- śrī gajānana stotramthe hymn to Shri Gajanana
- devarṣi kṛtammade by the divine sages
anvaya devarṣi kṛtam śrī gajānana stotram
chandas Prose, the title
note Despite the name this piece arrived under, it is not a hymn to the saint of Shegaon. Its colophon puts it in the forty-third chapter of the Gajanana Charita in the Mudgala Purana.
videharūpaṃ bhavabandhahāraṃ sadā svaniṣṭhaṃ svasukhapradaṃ tam |
ameyasāṅkhyena ca labhyamīśaṃ gajānanaṃ bhaktiyutā bhajāmaḥ ||
- devarṣayaḥthe divine sages
- ūcuḥsaid
- videharūpamwhose form needs no body
- bhavabandhahāramwho cuts the bond of becoming
- sadāalways
- svaniṣṭhamwho rests in himself
- svasukhapradamwho gives the happiness that is his own
- tamhim
- ameyasāṅkhyenaby a reckoning past all measure
- caand
- labhyamwho is reached
- īśamthe lord
- gajānanamGajanana
- bhaktiyutāḥfilled with devotion
- bhajāmaḥwe worship
anvaya devarṣayaḥ ūcuḥ videharūpam bhavabandhahāram sadā svaniṣṭham svasukhapradam ameyasāṅkhyena ca labhyam īśam tam gajānanam bhaktiyutāḥ bhajāmaḥ
chandas Upajāti, 11 syllables in each of 4 pādas
sāṅkhya a reckoning — The word means counting, and also the school of thought that counts out the parts of the world. Here it is the reckoning that never comes to an end, since what it counts has no measure.
note Every verse of the hymn closes with the same line, filled with devotion, we worship Gajanana. What changes is what stands before it, and most of that is denial: one by one the verses take away the roads by which he might be reached.
vikālahīnaṃ sakalāntagaṃ vai gajānanaṃ bhaktiyutā bhajāmaḥ ||
- munīndravandyamto whom the greatest of sages bow
- vidhibodhahīnamwhom no rule of knowing can lay hold of
- subuddhidamwho gives a good understanding
- buddhidharamwho holds understanding himself
- praśāntamdeeply calm
- vikālahīnamuntouched by the divisions of time
- sakalāntagamwho goes to the end of all things
- vaiindeed
- gajānanamGajanana
- bhaktiyutāḥfilled with devotion
- bhajāmaḥwe worship
anvaya munīndravandyam vidhibodhahīnam subuddhidam buddhidharam praśāntam vikālahīnam vai sakalāntagam gajānanam bhaktiyutāḥ bhajāmaḥ
chandas Upajāti, 11 syllables in each of 4 pādas
anādimadhyāntamapārarūpaṃ gajānanaṃ bhaktiyutā bhajāmaḥ ||
- ameyarūpamwhose form is past measure
- hṛdiin the heart
- saṃsthitamseated
- tamhim
- brahmāhamI am brahman
- ekamthe one
- bhramanāśakāramwho destroys wandering
- anādimadhyāntamwithout beginning, middle or end
- apārarūpama form with no far shore
- gajānanamGajanana
- bhaktiyutāḥfilled with devotion
- bhajāmaḥwe worship
anvaya ameyarūpam hṛdi saṃsthitam ekam brahmāham bhramanāśakāram anādimadhyāntam apārarūpam tam gajānanam bhaktiyutāḥ bhajāmaḥ
chandas Upajāti, 11 syllables in each of 4 pādas
brahmāham I am brahman — One of the short Upanishadic sentences. The verse does not quote it as a teaching but names Ganapati as the one thing those words point at.
