- সঙ্কটনাশনগণেশস্তোত্ৰম্ (saṅkaṭanāśanagaṇeśastotram)the hymn to Ganesha that destroys trouble
- দেৱকৃতম্ (devakṛtam)made by the gods
anvaya সঙ্কটনাশনগণেশস্তোত্ৰম্ দেৱকৃতম্
chandas Prose, the title
সঙ্কট trouble — A tight spot, a crisis one cannot get out of alone. Sankashti, the monthly fast, takes its name from the same word.
নমো নমস্তেঽখিলকাৰণায ।
নমো নমস্তেঽখিলকাৰকায
সৰ্ৱেন্দ্ৰিযাণামধিৱাসিনেঽপি ॥ ১ ॥
- নমঃ (namaḥ)I bow
- নমঃ (namaḥ)again
- তে (te)to you
- পৰমাৰ্থৰূপ (paramārtharūpa)O you whose form is the highest truth
- নমঃ (namaḥ)I bow
- নমঃ (namaḥ)again
- তে (te)to you
- অখিলকাৰণায (akhilakāraṇāya)the cause of everything
- নমঃ (namaḥ)I bow
- নমঃ (namaḥ)again
- তে (te)to you
- অখিলকাৰকায (akhilakārakāya)who make everything
- সৰ্ৱেন্দ্ৰিযাণাম্ (sarvendriyāṇām)of all the senses
- অধিৱাসিনে (adhivāsine)who live in
- অপি (api)too
anvaya পৰমাৰ্থৰূপ তে নমঃ নমঃ অখিলকাৰণায তে নমঃ নমঃ অখিলকাৰকায সৰ্ৱেন্দ্ৰিযাণাম্ অপি অধিৱাসিনে তে নমঃ নমঃ
chandas Upajāti, 11 syllables in each of 4 pādas
কাৰণ, কাৰক the cause, the maker — The first is what a thing comes from, the second is the one who makes it. The hymn says he is both, as clay and potter at once.
নমো নমো ভূতকৃতে সুৰেশ ।
নমো নমঃ সৰ্ৱধিযাং প্ৰবোধ
নমো নমো ৱিশ্ৱলযোদ্ভৱায ॥ ২ ॥
- নমঃ (namaḥ)I bow
- নমঃ (namaḥ)again
- ভূতমযায (bhūtamayāya)who are made of all that exists
- তে (te)to you
- অস্তু (astu)let there be
- নমঃ (namaḥ)I bow
- নমঃ (namaḥ)again
- ভূতকৃতে (bhūtakṛte)to the maker of all beings
- সুৰেশ (sureśa)O lord of the gods
- নমঃ (namaḥ)I bow
- নমঃ (namaḥ)again
- সৰ্ৱধিযাম্ (sarvadhiyām)of every mind
- প্ৰবোধ (prabodha)O you who wake up
- নমঃ (namaḥ)I bow
- নমঃ (namaḥ)again
- ৱিশ্ৱলযোদ্ভৱায (viśvalayodbhavāya)to the one in whom the world dissolves and rises
anvaya ভূতমযায তে নমঃ নমঃ অস্তু সুৰেশ ভূতকৃতে নমঃ নমঃ সৰ্ৱধিযাম্ প্ৰবোধ নমঃ নমঃ ৱিশ্ৱলযোদ্ভৱায নমঃ নমঃ
chandas Upajāti, 11 syllables in each of 4 pādas
নমো নমঃ কাৰণ কাৰণায ।
নমো নমো ৱেদৱিদামদৃশ্য
নমো নমঃ সৰ্ৱৱৰপ্ৰদায ॥ ৩ ॥
- নমঃ (namaḥ)I bow
- নমঃ (namaḥ)again
- ৱিশ্ৱভৃতে (viśvabhṛte)to you who hold the world up
