chandas Prose, the sipping of water
- oṃOm
- dāmodarāyato Damodara
- namaḥsalutation
anvaya oṃ dāmodarāya namaḥ
chandas Prose, the sipping of water
- oṃOm
- saṅkarṣaṇāyato Sankarshana
- namaḥsalutation
anvaya oṃ saṅkarṣaṇāya namaḥ
chandas Prose, the sipping of water
- oṃOm
- vāsudevāyato Vasudeva
- namaḥsalutation
anvaya oṃ vāsudevāya namaḥ
chandas Prose, the sipping of water
- oṃOm
- pradyumnāyato Pradyumna
- namaḥsalutation
anvaya oṃ pradyumnāya namaḥ
chandas Prose, the sipping of water
- oṃOm
- aniruddhāyato Aniruddha
- namaḥsalutation
anvaya oṃ aniruddhāya namaḥ
chandas Prose, the sipping of water
- oṃOm
- puruṣottamāyato Purushottama
- namaḥsalutation
anvaya oṃ puruṣottamāya namaḥ
chandas Prose, the sipping of water
- oṃOm
- adhokṣajāyato Adhokshaja
- namaḥsalutation
anvaya oṃ adhokṣajāya namaḥ
chandas Prose, the sipping of water
- oṃOm
- nārasiṃhāyato Narasimha
- namaḥsalutation
anvaya oṃ nārasiṃhāya namaḥ
chandas Prose, the sipping of water
- oṃOm
- acyutāyato Achyuta
- namaḥsalutation
anvaya oṃ acyutāya namaḥ
chandas Prose, the sipping of water
- oṃOm
- janārdanāyato Janardana
- namaḥsalutation
anvaya oṃ janārdanāya namaḥ
chandas Prose, the sipping of water
- oṃOm
- upendrāyato Upendra
- namaḥsalutation
anvaya oṃ upendrāya namaḥ
chandas Prose, the sipping of water
- oṃOm
- harayeto Hari
- namaḥsalutation
anvaya oṃ haraye namaḥ
chandas Prose, the sipping of water
dīpārādhanam
- oṃOm
- śrīkṛṣṇāyato Shri Krishna
- namaḥsalutation
- dīpārādhanamthe worship of the lamp
anvaya oṃ śrīkṛṣṇāya namaḥ dīpārādhanam
chandas Prose, a salutation and a heading
- dīpaḥlamp
- tvamyou
- brahmarūpaḥbrahman in form
- asiare
- jyotiṣāmof all lights
- prabhuḥthe lord
- avyayaḥunfailing
anvaya dīpaḥ tvam brahmarūpaḥ asi jyotiṣām prabhuḥ avyayaḥ
chandas Anuṣṭubh (śloka), 8 syllables in each of 4 pādas
- saubhāgyamgood fortune
- dehigive
- putrānsons
- caand
- sarvānall
- kāmānI desire
- caand
- dehigive
- meme
anvaya me saubhāgyam ca putrān dehi sarvān kāmān ca dehi
chandas Anuṣṭubh (śloka), 8 syllables in each of 4 pādas
- bho dīpalamp
- devithe goddess
- rūpaḥin visible form
- tvamyou are
- karmasākṣīthe witness of the rite
- hiindeed
- avighnakṛtwho keeps it free of obstacles
anvaya bho dīpa devi rūpaḥ tvam karmasākṣī hi avighnakṛt
chandas Anuṣṭubh (śloka), 8 syllables in each of 4 pādas
- yāvatfor as long as
- pūjāmthe worship
- kariṣyāmiI carry out
- tāvatso long
- tvamyou
- susthiraḥsteady
- bhavastay
anvaya yāvat pūjām kariṣyāmi tāvat tvam susthiraḥ bhava
chandas Anuṣṭubh (śloka), 8 syllables in each of 4 pādas
bhūtoccāṭanam
- dīpārādhana muhūrtaḥthe hour of worshipping the lamp
- sumuhūrtaḥa good hour
- astumay it be
- bhūtoccāṭanamdriving away the spirits
anvaya dīpārādhana muhūrtaḥ sumuhūrtaḥ astu bhūtoccāṭanam
chandas Prose, a blessing and a heading
- uttiṣṭhantulet them get up and go
- bhūtapiśācāḥthe spirits and the pishachas
- yewho
- etethese
- bhūmibhārakāḥweigh on this ground
anvaya ye ete bhūmibhārakāḥ bhūtapiśācāḥ uttiṣṭhantu
chandas Anuṣṭubh (śloka), 8 syllables in each of 4 pādas
note The ground is cleared before worship. Rice grains or mustard seeds are thrown behind, over the left shoulder, while these two verses are said.
- eteṣāmof them
- avirodhenawith none standing against it
- brahmakarmathis sacred rite
- samārabheI may begin
anvaya eteṣām avirodhena brahmakarma samārabhe
chandas Anuṣṭubh (śloka), 8 syllables in each of 4 pādas
- apasarpantulet move away
- tethose
- bhūtāḥspirits
- yewhich
- bhūtāḥspirits
- bhūmisaṃsthitāḥlive on this ground
anvaya ye bhūtāḥ bhūmisaṃsthitāḥ te bhūtāḥ apasarpantu
chandas Anuṣṭubh (śloka), 8 syllables in each of 4 pādas
prāṇāyāmaḥ
- yewhich
- bhūtāḥspirits
- vighnakartāraḥmake obstacles
- tethey
- gacchantulet go
- śivājñayāat Shiva's command
- prāṇāyāmaḥcontrol of the breath
anvaya ye bhūtāḥ vighnakartāraḥ te śivājñayā gacchantu prāṇāyāmaḥ
chandas Anuṣṭubh (śloka), 8 syllables in each of 4 pādas
chandas Prose, the seven worlds
vyāhṛti the seven worlds — Earth, sky, heaven and the four higher worlds, called out one by one while the breath is drawn in and held.
chandas Gāyatrī, the first two quarters
gāyatrī the Gayatri — Rig Veda 3.62.10, the prayer to the sun as the one who stirs the mind.
chandas Gāyatrī, the last quarter
chandas Prose, the closing of the breath control
- saṅkalpaḥthe resolve
anvaya saṅkalpaḥ
chandas Prose, a heading
saṅkalpa the resolve — The statement of who is worshipping, when, and for what, said with water in the palm before the worship proper begins.
tadaṅga kalaśārādhanaṃ kariṣye ||
kalaśārādhanam
chandas Prose, the resolve
note Where the text gives mama/asmākam, the worshipper says mama, my, when worshipping alone, and asmākam, our, for a household.
- kalaśethe pot
- gandhawith sandal paste
- puṣpākṣataiḥflowers and rice
- abhyarcyahaving worshipped
anvaya kalaśe gandha puṣpākṣataiḥ abhyarcya
chandas Prose, a ritual step
- kalaśethe pot
- udakamwith water
- pūrayitvāhaving filled
anvaya kalaśe udakam pūrayitvā
chandas Prose, a ritual step
kalaśasya mukhe viṣṇuḥ kaṇṭhe rudraḥ samāśritaḥ |
- kalaśasyathe pot
- upariover
- hastamthe hand
- nidhāyaplacing
- kalaśasyaof the pot
- mukhein the mouth
- viṣṇuḥVishnu
- kaṇṭhein the neck
- rudraḥRudra
- samāśritaḥdwells
anvaya kalaśasya upari hastam nidhāya kalaśasya mukhe viṣṇuḥ kaṇṭhe rudraḥ samāśritaḥ
chandas Irregular block: an instruction, then half an Anuṣṭubh
kalaśa the water pot — The pot of water used through the worship. These verses call every god, sea, Veda and river into it, so that its water can make everything it touches clean.
