- puṣṭipatistotramthe hymn to Pushtipati
- devarṣikṛtammade by the divine sages
anvaya puṣṭipatistotram devarṣikṛtam
chandas Prose, the title
puṣṭipati Pushtipati — Lord of pushti: nourishment, growth and plenty.
- devarṣayaḥthe divine sages
- ūcuḥsaid
anvaya devarṣayaḥ ūcuḥ
chandas Prose, the speaker's line
jaya puṣṭipate ḍhuṇḍhe jaya sarveśa sattama || 1 ||
- jayavictory
- devaO god
- gaṇādhīśaO lord of the ganas
- jayavictory
- vighnaharaO you who take obstacles away
- avyayaO undying one
- jayavictory
- puṣṭipateO Pushtipati
- ḍhuṇḍheO Dhundhi
- jayavictory
- sarveśaO lord of all
- sattamaO best of the good
anvaya deva gaṇādhīśa jaya avyaya vighnahara jaya puṣṭipate ḍhuṇḍhe jaya sarveśa sattama jaya
chandas Anuṣṭubh (śloka), 8 syllables in each of 4 pādas
ḍhuṇḍhi Dhundhi — The one who is searched for. Dhundhiraja is the Ganesha of Kashi.
note For nine verses every half line opens with jaya, victory: a cry of praise, as when a crowd hails a king.
jaya yogena yogātman jaya śāntipradāyaka || 2 ||
- jayavictory
- anantaO endless one
- guṇādhāraO you on whom all good qualities rest
- jayavictory
- siddhipradaO giver of success
- prabhoO lord
- jayavictory
- yogenareached through yoga
- yogātmanO you whose self is yoga
- jayavictory
- śāntipradāyakaO giver of peace
anvaya ananta guṇādhāra jaya prabho siddhiprada jaya yogena yogātman jaya śāntipradāyaka jaya
chandas Anuṣṭubh (śloka), 8 syllables in each of 4 pādas
jaya svānandapasthāyin jaya vedavidāṃvara || 3 ||
- jayavictory
- brahmeśaO lord of Brahman
- sarvajñaO you who know all
- jayavictory
- sarvapriyaṅkaraO you who do good to everyone
- jayavictory
- svānandapasthāyinO you who dwell as lord in Svananda
- jayavictory
- vedavidāṃvaraO best of those who know the Veda
anvaya brahmeśa sarvajña jaya sarvapriyaṅkara jaya svānandapasthāyin jaya vedavidāṃvara jaya
chandas Anuṣṭubh (śloka), 8 syllables in each of 4 pādas
svānanda Svananda — The joy of one's own self. In the Mudgala Purana it is the name of Ganesha's own world.
jaya buddhidhara prājña jaya sarvāmarapriya || 4 ||
- jayavictory
- vedāntavādajñaO you who know the teaching of Vedanta
- jayavictory
- vedāntakāraṇaO source of Vedanta
- jayavictory
- buddhidharaO you who hold understanding
- prājñaO wise one
- jayavictory
- sarvāmarapriyaO you who are dear to all the gods
anvaya vedāntavādajña jaya vedāntakāraṇa jaya prājña buddhidhara jaya sarvāmarapriya jaya
chandas Anuṣṭubh (śloka), 8 syllables in each of 4 pādas
note Buddhi, understanding, is also the name of one of his consorts, so buddhidhara can mean both.
jaya lambodaraḥ sākṣin jaya durmatināśana || 5 ||
- jayavictory
- māyāmayein this world made of maya
- khelinO you who play
- jayavictory
- avyaktaO unseen one
- gajānanaO Gajanana
- jayavictory
- lambodaraO Lambodara
- sākṣinO witness
- jayavictory
- durmatināśanaO you who destroy wicked thinking
anvaya māyāmaye khelin jaya avyakta gajānana jaya lambodara sākṣin jaya durmatināśana jaya
chandas Anuṣṭubh (śloka), 8 syllables in each of 4 pādas
sākṣī the witness — The awareness that watches all that happens without being touched by it.
note lambodaraḥ is printed with a visarga; the sense is the call lambodara.
jaya yogihṛdistha tvaṃ jaya brāhmaṇapūjita || 6 ||
- jayavictory
- ekadantahastaḥwho hold the broken tusk in your hand
- tvamyou
- jayavictory
- ekaradadhārakaO you who bear a single tusk
- jayavictory
- yogihṛdisthaO you who live in the hearts of yogis
- tvamyou
- jayavictory
- brāhmaṇapūjitaO you whom brahmins worship
anvaya tvam ekadantahastaḥ jaya ekaradadhāraka jaya tvam yogihṛdistha jaya brāhmaṇapūjita jaya
chandas Anuṣṭubh (śloka), 8 syllables in each of 4 pādas
note He holds the broken tusk in one hand and keeps the other on his face, so the verse names both.
jayāmeya mahābhāga jaya pūrṇamanoratha || 7 ||
- jayavictory
- karmataporūpaO you whose form is work and austerity
- jayavictory
- jñānapradāyakaO giver of knowledge
- jayavictory
- ameyaO one beyond measure
- mahābhāgaO most blessed
- jayavictory
- pūrṇamanorathaO you who want for nothing
anvaya karmataporūpa jaya jñānapradāyaka jaya ameya mahābhāga jaya pūrṇamanoratha jaya
chandas Anuṣṭubh (śloka), 8 syllables in each of 4 pādas
jaya parśudhara tvaṃ vai jaya pāvanakāraka || 8 ||
- jayavictory
- ānandaO joy itself
- gaṇeśānaO lord of the ganas
- jayavictory
- pāśāṅkuśapriyaO you who love the noose and the goad
- jayavictory
- parśudharaO bearer of the axe
- tvamyou
- vaitruly
- jayavictory
- pāvanakārakaO you who make all things pure
anvaya ānanda gaṇeśāna jaya pāśāṅkuśapriya jaya tvam vai parśudhara jaya pāvanakāraka jaya
chandas Anuṣṭubh (śloka), 8 syllables in each of 4 pādas
jaya bhakteśa vighneśa jaya nātha mahodara || 9 ||
- jayavictory
- bhaktābhayādhyakṣaO you who watch over your devotees' safety
- jayavictory
- bhaktamahāpriyaO you whom your devotees hold dearest
- jayavictory
- bhakteśaO lord of devotees
- vighneśaO lord of obstacles
- jayavictory
- nāthaO master
- mahodaraO great-bellied one
anvaya bhaktābhayādhyakṣa jaya bhaktamahāpriya jaya bhakteśa vighneśa jaya nātha mahodara jaya
chandas Anuṣṭubh (śloka), 8 syllables in each of 4 pādas
namo namaste sakalātmakāya |
namo namaste bhavamocanāya
namo namaste'tisukhapradāya || 10 ||
- namaḥI bow
- namaḥagain
- teto you
- gaṇanāyakāyaleader of the ganas
- namaḥI bow
- namaḥagain
- teto you
- sakalātmakāyathe self of all
- namaḥI bow
- namaḥagain
- teto you
- bhavamocanāyawho free us from worldly life
- namaḥI bow
- namaḥagain
- teto you
- atisukhapradāyawho give the greatest joy
anvaya gaṇanāyakāya te namaḥ namaḥ sakalātmakāya te namaḥ namaḥ bhavamocanāya te namaḥ namaḥ atisukhapradāya te namaḥ namaḥ
chandas Upajāti, 11 syllables in each of 4 pādas
note The hymn ends by changing both metre and word, from jaya to namo namah.