- অখিলেশ (akhileśa)O lord of all
- নমঃ (namaḥ)I bow
- নমঃ (namaḥ)again
- কাৰণকাৰণায (kāraṇakāraṇāya)to the cause of every cause
- নমঃ (namaḥ)I bow
- নমঃ (namaḥ)again
- ৱেদৱিদাম্ (vedavidām)by the knowers of the Veda
- অদৃশ্য (adṛśya)O you who cannot be seen
- নমঃ (namaḥ)I bow
- নমঃ (namaḥ)again
- সৰ্ৱৱৰপ্ৰদায (sarvavarapradāya)to the giver of every boon
anvaya অখিলেশ ৱিশ্ৱভৃতে নমঃ নমঃ কাৰণকাৰণায নমঃ নমঃ ৱেদৱিদাম্ অদৃশ্য নমঃ নমঃ সৰ্ৱৱৰপ্ৰদায নমঃ নমঃ
chandas Upajāti, 11 syllables in each of 4 pādas
নমো নমো ৱিঘ্ননিৱাৰণায ।
নমো নমোঽভক্ত মনোৰথঘ্নে
নমো নমো ভক্ত মনোৰথজ্ঞ ॥ ৪ ॥
- নমঃ (namaḥ)I bow
- নমঃ (namaḥ)again
- ৱাগৱিচাৰভূত (vāgavicārabhūta)O you whom words cannot reach
- নমঃ (namaḥ)I bow
- নমঃ (namaḥ)again
- ৱিঘ্ননিৱাৰণায (vighnanivāraṇāya)to you who keep obstacles away
- নমঃ (namaḥ)I bow
- নমঃ (namaḥ)again
- অভক্তমনোৰথঘ্নে (abhaktamanorathaghne)to you who break the wishes of those without devotion
- নমঃ (namaḥ)I bow
- নমঃ (namaḥ)again
- ভক্তমনোৰথজ্ঞ (bhaktamanorathajña)O you who know the wishes of your devotees
anvaya ৱাগৱিচাৰভূত নমঃ নমঃ ৱিঘ্ননিৱাৰণায নমঃ নমঃ অভক্তমনোৰথঘ্নে নমঃ নমঃ ভক্তমনোৰথজ্ঞ নমঃ নমঃ
chandas Upajāti, 11 syllables in each of 4 pādas
note From here the hymn sets devotee against non-devotee line by line: he knows the wishes of one and blocks the wishes of the other.
নমো নমো ৱিশ্ৱৱিধানদক্ষ ।
নমো নমো দৈত্যৱিনাশহেতো
নমো নমঃ সঙ্কটনাশকায ॥ ৫ ॥
- নমঃ (namaḥ)I bow
- নমঃ (namaḥ)again
- ভক্তমনোৰথেশ (bhaktamanoratheśa)O lord of what your devotees long for
- নমঃ (namaḥ)I bow
- নমঃ (namaḥ)again
- ৱিশ্ৱৱিধানদক্ষ (viśvavidhānadakṣa)O you who are skilled at ordering the world
- নমঃ (namaḥ)I bow
- নমঃ (namaḥ)again
- দৈত্যৱিনাশহেতো (daityavināśaheto)O cause of the demons' end
- নমঃ (namaḥ)I bow
- নমঃ (namaḥ)again
- সঙ্কটনাশকায (saṅkaṭanāśakāya)to you who destroy trouble
anvaya ভক্তমনোৰথেশ নমঃ নমঃ ৱিশ্ৱৱিধানদক্ষ নমঃ নমঃ দৈত্যৱিনাশহেতো নমঃ নমঃ সঙ্কটনাশকায নমঃ নমঃ
chandas Upajāti, 11 syllables in each of 4 pādas
note The name of the hymn comes from the last line of this verse.
