oṃ asya śrīṛṇa-mocana mahā-gaṇapati-stotra-mantrasya
bhagavān śukrācārya ṛṣiḥ, ṛṇa-mocana-gaṇapatiḥ devatā,
mama-ṛṇa-mocanārthaṃ jape viniyogaḥ|
- viniyogaḥthe statement of use
- oṃOm
- asyaof this
- śrīṛṇamocanamahāgaṇapatistotramantrasyaShri Rinamochana Mahaganapati hymn and mantra
- bhagavānthe lord
- śukrācāryaḥShukracharya
- ṛṣiḥis the seer
- ṛṇamocanagaṇapatiḥRinamochana Ganapati
- devatāis the deity
- mamamy
- ṛṇamocanārthamfor the clearing of debt
- japein this recitation
- viniyogaḥis the application
anvaya viniyogaḥ oṃ asya śrīṛṇamocanamahāgaṇapatistotramantrasya bhagavān śukrācāryaḥ ṛṣiḥ ṛṇamocanagaṇapatiḥ devatā mama ṛṇamocanārtham jape viniyogaḥ
chandas Prose
śukrācāryaḥ Shukracharya — The teacher of the asuras, who is also the planet Venus. He is named as the seer of this hymn because Venus rules wealth and what is owed.
ṛṇamocana the clearing of debt — Rina is what is owed. This hymn is recited by people carrying money debt, and it says at the end how long to keep it up.
note The verses are printed a half-line at a time, so each block here is half of a couplet.
bhagavān śukrācārya ṛṣaye namaḥ śirasi,
ṛṇa-mocana-gaṇapati devatāyai namaḥ hṛdi,
mama-ṛṇa-mocanārthe jape viniyogāya namaḥ añjalau|
- ṛṣyādinyāsaḥthe placing of the seer and the rest
- bhagavānthe lord
- śukrācāryaShukracharya
- ṛṣayeto the sage
- namaḥsalutation
- śirasion the head
- ṛṇamocanagaṇapatiRinamochana Ganapati
- devatāyaito the deity
- hṛdion the heart
- mamamy
- ṛṇamocanārthefor the clearing of debt
- japein this recitation
- viniyogāyato the application
- añjalauon the folded hands
anvaya ṛṣyādinyāsaḥ bhagavān śukrācārya ṛṣaye namaḥ śirasi ṛṇamocanagaṇapati devatāyai hṛdi mama ṛṇamocanārthe jape viniyogāya añjalau
chandas Prose
nyāsa placing — Touching a part of the body while naming what belongs to it, so that the words are set on the body before they are said.
oṃ smarāmi deva-deveśa|vakra-tuṇḍaṃ mahā-balam |
- mūlastotramthe hymn itself
- oṃOm
- smarāmiI call to mind
- devadeveśathe lord of the lords of the gods
- vakratuṇḍamthe one with the curving trunk
- mahābalamgreat in strength
anvaya mūlastotram oṃ devadeveśa vakratuṇḍam mahābalam smarāmi
chandas Anuṣṭubh (śloka), printed a half-line at a time
- ṣaḍakṣaramthe one of six syllables
- kṛpāsindhuma sea of kindness
- namāmiI bow
- ṛṇamuktayeto be free of debt
anvaya ṣaḍakṣaram kṛpāsindhum ṛṇamuktaye namāmi
chandas Anuṣṭubh (śloka), printed a half-line at a time
ṣaḍakṣaram the one of six syllables — The six-syllable Ganapati mantra, वक्रतुण्डाय हुं, which is why the curving trunk is named in the line before.
note Every second block ends with the same half-line, namāmi ṛṇamuktaye.
- mahāgaṇapatimthe great Ganapati
- devamthe god
- mahāsattvamof great courage
- mahābalamof great strength
anvaya mahāgaṇapatim devam mahāsattvam mahābalam
chandas Anuṣṭubh (śloka), printed a half-line at a time
- mahāvighnaharamwho takes away the great obstacle
- saumyamthe gentle one
- namāmiI bow
- ṛṇamuktayeto be free of debt
anvaya mahāvighnaharam saumyam ṛṇamuktaye namāmi
chandas Anuṣṭubh (śloka), printed a half-line at a time
- ekākṣaramthe single syllable
- ekadantamthe one with a single tusk
- ekabrahmathe one Brahman
- sanātanamthat has always been
anvaya ekākṣaram ekadantam sanātanam ekabrahma
chandas Anuṣṭubh (śloka), printed a half-line at a time
- ekamone
- evaonly
- advitīyamwith no second
- caand
- namāmiI bow
- ṛṇamuktayeto be free of debt
anvaya ekam eva ca advitīyam ṛṇamuktaye namāmi
chandas Anuṣṭubh (śloka), printed a half-line at a time
ekamevādvitīyam one only and with no second — The words come from the Chandogya Upanishad, where they describe what was there before anything else.
- śuklāmbaramdressed in white
- śuklavarṇamwhite of body
- śuklagandhānulepanamsmeared with white scented paste
anvaya śuklāmbaram śuklavarṇam śuklagandhānulepanam
chandas Anuṣṭubh (śloka), printed a half-line at a time
note Seven colours follow one after another, white, red, black, yellow, blue and smoke-grey, and then all of them together.
