গৌৰীপ্ৰিয তনূজায গণেশাযাস্তু মঙ্গলম্ ॥ 1 ॥
- গজাননায (gajānanāya)to the elephant-faced one
- গাঙ্গেযসহজায (gāṅgeyasahajāya)to the brother of Ganga's son
- সদাত্মনে (sadātmane)to the one whose being never changes
- গৌৰীপ্ৰিযতনূজায (gaurīpriyatanūjāya)to the dear son of Gauri
- গণেশায (gaṇeśāya)to Ganesha
- অস্তু (astu)may there be
- মঙ্গলম্ (maṅgalam)good fortune
anvaya গজাননায গাঙ্গেযসহজায সদাত্মনে গৌৰীপ্ৰিযতনূজায গণেশায মঙ্গলম্ অস্তু
chandas Anuṣṭubh (śloka), 8 syllables in each of 4 pādas
মঙ্গলম্ good fortune — In a mangala hymn the good is wished upon the deity rather than asked for. The one who says it is carried along by the wish.
গাঙ্গেযসহজায to the brother of Ganga's son — Ganga's son is Kartikeya, whom she received and raised; he and Ganesha are brothers.
note Each of the eight verses ends with the same words, অস্তু মঙ্গলম্, so the whole hymn is one long blessing.
নন্দ্যাদি গণনাথায নাযকাযাস্তু মঙ্গলম্ ॥ 2 ॥
- নাগযজ্ঞোপৱীতায (nāgayajñopavītāya)to the one whose sacred thread is a snake
- নতৱিঘ্নৱিনাশিনে (natavighnavināśine)to the one who destroys the obstacles of those who bow
- নন্দ্যাদিগণনাথায (nandyādigaṇanāthāya)to the lord of the ganas, Nandi and the rest
- নাযকায (nāyakāya)to the one who leads
- অস্তু (astu)may there be
- মঙ্গলম্ (maṅgalam)good fortune
anvaya নাগযজ্ঞোপৱীতায নতৱিঘ্নৱিনাশিনে নন্দ্যাদিগণনাথায নাযকায মঙ্গলম্ অস্তু
chandas Anuṣṭubh (śloka), 8 syllables in each of 4 pādas
যজ্ঞোপৱীত the sacred thread — The cord worn over the left shoulder. On Ganesha it is a live snake, as it is on his father.
note Every word in this verse begins with ন, and the next one with a vowel sound; the hymn works its way down the alphabet verse by verse.
ঈশানপ্ৰেমপাত্ৰায নাযকাযাস্তু মঙ্গলম্ ॥ 3 ॥
- ইভৱক্ত্ৰায (ibhavaktrāya)to the one with an elephant's face
- চ (ca)and
- ইন্দ্ৰাদিৱন্দিতায (indrādivanditāya)to the one Indra and the other gods bow to
- চিদাত্মনে (cidātmane)to the one whose very self is awareness
- ঈশানপ্ৰেমপাত্ৰায (īśānapremapātrāya)to the one who holds Shiva's love
- নাযকায (nāyakāya)to the one who leads
- অস্তু (astu)may there be
- মঙ্গলম্ (maṅgalam)good fortune
anvaya ইভৱক্ত্ৰায চ ইন্দ্ৰাদিৱন্দিতায চিদাত্মনে ঈশানপ্ৰেমপাত্ৰায নাযকায মঙ্গলম্ অস্তু
chandas Anuṣṭubh (śloka), 8 syllables in each of 4 pādas
প্ৰেমপাত্ৰ the one who holds love — A patra is a vessel. To call someone the vessel of another's love is to say the love is poured into him and stays there.
সুৰবৃন্দ নিষেৱ্যায চেষ্টদাযাস্তু মঙ্গলম্ ॥ 4 ॥
- সুমুখায (sumukhāya)to the fair-faced one
- সুশুণ্ডাগ্ৰাত্ (suśuṇḍāgrāt)with the end of his fine trunk
- ক্ষিপ্তামৃতঘটায (kṣiptāmṛtaghaṭāya)to the one who tips the pot of nectar
- চ (ca)and
- সুৰবৃন্দনিষেৱ্যায (surabṛndaniṣevyāya)to the one the gathered gods serve
- চ (ca)and
- ইষ্টদায (iṣṭadāya)to the giver of what is wished for
- অস্তু (astu)may there be
- মঙ্গলম্ (maṅgalam)good fortune
anvaya সুমুখায সুশুণ্ডাগ্ৰাত্ ক্ষিপ্তামৃতঘটায চ সুৰবৃন্দনিষেৱ্যায চ ইষ্টদায মঙ্গলম্ অস্তু
chandas Anuṣṭubh (śloka), 8 syllables in each of 4 pādas
note The picture is of the trunk lifted and the pot turned over, so that the nectar pours.
চৰণাৱনতানন্ততাৰণাযাস্তু মঙ্গলম্ ॥ 5 ॥
- চতুৰ্ভুজায (caturbhujāya)to the four-armed one
- চন্দ্ৰাৰ্ধৱিলসন্মস্তকায (candrārdhavilasanmastakāya)on whose head the half moon shines
- চ (ca)and
- চৰণাৱনতানন্ততাৰণায (caraṇāvanatānantatāraṇāya)to the one who carries across the countless people bowed at his feet
- অস্তু (astu)may there be
- মঙ্গলম্ (maṅgalam)good fortune
anvaya চতুৰ্ভুজায চ চন্দ্ৰাৰ্ধৱিলসন্মস্তকায চৰণাৱনতানন্ততাৰণায মঙ্গলম্ অস্তু
chandas Anuṣṭubh (śloka), 8 syllables in each of 4 pādas
অনন্ত countless — The word can go with the people, countless as they are, or with what they are carried over, the crossing that has no far bank. Both readings are old.