anātmanāṃ mohapradaṃ purāṇaṃ gajānanaṃ bhaktiyutā bhajāmaḥ ||
- jagatpramāṇamthe measure of the world
- jagadīśamthe world's own lord
- evamso
- agamyamnot to be got at
- ādyamthe first
- jagadādihīnamthough the world's beginning is not his
- anātmanāmto those who do not know themselves
- mohapradamwho gives confusion
- purāṇamancient
- gajānanamGajanana
- bhaktiyutāḥfilled with devotion
- bhajāmaḥwe worship
anvaya evam jagatpramāṇam jagadīśam agamyam ādyam jagadādihīnam anātmanām mohapradam purāṇam gajānanam bhaktiyutāḥ bhajāmaḥ
chandas Upajāti, 11 syllables in each of 4 pādas
na khe gataṃ pañcavibhūtihīnaṃ gajānanaṃ bhaktiyutā bhajāmaḥ ||
- nanot
- bhūḥearth
- nanot
- rūpamform
- nanot
- jalamwater
- prakāśamlight
- nanot
- tejasiin fire
- sthamstanding
- nanot
- samīraṇasthamstanding in the wind
- nanot
- khein space
- gatamgone
- pañcavibhūtihīnamfree of all five
- gajānanamGajanana
- bhaktiyutāḥfilled with devotion
- bhajāmaḥwe worship
anvaya na bhūḥ na rūpam na jalam prakāśam na tejasi stham na samīraṇastham na khe gatam pañcavibhūtihīnam gajānanam bhaktiyutāḥ bhajāmaḥ
chandas Upajāti, 11 syllables in each of 4 pādas
pañcavibhūti the five — Earth, water, fire, wind and space, the five great elements everything made is made of.
guṇairvihīnaṃ paramārthabhūtaṃ gajānanaṃ bhaktiyutā bhajāmaḥ ||
- nanot
- viśvagamin the waking self
- taijasagamin the dreaming
- nanot
- prājñamin the sleeping
- samaṣṭivyaṣṭisthamin the whole or in the single part
- anantagamin what has no end
- nanot
- guṇaiḥby the strands
- vihīnamuntouched
- paramārthabhūtamthe highest reality
- gajānanamGajanana
- bhaktiyutāḥfilled with devotion
- bhajāmaḥwe worship
anvaya na viśvagam taijasagam na prājñam na samaṣṭivyaṣṭistham anantagam guṇaiḥ vihīnam paramārthabhūtam gajānanam bhaktiyutāḥ bhajāmaḥ
chandas Upajāti, 11 syllables in each of 4 pādas
viśva, taijasa, prājña the waking, dreaming and sleeping self — The three names the Mandukya Upanishad gives the self in its three states. The verse sets him past all three.
samyogahīnāḥ pravadanti tatsthaṃ gajānanaṃ bhaktiyutā bhajāmaḥ ||
- guṇeśagamin the lords of the strands
- nanot
- evaat all
- caand
- bindusaṃsthamstanding in the point
- nanot
- dehinamthe embodied
- bodhamayammade of awareness
- nanot
- ḍhuṇḍhimDhundhi
- samyogahīnāḥthose who are free of every joining
- pravadantisay
- tatsthamthat he stands in that
- gajānanamGajanana
- bhaktiyutāḥfilled with devotion
- bhajāmaḥwe worship
anvaya guṇeśagam na eva ca bindusaṃstham na dehinam bodhamayam na ḍhuṇḍhim samyogahīnāḥ tatstham pravadanti gajānanam bhaktiyutāḥ bhajāmaḥ
chandas Upajāti, 11 syllables in each of 4 pādas
ḍhuṇḍhi Dhundhi — The name of Ganapati at Kashi, the one who is sought out. The verse denies even that name of him, and then goes on using it.
