କଠାଭୀଷ୍ଟଵିଦ୍ଯାର୍ପକଂ ଦନ୍ତଯୁଗ୍ମଂ କଵିଂ ବୁଦ୍ଧିନାଥଂ କଵୀନାଂ ନମାମି॥
- ଚତୁଃଷଷ୍ଟିକୋଟଯାଖ୍ଯଵିଦ୍ଯାପ୍ରଦମ୍ (catuḥṣaṣṭikoṭayākhyavidyāpradam)who gave the sixty-four crore branches of learning
- ତ୍ଵାମ୍ (tvām)you
- ସୁରାଚାର୍ଯଵିଦ୍ଯାପ୍ରଦାନାପଦାନମ୍ (surācāryavidyāpradānāpadānam)among whose deeds is the giving of learning to the teacher of the gods
- କଠାଭୀଷ୍ଟଵିଦ୍ଯାର୍ପକମ୍ (kaṭhābhīṣṭavidyārpakam)who gave Katha the learning he longed for
- ଦନ୍ତଯୁଗ୍ମମ୍ (dantayugmam)with your pair of tusks
- କଵିମ୍ (kavim)the poet
- ବୁଦ୍ଧିନାଥମ୍ (buddhinātham)the lord of the intelligence
- କଵୀନାମ୍ (kavīnām)of poets
- ନମାମି (namāmi)I bow to
anvaya ଚତୁଃଷଷ୍ଟିକୋଟଯାଖ୍ଯଵିଦ୍ଯାପ୍ରଦମ୍ ସୁରାଚାର୍ଯଵିଦ୍ଯାପ୍ରଦାନାପଦାନମ୍ କଠାଭୀଷ୍ଟଵିଦ୍ଯାର୍ପକମ୍ ଦନ୍ତଯୁଗ୍ମମ୍ କଵୀନାମ୍ ବୁଦ୍ଧିନାଥମ୍ କଵିମ୍ ତ୍ଵାମ୍ ନମାମି
chandas Irregular as printed: Bhujaṅgaprayāta, 12 syllables to a pāda, with two slips in the first line
ସୁରାଚାର୍ଯ the teacher of the gods — Brihaspati, whose learning is itself said to have come from Ganapati.
କଠ Katha — The teacher whose school of the Yajur Veda carries his name, and after whom the Katha Upanishad is called.
note The refrain closes every verse of the eight, and it is the whole point of the hymn: what is asked of Ganapati here is not wealth or safety but the power to make poetry. The verse names a pair of tusks, though he is more often called the one-tusked. The first line is printed catu: for catuḥ and koṭayā for koṭyā, which throws the metre out by a syllable.
ପ୍ରଭୁଂ ଦକ୍ଷିଣାସ୍ଯସ୍ଯ ଵିଦ୍ଯାପ୍ରଦଂ ତ୍ଵାଂ କଵିଂ ବୁଦ୍ଧିନାଥଂ କଵୀନାଂ ନମାମି॥
- ସ୍ଵନାଥମ୍ (svanātham)your own master
- ପ୍ରଧାନମ୍ (pradhānam)the first cause
- ମହାଵିଘ୍ନନାଥମ୍ (mahāvighnanātham)the great lord of obstacles
- ନିଜେଚ୍ଛାଵିସୃଷ୍ଟାଣ୍ଡଵୃନ୍ଦେଶନାଥମ୍ (nijecchāvisṛṣṭāṇḍavṛndeśanātham)lord of the lords of the crowd of world-eggs sent out by your own wish
- ପ୍ରଭୁମ୍ (prabhum)the master
- ଦକ୍ଷିଣାସ୍ଯସ୍ଯ (dakṣiṇāsyasya)to the south-facing one
- ଵିଦ୍ଯାପ୍ରଦମ୍ (vidyāpradam)who gave learning
- ତ୍ଵାମ୍ (tvām)you
- କଵିମ୍ (kavim)the poet
- ବୁଦ୍ଧିନାଥମ୍ (buddhinātham)the lord of the intelligence
- କଵୀନାମ୍ (kavīnām)of poets
- ନମାମି (namāmi)I bow to
anvaya ସ୍ଵନାଥମ୍ ପ୍ରଧାନମ୍ ମହାଵିଘ୍ନନାଥମ୍ ନିଜେଚ୍ଛାଵିସୃଷ୍ଟାଣ୍ଡଵୃନ୍ଦେଶନାଥମ୍ ପ୍ରଭୁମ୍ ଦକ୍ଷିଣାସ୍ଯସ୍ଯ ଵିଦ୍ଯାପ୍ରଦମ୍ କଵୀନାମ୍ ବୁଦ୍ଧିନାଥମ୍ କଵିମ୍ ତ୍ଵାମ୍ ନମାମି
chandas Bhujaṅgaprayāta, 12 syllables in each of 4 pādas
ଦକ୍ଷିଣାସ୍ଯ the south-facing one — Dakshinamurti, Shiva seated facing south as the silent teacher.