ৱিৰূপাক্ষ সুতাযাস্তু মঙ্গলম্ ॥ 6 ॥
- ৱক্ৰতুণ্ডায (vakratuṇḍāya)to the one with the curving trunk
- ৱটৱে (vaṭave)to the young student
- ৱন্যায (vanyāya)to the one of the woods
- ৱৰদায (varadāya)to the giver of boons
- চ (ca)and
- ৱিৰূপাক্ষসুতায (virūpākṣasutāya)to the son of the one whose eyes are three
- অস্তু (astu)may there be
- মঙ্গলম্ (maṅgalam)good fortune
anvaya ৱক্ৰতুণ্ডায ৱটৱে ৱন্যায ৱৰদায চ ৱিৰূপাক্ষসুতায মঙ্গলম্ অস্তু
chandas Anuṣṭubh (śloka), 8 syllables in each of 4 pādas
ৱটৱে to the young student — A vatu is a boy under a teacher, still keeping the vow of study. Ganesha is pictured this way in his brahmachari form.
ৱিৰূপাক্ষ whose eyes are three — A name of Shiva: eyes of an odd number, the third one in the forehead.
note The last line is printed short of the metre; a word appears to have dropped out before মঙ্গলম্.
প্ৰকৃষ্টা পাপনাশায ফলদাযাস্তু মঙ্গলম্ ॥ 7 ॥
- প্ৰমোদমোদৰূপায (pramodamodarūpāya)to the one whose form is gladness and delight
- সিদ্ধিৱিজ্ঞানৰূপিণে (siddhivijñānarūpiṇe)to the one who takes the form of success and deep knowing
- প্ৰকৃষ্টপাপনাশায (prakṛṣṭapāpanāśāya)to the one who wipes out heaped-up wrongs
- ফলদায (phaladāya)to the giver of fruit
- অস্তু (astu)may there be
- মঙ্গলম্ (maṅgalam)good fortune
anvaya প্ৰমোদমোদৰূপায সিদ্ধিৱিজ্ঞানৰূপিণে প্ৰকৃষ্টপাপনাশায ফলদায মঙ্গলম্ অস্তু
chandas Anuṣṭubh (śloka), 8 syllables in each of 4 pādas
প্ৰমোদমোদ gladness and delight — Moda and Pramoda are also the names of two of Ganesha's attendants, so the line says he is what they stand for.
note প্ৰকৃষ্টা পাপনাশায is printed with a break; it is read প্ৰকৃষ্টপাপনাশায.
মঙ্গলং ৱিঘ্নৰাজায ৱিঘহৰ্ত্ৰেস্তু মঙ্গলম্ ॥ 8 ॥
শ্লোকাষ্টকমিদং পুণ্যং মঙ্গলপ্ৰদ মাদৰাত্ ।
পঠিতৱ্যং প্ৰযত্নেন সৰ্ৱৱিঘ্ননিৱৃত্তযে ॥
- মঙ্গলম্ (maṅgalam)good fortune
- গণনাথায (gaṇanāthāya)to the lord of the ganas
- হৰসূনৱে (harasūnave)to the son of Hara
- ৱিঘ্নৰাজায (vighnarājāya)to the king of obstacles
- ৱিঘ্নহৰ্ত্ৰে (vighnahartre)to the one who takes obstacles away
- অস্তু (astu)may there be
- শ্লোকাষ্টকম্ (ślokāṣṭakam)the set of eight verses
- ইদম্ (idam)this
- পুণ্যম্ (puṇyam)holy
- মঙ্গলপ্ৰদম্ (maṅgalapradam)which brings good fortune
- আদৰাত্ (ādarāt)with respect
- পঠিতৱ্যম্ (paṭhitavyam)should be recited
- প্ৰযত্নেন (prayatnena)with care
- সৰ্ৱৱিঘ্ননিৱৃত্তযে (sarvavighnanivṛttaye)so that every obstacle falls away
anvaya গণনাথায হৰসূনৱে ৱিঘ্নৰাজায ৱিঘ্নহৰ্ত্ৰে মঙ্গলম্ অস্তু ইদম্ পুণ্যম্ মঙ্গলপ্ৰদম্ শ্লোকাষ্টকম্ আদৰাত্ প্ৰযত্নেন সৰ্ৱৱিঘ্ননিৱৃত্তযে পঠিতৱ্যম্
chandas Anuṣṭubh (śloka), 8 syllables in each of 4 pādas
হৰসূনৱে to the son of Hara — Hara, the one who carries away, is Shiva. The name sits next to विघ्नहर्तृ in the same verse, so father and son are both named as takers-away.
note The printing runs words together: ৱিঘহৰ্ত্ৰেস্তু is read ৱিঘ্নহৰ্ত্ৰে অস্তু, and মঙ্গলপ্ৰদ মাদৰাত্ is মঙ্গলপ্ৰদম্ আদৰাত্. The closing couplet is the hymn's own instruction for use.