tathāpi sarvaṃ prabhudehasaṃsthaṃ gajānanaṃ bhaktiyutā bhajāmaḥ ||
- anāgatamwho has never come
- nanot
- evaat all
- gatamgone
- gaṇeśamGanesha
- kathamhow
- tadākāramayamas having this shape or that
- vadāmaḥare we to speak of him
- tathāpiand yet
- sarvameverything
- prabhudehasaṃsthamstands within the master's body
- gajānanamGajanana
- bhaktiyutāḥfilled with devotion
- bhajāmaḥwe worship
anvaya gaṇeśam anāgatam na eva gatam tadākāramayam katham vadāmaḥ tathāpi sarvam prabhudehasaṃstham gajānanam bhaktiyutāḥ bhajāmaḥ
chandas Upajāti, 11 syllables in each of 4 pādas
ato mahātmānamacintyameva gajānanaṃ bhaktiyutā bhajāmaḥ ||
- yadiif
- tvayāby you
- nāthalord
- kṛtammade
- nanot
- kiñcitanything
- tadāthen
- kathamhow
- sarvamall
- idamthis
- vibhātishines out
- ataḥso
- mahātmānamthe great self
- acintyampast all thinking
- evaindeed
- gajānanamGajanana
- bhaktiyutāḥfilled with devotion
- bhajāmaḥwe worship
anvaya nātha yadi tvayā kiñcit na kṛtam tadā idam sarvam katham vibhāti ataḥ eva mahātmānam acintyam gajānanam bhaktiyutāḥ bhajāmaḥ
chandas Upajāti, 11 syllables in each of 4 pādas
note After eight verses of denial the sages put the plain objection to him: if he made none of it, where does the world come from? They do not answer it; they go back to worship.
akāmikānāṃ bhavabandhahāraṃ gajānanaṃ bhaktiyutā bhajāmaḥ ||
- susiddhidamwho gives good success
- bhaktajanasyato his devotees
- devamthe god
- saḥhe
- kāmikānāmto those who still want things
- ihahere
- saukhyadamwho gives happiness
- tamhim
- akāmikānāmfor those who want nothing
- bhavabandhahāramwho cuts the bond of becoming
- gajānanamGajanana
- bhaktiyutāḥfilled with devotion
- bhajāmaḥwe worship
anvaya bhaktajanasya susiddhidam devam saḥ kāmikānām iha saukhyadam akāmikānām bhavabandhahāram tam gajānanam bhaktiyutāḥ bhajāmaḥ
chandas Upajāti, 11 syllables in each of 4 pādas
anantavāhaṃ muṣakadhvajaṃ taṃ gajānanaṃ bhaktiyutā bhajāmaḥ ||
- surendrasevyamserved by the king of the gods
- hiindeed
- asuraiḥby the demons
- susevyamserved as readily
- samānabhāvenawith the same regard
- virājayantamshining on both
- anantavāhamwhose mount is the endless one
- muṣakadhvajamwhose banner carries a mouse
- tamhim
- gajānanamGajanana
- bhaktiyutāḥfilled with devotion
- bhajāmaḥwe worship
anvaya surendrasevyam hi asuraiḥ susevyam samānabhāvena virājayantam anantavāham muṣakadhvajam tam gajānanam bhaktiyutāḥ bhajāmaḥ
chandas Upajāti, 11 syllables in each of 4 pādas
dvandvasya pānena ca nāśarūpe gajānanaṃ bhaktiyutā bhajāmaḥ ||
- sadāalways
- sukhānandamayemade of ease and joy
- jalein the water
- caand
- samudrajeborn of the sea
- caand
- ikṣurasein the juice of the sugarcane
- nivāsamwho dwells
- dvandvasyaof the pairs that pull a man about
- pānenaby drinking it
- caand
- nāśarūpein which they are undone
- gajānanamGajanana
- bhaktiyutāḥfilled with devotion
- bhajāmaḥwe worship
anvaya sadā sukhānandamaye jale ca samudraje ca ikṣurase dvandvasya pānena nāśarūpe ca nivāsam gajānanam bhaktiyutāḥ bhajāmaḥ
chandas Upajāti, 11 syllables in each of 4 pādas
dvandva the pairs that pull a man about — Heat and cold, pleasure and pain, gain and loss: the opposites a mind is thrown between.
anāthanāthaṃ ca mahodaraṃ vai gajānanaṃ bhaktiyutā bhajāmaḥ ||
- catuḥpadārthāḥthe four aims of a life
- vividhaprakāśāḥshining each in its own way
- tethey
- evaare the very
- hastāḥhands
- saḥhe
- caturbhujamfour-armed
- tamhim
- anāthanāthamthe master of those who have none
- caand
- mahodaramthe great-bellied
- vaiindeed
- gajānanamGajanana
- bhaktiyutāḥfilled with devotion
- bhajāmaḥwe worship
anvaya vividhaprakāśāḥ catuḥpadārthāḥ te eva hastāḥ saḥ caturbhujam anāthanātham ca vai mahodaram tam gajānanam bhaktiyutāḥ bhajāmaḥ
chandas Upajāti, 11 syllables in each of 4 pādas
catuḥpadārtha the four aims of a life — Duty, wealth, pleasure and release. The verse reads his four arms as those four.