ପ୍ରଧାନ the first cause — In the Samkhya reckoning, the unformed ground from which everything else unfolds.
note The third name is printed mahāvighannāthaṃ, with the conjunct broken; the word is mahāvighnanāthaṃ.
ମହାଶାକ୍ତଦୀକ୍ଷାଗୁରୁଂ ଶ୍ରେଷ୍ଠଦଂ ତ୍ଵାଂ କଵିଂ ବୁଦ୍ଧିନାଥଂ କଵୀନାଂ ନମାମି॥
- ଵିଭୋ (vibho)all-pervading one
- ଵ୍ଯାସଶିଷ୍ଯାଦିଵିଦ୍ଯାଵିଶିଷ୍ଟପ୍ରିଯାନେକଵିଦ୍ଯାପ୍ରଦାତାରମ୍ (vyāsaśiṣyādividyāviśiṣṭapriyānekavidyāpradātāram)who gave many kinds of learning to Vyasa’s pupils and others
- ଆଦ୍ଯମ୍ (ādyam)the first of all
- ମହାଶାକ୍ତଦୀକ୍ଷାଗୁରୁମ୍ (mahāśāktadīkṣāgurum)teacher of the great Shakta initiation
- ଶ୍ରେଷ୍ଠଦମ୍ (śreṣṭhadam)giver of the best
- ତ୍ଵାମ୍ (tvām)you
- କଵିମ୍ (kavim)the poet
- ବୁଦ୍ଧିନାଥମ୍ (buddhinātham)the lord of the intelligence
- କଵୀନାମ୍ (kavīnām)of poets
- ନମାମି (namāmi)I bow to
anvaya ଵିଭୋ ଵ୍ଯାସଶିଷ୍ଯାଦିଵିଦ୍ଯାଵିଶିଷ୍ଟପ୍ରିଯାନେକଵିଦ୍ଯାପ୍ରଦାତାରମ୍ ଆଦ୍ଯମ୍ ମହାଶାକ୍ତଦୀକ୍ଷାଗୁରୁମ୍ ଶ୍ରେଷ୍ଠଦମ୍ କଵୀନାମ୍ ବୁଦ୍ଧିନାଥମ୍ କଵିମ୍ ତ୍ଵାମ୍ ନମାମି
chandas Bhujaṅgaprayāta, 12 syllables in each of 4 pādas
ଦିଶନ୍ତଂ ଚ ସୂର୍ଯାଯ ଵିଦ୍ଯାରହସ୍ଯଂ କଵିଂ ବୁଦ୍ଧିନାଥଂ କଵୀନାଂ ନମାମି॥
- ଵିଧାତ୍ରେ (vidhātre)to Brahma the maker
- ତ୍ରଯୀମୁଖ୍ଯଵେଦାନ୍ (trayīmukhyavedān)the chief Vedas, the three
- ଚ (ca)and
- ଯୋଗମ୍ (yogam)yoga
- ମହାଵିଷ୍ଣଵେ (mahāviṣṇave)to the great Vishnu
- ଚ (ca)and
- ଆଗମାନ୍ (āgamān)the agamas
- ଶଂକରାଯ (śaṃkarāya)to Shankara
- ଦିଶନ୍ତମ୍ (diśantam)who gave
- ଚ (ca)and
- ସୂର୍ଯାଯ (sūryāya)to Surya
- ଵିଦ୍ଯାରହସ୍ଯମ୍ (vidyārahasyam)the secret of learning
- କଵିମ୍ (kavim)the poet
- ବୁଦ୍ଧିନାଥମ୍ (buddhinātham)the lord of the intelligence
- କଵୀନାମ୍ (kavīnām)of poets
- ନମାମି (namāmi)I bow to
anvaya ଵିଧାତ୍ରେ ତ୍ରଯୀମୁଖ୍ଯଵେଦାନ୍ ଚ ମହାଵିଷ୍ଣଵେ ଯୋଗମ୍ ଶଂକରାଯ ଚ ଆଗମାନ୍ ସୂର୍ଯାଯ ଚ ଵିଦ୍ଯାରହସ୍ଯମ୍ ଦିଶନ୍ତମ୍ କଵୀନାମ୍ ବୁଦ୍ଧିନାଥମ୍ କଵିମ୍ ନମାମି
chandas Bhujaṅgaprayāta, 12 syllables in each of 4 pādas
ଆଗମ the agamas — The tantric scriptures, counted apart from the Vedas and taught, the verse says, to Shiva himself.
