श्री गणेश मंत्रपुष्पांजली मंत्र

• ॐ (oṃ)Om
• यज्ञेन (yajñena)with the sacrifice
• यज्ञम् (yajñam)to the sacrifice
• अयजन्त (ayajanta)sacrificed
• देवाः (devāḥ)the gods
• तानि (tāni)those
• धर्माणि (dharmāṇi)laws
• प्रथमानि (prathamāni)the first
• आसन् (āsan)were
• ते (te)they
• ह (ha)indeed
• नाकम् (nākam)the vault of heaven
• महिमानः (mahimānaḥ)the great ones
• सचन्त (sacanta)reached
• यत्र (yatra)where
• पूर्वे (pūrve)the ancient
• साध्याः (sādhyāḥ)Sadhyas
• सन्ति (santi)are
• देवाः (devāḥ)gods

anvaya ॐ देवाः यज्ञेन यज्ञम् अयजन्त तानि प्रथमानि धर्माणि आसन् ते महिमानः ह नाकम् सचन्त यत्र पूर्वे साध्याः देवाः सन्ति

chandas Irregular as printed: a Triṣṭubh verse, with Om added and the lines broken in the middle of a quarter

धर्माणि laws — The first ways of doing things, fixed by that first sacrifice and followed ever since.

नाकम् the vault of heaven — Naka is the sky above the sky, where there is no pain. The word is read as na-aka, without grief.

साध्याः the Sadhyas — An older order of gods, spoken of as being there before the gods we name.

note The mantrapushpanjali is the handful of flowers offered at the close of worship, held in folded hands while these verses are said. It opens with the last verse of the Purusha Sukta, Rig Veda 10.90.16. तनि is printed for तानि, and महिमान : and साध्या : carry a stray space before the visarga.

• ॐ (oṃ)Om
• राजाधिराजाय (rājādhirājāya)to the king over kings
• प्रसह्य (prasahya)by main force
• साहिने (sāhine)to the one who overcomes
• नमः (namaḥ)salutation
• वयम् (vayam)we
• वैश्रवणाय (vaiśravaṇāya)to Vaishravana
• कुर्महे (kurmahe)make
• सः (saḥ)he
• मे (me)my
• कामान् (kāmān)the things wished for
• कामकामाय (kāmakāmāya)to one who wishes for wishes
• मह्यम् (mahyam)to me
• कामेश्वरः (kāmeśvaraḥ)the lord of what is wished for
• वैश्रवणः (vaiśravaṇaḥ)Vaishravana
• ददातु (dadātu)may he give
• कुबेराय (kuberāya)to Kubera
• वैश्रवणाय (vaiśravaṇāya)to Vaishravana
• महाराजाय (mahārājāya)to the great king
• नमः (namaḥ)salutation

anvaya ॐ राजाधिराजाय प्रसह्य साहिने वैश्रवणाय वयम् नमः कुर्महे सः कामकामाय मह्यम् मे कामान् कामेश्वरः वैश्रवणः ददातु कुबेराय वैश्रवणाय महाराजाय नमः

chandas Prose, a Vedic formula

वैश्रवण Vaishravana — Kubera, son of Vishravas, keeper of the treasures and king of the north.

note This is the Kubera mantra, from the Taittiriya Aranyaka, a prayer to the keeper of treasures for what one wishes. स मस is printed for स मे, and कामेश्र्वरो for कामेश्वरो.