amāyinaṃ māyikamohadaṃ taṃ gajānanaṃ bhaktiyutā bhajāmaḥ ||
- mahākhumārūḍhamriding the great mouse
- akālakālamthe end of time itself
- videhayogenaby the yoga that leaves the body behind
- caand
- labhyamānamwho is reached
- amāyinamhimself free of all seeming
- māyikamohadamwho lays confusion on those caught in it
- tamhim
- gajānanamGajanana
- bhaktiyutāḥfilled with devotion
- bhajāmaḥwe worship
anvaya mahākhumārūḍham akālakālam videhayogena ca labhyamānam amāyinam māyikamohadam tam gajānanam bhaktiyutāḥ bhajāmaḥ
chandas Upajāti, 11 syllables in each of 4 pādas
śivasvarūpaṃ śivabhāsanāśaṃ gajānanaṃ bhaktiyutā bhajāmaḥ ||
- ravisvarūpamwhose own form is the sun
- ravibhāsahīnamyet without the sun's blaze
- harisvarūpamwhose own form is Hari
- haribodhahīnamyet without Hari's knowing
- śivasvarūpamwhose own form is Shiva
- śivabhāsanāśamin whom Shiva's shining goes out
- gajānanamGajanana
- bhaktiyutāḥfilled with devotion
- bhajāmaḥwe worship
anvaya ravisvarūpam ravibhāsahīnam harisvarūpam haribodhahīnam śivasvarūpam śivabhāsanāśam gajānanam bhaktiyutāḥ bhajāmaḥ
chandas Upajāti, 11 syllables in each of 4 pādas
note Each half line gives with one hand and takes back with the other. He is the god named, and he is what is left when that god's own light is put out.
acālakaṃ cālakabījabhūtaṃ gajānanaṃ bhaktiyutā bhajāmaḥ ||
- maheśvarīsthamwho stands in Maheshvari
- caand
- suśaktihīnamyet without her power
- prabhumthe master
- pareśamthe lord beyond
- paravandyamto whom the highest bow
- evamso
- acālakamwho does not move
- cālakabījabhūtamthe seed of all moving
- gajānanamGajanana
- bhaktiyutāḥfilled with devotion
- bhajāmaḥwe worship
anvaya maheśvarīstham ca suśaktihīnam prabhum pareśam evam paravandyam acālakam cālakabījabhūtam gajānanam bhaktiyutāḥ bhajāmaḥ
chandas Upajāti, 11 syllables in each of 4 pādas
carācarairlokavihīnamevaṃ gajānanaṃ bhaktiyutā bhajāmaḥ ||
- śivādidevaiḥby Shiva and the gods
- caand
- khagaiḥby the birds
- suvandyamwell worshipped
- naraiḥby men
- latāvṛkṣapaśuprabhūbhiḥby creeper and tree and beast and the rest
- carācaraiḥby everything that moves and stands still
- lokavihīnamhimself past all the worlds
- evamso
- gajānanamGajanana
- bhaktiyutāḥfilled with devotion
- bhajāmaḥwe worship
anvaya śivādidevaiḥ ca khagaiḥ naraiḥ latāvṛkṣapaśuprabhūbhiḥ carācaraiḥ suvandyam evam lokavihīnam gajānanam bhaktiyutāḥ bhajāmaḥ
chandas Upajāti, 11 syllables in each of 4 pādas
tathāpi devaṃ pura āsthitaṃ taṃ gajānanaṃ bhaktiyutā bhajāmaḥ ||
- manovacohīnatayāby being past mind and speech
- susaṃsthamwell settled
- nivṛttimātramnothing but the turning back
- hiindeed
- ajamunborn
- avyayamnever spent
- tamhim
- tathāpiand even so
- devamthe god
- puraḥin front of us
- āsthitamstanding
- tamhim
- gajānanamGajanana
- bhaktiyutāḥfilled with devotion
- bhajāmaḥwe worship
anvaya manovacohīnatayā susaṃstham nivṛttimātram hi ajam avyayam tam tathāpi puraḥ āsthitam devam tam gajānanam bhaktiyutāḥ bhajāmaḥ
chandas Upajāti, 11 syllables in each of 4 pādas
nivṛtti the turning back — The movement away from going out into the world, the opposite of pravṛtti. The verse says he is not merely one who turns back but that turning back itself.