- mūleat the base
- tuand
- asyaits
- sthitaḥstands
- brahmāBrahma
- madhyein the middle
- mātṛgaṇāḥthe hosts of mothers
- smṛtāḥare said to be
anvaya mūle tu asya sthitaḥ brahmā madhye mātṛgaṇāḥ smṛtāḥ
chandas Anuṣṭubh (śloka), 8 syllables in each of 4 pādas
- kukṣauin its belly
- tuand
- sāgarāḥthe oceans
- sarveall
- saptadvīpāwith its seven continents
- vasundharāthe earth
anvaya kukṣau tu sāgarāḥ sarve saptadvīpā vasundharā
chandas Anuṣṭubh (śloka), 8 syllables in each of 4 pādas
- ṛgvedaḥthe Rig Veda
- athaand
- yajurvedaḥthe Yajur Veda
- sāmavedaḥthe Sama Veda
- hiand
- atharvaṇaḥthe Atharva
anvaya ṛgvedaḥ atha yajurvedaḥ sāmavedaḥ hi atharvaṇaḥ
chandas Anuṣṭubh (śloka), 8 syllables in each of 4 pādas
gaṅge ca yamune caiva godāvarī sarasvatī |
- aṅgaiḥwith their limbs
- caand
- sahitāḥtogether
- sarveall of them
- kalaśāmbuin the water of the pot
- samāśritāḥhave come to rest
- gaṅgeGanga
- caand
- yamuneYamuna
- ca evaand
- godāvarīGodavari
- sarasvatīSarasvati
anvaya aṅgaiḥ ca sahitāḥ sarve kalaśāmbu samāśritāḥ gaṅge ca yamune ca eva godāvarī sarasvatī
chandas Anuṣṭubh (śloka), 8 syllables in each of 4 pādas
- narmadeNarmada
- sindhuSindhu
- kāverīKaveri
- jalewater
- asminin this
- sannidhimpresence
- kurube
anvaya narmade sindhu kāverī asmin jale sannidhim kuru
chandas Anuṣṭubh (śloka), 8 syllables in each of 4 pādas
- kāverīKaveri
- tuṅgabhadrāTungabhadra
- caand
- kṛṣṇaveṇīKrishnaveni
- caand
- gautamīGautami
anvaya kāverī tuṅgabhadrā ca kṛṣṇaveṇī ca gautamī
chandas Anuṣṭubh (śloka), 8 syllables in each of 4 pādas
āyāntu devapūjārthaṃ mama duritakṣayakārakāḥ |
- bhāgīrathīthe Bhagirathi
- itiso
- vikhyātāḥknown far and wide
- pañcagaṅgāḥthe five Gangas
- prakīrtitāḥare called
- āyāntulet them come
- devapūjārthamfor the worship of the god
- mamamy
- duritakṣayakārakāḥwiping away wrongs
anvaya bhāgīrathī iti vikhyātāḥ pañcagaṅgāḥ prakīrtitāḥ āyāntu devapūjārtham mama duritakṣayakārakāḥ
chandas Anuṣṭubh (śloka), 8 syllables in each of 4 pādas
note The second half of this couplet stands alone in the text; its partner line is missing.
śaṅkhapūjā
- kalaśodakenawith water from the pot
- pūjā dravyāṇithe things for the worship
- samprokṣyasprinkle
- devamthe god
- samprokṣyasprinkle
- ātmānamyourself
- caand
- samprokṣyasprinkle
- śaṅkhapūjāthe worship of the conch
anvaya kalaśodakena pūjā dravyāṇi samprokṣya devam samprokṣya ātmānam ca samprokṣya śaṅkhapūjā
chandas Prose, an instruction and a heading
- śaṅkhamthe conch
- candrārka daivatamhas the moon and the sun for its gods
- madhyein its middle
- varuṇa devatāmVaruna
anvaya śaṅkham candrārka daivatam madhye varuṇa devatām
chandas Anuṣṭubh (śloka), 8 syllables in each of 4 pādas
- pṛṣṭheat its back
- prajāpatimPrajapati
- vindyātknow
- agreat its tip
- gaṅgāGanga
- sarasvatīmSarasvati
anvaya pṛṣṭhe prajāpatim vindyāt agre gaṅgā sarasvatīm
chandas Anuṣṭubh (śloka), 8 syllables in each of 4 pādas
śaṅkha the conch — Filled with water and worshipped, then used to pour water over the god; blown, it is thought to drive off what is inauspicious.
- trailokyein the three worlds
- yāniwhatever
- tīrthāniholy waters
- vāsudevasyaVasudeva's
- ājñayāat the command
anvaya trailokye yāni tīrthāni vāsudevasya ājñayā
chandas Anuṣṭubh (śloka), 8 syllables in each of 4 pādas
oṃ śaṅkhāya namaḥ |
- śaṅkhein the conch
- tiṣṭhanturest
- viprendrāḥbest of brahmins
- tasmātso
- śaṅkhamthe conch
- prapūjayetone should worship
- oṃOm
- śaṅkhāyato the conch
- namaḥsalutation
anvaya śaṅkhe tiṣṭhantu viprendrāḥ tasmāt śaṅkham prapūjayet oṃ śaṅkhāya namaḥ
chandas Anuṣṭubh (śloka), 8 syllables in each of 4 pādas
- oṃOm
- dhavalāyato the white one
- namaḥsalutation
anvaya oṃ dhavalāya namaḥ
chandas Prose, a ritual step
- oṃOm
- pāñcajanyāyato Panchajanya
- namaḥsalutation
anvaya oṃ pāñcajanyāya namaḥ
chandas Prose, a ritual step
pāñcajanya Panchajanya — The conch of Vishnu and of Krishna; every conch in worship is honoured by its name.
- oṃOm
- śaṅkhadevatābhyaḥto the gods of the conch
- namaḥsalutation
anvaya oṃ śaṅkhadevatābhyaḥ namaḥ
chandas Prose, a ritual step
ghaṇṭānādaḥ
- sakalapūjārthefor the whole of the worship
- akṣatānrice grains
- samarpayāmiI offer
- ghaṇṭānādaḥthe ringing of the bell
anvaya sakalapūjārthe akṣatān samarpayāmi ghaṇṭānādaḥ
chandas Prose, an offering and a heading
- āgamārthamto bring
- tuindeed
- devānāmthe gods
- gamanārthamto send away
- tuand
- rākṣasāmthe rakshasas
anvaya āgamārtham tu devānām gamanārtham tu rākṣasām
chandas Anuṣṭubh (śloka), 8 syllables in each of 4 pādas
- ghaṇṭāravamthe bell
- karomiI ring
- ādaufirst
- devatāhvāna lāñchanamthe sign that calls the gods
anvaya ghaṇṭāravam karomi ādau devatāhvāna lāñchanam
chandas Anuṣṭubh (śloka), 8 syllables in each of 4 pādas
- oṃOm
- ghaṇṭādevatābhyaḥto the gods of the bell
- namaḥsalutation
anvaya oṃ ghaṇṭādevatābhyaḥ namaḥ
chandas Prose, a ritual step
śrī mahāgaṇapati pūjā
- sakalopacāra pūjārthefor the worship with all its offerings
- akṣatānrice grains
- samarpayāmiI offer
- śrī mahāgaṇapati pūjāthe worship of Shri Mahaganapati
anvaya sakalopacāra pūjārthe akṣatān samarpayāmi śrī mahāgaṇapati pūjā
chandas Prose, an offering and a heading
chandas Jagatī, the first half
gaṇānāṃ tvā we call on you, Ganapati — Rig Veda 2.23.1, to Brahmanaspati, the oldest verse in which the name Ganapati appears. It is said at each point where the god is honoured.
