ପଞ୍ଚଶ୍ଲୋକି ଗଣେଶ ପୁରାଣମ୍

• ପଞ୍ଚଶ୍ଲୋକିଗଣେଶପୁରାଣମ୍ (pañcaślokigaṇeśapurāṇam)the Ganesha Purana in five verses

anvaya ପଞ୍ଚଶ୍ଲୋକିଗଣେଶପୁରାଣମ୍

chandas Prose, the title

ଗଣେଶପୁରାଣ 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.

• ଶ୍ରୀଵିଘ୍ନେଶପୁରାଣସାରମ୍ (śrīvighneśapurāṇasāram)the pith of the Purana of Shri Vighnesha
• ଉଦିତମ୍ (uditam)was told
• ଵ୍ଯାସାଯ (vyāsāya)to Vyasa
• ଧାତ୍ରା (dhātrā)by the Maker
• ପୁରା (purā)long ago
• ତତ୍ଖଣ୍ଡମ୍ (tatkhaṇḍam)its book
• ପ୍ରଥମମ୍ (prathamam)first
• ମହାଗଣପତେଃ (mahāgaṇapateḥ)of Mahaganapati
• ଚ (ca)and
• ଉପାସନାଖ୍ଯମ୍ (upāsanākhyam)called the worship
• ଯଥା (yathā)how
• ସଂହର୍ତୁମ୍ (saṃhartum)to destroy
• ତ୍ରିପୁରମ୍ (tripuram)the three cities
• ଶିଵେନ (śivena)by Shiva
• ଗଣପସ୍ଯ (gaṇapasya)of Ganapa
• ଆଦୌ (ādau)first
• କୃତମ୍ (kṛtam)was done
• ପୂଜନମ୍ (pūjanam)worship
• କର୍ତୁମ୍ (kartum)to make
• ସୃଷ୍ଟିମ୍ (sṛṣṭim)the world
• ଇମାମ୍ (imām)this
• ସ୍ତୁତଃ (stutaḥ)was praised
• ସଃ (saḥ)he
• ଵିଧିନା (vidhinā)by Brahma
• ଵ୍ଯାସେନ (vyāsena)by Vyasa
• ବୁଦ୍ଧ୍ଯାପ୍ତଯେ (buddhyāptaye)to gain understanding

anvaya ପୁରା ଧାତ୍ରା ଵ୍ଯାସାଯ ଶ୍ରୀଵିଘ୍ନେଶପୁରାଣସାରମ୍ ଉଦିତମ୍ ତତ୍ଖଣ୍ଡମ୍ ପ୍ରଥମମ୍ ମହାଗଣପତେଃ ଚ ଉପାସନାଖ୍ଯମ୍ ଯଥା ତ୍ରିପୁରମ୍ ସଂହର୍ତୁମ୍ ଶିଵେନ ଆଦୌ ଗଣପସ୍ଯ ପୂଜନମ୍ କୃତମ୍ ଇମାମ୍ ସୃଷ୍ଟିମ୍ କର୍ତୁମ୍ ଵିଧିନା ସଃ ସ୍ତୁତଃ ବୁଦ୍ଧ୍ଯାପ୍ତଯେ ଵ୍ଯାସେନ [ସ୍ତୁତଃ]

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.

• ସଙ୍କଷ୍ଟ୍ଯାଃ (saṅkaṣṭyāḥ)of Sankashti
• ଚ (ca)and
• ଵିନାଯକସ୍ଯ (vināyakasya)of Vinayaka
• ଚ (ca)and
• ମନୋଃ (manoḥ)of the mantra
• ସ୍ଥାନସ୍ଯ (sthānasya)of the shrine
• ତୀର୍ଥସ୍ଯ (tīrthasya)of the holy water
• ଵୈ (vai)indeed
• ଦୂର୍ଵାଣାମ୍ (dūrvāṇām)of durva grass
• ମହିମା (mahimā)the greatness
• ଇତି (iti)so
• ଭକ୍ତିଚରିତମ୍ (bhakticaritam)the stories of his devotees
• ତତ୍ପାର୍ଥିଵସ୍ଯ (tatpārthivasya)of his clay image
• ଅର୍ଚନମ୍ (arcanam)the worship
• ତେଭ୍ଯଃ (tebhyaḥ)to them
• ଯୈଃ (yaiḥ)by whom
• ଯତ୍ (yat)what
• ଅଭୀପ୍ସିତମ୍ (abhīpsitam)was wanted
• ଗଣପତିଃ (gaṇapatiḥ)Ganapati
• ତତ୍ତତ୍ (tattat)each thing
• ପ୍ରତୁଷ୍ଟଃ (pratuṣṭaḥ)pleased
• ଦଦୌ (dadau)gave
• ତାଃ (tāḥ)those
• ସର୍ଵାଃ (sarvāḥ)all
• ନ (na)not
• ସମର୍ଥଃ (samarthaḥ)able
• ଏଵ (eva)even
• କଥିତୁମ୍ (kathitum)to tell
• ବ୍ରହ୍ମା (brahmā)Brahma
• କୁତଃ (kutaḥ)let alone
• ମାନଵଃ (mānavaḥ)a man

