nānāśastrāṇi śastreśa! tvadādhārāṇi te namaḥ || 4||
- namaḥsalutation
- teto you
- śastrarājāyato the king of weapons
- śastrāṇāmof weapons
- brahmarūpiṇewhose form is Brahman
- nānāśastrāṇievery kind of weapon
- śastreśaO lord of weapons
- tvadādhārāṇirests on you
- teto you
- namaḥsalutation
anvaya śastrarājāya śastrāṇām brahmarūpiṇe te namaḥ śastreśa nānāśastrāṇi tvadādhārāṇi te namaḥ
chandas Anuṣṭubh (śloka), 8 syllables in each of 4 pādas
lobhāsura Lobhasura — The demon whose name is greed, put down by Gajanana in the Mudgala Purana. He speaks this hymn after his defeat.
note An extract; the numbering starts at four because the chapter has been running. The first five verses are spoken to the axe that beat him, and the rest to the god who held it.
anantavīryayuktāya bhāskarāmitatejase || 5||
- pralayānalasaṅkāśamlike the fire at the end of an age
- svarūpamthe form
- dharateto the one who wears
- namaḥsalutation
- anantavīryayuktāyato the one whose strength has no end
- bhāskarāmitatejasewhose fire is measureless as the sun's
anvaya pralayānalasaṅkāśam svarūpam dharate namaḥ anantavīryayuktāya bhāskarāmitatejase
chandas Anuṣṭubh (śloka), 8 syllables in each of 4 pādas
pralayānala the fire at the end of an age — The fire that burns the worlds up when an age closes. It is the standard measure of a heat past all measuring.
dharmasaṃsthāpanārthāya nānārūpadharāya ca || 6||
- dṛśyādṛśyamayāyamade of what can be seen and what cannot
- evaindeed
- sarvadarpaharāyawho takes away everyone's pride
- teto you
- dharmasaṃsthāpanārthāyawho comes to set right living on its feet
- nānārūpadharāyawho takes many forms
- caand
anvaya dṛśyādṛśyamayāya eva sarvadarpaharāya te dharmasaṃsthāpanārthāya nānārūpadharāya ca
chandas Anuṣṭubh (śloka), 8 syllables in each of 4 pādas
tadeva tvaṃ mahāśastraṃ kiṃ te staumi namo namaḥ || 7||
- sākṣātoutright
- gajānanasyaof Gajanana
- evahis own
- yatwhich
- vīryamstrength
- niyatātmakamsettled
- tatthat
- evaexactly
- tvamyou are
- mahāśastramO great weapon
- kimwhat
- tein you
- staumishall I praise
- namo namaḥsalutation and salutation
anvaya mahāśastram sākṣāt gajānanasya eva yat niyatātmakam vīryam tat eva tvam te kim staumi namo namaḥ
chandas Anuṣṭubh (śloka), 8 syllables in each of 4 pādas
rakṣa māṃ bhayabhītaṃ bhoḥ paraśo! te namo namaḥ || 8||
- śaraṇāgatapālāyato you who keep safe those who come for shelter
- sadāalways
- svānandasaṃsthitaḥstanding in Svananda
- rakṣasave
- māmme
- bhayabhītamwho am afraid
- bhoