- śrīgaṇeśastotramthe hymn to Shri Ganesha
- nāradakṛtammade by Narada
anvaya śrīgaṇeśastotram nāradakṛtam
chandas Prose, the title
- nāradaḥNarada
- uvācasaid
anvaya nāradaḥ uvāca
chandas Prose, the speaker's line
heramba maṅgalārambha gajavaktra trilocana || 1 ||
- bhoḥO
- gaṇeśaGanesha
- suraśreṣṭhaO best of the gods
- lambodaraO Lambodara
- parātparaO you who are higher than the highest
- herambaO Heramba
- maṅgalārambhaO you with whom every good thing begins
- gajavaktraO elephant-faced one
- trilocanaO three-eyed one
anvaya bhoḥ gaṇeśa suraśreṣṭha lambodara parātpara heramba maṅgalārambha gajavaktra trilocana
chandas Anuṣṭubh (śloka), 8 syllables in each of 4 pādas
note Narada's first three verses are nothing but names, called out one after another. The sentence only closes with salutation to you at the end of the third.
paramānanda parama pārvatīnandana svayam || 2 ||
- muktidaO giver of release
- śubhadaO giver of good
- śrīdaO giver of wealth
- śrīdharasmaraṇein remembering Shridhara
- rataO you who delight
- paramānandaO highest joy
- paramaO highest one
- pārvatīnandanaO son of Parvati
- svayamown
anvaya muktida śubhada śrīda śrīdharasmaraṇe rata paramānanda parama svayam pārvatīnandana
chandas Anuṣṭubh (śloka), 8 syllables in each of 4 pādas
śrīdhara Shridhara — Vishnu, who carries Shri, Lakshmi, on his chest. This hymn comes from a Vaishnava setting, where Ganesha too delights in remembering Vishnu.
jagadguro jagannātha jagadīśa namo'stu te || 3 ||
- sarvatraeverywhere
- pūjyaO you who are worshipped
- sarveśaO lord of all
- jagatpūjyaO you whom the whole world worships
- mahāmateO great of mind
- jagadguroO teacher of the world
- jagannāthaO master of the world
- jagadīśaO lord of the world
- namaḥsalutation
- astube
- teto you
anvaya sarvatra pūjya sarveśa jagatpūjya mahāmate jagadguro jagannātha jagadīśa te namaḥ astu
chandas Anuṣṭubh (śloka), 8 syllables in each of 4 pādas
yaḥ pūjitaḥ surendraiśca munīndraistaṃ namāmyaham || 4 ||
- yatpūjāwhose worship
- sarvapurataḥcomes before every other
- yaḥwho
- stutaḥis praised
- sarvayogibhiḥby all the yogis
- yaḥwho
- pūjitaḥis worshipped
- surendraiḥby the kings of the gods
- caand
- munīndraiḥby the chief sages
- tamhim
- namāmibow to
- ahamI
anvaya yatpūjā sarvapurataḥ yaḥ sarvayogibhiḥ stutaḥ yaḥ surendraiḥ munīndraiḥ ca pūjitaḥ tam aham namāmi
chandas Anuṣṭubh (śloka), 8 syllables in each of 4 pādas
puṇyakena vratenaiva yaṃ prāpa pārvatī satī || 5 ||
- paramārādhanenaby worshipping with the highest devotion
- evaindeed
- kṛṣṇasyaKrishna
- paramātmanaḥthe supreme self
- puṇyakenaPunyaka
- vratenathrough the vow
- evaindeed
- yamwhom
- prāpagained
- pārvatīParvati
- satīthe faithful wife
anvaya satī pārvatī paramātmanaḥ kṛṣṇasya paramārādhanena eva puṇyakena vratena eva yam prāpa
chandas Anuṣṭubh (śloka), 8 syllables in each of 4 pādas
puṇyaka vrata the Punyaka vow — A year-long vow of worship to Krishna. In the Brahma Vaivarta Purana, Parvati keeps it to have a son, and Krishna himself is born to her as Ganesha.
note The sentence continues into the next verse, which names the one she gained.