anvaya ସଙ୍କଷ୍ଟ୍ଯାଃ ଚ ଵିନାଯକସ୍ଯ ଚ ମନୋଃ ସ୍ଥାନସ୍ଯ ତୀର୍ଥସ୍ଯ ଵୈ ଦୂର୍ଵାଣାମ୍ ମହିମା ଇତି ଭକ୍ତିଚରିତମ୍ ତତ୍ପାର୍ଥିଵସ୍ଯ ଅର୍ଚନମ୍ ଯୈଃ ଯତ୍ ଅଭୀପ୍ସିତମ୍ ତେଭ୍ଯଃ ପ୍ରତୁଷ୍ଟଃ ଗଣପତିଃ ତତ୍ତତ୍ ଦଦୌ ତାଃ ସର୍ଵାଃ କଥିତୁମ୍ ବ୍ରହ୍ମା ଏଵ ନ ସମର୍ଥଃ ମାନଵଃ କୁତଃ

chandas Śārdūlavikrīḍita, 19 syllables in each of 4 pādas

ସଙ୍କଷ୍ଟୀ Sankashti — The fourth day of the dark fortnight, kept every month with a fast broken at moonrise.

ପାର୍ଥିଵ 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.

• କ୍ରୀଡାକାଣ୍ଡମ୍ (krīḍākāṇḍam)the book of his play
• ଅଥୋ (atho)now
• ଵଦେ (vade)I tell
• କୃତଯୁଗେ (kṛtayuge)in the Krita age
• ଶ୍ଵେତଚ୍ଛଵିଃ (śvetacchaviḥ)white
• କାଶ୍ଯପଃ (kāśyapaḥ)the son of Kashyapa
• ସିଂହାଙ୍କଃ (siṃhāṅkaḥ)marked by the lion
• ସଃ (saḥ)he
• ଵିନାଯକଃ (vināyakaḥ)Vinayaka
• ଦଶଭୁଜଃ (daśabhujaḥ)ten-armed
• ଭୂତ୍ଵା (bhūtvā)having been
• ଅଥ (atha)then
• କାଶୀମ୍ (kāśīm)to Kashi
• ଯଯୌ (yayau)went
• ହତ୍ଵା (hatvā)having killed
• ତତ୍ର (tatra)there
• ନରାନ୍ତକମ୍ (narāntakam)Narantaka
• ତଦନୁଜମ୍ (tadanujam)his brother
• ଦେଵାନ୍ତକମ୍ (devāntakam)Devantaka
• ଦାନଵମ୍ (dānavam)the demon
• ତ୍ରେତାଯାମ୍ (tretāyām)in the Treta age
• ଶିଵନନ୍ଦନଃ (śivanandanaḥ)Shiva's son
• ରସଭୁଜଃ (rasabhujaḥ)six-armed
• ଜାତଃ (jātaḥ)was born
• ମଯୂରଧ୍ଵଜଃ (mayūradhvajaḥ)with the peacock on his banner

anvaya ଅଥୋ କ୍ରୀଡାକାଣ୍ଡମ୍ ଵଦେ କୃତଯୁଗେ ସଃ ଵିନାଯକଃ କାଶ୍ଯପଃ ଶ୍ଵେତଚ୍ଛଵିଃ ସିଂହାଙ୍କଃ ଦଶଭୁଜଃ ଭୂତ୍ଵା ଅଥ କାଶୀମ୍ ଯଯୌ ତତ୍ର ନରାନ୍ତକମ୍ ଦାନଵମ୍ ତଦନୁଜମ୍ ଦେଵାନ୍ତକମ୍ ହତ୍ଵା ତ୍ରେତାଯାମ୍ ଶିଵନନ୍ଦନଃ ରସଭୁଜଃ ମଯୂରଧ୍ଵଜଃ ଜାତଃ

chandas Śārdūlavikrīḍita, 19 syllables in each of 4 pādas

ରସଭୁଜ six-armed — Rasa, taste, stands for six because there are six tastes. Numbers in these verses are often given this way.