gaṇeśarūpāśca kṛtāstvayā taṃ gajānanaṃ bhaktiyutā bhajāmaḥ ||
- vayamwe
- sudhanyāḥgreatly blessed
- gaṇapastavenaby this praise of Ganapati
- tathā evaand just as much
- natyārcanataḥby bowing and worshipping
- tavato you
- evayourself
- gaṇeśarūpāḥof Ganesha's own shape
- caand
- kṛtāḥmade
- tvayāby you
- tamhim
- gajānanamGajanana
- bhaktiyutāḥfilled with devotion
- bhajāmaḥwe worship
anvaya vayam gaṇapastavena tathā eva tava eva natyārcanataḥ sudhanyāḥ tvayā ca gaṇeśarūpāḥ kṛtāḥ tam gajānanam bhaktiyutāḥ bhajāmaḥ
chandas Upajāti, 11 syllables in each of 4 pādas
gacchanti tenaiva gajānanastvaṃ gajānanaṃ bhaktiyutā bhajāmaḥ ||
- gajākhyabījamthe seed called gaja
- pravadanticall it
- vedāḥthe Vedas
- tat evathat very thing
- cihnenaas the sign
- caand
- yoginaḥthe yogis
- tvāmto you
- gacchanticome
- tena evaby that alone
- gajānanaḥGajanana
- tvamyou are
- gajānanamGajanana
- bhaktiyutāḥfilled with devotion
- bhajāmaḥwe worship
anvaya vedāḥ gajākhyabījam pravadanti yoginaḥ ca tat eva cihnena tvām gacchanti tena eva tvam gajānanaḥ gajānanam bhaktiyutāḥ bhajāmaḥ
chandas Upajāti, 11 syllables in each of 4 pādas
note The verse takes the name apart: ga is the seed syllable, and the elephant's face is the sign the seed wears.
vikuṇṭhitāḥ kiṃ ca vayaṃ stavāma gajānanaṃ bhaktiyutā bhajāmaḥ ||
- purāṇavedāḥthe puranas and the Vedas
- śivaviṣṇukādyāḥbeginning with Shiva and Vishnu
- amarāḥthe deathless ones
- śukādyāḥShuka and the rest
- gaṇapastavein praising Ganapati
- vaiindeed
- vikuṇṭhitāḥare blunted
- kim cawhat then
- vayamwe
- stavāmaare to say
- gajānanamGajanana
- bhaktiyutāḥfilled with devotion
- bhajāmaḥwe worship
anvaya purāṇavedāḥ śivaviṣṇukādyāḥ amarāḥ śukādyāḥ gaṇapastave vai vikuṇṭhitāḥ kim ca vayam stavāma gajānanam bhaktiyutāḥ bhajāmaḥ
chandas Upajāti, 11 syllables in each of 4 pādas
vikuṇṭhita blunted — The word is used of a blade that will not cut. Speech, set against him, loses its edge.
tānutthāpya vaco ramyaṃ gajānana uvācaha ||
- mudgalaḥMudgala
- uvācasaid
- evamin this way
- stutvāhaving praised
- gaṇeśānamthe lord of the ganas
- nemuḥbowed
- sarveall of them
- punaḥ punaḥagain and again
- tānthem
- utthāpyahaving raised up
- vacaḥwords
- ramyamfair
- gajānanaḥGajanana
- uvācaspoke
- haindeed
anvaya mudgalaḥ uvāca evam gaṇeśānam stutvā sarve punaḥ punaḥ nemuḥ tān utthāpya gajānanaḥ ha ramyam vacaḥ uvāca
chandas Anuṣṭubh (śloka), 8 syllables in each of 4 pādas
note The hymn ends here and the story takes over. Mudgala is telling it to Dakshya, called Prajapati a few verses on.