chandas Jagatī, the second half
- sumukhaḥSumukha, the fair-faced
- caand
- ekadantaḥEkadanta, the one-tusked
- caand
- kapilaḥKapila, the tawny
- gajakarṇakaḥGajakarnaka, the elephant-eared
anvaya sumukhaḥ ca ekadantaḥ ca kapilaḥ gajakarṇakaḥ
chandas Anuṣṭubh (śloka), 8 syllables in each of 4 pādas
ṣoḍaśa nāma the sixteen names — Sumukha to Skandapurvaja: the sixteen names of Ganapati said at the start of any undertaking. The same names are used again below, one for each limb of the image.
- lambodaraḥLambodara, the big-bellied
- caand
- vikaṭaḥVikata, the strange
- vighnarājaḥVighnaraja, king of obstacles
- gaṇādhipaḥGanadhipa, lord of the ganas
anvaya lambodaraḥ ca vikaṭaḥ vighnarājaḥ gaṇādhipaḥ
chandas Anuṣṭubh (śloka), 8 syllables in each of 4 pādas
- dhūmaketuḥDhumaketu, smoke-bannered
- gaṇādhyakṣaḥGanadhyaksha, overseer of the ganas
- phālacandraḥPhalachandra, moon-browed
- gajānanaḥGajanana, the elephant-faced
anvaya dhūmaketuḥ gaṇādhyakṣaḥ phālacandraḥ gajānanaḥ
chandas Anuṣṭubh (śloka), 8 syllables in each of 4 pādas
oṃ śrīmahāgaṇapataye namaḥ |
- vakratuṇḍaḥVakratunda, of the curved trunk
- śūrpakarṇaḥShurpakarna, with ears like fans
- herambaḥHeramba
- skandapūrvajaḥSkandapurvaja, Skanda's elder brother
- oṃOm
- śrīmahāgaṇapatayeto Shri Mahaganapati
- namaḥsalutation
anvaya vakratuṇḍaḥ śūrpakarṇaḥ herambaḥ skandapūrvajaḥ oṃ śrīmahāgaṇapataye namaḥ
chandas Anuṣṭubh (śloka), 8 syllables in each of 4 pādas
- dhyāyāmiI meditate
- āvāhayāmiI invoke
- āsanama seat
- samarpayāmiI offer
anvaya dhyāyāmi āvāhayāmi āsanam samarpayāmi
chandas Prose, a ritual step
note These few lines run through the whole sixteen-part worship in brief, for a first worship of Ganapati before the main one. Each step is done in full below.
- pādyamwater for the feet
- samarpayāmiI offer
- arghyamwater of welcome
- samarpayāmiI offer
- ācamanīyamwater to sip
- samarpayāmiI offer
anvaya pādyam samarpayāmi arghyam samarpayāmi ācamanīyam samarpayāmi
chandas Prose, a ritual step
- snānama bath
- samarpayāmiI offer
- vastramclothing
- samarpayāmiI offer
- yajñopavītamthe sacred thread
- samarpayāmiI offer
anvaya snānam samarpayāmi vastram samarpayāmi yajñopavītam samarpayāmi
chandas Prose, a ritual step
- gandhamsandal paste
- samarpayāmiI offer
- puṣpāṇiflowers
- samarpayāmiI offer
anvaya gandham samarpayāmi puṣpāṇi samarpayāmi
chandas Prose, a ritual step
- dhūpamincense
- āghrāpayāmiI offer to breathe
- dīpamthe lamp
- darśayāmiI show
anvaya dhūpam āghrāpayāmi dīpam darśayāmi
chandas Prose, a ritual step
- naivedyamfood
- samarpayāmiI offer
- tāmbūlambetel
- samarpayāmiI offer
anvaya naivedyam samarpayāmi tāmbūlam samarpayāmi
chandas Prose, a ritual step
- nīrājanamthe waving of lights
- samarpayāmiI offer
- mantrapuṣpamthe mantra-flower
- samarpayāmiI offer
anvaya nīrājanam samarpayāmi mantrapuṣpam samarpayāmi
chandas Prose, a ritual step
ṣoḍaśopacāra pūjā
- pradakṣiṇacirclings
- namaskārānand salutations
- samarpayāmiI offer
- ṣoḍaśopacāra pūjāthe worship of sixteen offerings
anvaya pradakṣiṇa namaskārān samarpayāmi ṣoḍaśopacāra pūjā
chandas Prose, a ritual step and a heading
ṣoḍaśopacāra sixteen offerings — The god is received as an honoured guest: called in, seated, his feet and hands washed, bathed, dressed, anointed, given flowers, incense, a lamp, food and betel, circled and bowed to.
- gaṇapation Ganapati
- dhyānamthe meditation
anvaya gaṇapati dhyānam
chandas Prose, a heading
chandas Jagatī, the first half
gaṇānāṃ tvā we call on you, Ganapati — Rig Veda 2.23.1, to Brahmanaspati, the oldest verse in which the name Ganapati appears. It is said at each point where the god is honoured.
chandas Jagatī, the second half
chandas Gāyatrī, the first two quarters
gaṇeśa gāyatrī the Ganesha Gayatri — The Gayatri pattern shaped for Ganapati, from the Maitrayani Upanishad tradition.
chandas Gāyatrī, the last quarter
- ekadantamone-tusked
- caturhastamfour-handed
- pāśamaṅkuśadhāriṇamholding the noose and the goad
anvaya ekadantam caturhastam pāśamaṅkuśadhāriṇam
chandas Anuṣṭubh (śloka), 8 syllables in each of 4 pādas
note These verses are the meditation from the Ganapati Atharvashirsha, turned into couplets.