note The whole verse is a list of who was taught what. Each of the great gods is put in the position of a pupil, and Ganapati in the position of the one who hands the learning down.
ନିଜଜ୍ଞାନଶକ୍ତ୍ଯା ସମେତଂ ପୁରାଣଂ କଵିଂ ବୁଦ୍ଧିନାଥଂ କଵୀନାଂ ନମାମି॥
- ମହାବୁଦ୍ଧିପୁତ୍ରାଯ (mahābuddhiputrāya)to the son of the greatly wise
- ଚ (ca)and
- ଏକମ୍ (ekam)one
- ପୁରାଣମ୍ (purāṇam)purana
- ଦିଶନ୍ତମ୍ (diśantam)who gave
- ଗଜାସ୍ଯସ୍ଯ (gajāsyasya)of the elephant-faced one
- ମାହାତ୍ମ୍ଯଯୁକ୍ତମ୍ (māhātmyayuktam)filled with the greatness
- ନିଜଜ୍ଞାନଶକ୍ତ୍ଯା (nijajñānaśaktyā)with the power of your own knowledge
- ସମେତମ୍ (sametam)joined
- ପୁରାଣମ୍ (purāṇam)the purana
- କଵିମ୍ (kavim)the poet
- ବୁଦ୍ଧିନାଥମ୍ (buddhinātham)the lord of the intelligence
- କଵୀନାମ୍ (kavīnām)of poets
- ନମାମି (namāmi)I bow to
anvaya ମହାବୁଦ୍ଧିପୁତ୍ରାଯ ଚ ଗଜାସ୍ଯସ୍ଯ ମାହାତ୍ମ୍ଯଯୁକ୍ତମ୍ ଏକମ୍ ପୁରାଣମ୍ ନିଜଜ୍ଞାନଶକ୍ତ୍ଯା ସମେତମ୍ ପୁରାଣମ୍ ଦିଶନ୍ତମ୍ କଵୀନାମ୍ ବୁଦ୍ଧିନାଥମ୍ କଵିମ୍ ନମାମି
chandas Bhujaṅgaprayāta, 12 syllables in each of 4 pādas
note The purana meant is the one whose subject is Ganapati's own greatness.