নমো নমো জ্ঞানমযায তেঽস্তু ।
নমো নমোঽজ্ঞানৱিনাশনায
নমো নমো ভক্ত ৱিভূতিদায ॥ ৬ ॥
- নমঃ (namaḥ)I bow
- নমঃ (namaḥ)again
- কাৰুণিকোত্তমায (kāruṇikottamāya)to the kindest of the kind
- নমঃ (namaḥ)I bow
- নমঃ (namaḥ)again
- জ্ঞানমযায (jñānamayāya)who are made of knowledge
- তে (te)to you
- অস্তু (astu)let there be
- নমঃ (namaḥ)I bow
- নমঃ (namaḥ)again
- অজ্ঞানৱিনাশনায (ajñānavināśanāya)to you who destroy ignorance
- নমঃ (namaḥ)I bow
- নমঃ (namaḥ)again
- ভক্তৱিভূতিদায (bhaktavibhūtidāya)to you who give your devotees plenty
anvaya কাৰুণিকোত্তমায নমঃ নমঃ জ্ঞানমযায তে নমঃ নমঃ অস্তু অজ্ঞানৱিনাশনায নমঃ নমঃ ভক্তৱিভূতিদায নমঃ নমঃ
chandas Upajāti, 11 syllables in each of 4 pādas
নমো নমো ভক্ত ৱিমোচনায ।
নমো নমোঽভক্ত ৱিবন্ধনায
নমো নমস্তে প্ৰৱিভক্তমূৰ্তে ॥ ৭ ॥
- নমঃ (namaḥ)I bow
- নমঃ (namaḥ)again
- অভক্তৱিভূতিহন্ত্ৰে (abhaktavibhūtihantre)to you who take away the plenty of those without devotion
- নমঃ (namaḥ)I bow
- নমঃ (namaḥ)again
- ভক্তৱিমোচনায (bhaktavimocanāya)to you who set your devotees free
- নমঃ (namaḥ)I bow
- নমঃ (namaḥ)again
- অভক্তৱিবন্ধনায (abhaktavibandhanāya)to you who bind those without devotion
- নমঃ (namaḥ)I bow
- নমঃ (namaḥ)again
- তে (te)to you
- প্ৰৱিভক্তমূৰ্তে (pravibhaktamūrte)O you whose form is divided into many
anvaya অভক্তৱিভূতিহন্ত্ৰে নমঃ নমঃ ভক্তৱিমোচনায নমঃ নমঃ অভক্তৱিবন্ধনায নমঃ নমঃ প্ৰৱিভক্তমূৰ্তে তে নমঃ নমঃ
chandas Upajāti, 11 syllables in each of 4 pādas
note Binding and freeing here are the bonds of worldly life. The one god is seen as many forms, so the last line turns the list of opposites into a single praise.
নমো নমস্তত্ত্ৱৱিদুত্তমায ।
নমো নমস্তেঽখিল কৰ্মসাক্ষিণে
নমো নমস্তে গুণনাযকায ॥ ৮ ॥
- নমঃ (namaḥ)I bow
- নমঃ (namaḥ)again
- তত্ত্ৱৱিবোধকায (tattvavibodhakāya)to you who make the truth known
- নমঃ (namaḥ)I bow
- নমঃ (namaḥ)again
- তত্ত্ৱৱিদুত্তমায (tattvaviduttamāya)to the best of those who know the truth
- নমঃ (namaḥ)I bow
- নমঃ (namaḥ)again
- তে (te)to you
- অখিলকৰ্মসাক্ষিণে (akhilakarmasākṣiṇe)the witness of every action
- নমঃ (namaḥ)I bow
- নমঃ (namaḥ)again
- তে (te)to you
- গুণনাযকায (guṇanāyakāya)the lord of the gunas
anvaya তত্ত্ৱৱিবোধকায নমঃ নমঃ তত্ত্ৱৱিদুত্তমায নমঃ নমঃ অখিলকৰ্মসাক্ষিণে তে নমঃ নমঃ গুণনাযকায তে নমঃ নমঃ
chandas Upajāti, 11 syllables in each of 4 pādas; the third pāda runs to 12
গুণনাযক the lord of the gunas — The three strands of nature: clarity, passion and dullness. The name also echoes gananayaka, leader of the ganas.
