- pañcaślokigaṇeśapurāṇamthe Ganesha Purana in five verses
anvaya pañcaślokigaṇeśapurāṇam
chandas Prose, the title
gaṇeśapurāṇa the Ganesha Purana — The long Ganapatya Purana in two books: the Upasana Khanda on his worship, and the Krida Khanda on his play, his descents in the four ages. These five verses summarise both.
tatkhaṇḍaṃ prathamaṃ mahāgaṇapateścopāsanākhyaṃ yathā |
saṃhartuṃ tripuraṃ śivena gaṇapasyādau kṛtaṃ pūjanaṃ
kartuṃ sṛṣṭimimāṃ stutaḥ sa vidhinā vyāsena buddhyāptaye || 1 ||
- śrīvighneśapurāṇasāramthe pith of the Purana of Shri Vighnesha
- uditamwas told
- vyāsāyato Vyasa
- dhātrāby the Maker
- purālong ago
- tatkhaṇḍamits book
- prathamamfirst
- mahāgaṇapateḥof Mahaganapati
- caand
- upāsanākhyamcalled the worship
- yathāhow
- saṃhartumto destroy
- tripuramthe three cities
- śivenaby Shiva
- gaṇapasyaof Ganapa
- ādaufirst
- kṛtamwas done
- pūjanamworship
- kartumto make
- sṛṣṭimthe world
- imāmthis
- stutaḥwas praised
- saḥhe
- vidhināby Brahma
- vyāsenaby Vyasa
- buddhyāptayeto gain understanding
anvaya purā dhātrā vyāsāya śrīvighneśapurāṇasāram uditam tatkhaṇḍam prathamam mahāgaṇapateḥ ca upāsanākhyam yathā tripuram saṃhartum śivena ādau gaṇapasya pūjanam kṛtam imām sṛṣṭim kartum vidhinā saḥ stutaḥ buddhyāptaye vyāsena [stutaḥ]
chandas Śārdūlavikrīḍita, 19 syllables in each of 4 pādas
note Each of the great figures is shown worshipping Ganesha before a great work: Shiva before a battle, Brahma before creation, Vyasa before writing.
dūrvāṇāṃ mahimeti bhakticaritaṃ tatpārthivasyārcanam |
tebhyo yairyadabhīpsitaṃ gaṇapatistattatpratuṣṭo dadau
tāḥ sarvā na samartha eva kathituṃ brahmā kuto mānavaḥ || 2 ||
- saṅkaṣṭyāḥof Sankashti
- caand
- vināyakasyaof Vinayaka
- caand
- manoḥof the mantra
- sthānasyaof the shrine
- tīrthasyaof the holy water
- vaiindeed
- dūrvāṇāmof durva grass
- mahimāthe greatness
- itiso
- bhakticaritamthe stories of his devotees
- tatpārthivasyaof his clay image
- arcanamthe worship
- tebhyaḥto them
- yaiḥby whom
- yatwhat
- abhīpsitamwas wanted
- gaṇapatiḥGanapati
- tattateach thing
- pratuṣṭaḥpleased
- dadaugave
- tāḥthose
- sarvāḥall
- nanot
- samarthaḥable
- evaeven
- kathitumto tell
- brahmāBrahma
- kutaḥlet alone
- mānavaḥa man
anvaya saṅkaṣṭyāḥ ca vināyakasya ca manoḥ sthānasya tīrthasya vai dūrvāṇām mahimā iti bhakticaritam tatpārthivasya arcanam yaiḥ yat abhīpsitam tebhyaḥ pratuṣṭaḥ gaṇapatiḥ tattat dadau tāḥ sarvāḥ kathitum brahmā eva na samarthaḥ mānavaḥ kutaḥ
chandas Śārdūlavikrīḍita, 19 syllables in each of 4 pādas
saṅkaṣṭī Sankashti — The fourth day of the dark fortnight, kept every month with a fast broken at moonrise.
pārthiva the clay image — Parthiva means made of earth. The clay Ganesha of the Chaturthi festival is exactly this, and the Purana gives the rules for worshipping it.
siṃhāṅkaḥ sa vināyako daśabhujo bhūtvātha kāśīṃ yayau |
hatvā tatra narāntakaṃ tadanujaṃ devāntakaṃ dānavaṃ
tretāyāṃ śivanandano rasabhujo jāto mayūradhvajaḥ || 3 ||
- krīḍākāṇḍamthe book of his play
- athonow
- vadeI tell
- kṛtayugein the Krita age
- śvetacchaviḥwhite
- kāśyapaḥthe son of Kashyapa
- siṃhāṅkaḥmarked by the lion
- saḥhe
- vināyakaḥVinayaka
- daśabhujaḥten-armed
- bhūtvāhaving been
- athathen
- kāśīmto Kashi
- yayauwent
- hatvāhaving killed
- tatrathere
- narāntakamNarantaka
- tadanujamhis brother
- devāntakamDevantaka
- dānavamthe demon
- tretāyāmin the Treta age
- śivanandanaḥShiva's son
- rasabhujaḥsix-armed
- jātaḥwas born
- mayūradhvajaḥwith the peacock on his banner
anvaya atho krīḍākāṇḍam vade kṛtayuge saḥ vināyakaḥ kāśyapaḥ śvetacchaviḥ siṃhāṅkaḥ daśabhujaḥ bhūtvā atha kāśīm yayau tatra narāntakam dānavam tadanujam devāntakam hatvā tretāyām śivanandanaḥ rasabhujaḥ mayūradhvajaḥ jātaḥ
chandas Śārdūlavikrīḍita, 19 syllables in each of 4 pādas
rasabhuja six-armed — Rasa, taste, stands for six because there are six tastes. Numbers in these verses are often given this way.