• ହତ୍ଵା (hatvā)having killed
• ତମ୍ (tam)that
• କମଲାସୁରମ୍ (kamalāsuram)demon Kamalasura
• ଚ (ca)and
• ସଗଣମ୍ (sagaṇam)with his host
• ସିନ୍ଧୁମ୍ (sindhum)Sindhu
• ମହାଦୈତ୍ଯପମ୍ (mahādaityapam)the great king of the demons
• ପଶ୍ଚାତ୍ (paścāt)afterwards
• ସିଦ୍ଧିମତୀସୁତେ (siddhimatīsute)his two daughters Siddhi and Mati
• କମଲଜଃ (kamalajaḥ)the lotus-born
• ତସ୍ମୈ (tasmai)to him
• ଚ (ca)and
• ଜ୍ଞାନମ୍ (jñānam)knowledge
• ଦଦୌ (dadau)gave
• ଦ୍ଵାପାରେ (dvāpāre)in the Dvapara age
• ତୁ (tu)and
• ଗଜାନନଃ (gajānanaḥ)Gajanana
• ଯୁଗଭୁଜଃ (yugabhujaḥ)four-armed
• ଗୌରୀସୁତଃ (gaurīsutaḥ)son of Gauri
• ସିନ୍ଦୁରମ୍ (sinduram)the demon Sindura
• ସମ୍ମର୍ଦ୍ଯ (sammardya)having crushed
• ସ୍ଵକରେଣ (svakareṇa)with his own hand
• ତମ୍ (tam)him
• ନିଜମୁଖେ (nijamukhe)on his own face
• ଚ (ca)and
• ଆଖୁଧ୍ଵଜଃ (ākhudhvajaḥ)with the mouse on his banner
• ଲିପ୍ତଵାନ୍ (liptavān)smeared

anvaya ତମ୍ କମଲାସୁରମ୍ ଚ ସଗଣମ୍ ମହାଦୈତ୍ଯପମ୍ ସିନ୍ଧୁମ୍ ହତ୍ଵା ପଶ୍ଚାତ୍ କମଲଜଃ ତସ୍ମୈ ସିଦ୍ଧିମତୀସୁତେ ଜ୍ଞାନମ୍ ଚ ଦଦୌ ଦ୍ଵାପାରେ ତୁ ଗୌରୀସୁତଃ ଯୁଗଭୁଜଃ ଆଖୁଧ୍ଵଜଃ ଗଜାନନଃ ସିନ୍ଦୁରମ୍ ସ୍ଵକରେଣ ସମ୍ମର୍ଦ୍ଯ ତମ୍ ନିଜମୁଖେ ଚ ଲିପ୍ତଵାନ୍

chandas Śārdūlavikrīḍita, 19 syllables in each of 4 pādas

ସିନ୍ଦୁର 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.

ଯୁଗଭୁଜ 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 ଦ୍ଵାପାରେ is ଦ୍ଵାପରେ with the second vowel lengthened, which the metre needs.