jñāniśreṣṭhaṃ variṣṭhaṃ ca taṃ namāmi gaṇeśvaram || 6 ||
- tamhim
- namāmiI bow to
- suraśreṣṭhambest of the gods
- sarvaśreṣṭhambest of all
- garīṣṭhakaO greatest one
- jñāniśreṣṭhambest of the wise
- variṣṭhamthe most excellent
- caand
- tamthat
- namāmiI bow to
- gaṇeśvaramlord of the ganas
anvaya garīṣṭhaka suraśreṣṭham sarvaśreṣṭham tam namāmi jñāniśreṣṭham variṣṭham ca tam gaṇeśvaram namāmi
chandas Anuṣṭubh (śloka), 8 syllables in each of 4 pādas
note garīṣṭhaka is printed for gariṣṭhaka, the greatest.
nāradaḥ prayayau śīghramīśvarābhyantaraṃ mudā || 7 ||
- itithis
- evamso
- uktvāhaving said
- devarṣiḥthe divine sage
- tatrathat place
- evavery
- antardadhevanished from
- vibhuḥmighty
- nāradaḥNarada
- prayayauwent
- śīghramquickly
- īśvarābhyantaraminto the inner halls of the Lord
- mudāgladly
anvaya iti evam uktvā vibhuḥ devarṣiḥ tatra eva antardadhe nāradaḥ śīghram mudā īśvarābhyantaram prayayau
chandas Anuṣṭubh (śloka), 8 syllables in each of 4 pādas
- phalaśrutiḥthe account of what it gives
anvaya phalaśrutiḥ
chandas Prose, a heading
pūjākāle paṭhennityaṃ jayaṃ tasya pade pade || 8 ||
- idamthis
- lambodarastotramhymn to Lambodara
- nāradenaNarada
- kṛtammade
- purālong ago
- pūjākāleat the time of worship
- paṭhetreads it
- nityamevery day
- jayamwins
- tasyahis is
- padestep
- padeat every
anvaya idam lambodarastotram purā nāradena kṛtam [yaḥ] pūjākāle nityam paṭhet tasya pade pade jayam [bhavati]
chandas Anuṣṭubh (śloka), 8 syllables in each of 4 pādas
viśiṣṭaputraṃ labhate paraṃ kṛṣṇaparāyaṇam || 9 ||
- saṅkalpitamwith a firm resolve
- paṭhetreads it
- yaḥone who
- hiindeed
- varṣamfor a year
- ekamone
- susamyataḥliving with self-control
- viśiṣṭaputrama son of rare quality
- labhategains
- paramwholly
- kṛṣṇaparāyaṇamgiven to Krishna
anvaya yaḥ hi susamyataḥ ekam varṣam saṅkalpitam paṭhet [saḥ] param kṛṣṇaparāyaṇam viśiṣṭaputram labhate
chandas Anuṣṭubh (śloka), 8 syllables in each of 4 pādas
saṅkalpa a firm resolve — The formal intention stated before a vow: what one will do, for how long, and for what.
vighnanāśo bhavettasya mahaiśvaryaṃ yaśo'malam |
ihaiva ca sukhaṃ bhaktyā ante yāti hareḥ padam || 10 ||
- yaśasvinamfamous
- caand
- vidvāṃsamlearned
- dhaninamwealthy
- cirajīvinamlong-lived
- vighnanāśaḥhis obstacles are destroyed
- bhavetthere is
- tasyafor him
- mahaiśvaryamgreat power
- yaśaḥfame
- amalamspotless
- ihain this
- evavery life
- caand
- sukhamhappy
- bhaktyāthrough devotion
- anteat the end
- yātigoes
- hareḥof Hari
- padamto the world
anvaya yaśasvinam ca vidvāṃsam dhaninam cirajīvinam [putram labhate] tasya vighnanāśaḥ mahaiśvaryam amalam yaśaḥ [ca] bhavet bhaktyā iha eva ca sukham [labhate] ante hareḥ padam yāti
chandas Anuṣṭubh (śloka), printed as 6 pādas