paścāt siddhimatīsute kamalajastasmai ca jñānaṃ dadau |
dvāpāre tu gajānano yugabhujo gaurīsutaḥ sinduraṃ
sammardya svakareṇa taṃ nijamukhe cākhudhvajo liptavān || 4 ||
- hatvāhaving killed
- tamthat
- kamalāsuramdemon Kamalasura
- caand
- sagaṇamwith his host
- sindhumSindhu
- mahādaityapamthe great king of the demons
- paścātafterwards
- siddhimatīsutehis two daughters Siddhi and Mati
- kamalajaḥthe lotus-born
- tasmaito him
- caand
- jñānamknowledge
- dadaugave
- dvāpārein the Dvapara age
- tuand
- gajānanaḥGajanana
- yugabhujaḥfour-armed
- gaurīsutaḥson of Gauri
- sinduramthe demon Sindura
- sammardyahaving crushed
- svakareṇawith his own hand
- tamhim
- nijamukheon his own face
- caand
- ākhudhvajaḥwith the mouse on his banner
- liptavānsmeared
anvaya tam kamalāsuram ca sagaṇam mahādaityapam sindhum hatvā paścāt kamalajaḥ tasmai siddhimatīsute jñānam ca dadau dvāpāre tu gaurīsutaḥ yugabhujaḥ ākhudhvajaḥ gajānanaḥ sinduram svakareṇa sammardya tam nijamukhe ca liptavān
chandas Śārdūlavikrīḍita, 19 syllables in each of 4 pādas
sindura the demon Sindura — In this telling, the red sindura on Ganesha's image is the demon Sindura, crushed and worn as a mark of the victory.
yugabhuja four-armed — Yuga, an age, stands for four, since there are four ages. This is the same way of giving numbers as rasa for six in the verse before.
note dvāpāre is dvāpare with the second vowel lengthened, which the metre needs.
tuṣṭāyātha ca dhūmraketurabhidho vipraḥ sadharmardhikaḥ |
aśvāṅko dvibhujo sito gaṇapatirmlecchāntakaḥ svarṇadaḥ
krīḍākāṇḍamidaṃ gaṇasya hariṇā proktaṃ vidhātre purā || 5 ||
- gītāyāḥof the Gita
- upadeśaḥthe teaching
- evaindeed
- hisurely
- kṛtaḥwas given
- rājñeto the king
- vareṇyāyaVarenya
- vaiindeed
- tuṣṭāyawho was glad of it
- athathen
- caand
- dhūmraketuḥDhumraketu
- abhidhaḥnamed
- vipraḥa brahmin
- sadharmardhikaḥrich in dharma
- aśvāṅkaḥmarked by the horse
- dvibhujaḥtwo-armed
- asitaḥdark
- gaṇapatiḥGanapati
- mlecchāntakaḥwho makes an end of the mlecchas
- svarṇadaḥwho gives gold
- krīḍākāṇḍamthe book of play
- idamthis
- gaṇasyaof the lord of the ganas
- hariṇāby Hari
- proktamwas told
- vidhātreto the Maker
- purālong ago
anvaya tuṣṭāya rājñe vareṇyāya vai gītāyāḥ upadeśaḥ eva hi kṛtaḥ atha ca [kalau] dhūmraketuḥ abhidhaḥ vipraḥ sadharmardhikaḥ aśvāṅkaḥ dvibhujaḥ asitaḥ mlecchāntakaḥ svarṇadaḥ gaṇapatiḥ idam gaṇasya krīḍākāṇḍam purā hariṇā vidhātre proktam
chandas Śārdūlavikrīḍita, 19 syllables in each of 4 pādas
gaṇeśagītā the Gita — The Ganesha Gita, taught to King Varenya who raised him. It follows the Bhagavad Gita closely, with Ganesha in Krishna's place.
mleccha the mlecchas — Those outside the order of the Veda. In the Purana, Dhumraketu comes at the end of the Kali age to put an end to lawlessness, as Kalki does in the Vishnu tradition.
note dvibhujo sito is read dvibhujo'sito, two-armed and dark, with the avagraha lost in printing. The ending -o before s is only possible that way, and Dhumraketu is the smoke-coloured form.
- phalaśrutiḥthe account of what they give
anvaya phalaśrutiḥ
chandas Prose, a heading
nirvāṇaṃ paramaṃ vrajetsa sakalān bhuktvā subhogānapi || 6 ||
- etatthese
- ślokasupañcakamfive good verses
- pratidinamevery day
- bhaktyāwith devotion
- paṭhetreads
- yaḥwhoever
- pumāna man
- nirvāṇamrelease
- paramamthe highest
- vrajetwould go to
- saḥhe
- sakalānevery
- bhuktvāhaving enjoyed
- subhogāngood thing
- apiand still
anvaya yaḥ pumān etat ślokasupañcakam pratidinam bhaktyā paṭhet saḥ sakalān subhogān api bhuktvā paramam nirvāṇam vrajet
chandas Śārdūlavikrīḍita, printed as two pādas