• ଗୀତାଯାଃ (gītāyāḥ)of the Gita
• ଉପଦେଶଃ (upadeśaḥ)the teaching
• ଏଵ (eva)indeed
• ହି (hi)surely
• କୃତଃ (kṛtaḥ)was given
• ରାଜ୍ଞେ (rājñe)to the king
• ଵରେଣ୍ଯାଯ (vareṇyāya)Varenya
• ଵୈ (vai)indeed
• ତୁଷ୍ଟାଯ (tuṣṭāya)who was glad of it
• ଅଥ (atha)then
• ଚ (ca)and
• ଧୂମ୍ରକେତୁଃ (dhūmraketuḥ)Dhumraketu
• ଅଭିଧଃ (abhidhaḥ)named
• ଵିପ୍ରଃ (vipraḥ)a brahmin
• ସଧର୍ମର୍ଧିକଃ (sadharmardhikaḥ)rich in dharma
• ଅଶ୍ଵାଙ୍କଃ (aśvāṅkaḥ)marked by the horse
• ଦ୍ଵିଭୁଜଃ (dvibhujaḥ)two-armed
• ଅସିତଃ (asitaḥ)dark
• ଗଣପତିଃ (gaṇapatiḥ)Ganapati
• ମ୍ଲେଚ୍ଛାନ୍ତକଃ (mlecchāntakaḥ)who makes an end of the mlecchas
• ସ୍ଵର୍ଣଦଃ (svarṇadaḥ)who gives gold
• କ୍ରୀଡାକାଣ୍ଡମ୍ (krīḍākāṇḍam)the book of play
• ଇଦମ୍ (idam)this
• ଗଣସ୍ଯ (gaṇasya)of the lord of the ganas
• ହରିଣା (hariṇā)by Hari
• ପ୍ରୋକ୍ତମ୍ (proktam)was told
• ଵିଧାତ୍ରେ (vidhātre)to the Maker
• ପୁରା (purā)long ago

anvaya ତୁଷ୍ଟାଯ ରାଜ୍ଞେ ଵରେଣ୍ଯାଯ ଵୈ ଗୀତାଯାଃ ଉପଦେଶଃ ଏଵ ହି କୃତଃ ଅଥ ଚ [କଲୌ] ଧୂମ୍ରକେତୁଃ ଅଭିଧଃ ଵିପ୍ରଃ ସଧର୍ମର୍ଧିକଃ ଅଶ୍ଵାଙ୍କଃ ଦ୍ଵିଭୁଜଃ ଅସିତଃ ମ୍ଲେଚ୍ଛାନ୍ତକଃ ସ୍ଵର୍ଣଦଃ ଗଣପତିଃ ଇଦମ୍ ଗଣସ୍ଯ କ୍ରୀଡାକାଣ୍ଡମ୍ ପୁରା ହରିଣା ଵିଧାତ୍ରେ ପ୍ରୋକ୍ତମ୍

chandas Śārdūlavikrīḍita, 19 syllables in each of 4 pādas

ଗଣେଶଗୀତା the Gita — The Ganesha Gita, taught to King Varenya who raised him. It follows the Bhagavad Gita closely, with Ganesha in Krishna's place.

ମ୍ଲେଚ୍ଛ 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 ଦ୍ଵିଭୁଜୋ ସିତୋ is read ଦ୍ଵିଭୁଜୋଽସିତୋ, 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.

• ଫଲଶ୍ରୁତିଃ (phalaśrutiḥ)the account of what they give

anvaya ଫଲଶ୍ରୁତିଃ

chandas Prose, a heading

• ଏତତ୍ (etat)these
• ଶ୍ଲୋକସୁପଞ୍ଚକମ୍ (ślokasupañcakam)five good verses
• ପ୍ରତିଦିନମ୍ (pratidinam)every day
• ଭକ୍ତ୍ଯା (bhaktyā)with devotion
• ପଠେତ୍ (paṭhet)reads
• ଯଃ (yaḥ)whoever
• ପୁମାନ୍ (pumān)a man
• ନିର୍ଵାଣମ୍ (nirvāṇam)release
• ପରମମ୍ (paramam)the highest
• ଵ୍ରଜେତ୍ (vrajet)would go to
• ସଃ (saḥ)he
• ସକଲାନ୍ (sakalān)every
• ଭୁକ୍ତ୍ଵା (bhuktvā)having enjoyed
• ସୁଭୋଗାନ୍ (subhogān)good thing
• ଅପି (api)and still

anvaya ଯଃ ପୁମାନ୍ ଏତତ୍ ଶ୍ଲୋକସୁପଞ୍ଚକମ୍ ପ୍ରତିଦିନମ୍ ଭକ୍ତ୍ଯା ପଠେତ୍ ସଃ ସକଲାନ୍ ସୁଭୋଗାନ୍ ଅପି ଭୁକ୍ତ୍ଵା ପରମମ୍ ନିର୍ଵାଣମ୍ ଵ୍ରଜେତ୍

chandas Śārdūlavikrīḍita, printed as two pādas