stotreṇa prītisamyuktaḥ paraṃ dāsyāmi vāñchitam ||
- gajānanaḥGajanana
- uvācasaid
- varama boon
- brūtaname
- mahābhāgāḥblessed ones
- devāḥgods
- sarṣigaṇāḥwith the hosts of sages
- paramthe highest
- stotreṇaby the hymn
- prītisamyuktaḥfilled with pleasure
- paramwhatever
- dāsyāmiI will give
- vāñchitamyou want
anvaya gajānanaḥ uvāca mahābhāgāḥ devāḥ sarṣigaṇāḥ param varam brūta stotreṇa prītisamyuktaḥ param vāñchitam dāsyāmi
chandas Anuṣṭubh (śloka), 8 syllables in each of 4 pādas
jagustaṃ bhaktibhāvena sāśrunetrāḥ prajāpate ||
- gajānanavacaḥwhat Gajanana said
- śrutvāhaving heard
- harṣayuktāḥfilled with joy
- surarṣayaḥthe gods and sages
- jaguḥsang
- tamto him
- bhaktibhāvenaout of devotion
- sāśrunetrāḥtheir eyes wet with tears
- prajāpatePrajapati
anvaya prajāpate gajānanavacaḥ śrutvā harṣayuktāḥ surarṣayaḥ sāśrunetrāḥ bhaktibhāvena tam jaguḥ
chandas Anuṣṭubh (śloka), 8 syllables in each of 4 pādas
tadā bhaktiṃ dṛḍhāṃ dehi lobhahīnāṃ tvadīyakām ||
- devarṣayaḥthe divine sages
- ūcuḥsaid
- gajānanaGajanana
- yadiif
- svāminmaster
- prasannaḥpleased
- varadaḥready to give
- asiyou are
- bhoḥsir
- tadāthen
- bhaktimdevotion
- dṛḍhāmfirm
- dehigive
- lobhahīnāmwith no greed in it
- tvadīyakāmto you
anvaya devarṣayaḥ ūcuḥ bhoḥ svāmin gajānana yadi prasannaḥ varadaḥ asi tadā tvadīyakām dṛḍhām lobhahīnām bhaktim dehi
chandas Anuṣṭubh (śloka), 8 syllables in each of 4 pādas
note What they ask for, with a boon of any kind on offer, is devotion without greed in it. The demon subdued in this chapter is Greed himself, which is why.
tadā jagadidaṃ sarvaṃ varayuktaṃ kṛtaṃ tvayā ||
- lobhāsurasyaof the demon Greed
- deveśalord of gods
- kṛtāhas been made
- śāntiḥthe quieting
- sukhapradāthat gives ease
- tadāby that
- jagatworld
- idamthis
- sarvamwhole
- varayuktamthe richer
- kṛtammade
- tvayāby you
anvaya deveśa lobhāsurasya sukhapradā śāntiḥ kṛtā tadā tvayā idam sarvam jagat varayuktam kṛtam
chandas Anuṣṭubh (śloka), 8 syllables in each of 4 pādas
lobhāsura the demon Greed — In the Mudgala Purana each of Ganapati's forms puts down one fault of the mind, taken as a demon. This chapter is Greed's.