ସୁରସ୍ତୋମକାଯଂ ଗଣୌଘାଧିନାଥଂ କଵିଂ ବୁଦ୍ଧିନାଥଂ କଵୀନାଂ ନମାମି॥
- ତ୍ରଯୀଶୀର୍ଷସାରମ୍ (trayīśīrṣasāram)the heart of the head of the three Vedas
- ରୁଚାନେକମାରମ୍ (rucānekamāram)lovelier in his light than many gods of love
- ରମାବୁଦ୍ଧିଦାରମ୍ (ramābuddhidāram)whose wives are Rama and Buddhi
- ପରମ୍ (param)supreme
- ବ୍ରହ୍ମପାରମ୍ (brahmapāram)past the far shore of brahman
- ସୁରସ୍ତୋମକାଯମ୍ (surastomakāyam)whose body is the whole host of gods
- ଗଣୌଘାଧିନାଥମ୍ (gaṇaughādhinātham)overlord of the flocks of ganas
- କଵିମ୍ (kavim)the poet
- ବୁଦ୍ଧିନାଥମ୍ (buddhinātham)the lord of the intelligence
- କଵୀନାମ୍ (kavīnām)of poets
- ନମାମି (namāmi)I bow to
anvaya ତ୍ରଯୀଶୀର୍ଷସାରମ୍ ରୁଚାନେକମାରମ୍ ରମାବୁଦ୍ଧିଦାରମ୍ ପରମ୍ ବ୍ରହ୍ମପାରମ୍ ସୁରସ୍ତୋମକାଯମ୍ ଗଣୌଘାଧିନାଥମ୍ କଵୀନାମ୍ ବୁଦ୍ଧିନାଥମ୍ କଵିମ୍ ନମାମି
chandas Bhujaṅgaprayāta, 12 syllables in each of 4 pādas
ତ୍ରଯୀଶୀର୍ଷ the head of the three Vedas — The end part of the Veda, the Upanishads, which are spoken of as its head.
ଧରାନନ୍ଦଲୋକାଦିଵାସପ୍ରିଯଂ ତ୍ଵାଂ କଵିଂ ବୁଦ୍ଧିନାଥଂ କଵୀନାଂ ନମାମି॥
- ଚିଦାନନ୍ଦରୂପମ୍ (cidānandarūpam)whose form is awareness and joy
- ମୁନିଧ୍ଯେଯରୂପମ୍ (munidhyeyarūpam)whose form the sages meditate on
- ଗୁଣାତୀତମ୍ (guṇātītam)beyond the three strands
- ଈଶମ୍ (īśam)the lord
- ସୁରେଶମ୍ (sureśam)lord of gods
- ଗଣେଶମ୍ (gaṇeśam)Ganesha
- ଧରାନନ୍ଦଲୋକାଦିଵାସପ୍ରିଯମ୍ (dharānandalokādivāsapriyam)who loves to dwell on the earth, in the world of bliss and in every world
- ତ୍ଵାମ୍ (tvām)you
- କଵିମ୍ (kavim)the poet
- ବୁଦ୍ଧିନାଥମ୍ (buddhinātham)the lord of the intelligence
- କଵୀନାମ୍ (kavīnām)of poets
- ନମାମି (namāmi)I bow to
anvaya ଚିଦାନନ୍ଦରୂପମ୍ ମୁନିଧ୍ଯେଯରୂପମ୍ ଗୁଣାତୀତମ୍ ଈଶମ୍ ସୁରେଶମ୍ ଗଣେଶମ୍ ଧରାନନ୍ଦଲୋକାଦିଵାସପ୍ରିଯମ୍ କଵୀନାମ୍ ବୁଦ୍ଧିନାଥମ୍ କଵିମ୍ ତ୍ଵାମ୍ ନମାମି
chandas Bhujaṅgaprayāta, 12 syllables in each of 4 pādas
ମହାଵାକ୍ଯସଂଦୋହତାତ୍ପର୍ଯମୂର୍ତି କଵିଂ ବୁଦ୍ଧିନାଥଂ କଵୀନାଂ ନମାମି॥
- ଅନେକପ୍ରତାରମ୍ (anekapratāram)who carries many across
- ସୁରକ୍ତାବ୍ଜହାରମ୍ (suraktābjahāram)wearing a garland of red lotuses
- ପରମ୍ (param)supreme
- ନିର୍ଗୁଣମ୍ (nirguṇam)free of the strands
- ଵିଶ୍ଵସଦ୍ବ୍ରହ୍ମରୂପମ୍ (viśvasadbrahmarūpam)whose form is the true brahman that the world is
- ମହାଵାକ୍ଯସଂଦୋହତାତ୍ପର୍ଯମୂର୍ତି (mahāvākyasaṃdohatātparyamūrti)whose body is all that the great sayings mean
- କଵିମ୍ (kavim)the poet
- ବୁଦ୍ଧିନାଥମ୍ (buddhinātham)the lord of the intelligence
- କଵୀନାମ୍ (kavīnām)of poets
- ନମାମି (namāmi)I bow to
anvaya ଅନେକପ୍ରତାରମ୍ ସୁରକ୍ତାବ୍ଜହାରମ୍ ପରମ୍ ନିର୍ଗୁଣମ୍ ଵିଶ୍ଵସଦ୍ବ୍ରହ୍ମରୂପମ୍ ମହାଵାକ୍ଯସଂଦୋହତାତ୍ପର୍ଯମୂର୍ତି କଵୀନାମ୍ ବୁଦ୍ଧିନାଥମ୍ କଵିମ୍ ନମାମି
chandas Bhujaṅgaprayāta, 12 syllables in each of 4 pādas
ମହାଵାକ୍ଯ the great sayings — The few short Upanishadic sentences, such as that you are that, in which the whole teaching is held.