- radamhis tusk
- caand
- varadamthe gesture that gives boons
- hastaiḥin his hands
- bibhrāṇambearing
- mūṣakadhvajamwith the mouse on his banner
anvaya radam ca varadam hastaiḥ bibhrāṇam mūṣakadhvajam
chandas Anuṣṭubh (śloka), 8 syllables in each of 4 pādas
- raktamred
- lambodarambig-bellied
- śūrpakarṇakamwith ears like winnowing fans
- raktavāsasamdressed in red
anvaya raktam lambodaram śūrpakarṇakam raktavāsasam
chandas Anuṣṭubh (śloka), 8 syllables in each of 4 pādas
- raktagandhānuliptāṅgamhis limbs smeared with red sandal
- raktapuṣpaiḥwith red flowers
- supūjitamworshipped well
anvaya raktagandhānuliptāṅgam raktapuṣpaiḥ supūjitam
chandas Anuṣṭubh (śloka), 8 syllables in each of 4 pādas
- bhaktānukampinamwho takes pity on his devotees
- devamthe god
- jagatkāraṇamthe cause of the world
- acyutamthe one who never falls
anvaya bhaktānukampinam devam jagatkāraṇam acyutam
chandas Anuṣṭubh (śloka), 8 syllables in each of 4 pādas
- āvirbhūtamwho appeared
- caand
- sṛṣṭyādauat the beginning of creation
- prakṛteḥbeyond nature
- puruṣātbeyond the Person
- parambeyond
anvaya āvirbhūtam ca sṛṣṭyādau prakṛteḥ puruṣāt param
chandas Anuṣṭubh (śloka), 8 syllables in each of 4 pādas
caturbāhuṃ trinetraṃ ca gajāsyaṃ raktavarṇakam |
- evamlike this
- dhyāyatimeditates
- yaḥwhoever
- nityamevery day
- saḥhe
- yogīa yogi
- yogināmof yogis
- varaḥthe best
- caturbāhumfour-armed
- trinetramthree-eyed
- caand
- gajāsyamelephant-faced
- raktavarṇakamred in colour
anvaya yaḥ nityam evam dhyāyati saḥ yogī yoginām varaḥ caturbāhum trinetram ca gajāsyam raktavarṇakam
chandas Anuṣṭubh (śloka), 8 syllables in each of 4 pādas
oṃ śrīmahāgaṇapataye namaḥ |
- pāśāṅkuśādi saṃyuktamholding the noose, the goad and the rest
- māyāyuktamjoined with his power to make the world appear
- pracintayetone should think of him
- oṃOm
- śrīmahāgaṇapatayeto Shri Mahaganapati
- namaḥsalutation
anvaya pāśāṅkuśādi saṃyuktam māyāyuktam pracintayet oṃ śrīmahāgaṇapataye namaḥ
chandas Anuṣṭubh (śloka), 8 syllables in each of 4 pādas
āvāhanam
- dhyāyāmiI meditate
- dhyānamthe meditation
- samarpayāmiI offer
- āvāhanamthe invocation
anvaya dhyāyāmi dhyānam samarpayāmi āvāhanam
chandas Prose, a ritual step and a heading
- āgacchacome
- brahmaṇāmof prayers
- nāthalord
- surāsuravarārcitaworshipped by the best of gods and demons
anvaya āgaccha brahmaṇām nātha surāsuravarārcita
chandas Anuṣṭubh (śloka), 8 syllables in each of 4 pādas
- siddhibuddhyādi saṃyuktawith Siddhi, Buddhi and the rest beside you
- bhaktigrahaṇa lālasayou who long to receive devotion
anvaya siddhibuddhyādi saṃyukta bhaktigrahaṇa lālasa
chandas Anuṣṭubh (śloka), 8 syllables in each of 4 pādas
- oṃOm
- śrīmahāgaṇapatayeto Shri Mahaganapati
- namaḥsalutation
anvaya oṃ śrīmahāgaṇapataye namaḥ
chandas Prose, a ritual step
note This salutation is said before each offering is named, so that every step is made to Mahaganapati by name.
āsanam
- āvāhayāmiI invoke you
- sthāpayāmiI set you in place
- pūjayāmiI worship you
- āsanamthe seat
anvaya āvāhayāmi sthāpayāmi pūjayāmi āsanam
chandas Prose, a ritual step and a heading
- ratnasiṃhāsanamthis jewelled throne
- svāminmaster
- gṛhāṇatake
- gaṇanāyakaleader of the ganas
anvaya ratnasiṃhāsanam svāmin gṛhāṇa gaṇanāyaka
chandas Anuṣṭubh (śloka), 8 syllables in each of 4 pādas
- tatraon it
- upaviśyasit
- vighneśalord of obstacles
- rakṣaguard
- bhaktānyour devotees
- viśeṣataḥabove all
anvaya tatra upaviśya vighneśa rakṣa bhaktān viśeṣataḥ
chandas Anuṣṭubh (śloka), 8 syllables in each of 4 pādas
- oṃOm
- śrīmahāgaṇapatayeto Shri Mahaganapati
- namaḥsalutation
anvaya oṃ śrīmahāgaṇapataye namaḥ
chandas Prose, a ritual step
note This salutation is said before each offering is named, so that every step is made to Mahaganapati by name.
pādyam
- āsanama seat
- samarpayāmiI offer
- pādyamwater for the feet
anvaya āsanam samarpayāmi pādyam
chandas Prose, a ritual step and a heading
- suvāsitābhiḥscented
- adbhiḥwith water
- caand
- pādaprakṣālanamI wash your feet
- prabholord
anvaya suvāsitābhiḥ adbhiḥ ca pādaprakṣālanam prabho
chandas Anuṣṭubh (śloka), 8 syllables in each of 4 pādas
- śītoṣṇāmbhaḥwater neither cold nor hot
- karomiI make
- tefor you
- gṛhāṇatake
- pādyamwater for your feet
- uttamamfine
anvaya śītoṣṇāmbhaḥ karomi te gṛhāṇa pādyam uttamam
chandas Anuṣṭubh (śloka), 8 syllables in each of 4 pādas
- oṃOm
- śrīmahāgaṇapatayeto Shri Mahaganapati
- namaḥsalutation
anvaya oṃ śrīmahāgaṇapataye namaḥ
chandas Prose, a ritual step
note This salutation is said before each offering is named, so that every step is made to Mahaganapati by name.
arghyam
- pādayoḥat the feet
- pādyamwater for the feet
- samarpayāmiI offer
- arghyamthe water of welcome
anvaya pādayoḥ pādyam samarpayāmi arghyam
chandas Prose, a ritual step and a heading
- ratnapravālamuktādyaiḥwith jewels, coral, pearls and the like
- anarghyaiḥpriceless
- saṃskṛtammade ready
- prabholord
anvaya ratnapravālamuktādyaiḥ anarghyaiḥ saṃskṛtam prabho
chandas Anuṣṭubh (śloka), 8 syllables in each of 4 pādas
- arghyamwater of welcome
- gṛhāṇatake
- herambaHeramba
- dviradānanaelephant-faced one
- toṣakampleasing
anvaya arghyam gṛhāṇa heramba dviradānana toṣakam
chandas Anuṣṭubh (śloka), 8 syllables in each of 4 pādas
- oṃOm
- śrīmahāgaṇapatayeto Shri Mahaganapati
- namaḥsalutation
anvaya oṃ śrīmahāgaṇapataye namaḥ
chandas Prose, a ritual step
note This salutation is said before each offering is named, so that every step is made to Mahaganapati by name.