bhaviṣyanti dharāyāṃ vai vayaṃ svasthānagāstathā ||
- adhunānow
- devadeveśalord of the lords of gods
- karmayuktāḥholding to their work
- dvijādayaḥthe twice-born and the rest
- bhaviṣyantiwill be
- dharāyāmon earth
- vaiindeed
- vayamwe
- svasthānagāḥgone back to our own places
- tathālikewise
anvaya devadeveśa adhunā dharāyām dvijādayaḥ vai karmayuktāḥ bhaviṣyanti tathā vayam svasthānagāḥ
chandas Anuṣṭubh (śloka), 8 syllables in each of 4 pādas
ataḥparaṃ varaṃ yācāmahe ḍhuṇḍhe kamapyaho ||
- svasvadharmaratāḥfirm each in his own duty
- sarveall of them
- gajānanaGajanana
- kṛtāḥhave been made
- tvayāby you
- ataḥparambeyond that
- varama boon
- yācāmahewe ask
- ḍhuṇḍheDhundhi
- kam apione more
- ahoah
anvaya gajānana tvayā sarve svasvadharmaratāḥ kṛtāḥ aho ḍhuṇḍhe ataḥparam kam api varam yācāmahe
chandas Anuṣṭubh (śloka), 8 syllables in each of 4 pādas
tadā saṅkaṭahīnān vai kuru tvaṃ no gajānana ||
- yadāwhenever
- teyou
- smaraṇamthe calling to mind
- nāthalord
- kariṣyāmaḥwe shall do
- vayamwe
- prabhomaster
- tadāthen
- saṅkaṭahīnānfree of trouble
- vaiindeed
- kurumake
- tvamyou
- naḥus
- gajānanaGajanana
anvaya nātha prabho gajānana yadā vayam te smaraṇam kariṣyāmaḥ tadā tvam naḥ vai saṅkaṭahīnān kuru
chandas Anuṣṭubh (śloka), 8 syllables in each of 4 pādas
sa tānuvāca prītātmā bhaktyadhīnasvabhāvataḥ ||
- evamso
- uktvāhaving said
- praṇemuḥthey bowed
- tamto him
- gajānanamGajanana
- anāmayamin whom there is nothing amiss
- saḥhe
- tānto them
- uvācaspoke
- prītātmāhis heart won over
- bhaktyadhīnasvabhāvataḥbeing by nature bound to those who love him
anvaya evam uktvā anāmayam tam gajānanam praṇemuḥ saḥ prītātmā bhaktyadhīnasvabhāvataḥ tān uvāca
chandas Anuṣṭubh (śloka), 8 syllables in each of 4 pādas
bhaviṣyati na sandeho matsmṛtyā sarvadā hi vaḥ ||
- gajānanaḥGajanana
- uvācasaid
- yadyatwhatever
- caand
- prārthitamhas been asked
- devāḥgods
- munayaḥsages
- sarvamall of it
- añjasāof itself
- bhaviṣyatiwill come about
- nano
- sandehaḥdoubt
- matsmṛtyāby holding me in mind
- sarvadāat all times
- hiindeed
- vaḥfor you
anvaya gajānanaḥ uvāca devāḥ munayaḥ yadyat ca prārthitam sarvam vaḥ matsmṛtyā sarvadā hi añjasā bhaviṣyati sandehaḥ na
chandas Anuṣṭubh (śloka), 8 syllables in each of 4 pādas
bhaviṣyati viśeṣeṇa mama bhaktipradāyakam ||
- bhavatkṛtammade by you
- madīyammine
- vaiindeed
- stotramhymn
- sarvatraanywhere
- siddhidambringing success
- bhaviṣyatiwill be
- viśeṣeṇaabove everything else
- mamato me
- bhaktipradāyakamgiving devotion
anvaya bhavatkṛtam madīyam vai stotram sarvatra siddhidam viśeṣeṇa mama bhaktipradāyakam bhaviṣyati
chandas Anuṣṭubh (śloka), 8 syllables in each of 4 pādas
sarvasampatkaraṃ devāḥ paṭhanācchravaṇānnṛṇām ||
- putrapautrapradamgiving sons and grandsons
- pūrṇamfull
- dhanadhānyavivardhanamincreasing wealth and grain
- sarvasampatkarambringing every kind of fortune
- devāḥgods
- paṭhanātfrom reciting it
- śravaṇātfrom hearing it
- nṛṇāmfor men
anvaya devāḥ nṛṇām paṭhanāt śravaṇāt putrapautrapradam pūrṇam dhanadhānyavivardhanam sarvasampatkaram
chandas Anuṣṭubh (śloka), 8 syllables in each of 4 pādas
note In the text paṭhanāt and śravaṇāt are run together by sandhi as paṭhanācchravaṇāt, so the second word does not stand in the printed line in its own shape.
parakṛtyaṃ ca viprendrā aśubhaṃ naiva bādhate ||
- māraṇoccāṭanādīnispells to kill or to drive a man from his home
- naśyantiare undone
- stotrapāṭhataḥby reciting the hymn
- parakṛtyama rite worked by another
- caand
- viprendrāḥbest of the twice-born
- aśubhamwhat is ill-omened
- na evanot at all
- bādhatetroubles him
anvaya stotrapāṭhataḥ māraṇoccāṭanādīni naśyanti viprendrāḥ parakṛtyam ca aśubham na eva bādhate
chandas Anuṣṭubh (śloka), 8 syllables in each of 4 pādas
māraṇa, uccāṭana spells to kill, spells to drive away — Two of the six acts of the older magical handbooks. The hymn is named as the answer to them.