କଵିତ୍ଵଂ ସୁଵାକ୍ଯାର୍ଥମତ୍ଯଦ୍ଭୁତଂ ତେ ଲଭନ୍ତେ ପ୍ରସାଦାଦ୍ ଗଣେଶସ୍ଯ ମୁକ୍ତିମ୍॥
- ଇଦମ୍ (idam)this
- ଯେ (ye)those who
- ତୁ (tu)indeed
- କଵ୍ଯଷ୍ଟକମ୍ (kavyaṣṭakam)octet of the poet
- ଭକ୍ତିଯୁକ୍ତାଃ (bhaktiyuktāḥ)with devotion
- ତ୍ରିସଂଧ୍ଯମ୍ (trisaṃdhyam)at the three turns of the day
- ପଠନ୍ତେ (paṭhante)recite
- ଗଜାସ୍ଯମ୍ (gajāsyam)the elephant-faced one
- ସ୍ମରନ୍ତଃ (smarantaḥ)holding in mind
- କଵିତ୍ଵମ୍ (kavitvam)poetry
- ସୁଵାକ୍ଯାର୍ଥମ୍ (suvākyārtham)speech of good meaning
- ଅତ୍ଯଦ୍ଭୁତମ୍ (atyadbhutam)wonderful
- ତେ (te)they
- ଲଭନ୍ତେ (labhante)are given
- ପ୍ରସାଦାତ୍ (prasādāt)by the grace
- ଗଣେଶସ୍ଯ (gaṇeśasya)of Ganesha
- ମୁକ୍ତିମ୍ (muktim)release
anvaya ଯେ ତୁ ଭକ୍ତିଯୁକ୍ତାଃ ଗଜାସ୍ଯମ୍ ସ୍ମରନ୍ତଃ ତ୍ରିସଂଧ୍ଯମ୍ ଇଦମ୍ କଵ୍ଯଷ୍ଟକମ୍ ପଠନ୍ତେ ତେ ଅତ୍ଯଦ୍ଭୁତମ୍ କଵିତ୍ଵମ୍ ସୁଵାକ୍ଯାର୍ଥମ୍ ଗଣେଶସ୍ଯ ପ୍ରସାଦାତ୍ ମୁକ୍ତିମ୍ ଲଭନ୍ତେ
chandas Bhujaṅgaprayāta, 12 syllables in each of 4 pādas
- ଇତି (iti)here ends
- ଶ୍ରୀ ଵାଲ୍ମୀକି କୃତ (śrī vālmīki kṛta)made by Shri Valmiki
- ଶ୍ରୀଗଣେଶ ସ୍ତୋତ୍ର (śrīgaṇeśa stotra)the hymn to Shri Ganesha
- ସଂପୂର୍ଣମ୍ (saṃpūrṇam)complete
anvaya ଇତି ଶ୍ରୀ ଵାଲ୍ମୀକି କୃତ ଶ୍ରୀଗଣେଶ ସ୍ତୋତ୍ର ସଂପୂର୍ଣମ୍
chandas Prose, the colophon
ଵାଲ୍ମୀକି Valmiki — The poet of the Ramayana, called the first poet. The colophon gives him this octet, which is a poet's prayer for the power to write.