Lord Ganesha

gaṇapati prārthana ghanapāṭhaḥ

(Ganapati Prarthana Ghanapatha in English (IAST))

From Rig Veda

This composition is a specialized recitation of the Ganapati Sukta, sourced from the Rig Veda, utilizing the complex Ghanapatha technique of Vedic chanting. By rearranging the words in a rhythmic, repetitive pattern, it preserves the precise pronunciation and tonal nuances of the sacred text. Dedicated to Lord Ganesha, the remover of obstacles and lord of intellect, this chant is believed to purify the speaker's consciousness, enhance cognitive focus, and invite divine blessings for auspicious beginnings. Engaging in this practice serves as a potent meditative tool for spiritual alignment and the attainment of higher Vedic wisdom.

oṃ śrī gurubhyo namaḥ | hariḥ om ||
o-ṅga॒ṇānā᳚-ntvā ga॒ṇapa̭tigṃ havāmahe ka॒vi-ṅka̭vī॒nāṃ upa॒maśra̭vastavam | jye॒ṣṭha॒rāja॒-mbrahma̭ṇā-mbrahmaṇaspata॒ ā naḥ̭ śṛ॒ṇvannū॒tibhi̭ssīda॒ sāda̭nam ||
ga॒ṇānā᳚-ntvā tvā ga॒ṇānā᳚-ṅga॒ṇānā᳚-ntvā ga॒ṇapa̭ti-ṅga॒ṇapa̭ti-ntvā ga॒ṇānā᳚-ṅga॒ṇānā᳚-ntvā ga॒ṇapa̭tim ||
tvā॒ ga॒ṇapa̭ti-ṅga॒ṇapa̭ti-ntvātvā ga॒ṇapa̭tigṃ havāmahe havāmahe ga॒ṇapa̭ti-ntvātvā gaṇapa̭tigṃ havāmahe | ga॒ṇapa̭tigṃ havāmahe havāmahe ga॒ṇapa̭ti-ṅga॒ṇapa̭tigṃ havāmahe ka॒vinka॒vigṃ ha̭vāmahe ga॒ṇapa̭ti-ṅga॒ṇapa̭tigṃ havāmahe ka॒vim | ga॒ṇapa̭ti॒miti̭ga॒ṇa-pa॒ti॒m ||
ha॒vā॒ma॒he॒ ka॒vi-ṅka॒vigṃ॒ ha̭vāmahe havāmahe ka॒vi-ṅka̭vī॒nānka̭vī॒nā-ṅka॒vigṃ॒ ha̭vāmahe havāmahe ka॒vinka̭vī॒nām ||
ka॒vinka̭vī॒nānka̭vī॒nā-ṅka॒vinka॒vi-ṅka̭vī॒nāmṷpa॒maśra̭vastama mupa॒maśra̭vastamaṅka̭vī॒nā-ṅka॒vinka॒vi-ṅka̭vī॒nāmṷpa॒maśra̭vastamam ||
ka॒vī॒nāmṷpa॒maśra̭va stamamupa॒maśra̭vastama-ṅkavī॒nā nka̭vī॒nā mṷpa॒maśra̭vastamam | u॒pa॒maśra̭vastama॒ mityṷpa॒maśra̭vaḥ-ta॒ma॒m ||
jye॒ṣṭa॒rājaṃ॒ brahma̭ṇā॒-mbrahma̭ṇā-ñjyeṣṭha॒rājaṃ̭ jyeṣṭha॒rājaṃ॒ brahma̭ṇā-mbrahmaṇo brahmaṇo॒ brahma̭ṇā-ñjyeṣṭha॒rājaṃ̭ jyeṣṭha॒rājaṃ॒ brahma̭ṇā-mbrahmaṇaḥ | jye॒ṣṭha॒rāja॒miti̭jyeṣṭha rājam᳚ ||
brahma̭ṇā-mbrahmaṇo brahmaṇo॒ brahma̭ṇāṃ॒ brahma̭ṇā-mbrahmaṇaspate patebrahmaṇo॒ brahma̭ṇāṃ॒ brahma̭ṇā-mbrahmaṇaspate ||
bra॒hma॒ṇa॒spa॒te॒ pa॒te॒ bra॒hma॒ṇo॒ bra॒hma॒ṇa॒spa॒ta॒ āpa̭te brahmaṇo brahmaṇaspata॒ ā | pa॒ta॒ ā pa̭tepata॒ āno̭na॒ āpa̭te pata॒ ānaḥ̭ ||
āno̭na॒ āna̭śśṛ॒ṇvanchṛ॒ṇvanna॒ āna̭śśṛṇvann | na॒ śśṛṇvanchṛ॒ṇvanno̭na śśṛ॒ṇvannū॒tibhi̭ rū॒tibhi̭śśṛ॒ṇvanno̭na śśṛ॒ṇvannū॒tibhiḥ̭ ||
śśṛ॒ṇvannū॒tibhi̭ rū॒tibhi̭śśṛ॒ṇvanchṛ॒ṇvannū॒tibhi̭ssīda sīdo॒tibhi̭śśṛ॒ṇvan chṛ॒ṇvannū॒tibhi̭ssīda ||
ū॒tibhi̭ssīda sīdo॒tibhi̭ rū॒tibhi̭ssīda॒ sāda̭na॒gṃ॒ sāda̭nagṃ॒ sīdo॒tibhi̭rū॒tibhi̭ssīda॒ sāda̭nam | ū॒tibhi॒ rityū॒ti-bhiḥ॒ ||
sī॒da॒sāda̭na॒gṃ॒ sāda̭nagṃ॒ sīda sīda॒ sāda̭nam | sāda̭na॒miti॒ sāda̭nam ||
oṃ śrī mahāgaṇapataye namaḥ ||

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