śatrūccāṭanakādyeṣu praśastaṃ tadbhaviṣyati ||
- saṅgrāmein battle
- jayadamgiving victory
- caand
- evaindeed
- yātrākālewhen a man sets out on a journey
- phalapradambearing fruit
- śatrūccāṭanakādyeṣufor driving off enemies and such work
- praśastamhighly regarded
- tatit
- bhaviṣyatiwill be
anvaya tat saṅgrāme jayadam ca eva yātrākāle phalapradam śatrūccāṭanakādyeṣu praśastam bhaviṣyati
chandas Anuṣṭubh (śloka), 8 syllables in each of 4 pādas
asādhyaṃ sādhayet sarvamanenaiva surarṣayaḥ ||
- kārāgṛhagatasyafor a man who has gone to prison
- evaindeed
- bandhanāśakarambreaking his chains
- bhavetit is
- asādhyamwhat cannot be done
- sādhayetit brings about
- sarvamall of it
- anenaby this
- evaalone
- surarṣayaḥgods and sages
anvaya surarṣayaḥ kārāgṛhagatasya eva bandhanāśakaram bhavet anena eva sarvam asādhyam sādhayet
chandas Anuṣṭubh (śloka), 8 syllables in each of 4 pādas
prayogaṃ yaḥ karotyeva sa bhavet sarvasiddhibhāk ||
- ekaviṃśativāramtwenty-one times over
- caand
- ekaviṃśatidināvadhimfor twenty-one days together
- prayogamthe practice
- yaḥwhoever
- karoticarries through
- evaindeed
- saḥhe
- bhavetwill be
- sarvasiddhibhākone who has every success
anvaya yaḥ ekaviṃśativāram ca ekaviṃśatidināvadhim prayogam karoti eva saḥ sarvasiddhibhāk bhavet
chandas Anuṣṭubh (śloka), 8 syllables in each of 4 pādas
bhaviṣyati na sandehaḥ stotraṃ madbhaktivardhanam |
evamuktvā gaṇādhīśastatraivāntaradhīyata ||
- dharmārthakāmamokṣāṇāmof duty, wealth, pleasure and release
- brahmabhūtasyaand of the state of brahman
- dāyakamthe giver
- bhaviṣyatiit will be
- nano
- sandehaḥdoubt
- stotramthe hymn
- madbhaktivardhanamwhich makes devotion to me grow
- evamso
- uktvāhaving said
- gaṇādhīśaḥthe lord of the ganas
- tatra evaon that very spot
- antaradhīyatavanished
anvaya stotram dharmārthakāmamokṣāṇām brahmabhūtasya dāyakam madbhaktivardhanam bhaviṣyati sandehaḥ na evam uktvā gaṇādhīśaḥ tatra eva antaradhīyata
chandas Anuṣṭubh (śloka), here with a third line added
- itihere ends
- śrīmanmudgalapurāṇein the Mudgala Purana
- gajānanacaritein the Gajanana Charita
- tricatvāriṃśaḥ adhyāyaḥthe forty-third chapter
- devamunikṛta gajānanastotramthe hymn to Gajanana made by the gods and sages
- sampūrṇamcomplete
anvaya iti śrīmanmudgalapurāṇe gajānanacarite tricatvāriṃśaḥ adhyāyaḥ devamunikṛta gajānanastotram sampūrṇam
chandas Prose, the colophon
mudgalapurāṇa the Mudgala Purana — The larger of the two puranas given wholly to Ganapati, arranged around his eight forms and the fault of mind each of them puts down.