- sarvaśuklamayammade of white through and through
- devamthe god
- namāmiI bow
- ṛṇamuktayeto be free of debt
anvaya sarvaśuklamayam devam ṛṇamuktaye namāmi
chandas Anuṣṭubh (śloka), printed a half-line at a time
- raktāmbaramdressed in red
- raktavarṇamred of body
- raktagandhānulepanamsmeared with red scented paste
anvaya raktāmbaram raktavarṇam raktagandhānulepanam
chandas Anuṣṭubh (śloka), printed a half-line at a time
- raktapuṣpaiḥwith red flowers
- pūjyamānambeing worshipped
- namāmiI bow
- ṛṇamuktayeto be free of debt
anvaya raktapuṣpaiḥ pūjyamānam ṛṇamuktaye namāmi
chandas Anuṣṭubh (śloka), printed a half-line at a time
note rakta-puṣpai is printed for raktapuṣpaiḥ, and the same short form is used in the verses that follow.
- kṛṣṇāmbaramdressed in black
- kṛṣṇavarṇamdark of body
- kṛṣṇagandhānulepanamsmeared with dark scented paste
anvaya kṛṣṇāmbaram kṛṣṇavarṇam kṛṣṇagandhānulepanam
chandas Anuṣṭubh (śloka), printed a half-line at a time
- kṛṣṇapuṣpaiḥwith dark flowers
- pūjyamānambeing worshipped
- namāmiI bow
- ṛṇamuktayeto be free of debt
anvaya kṛṣṇapuṣpaiḥ pūjyamānam ṛṇamuktaye namāmi
chandas Anuṣṭubh (śloka), printed a half-line at a time
- pītāmbaramdressed in yellow
- pītavarṇamyellow of body
- pītagandhānulepanamsmeared with yellow scented paste
anvaya pītāmbaram pītavarṇam pītagandhānulepanam
chandas Anuṣṭubh (śloka), printed a half-line at a time
- pītapuṣpaiḥwith yellow flowers
- pūjyamānambeing worshipped
- namāmiI bow
- ṛṇamuktayeto be free of debt
anvaya pītapuṣpaiḥ pūjyamānam ṛṇamuktaye namāmi
chandas Anuṣṭubh (śloka), printed a half-line at a time
- nīlāmbaramdressed in blue
- nīlavarṇamblue of body
- nīlagandhānulepanamsmeared with blue scented paste
anvaya nīlāmbaram nīlavarṇam nīlagandhānulepanam
chandas Anuṣṭubh (śloka), printed a half-line at a time
- nīlapuṣpaiḥwith blue flowers
- pūjyamānambeing worshipped
- namāmiI bow
- ṛṇamuktayeto be free of debt
anvaya nīlapuṣpaiḥ pūjyamānam ṛṇamuktaye namāmi
chandas Anuṣṭubh (śloka), printed a half-line at a time
- dhūmrāmbaramdressed in smoke-grey
- dhūmravarṇamgrey of body
- dhūmragandhānulepanamsmeared with grey scented paste
anvaya dhūmrāmbaram dhūmravarṇam dhūmragandhānulepanam
chandas Anuṣṭubh (śloka), printed a half-line at a time
- dhūmrapuṣpaiḥwith grey flowers
- pūjyamānambeing worshipped
- namāmiI bow
- ṛṇamuktayeto be free of debt
anvaya dhūmrapuṣpaiḥ pūjyamānam ṛṇamuktaye namāmi
chandas Anuṣṭubh (śloka), printed a half-line at a time
- sarvāmbaramdressed in every colour
- sarvavarṇamof every colour
- sarvagandhānulepanamsmeared with scented paste of every kind
anvaya sarvāmbaram sarvavarṇam sarvagandhānulepanam
chandas Anuṣṭubh (śloka), printed a half-line at a time
note The seventh turn gathers up the six colours that came before it.
- sarvapuṣpaiḥwith flowers of every kind
- pūjyamānambeing worshipped
- namāmiI bow
- ṛṇamuktayeto be free of debt
anvaya sarvapuṣpaiḥ pūjyamānam ṛṇamuktaye namāmi
chandas Anuṣṭubh (śloka), printed a half-line at a time
- bhadrajātamborn of what is good
- caand
- rūpamhis form
- caand
- pāśāṅkuśadharamholding noose and goad
- śubhambringing blessing
anvaya bhadrajātam ca rūpam ca pāśāṅkuśadharam śubham
chandas Anuṣṭubh (śloka), printed a half-line at a time
- sarvavighnaharamwho takes away every obstacle
- devamthe god
- namāmiI bow
- ṛṇamuktayeto be free of debt
anvaya sarvavighnaharam devam ṛṇamuktaye namāmi
chandas Anuṣṭubh (śloka), printed a half-line at a time
yaḥ paṭhet ṛṇa-haraṃ-stotraṃ, prātaḥ-kāle sudhī naraḥ|
- phalaśrutiḥthe account of what it gives
- yaḥwhoever
- paṭhetrecites
- ṛṇaharamdebt-clearing
- stotramhymn
- prātaḥkāleat daybreak
- sudhīḥof good sense
- naraḥa man
anvaya phalaśrutiḥ yaḥ sudhīḥ naraḥ prātaḥkāle ṛṇaharam stotram paṭhet
chandas Anuṣṭubh (śloka), printed a half-line at a time
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- ṣaṇmāsābhyantarewithin six months
- caand
- evaitself
- ṛṇacchedaḥthe cutting of the debt
- bhaviṣyatiwill happen
anvaya ṣaṇmāsābhyantare ca eva ṛṇacchedaḥ bhaviṣyati
chandas Anuṣṭubh (śloka), printed a half-line at a time
ṛṇacchedaḥ the cutting of the debt — Chheda is a cut made with a blade. The hymn does not speak of paying the debt off but of cutting it through.