ଶ୍ରୀ ଗଣପତି ସ୍ତୋତ୍ରମ୍

• ଅଗଜାନନପଦ୍ମାକମ୍ (agajānanapadmākam)the sun to the lotus that is Parvati's face
• ଗଜାନନମ୍ (gajānanam)the elephant-faced one
• ଅହର୍ନିଶମ୍ (aharniśam)day and night
• ଅନେକଦନ୍ତମ୍ (anekadantam)the giver of many things
• ଭକ୍ତାନାମ୍ (bhaktānām)of those who love him
• ଏକଦନ୍ତମ୍ (ekadantam)the one with a single tusk
• ଉପାସ୍ମହେ (upāsmahe)we worship

anvaya ଭକ୍ତାନାମ୍ ଅନେକଦନ୍ତମ୍ ଅଗଜାନନପଦ୍ମାକମ୍ ଗଜାନନମ୍ ଏକଦନ୍ତମ୍ ଅହର୍ନିଶମ୍ ଉପାସ୍ମହେ

chandas Anuṣṭubh, 8 syllables in each of 4 pādas

ଅଗଜାନନ the face of Parvati — Agajā is the mountain's daughter, Parvati. Aga is what does not move, the mountain, so agajā is the one born of it.

ଅନେକଦନ୍ତମ୍ the giver of many things — Read as aneka-da, one who gives much. The line sets it against ekadanta, the one tusk, so the same sounds say he gives many things and has a single tusk.

note Printed ଅଗଜାନନ-ପଦ୍ମାକଂ. The reading usually recited is ପଦ୍ମାର୍କଂ, the sun to that lotus face: as the sun keeps the lotus open, Gajanana keeps his mother's face bright. The meaning here follows that reading.

• ଶୁକ୍ଲାମ୍ବରଧରମ୍ (śuklāmbaradharam)wearing white cloth
• ଵିଷ୍ଣୁମ୍ (viṣṇum)the one who reaches everywhere
• ଶଶିଵର୍ଣମ୍ (śaśivarṇam)pale as the moon
• ଚତୁର୍ଭୁଜମ୍ (caturbhujam)with four arms
• ପ୍ରସନ୍ନଵଦନମ୍ (prasannavadanam)with a kind face
• ଧ୍ଯାଯେତ୍ (dhyāyet)one should meditate on
• ସର୍ଵଵିଘ୍ନୋପଶାନ୍ତଯେ (sarvavighnopaśāntaye)so that every obstacle is quieted

anvaya ସର୍ଵଵିଘ୍ନୋପଶାନ୍ତଯେ ଶୁକ୍ଲାମ୍ବରଧରମ୍ ଶଶିଵର୍ଣମ୍ ଚତୁର୍ଭୁଜମ୍ ପ୍ରସନ୍ନଵଦନମ୍ ଵିଷ୍ଣୁମ୍ ଧ୍ଯାଯେତ୍

chandas Anuṣṭubh, 8 syllables in each of 4 pādas

ଵିଷ୍ଣୁମ୍ the one who reaches everywhere — The name is built on viṣ, to spread through. In a Ganapati set of verses it is read by that sense, so the line stays a prayer to the lord who is present everywhere.

ଶଶିଵର୍ଣମ୍ pale as the moon — Śaśin is the moon, named for the hare seen on it.

note This is the śānti verse recited before a reading to quiet obstacles, and it is the standard dhyāna verse of Vishnu as well. It sits in Ganapati collections because Ganapati is the one asked to clear the way.

• ଵକ୍ରତୁଣ୍ଡ (vakratuṇḍa)O curved-trunk one
• ମହାକାଯ (mahākāya)O great-bodied one
• କୋଟିସୂର୍ଯସମପ୍ରଭ (koṭisūryasamaprabha)O you whose light equals ten million suns
• ଅଵିଘ୍ନମ୍ (avighnam)free of obstacles
• କୁରୁ (kuru)make
• ମେ (me)my
• ଦେଵ (deva)O god
• ସର୍ଵକାର୍ଯେଷୁ (sarvakāryeṣu)in all my work
• ସର୍ଵଦା (sarvadā)always

anvaya ଵକ୍ରତୁଣ୍ଡ ମହାକାଯ କୋଟିସୂର୍ଯସମପ୍ରଭ ଦେଵ ମେ ସର୍ଵକାର୍ଯେଷୁ ସର୍ଵଦା ଅଵିଘ୍ନମ୍ କୁରୁ

chandas Anuṣṭubh, 8 syllables in each of 4 pādas

ଵକ୍ରତୁଣ୍ଡ O curved-trunk one — Tuṇḍa is the trunk or the snout. The curve of it is the first thing named in most Ganapati verses.

କୋଟିସୂର୍ଯସମପ୍ରଭ O you whose light equals ten million suns — A koṭi is ten million. The figure is a way of saying the light has no measure.

note The best known verse of the set, recited at the start of work. Printed ଅଵିଘ୍ନଂ କୁରୁ; many books read ନିର୍ଵିଘ୍ନଂ କୁରୁ, and both ask for the same thing, that nothing stand in the way. Some texts also read ଶୁଭକାର୍ଯେଷୁ, in every good work, for ସର୍ଵକାର୍ଯେଷୁ.

• ଗଜାନନମ୍ (gajānanam)the elephant-faced one
• ଭୂତଗଣାଧିସେଵିତମ୍ (bhūtagaṇādhisevitam)waited on by the hosts of beings
• କପିତ୍ଥଜମ୍ବୂଫଲସାରଭକ୍ଷକମ୍ (kapitthajambūphalasārabhakṣakam)who eats the sweet juice of wood apple and rose apple
• ଉମାସୁତମ୍ (umāsutam)son of Uma
• ଶୋକଵିନାଶକାରଣମ୍ (śokavināśakāraṇam)the undoing of sorrow
• ନମାମି (namāmi)I bow to
• ଵିଘ୍ନେଶ୍ଵରପାଦପଙ୍କଜମ୍ (vighneśvarapādapaṅkajam)the lotus feet of the lord of obstacles

anvaya ଗଜାନନମ୍ ଭୂତଗଣାଧିସେଵିତମ୍ କପିତ୍ଥଜମ୍ବୂଫଲସାରଭକ୍ଷକମ୍ ଉମାସୁତମ୍ ଶୋକଵିନାଶକାରଣମ୍ ଵିଘ୍ନେଶ୍ଵରପାଦପଙ୍କଜମ୍ ନମାମି

chandas Vaṃśastha, 12 syllables in each of 4 pādas

କପିତ୍ଥଜମ୍ବୂଫଲସାରଭକ୍ଷକମ୍ who eats the sweetness of wood apple and rose apple — Kapittha is the wood apple and jambū the rose apple, both common temple offerings. Sāra is the juice, the good part of the fruit.

ଭୂତଗଣାଧିସେଵିତମ୍ waited on by the hosts of beings — The bhūtagaṇas are Shiva's attendant hosts. Ganapati is their leader, which is what the name Gaṇapati says.

note The metre changes here from Anuṣṭubh to Vaṃśastha, which is why this verse is longer to say. The text carried the stray letters ଜଲଗାକନ after the second line, left over from the source. They belong to no word in the verse and were removed on 18 September 2026. Many books read ଭୂତଗଣାଦିସେଵିତଂ for ଭୂତଗଣାଧିସେଵିତଂ.