ācamanīyam
- hastayoḥinto the hands
- arghyamwater of welcome
- samarpayāmiI offer
- ācamanīyamwater to sip
anvaya hastayoḥ arghyam samarpayāmi ācamanīyam
chandas Prose, a ritual step and a heading
- sarvatīrthāhṛtambrought from every holy place
- toyamwater
- suvāsitammade fragrant
- suvastubhiḥwith good things
anvaya sarvatīrthāhṛtam toyam suvāsitam suvastubhiḥ
chandas Anuṣṭubh (śloka), 8 syllables in each of 4 pādas
- ācamanamsipping
- caand
- tena evawith it
- kuruṣvado
- gaṇanāyakaleader of the ganas
anvaya ācamanam ca tena eva kuruṣva gaṇanāyaka
chandas Anuṣṭubh (śloka), 8 syllables in each of 4 pādas
- oṃOm
- śrīmahāgaṇapatayeto Shri Mahaganapati
- namaḥsalutation
anvaya oṃ śrīmahāgaṇapataye namaḥ
chandas Prose, a ritual step
note This salutation is said before each offering is named, so that every step is made to Mahaganapati by name.
snānam
- mukheat the mouth
- ācamanīyamwater to sip
- samarpayāmiI offer
- snānamthe bath
anvaya mukhe ācamanīyam samarpayāmi snānam
chandas Prose, a ritual step and a heading
chandas Gāyatrī, the first two quarters
āpo hi ṣṭhā waters, you bring health — Rig Veda 10.9.1 to 3, the hymn to the waters, chanted while the god is bathed.
chandas Gāyatrī, the last quarter
chandas Gāyatrī, the first two quarters
chandas Gāyatrī, the last quarter
chandas Gāyatrī, the first two quarters
chandas Gāyatrī, the last quarter
- oṃOm
- śrīmahāgaṇapatayeto Shri Mahaganapati
- namaḥsalutation
anvaya oṃ śrīmahāgaṇapataye namaḥ
chandas Prose, a ritual step
note This salutation is said before each offering is named, so that every step is made to Mahaganapati by name.
- śuddhodaka snānama bath of clean water
- samarpayāmiI offer
anvaya śuddhodaka snānam samarpayāmi
chandas Prose, a ritual step
vastram
- snānānantaramafter the bath
- ācamanīyamwater to sip
- samarpayāmiI offer
- vastramclothing
anvaya snānānantaram ācamanīyam samarpayāmi vastram
chandas Prose, a ritual step and a heading
- vastrayugmamthis pair of garments
- gṛhāṇatake
- tvamyou
- anarghampriceless
- raktavarṇakamred
anvaya vastrayugmam gṛhāṇa tvam anargham raktavarṇakam
chandas Anuṣṭubh (śloka), 8 syllables in each of 4 pādas
- lokalajjāharamwhich spare the world's shame
- ca evaand
- vighnanāthalord of obstacles
- namaḥsalutation
- astube
- teto you
anvaya lokalajjāharam ca eva vighnanātha namaḥ astu te
chandas Anuṣṭubh (śloka), 8 syllables in each of 4 pādas
- oṃOm
- śrīmahāgaṇapatayeto Shri Mahaganapati
- namaḥsalutation
anvaya oṃ śrīmahāgaṇapataye namaḥ
chandas Prose, a ritual step
note This salutation is said before each offering is named, so that every step is made to Mahaganapati by name.
yajñopavītam
- vastramclothing
- samarpayāmiI offer
- yajñopavītamthe sacred thread
anvaya vastram samarpayāmi yajñopavītam
chandas Prose, a ritual step and a heading
- yajñopavītamthe sacred thread
- paramamabove all things
- pavitrampure
- prajāpateḥwith Prajapati
- yatwhich
- sahajamborn together
- purastātlong ago
anvaya yat yajñopavītam paramam pavitram purastāt prajāpateḥ sahajam
chandas Triṣṭubh, 11 syllables in each of 2 pādas
yajñopavīta the sacred thread — The verse is the one said by a boy at his own investiture; here it is said while a thread is laid on the image.
- āyuṣyamthat gives long life
- agryamfirst
- pratimuñcaput on
- śubhrambright
- yajñopavītamsacred thread
- balamstrength
- astulet it be
- tejaḥradiance
anvaya āyuṣyam agryam pratimuñca śubhram yajñopavītam balam astu tejaḥ
chandas Triṣṭubh, 11 syllables in each of 2 pādas
- oṃOm
- śrīmahāgaṇapatayeto Shri Mahaganapati
- namaḥsalutation
anvaya oṃ śrīmahāgaṇapataye namaḥ
chandas Prose, a ritual step
note This salutation is said before each offering is named, so that every step is made to Mahaganapati by name.
gandham
- yajñopavītamthe sacred thread
- samarpayāmiI offer
- gandhamsandal paste
anvaya yajñopavītam samarpayāmi gandham
chandas Prose, a ritual step and a heading
- rakta candana saṃyuktammixed with red sandal
- gandhamscent
- gaṇesaGanesha
- gṛhyatāmaccept
anvaya rakta candana saṃyuktam gandham gaṇesa gṛhyatām
chandas Anuṣṭubh (śloka), 8 syllables in each of 4 pādas
note Gaṇesa is printed for gaṇeśa.
- bhaktyāwith devotion
- samarpitamoffered
- tubhyamto you
- sarvasampattipradāyakamthe giver of every kind of wealth
anvaya bhaktyā samarpitam tubhyam sarvasampattipradāyakam
chandas Anuṣṭubh (śloka), 8 syllables in each of 4 pādas
- oṃOm
- śrīmahāgaṇapatayeto Shri Mahaganapati
- namaḥsalutation
anvaya oṃ śrīmahāgaṇapataye namaḥ
chandas Prose, a ritual step
note This salutation is said before each offering is named, so that every step is made to Mahaganapati by name.
arcana
- gandhamsandal paste
- samarpayāmiI offer
- arcanaworship with rice and flowers
anvaya gandham samarpayāmi arcana
chandas Prose, a ritual step and a heading
- akṣatāngrains of rice
- dhavalānwhite
- divyānheavenly
- puṣpāṇiflowers
- caand
- sugandhīnisweet-smelling
anvaya akṣatān dhavalān divyān puṣpāṇi ca sugandhīni
chandas Anuṣṭubh (śloka), 8 syllables in each of 4 pādas
aṅga pūjā
- bhaktyāwith devotion
- dattānigiven
- gṛhyantāmlet them be accepted
- sarvadevāḥall you gods
- prasīdatabe gracious
- aṅga pūjāthe worship of the limbs
anvaya bhaktyā dattāni gṛhyantām sarvadevāḥ prasīdata aṅga pūjā
chandas Anuṣṭubh (śloka), 8 syllables in each of 4 pādas
- oṃOm
- sumukhāyato Sumukha
- namaḥsalutation
- pādauthe feet
- pūjayāmiI worship
anvaya oṃ sumukhāya namaḥ pādau pūjayāmi
chandas Prose, a ritual step
aṅga pūjā the worship of the limbs — Rice or flowers are offered at each part of the image in turn, from the feet to the head, each with one of the sixteen names.