• ॐ (oṃ)Om
• स्वस्ति (svasti)may it be well
• साम्राज्यम् (sāmrājyam)imperial rule
• भौज्यम् (bhaujyam)the enjoyment of it
• स्वाराज्यम् (svārājyam)rule of oneself
• वैराज्यम् (vairājyam)rule over others
• पारमेष्ठ्यम् (pārameṣṭhyam)the standing of the highest
• राज्यम् (rājyam)kingship
• महाराज्यम् (mahārājyam)great kingship
• आधिपत्यम् (ādhipatyam)lordship over all
• अयम् (ayam)this one
• समन्तपर्यायी (samantaparyāyī)one who has gone all the way round
• स्यात् (syāt)may he be
• सार्वभौमः (sārvabhaumaḥ)lord of the whole earth
• सार्वायुषः (sārvāyuṣaḥ)living out the whole of life
• आन्तात् (āntāt)to the end
• आपरार्धात् (āparārdhāt)of the far half of time
• पृथिव्यै (pṛthivyai)of the earth
• समुद्रपर्यन्तायाः (samudraparyantāyāḥ)as far as the sea
• एकराट् (ekarāṭ)sole ruler
• इति (iti)so
• तत् (tat)on that
• अपि (api)too
• एषः (eṣaḥ)this
• श्लोकः (ślokaḥ)verse
• अभिगीतः (abhigītaḥ)is sung
• मरुतः (marutaḥ)the Maruts
• परिवेष्टारः (pariveṣṭāraḥ)as attendants
• मरुत्तस्य (maruttasya)of Marutta
• अवसन् (avasan)lived
• गृहे (gṛhe)in the house

anvaya ॐ स्वस्ति साम्राज्यम् भौज्यम् स्वाराज्यम् वैराज्यम् पारमेष्ठ्यम् राज्यम् महाराज्यम् आधिपत्यम् अयम् समन्तपर्यायी सार्वभौमः सार्वायुषः आपरार्धात् आन्तात् समुद्रपर्यन्तायाः पृथिव्यै एकराट् स्यात् इति तत् अपि एषः श्लोकः अभिगीतः मरुतः मरुत्तस्य गृहे परिवेष्टारः अवसन्

chandas Prose, from the Aitareya Brahmana

स्वाराज्यम् rule of oneself — Svarajya is being one’s own master. The list runs from ruling others to ruling oneself and back again, each word a different reach of power.

मरुत्तस्य of Marutta — A king of old whose sacrifice was so great that the Maruts themselves waited on him and the All-gods sat in his court. He is held up as the measure of a full reign.

एकराट् sole ruler — Eka-raj, the one who rules with no second. It is the last and largest word in the list.

note This passage is the old blessing said over a king. A line is printed twice in the source, from वैराज्यं to आधिपत्यमयं; it is read once. मरूतस्य is printed for मरुत्तस्य. The verse it introduces ends at the start of the next block.

• आविक्षितस्य (āvikṣitasya)of the son of Avikshit
• कामप्रेः (kāmapreḥ)who moved men to desire
• विश्वेदेवाः (viśvedevāḥ)the All-gods
• सभासदः (sabhāsadaḥ)sat in the assembly
• इति (iti)so ends the verse
• एकदन्ताय (ekadantāya)of the one-tusked
• विद्महे (vidmahe)we know
• वक्रतुण्डाय (vakratuṇḍāya)on the curving trunk
• धीमहि (dhīmahi)we set our minds
• तत् (tat)may that
• नः (naḥ)us
• दन्ती (dantī)the tusked one
• प्रचोदयात् (pracodayāt)drive on
• मन्त्रपुष्पाञ्जलिम् (mantrapuṣpāñjalim)the handful of flowers offered with mantras
• समर्पयामि (samarpayāmi)I offer

anvaya कामप्रेः आविक्षितस्य विश्वेदेवाः सभासदः इति एकदन्ताय विद्महे वक्रतुण्डाय धीमहि तत् दन्ती नः प्रचोदयात् मन्त्रपुष्पाञ्जलिम् समर्पयामि

chandas Irregular block: the close of the verse on Marutta, the Ganesha Gayatri, and the closing offering

धीमहि we set our minds — The same word stands at the heart of the Gayatri itself. What follows it is always the request that the mind be driven on.

अञ्जलि a handful — The anjali is the cup made by putting both palms together. The flowers are held there through all the verses and released at the last line.

note The verse on Marutta closes with इति. Then comes the Ganesha Gayatri, said before the flowers are let go. एकदंतायविघ्महे is printed as one word; it is read एकदन्ताय विद्महे. विश्र्वेदेवा: is printed for विश्वेदेवाः.