- oṃOm
- ekadantāyato Ekadanta
- namaḥsalutation
- gulphauthe ankles
- pūjayāmiI worship
anvaya oṃ ekadantāya namaḥ gulphau pūjayāmi
chandas Prose, a ritual step
- oṃOm
- kapilāyato Kapila
- namaḥsalutation
- jānunīthe knees
- pūjayāmiI worship
anvaya oṃ kapilāya namaḥ jānunī pūjayāmi
chandas Prose, a ritual step
- oṃOm
- gajakarṇakāyato Gajakarnaka
- namaḥsalutation
- ūrūthe thighs
- pūjayāmiI worship
anvaya oṃ gajakarṇakāya namaḥ ūrū pūjayāmi
chandas Prose, a ritual step
- oṃOm
- lambodarāyato Lambodara
- namaḥsalutation
- udaramthe belly
- pūjayāmiI worship
anvaya oṃ lambodarāya namaḥ udaram pūjayāmi
chandas Prose, a ritual step
- oṃOm
- vikaṭāyato Vikata
- namaḥsalutation
- hṛdayamthe heart
- pūjayāmiI worship
anvaya oṃ vikaṭāya namaḥ hṛdayam pūjayāmi
chandas Prose, a ritual step
- oṃOm
- vighnarājāyato Vighnaraja
- namaḥsalutation
- kaṇṭhamthe throat
- pūjayāmiI worship
anvaya oṃ vighnarājāya namaḥ kaṇṭham pūjayāmi
chandas Prose, a ritual step
- oṃOm
- gaṇādhipāyato Ganadhipa
- namaḥsalutation
- skandhauthe shoulders
- pūjayāmiI worship
anvaya oṃ gaṇādhipāya namaḥ skandhau pūjayāmi
chandas Prose, a ritual step
- oṃOm
- dhūmaketaveto Dhumaketu
- namaḥsalutation
- mukhamthe face
- pūjayāmiI worship
anvaya oṃ dhūmaketave namaḥ mukham pūjayāmi
chandas Prose, a ritual step
- oṃOm
- gaṇādhyakṣāyato Ganadhyaksha
- namaḥsalutation
- netrethe eyes
- pūjayāmiI worship
anvaya oṃ gaṇādhyakṣāya namaḥ netre pūjayāmi
chandas Prose, a ritual step
- oṃOm
- phālacandrāyato Phalachandra
- namaḥsalutation
- lalāṭamthe forehead
- pūjayāmiI worship
anvaya oṃ phālacandrāya namaḥ lalāṭam pūjayāmi
chandas Prose, a ritual step
- oṃOm
- gajānanāyato Gajanana
- namaḥsalutation
- śiraḥthe head
- pūjayāmiI worship
anvaya oṃ gajānanāya namaḥ śiraḥ pūjayāmi
chandas Prose, a ritual step
[Recite the gaNESa aShTOttara Sata nAmAvaLI, or at least a few known names of Ganapati. Offer flowers or akshatas with each name.]
- oṃOm
- vakratuṇḍāyato Vakratunda
- namaḥsalutation
- sarvāṇiall
- aṅgānithe limbs
- pūjayāmiI worship
anvaya oṃ vakratuṇḍāya namaḥ sarvāṇi aṅgāni pūjayāmi
chandas Prose, a ritual step with an instruction
note The instruction in square brackets is in English in the text itself.
- gaṇeśaof Ganesha
- aṣṭottara śatathe hundred and eight
- nāmāvalīnames
anvaya gaṇeśa aṣṭottara śata nāmāvalī
chandas Prose, a pointer to the namavali
note The names themselves are on their own page; this line only marks where they are recited.
oṃ śrīmahāgaṇapataye namaḥ |
- athavāor
- gaṇapati nāmāvalīa garland of Ganapati's names
- paṭhanamrecite
- oṃOm
- śrīmahāgaṇapatayeto Shri Mahaganapati
- namaḥsalutation
anvaya athavā gaṇapati nāmāvalī paṭhanam oṃ śrīmahāgaṇapataye namaḥ
chandas Prose, a ritual step
- aṣṭottara śata nāmāvalīthe hundred and eight names
- pūjāmthe worship
- samarpayāmiI offer
anvaya aṣṭottara śata nāmāvalī pūjām samarpayāmi
chandas Prose, a ritual step
dhūpam
- akṣatānrice grains
- puṣpāṇiflowers
- caand
- samarpayāmiI offer
- dhūpamincense
anvaya akṣatān puṣpāṇi ca samarpayāmi dhūpam
chandas Prose, a ritual step and a heading
- daśāṅgammade of ten ingredients
- guggulūpetamwith guggul
- sugandhamsweet-smelling
- sumanoharamlovely
anvaya daśāṅgam guggulūpetam sugandham sumanoharam
chandas Anuṣṭubh (śloka), 8 syllables in each of 4 pādas
guggulu guggul — The resin of the bdellium tree, burnt for its smoke.
- umāsutason of Uma
- namaḥsalutation
- tubhyamto you
- dhūpaḥincense
- ayamthis
- pratigṛhyatāmaccept
anvaya umāsuta namaḥ tubhyam dhūpaḥ ayam pratigṛhyatām
chandas Anuṣṭubh (śloka), 8 syllables in each of 4 pādas
- oṃOm
- śrīmahāgaṇapatayeto Shri Mahaganapati
- namaḥsalutation
anvaya oṃ śrīmahāgaṇapataye namaḥ
chandas Prose, a ritual step
note This salutation is said before each offering is named, so that every step is made to Mahaganapati by name.
dīpam
- dhūpamincense
- āghrāpayāmiI offer to breathe
- dīpamthe lamp
anvaya dhūpam āghrāpayāmi dīpam
chandas Prose, a ritual step and a heading
- sājyamfilled with ghee
- trivarti saṃyuktamwith three wicks
- vahnināfrom the fire
- yojitamlit
- priyamdear to you
anvaya sājyam trivarti saṃyuktam vahninā yojitam priyam
chandas Anuṣṭubh (śloka), 8 syllables in each of 4 pādas
- gṛhāṇatake
- maṅgalamauspicious
- dīpamlamp
- vighnarājaking of obstacles
- namaḥsalutation
- astube
- teto you
anvaya gṛhāṇa maṅgalam dīpam vighnarāja namaḥ astu te
chandas Anuṣṭubh (śloka), 8 syllables in each of 4 pādas
- oṃOm
- śrīmahāgaṇapatayeto Shri Mahaganapati
- namaḥsalutation
anvaya oṃ śrīmahāgaṇapataye namaḥ
chandas Prose, a ritual step
note This salutation is said before each offering is named, so that every step is made to Mahaganapati by name.
naivedyam
- dīpamthe lamp
- darśayāmiI show
- naivedyamthe food offering
anvaya dīpam darśayāmi naivedyam
chandas Prose, a ritual step and a heading
- naivedyamthis food
- gṛhyatāmaccept
- devagod
- bhaktyāwith devotion
- sampāditammade ready
- mayāby me
anvaya naivedyam gṛhyatām deva bhaktyā sampāditam mayā
chandas Anuṣṭubh (śloka), 8 syllables in each of 4 pādas
- idamthis
- phalamfruit
- caand
- pānīyamwater
- sarvopacāra saṃyutamwith every offering that goes with them
anvaya idam phalam ca pānīyam sarvopacāra saṃyutam
chandas Anuṣṭubh (śloka), 8 syllables in each of 4 pādas
chandas Gāyatrī, the first two quarters
note The Gayatri is said over the food, and water is sprinkled round it, before it is offered.
chandas Gāyatrī, the last quarter
- satyamthe true
- tvāyou
- ṛtenawith what is right
- pariṣiñcāmiI sprinkle
anvaya satyam tvā ṛtena pariṣiñcāmi
chandas Prose, a ritual step
note In the evening the words are reversed: ṛtaṃ tvā satyena, the right with what is true.
- amṛtamnectar
- astulet it be
- amṛtopastaraṇamthe nectar spread beneath
- asiyou are
anvaya amṛtam astu amṛtopastaraṇam asi
chandas Prose, a ritual step
- oṃOm
- prāṇāyato prana
- svāhāsvaha
- oṃOm
- apānāyato apana
- svāhāsvaha
- oṃOm
- vyānāyato vyana
- svāhāsvaha
anvaya oṃ prāṇāya svāhā oṃ apānāya svāhā oṃ vyānāya svāhā
chandas Prose, a ritual step
pañca prāṇa the five breaths — Prana, apana, vyana, udana and samana, the five airs that move in the body; the food is offered to each in turn, as it is at a meal.
- oṃOm
- udānāyato udana
- svāhāsvaha
- oṃOm
- samānāyato samana
- svāhāsvaha
anvaya oṃ udānāya svāhā oṃ samānāya svāhā
chandas Prose, a ritual step
- madhye madhyeevery so often
- pānīyamwater
- samarpayāmiI offer
anvaya madhye madhye pānīyam samarpayāmi
chandas Prose, a ritual step
- amṛtāpidhānamthe nectar laid over it
- asiyou are
anvaya amṛtāpidhānam asi
chandas Prose, a ritual step
- uttarāpośanamthe closing sip of water
- samarpayāmiI offer
anvaya uttarāpośanam samarpayāmi
chandas Prose, a ritual step
- hastauthe hands
- prakṣālayāmiI wash
- pādauthe feet
- prakṣālayāmiI wash
anvaya hastau prakṣālayāmi pādau prakṣālayāmi
chandas Prose, a ritual step
oṃ śrīmahāgaṇapataye namaḥ |
- śuddhācamanīyamclean water to sip
- samarpayāmiI offer
- oṃOm
- śrīmahāgaṇapatayeto Shri Mahaganapati
- namaḥsalutation
anvaya śuddhācamanīyam samarpayāmi oṃ śrīmahāgaṇapataye namaḥ
chandas Prose, a ritual step
tāmbūlam
- naivedyamthe food
- samarpayāmiI offer
- tāmbūlambetel
anvaya naivedyam samarpayāmi tāmbūlam
chandas Prose, a ritual step and a heading
- aṣṭāṅgamof eight ingredients
- devagod
- tāmbūlamthis betel
- gṛhāṇatake
- mukhavāsanamto sweeten the mouth
anvaya aṣṭāṅgam deva tāmbūlam gṛhāṇa mukhavāsanam
chandas Anuṣṭubh (śloka), 8 syllables in each of 4 pādas
- asakṛtagain and again
- vighnarājaking of obstacles
- tvamyou
- mayāby me
- dattamgiven
- viśeṣataḥwith special care
anvaya asakṛt vighnarāja tvam mayā dattam viśeṣataḥ
chandas Anuṣṭubh (śloka), 8 syllables in each of 4 pādas
- oṃOm
- śrīmahāgaṇapatayeto Shri Mahaganapati
- namaḥsalutation
anvaya oṃ śrīmahāgaṇapataye namaḥ
chandas Prose, a ritual step
note This salutation is said before each offering is named, so that every step is made to Mahaganapati by name.
nīrājanam
- tāmbūlambetel
- samarpayāmiI offer
- nīrājanamthe waving of lights
anvaya tāmbūlam samarpayāmi nīrājanam
chandas Prose, a ritual step and a heading
- nānādīpasamāyuktamof many lamps
- nīrājanamthis waving of lights
- gajānanaGajanana
anvaya nānādīpasamāyuktam nīrājanam gajānana
chandas Anuṣṭubh (śloka), 8 syllables in each of 4 pādas
- gṛhāṇatake it
- bhāva saṃyuktamoffered with feeling
- sarvājñānavināśanayou who destroy all ignorance
anvaya gṛhāṇa bhāva saṃyuktam sarvājñānavināśana
chandas Anuṣṭubh (śloka), 8 syllables in each of 4 pādas
- oṃOm
- śrīmahāgaṇapatayeto Shri Mahaganapati
- namaḥsalutation
anvaya oṃ śrīmahāgaṇapataye namaḥ
chandas Prose, a ritual step
note This salutation is said before each offering is named, so that every step is made to Mahaganapati by name.
mantrapuṣpam
- nīrājanamthe waving of lights
- samarpayāmiI offer
- mantrapuṣpamthe mantra-flower
anvaya nīrājanam samarpayāmi mantrapuṣpam
chandas Prose, a ritual step and a heading
chandas Jagatī, the first half
gaṇānāṃ tvā we call on you, Ganapati — Rig Veda 2.23.1, to Brahmanaspati, the oldest verse in which the name Ganapati appears. It is said at each point where the god is honoured.
chandas Jagatī, the second half
- caturvedabhavaiḥthat come from the four Vedas
- mantraiḥwith the mantras
- gāṇapatyaiḥto Ganapati
- gajānanaGajanana
anvaya caturvedabhavaiḥ mantraiḥ gāṇapatyaiḥ gajānana
chandas Anuṣṭubh (śloka), 8 syllables in each of 4 pādas
- mantritānicharged with them
- gṛhāṇatake
- tvamyou
- puṣpapatrāṇithese flowers and leaves
- vighnapalord of obstacles
anvaya mantritāni gṛhāṇa tvam puṣpapatrāṇi vighnapa
chandas Anuṣṭubh (śloka), 8 syllables in each of 4 pādas
- oṃOm
- śrīmahāgaṇapatayeto Shri Mahaganapati
- namaḥsalutation
anvaya oṃ śrīmahāgaṇapataye namaḥ
chandas Prose, a ritual step
note This salutation is said before each offering is named, so that every step is made to Mahaganapati by name.
pradakṣiṇam
- mantrapuṣpamthe mantra-flower
- samarpayāmiI offer
- pradakṣiṇamcircling
anvaya mantrapuṣpam samarpayāmi pradakṣiṇam
chandas Prose, a ritual step and a heading
- ekaviṃśatisaṅkhyamtwenty-one times over
- vāor
- trisaṅkhyamthree times
- vāor
- gajānanaGajanana
anvaya ekaviṃśatisaṅkhyam vā trisaṅkhyam vā gajānana
chandas Anuṣṭubh (śloka), 8 syllables in each of 4 pādas
- prādakṣiṇyammy circling
- gṛhāṇatake
- tvamyou
- brahmanwho are brahman
- brahmeśabhāvanawho give being to Brahma and Isha
anvaya prādakṣiṇyam gṛhāṇa tvam brahman brahmeśabhāvana
chandas Anuṣṭubh (śloka), 8 syllables in each of 4 pādas
- oṃOm
- śrīmahāgaṇapatayeto Shri Mahaganapati
- namaḥsalutation
anvaya oṃ śrīmahāgaṇapataye namaḥ
chandas Prose, a ritual step
note This salutation is said before each offering is named, so that every step is made to Mahaganapati by name.
namaskāraḥ
- pradakṣiṇacirclings
- namaskārānand salutations
- samarpayāmiI offer
- namaskāraḥthe salutation
anvaya pradakṣiṇa namaskārān samarpayāmi namaskāraḥ
chandas Prose, a ritual step and a heading
- urasāwith chest
- śirasāwith head
- dṛṣṭyāwith the eyes
- manasāwith mind
- vacasāwith speech
- tathāand
anvaya urasā śirasā dṛṣṭyā manasā vacasā tathā
chandas Anuṣṭubh (śloka), 8 syllables in each of 4 pādas
- padbhyāmwith the feet
- karābhyāmthe hands
- karṇābhyāmthe ears
- praṇāmaḥbow
- aṣṭāṅgaḥeight-limbed
- ucyateis called
anvaya padbhyām karābhyām karṇābhyām praṇāmaḥ aṣṭāṅgaḥ ucyate
chandas Anuṣṭubh (śloka), 8 syllables in each of 4 pādas
sāṣṭāṅga praṇāma the eight-limbed bow — The full prostration; the verse counts mind and speech among the eight, so that the bow is not only of the body.
- oṃOm
- śrīmahāgaṇapatayeto Shri Mahaganapati
- namaḥsalutation
anvaya oṃ śrīmahāgaṇapataye namaḥ
chandas Prose, a ritual step
note This salutation is said before each offering is named, so that every step is made to Mahaganapati by name.
sarvopacārāḥ
- namaskārānsalutations
- samarpayāmiI offer
- sarvopacārāḥall the offerings
anvaya namaskārān samarpayāmi sarvopacārāḥ
chandas Prose, a ritual step and a heading
- oṃOm
- śrīmahāgaṇapatayeto Shri Mahaganapati
- namaḥsalutation
anvaya oṃ śrīmahāgaṇapataye namaḥ
chandas Prose, a ritual step
note This salutation is said before each offering is named, so that every step is made to Mahaganapati by name.
- chatrama parasol
- samarpayāmiI offer
anvaya chatram samarpayāmi
chandas Prose, a ritual step
- cāmarama fly-whisk
- samarpayāmiI offer
anvaya cāmaram samarpayāmi
chandas Prose, a ritual step
- gītamsong
- śrāvayāmiI let you hear
anvaya gītam śrāvayāmi
chandas Prose, a ritual step
- nṛtyamdance
- darśayāmiI show you
anvaya nṛtyam darśayāmi
chandas Prose, a ritual step
stotra/sūkta paṭhanam
- samastaall
- rājopacārānthe honours due to a king
- devopacārānthe honours due to a god
- samarpayāmiI offer
- stotrahymns
- sūktaVedic hymns
- paṭhanamreciting
anvaya samasta rājopacārān devopacārān samarpayāmi stotra sūkta paṭhanam
chandas Prose, a ritual step and a heading
note The parasol, whisk, song and dance are the honours of a royal court; the god is received as a king.
- gaṇapatiGanapati
- atharva śīrṣamAtharvashirsha
anvaya gaṇapati atharva śīrṣam
chandas Prose, a pointer to a hymn
note The hymn itself has its own page; this line marks where it is recited.
kṣamāprārthanā
- śrī mahāgaṇeśa pañcaratnamthe Shri Mahaganesha Pancharatnam
- kṣamāprārthanāthe prayer for forgiveness
anvaya śrī mahāgaṇeśa pañcaratnam kṣamāprārthanā
chandas Prose, a pointer to a hymn and a heading
- aparādhānmy faults
- asaṅkhyātāncountless
- kṣamasvaforgive
- gaṇanāyakaleader of the ganas
anvaya aparādhān asaṅkhyātān kṣamasva gaṇanāyaka
chandas Anuṣṭubh (śloka), 8 syllables in each of 4 pādas
kāyena vācā manasendriyairvā
- bhaktama devotee
- kurumake
- caand
- māmme
- ḍhuṇḍheDhundhi
- tavayour
- pādapriyamwho loves the feet
- sadāalways
- kāyenawith body
- vācāspeech
- manasāmind
- indriyaiḥsenses
- vāor
anvaya ḍhuṇḍhe ca mām sadā tava pādapriyam bhaktam kuru kāyena vācā manasā indriyaiḥ vā
chandas Irregular block: the close of an Anuṣṭubh, then the first quarter of an Upajāti
note In the text manasā and indriyaiḥ are joined by sandhi as manasendriyaiḥ.
- buddhyāwith intellect
- ātmanāwith the self
- vāor
- prakṛteḥof my own nature
- svabhāvātfrom the bent
anvaya buddhyā ātmanā vā prakṛteḥ svabhāvāt
chandas Irregular block: a single quarter of an Upajāti
- karomiI do
- yadyatwhatever
- sakalamall of it
- parasmaito the highest
anvaya karomi yadyat sakalam parasmai
chandas Irregular block: a single quarter of an Upajāti
anayā dhyāna-āvāhanādi-ṣoḍaśopacāra pūjayā śrīmahāgaṇapatiḥ suprītaḥ suprasannaḥ varado bhavatu ||
udvāsanam
- nārāyaṇāyato Narayana
- itiso
- samarpayāmiI give over
- anayāby this
- dhyāna-āvāhanādi-dhyāna-āvāhanādi-ṣoḍaśopacāraof sixteen offerings, beginning with meditation and invocation
- pūjayāworship
- śrīmahāgaṇapatiḥShri Mahaganapati
- suprītaḥwell pleased
- suprasannaḥgracious
- varadaḥready to give
- bhavatumay he be
- udvāsanamthe farewell
anvaya nārāyaṇāya iti samarpayāmi anayā dhyāna-āvāhanādi-ṣoḍaśopacāra pūjayā śrīmahāgaṇapatiḥ suprītaḥ suprasannaḥ varadaḥ bhavatu udvāsanam
chandas Irregular block: the last quarter of an Upajāti, a blessing and a heading
note The verse that closes almost every worship. Its last word hands everything done to Narayana, and it is said unchanged in a worship of Ganapati.
- oṃOm
- śrīmahāgaṇapatayeto Shri Mahaganapati
- namaḥsalutation
anvaya oṃ śrīmahāgaṇapataye namaḥ
chandas Prose, a ritual step
note This salutation is said before each offering is named, so that every step is made to Mahaganapati by name.
- yathāsthānamto your own place
- udvāsayāmiI send you back
anvaya yathāsthānam udvāsayāmi
chandas Prose, a ritual step
udvāsana the farewell — The god who was called into the image at the start is asked to return to his own place, and to come again.
prasāda grahaṇam
- śobhanārthefor good
- kṣemāyafor safety
- punarāgamanāyato come again
- caand
- prasāda grahaṇamreceiving the prasada
anvaya śobhanārthe kṣemāya punarāgamanāya ca prasāda grahaṇam
chandas Prose, a ritual step and a heading
- akālamṛtyuharaṇamtakes away untimely death
- sarvavyādhinivāraṇamwards off every illness
anvaya akālamṛtyuharaṇam sarvavyādhinivāraṇam
chandas Anuṣṭubh (śloka), 8 syllables in each of 4 pādas
śrīmahāgaṇapati prasādaṃ śirasā gṛhṇāmi ||
oṃ śāntiḥ śāntiḥ śāntiḥ ||
oṃ tatsat brahmārpaṇamastu ||
- samastapāpakṣayakaramwipes out every wrong
- devatāof the god
- pādodakamthe water from the feet
- śubhamauspicious
- śrīmahāgaṇapati prasādamthe prasada of Shri Mahaganapati
- śirasāon my head
- gṛhṇāmiI receive
- oṃOm
- śāntiḥpeace
- śāntiḥpeace
- śāntiḥpeace
- oṃOm
- tatsattat sat
- brahmārpaṇamoffered to brahman
- astulet it be
anvaya śubham devatā pādodakam samastapāpakṣayakaram śrīmahāgaṇapati prasādam śirasā gṛhṇāmi oṃ śāntiḥ śāntiḥ śāntiḥ oṃ tatsat brahmārpaṇam astu
chandas Anuṣṭubh (śloka), 8 syllables in each of 4 pādas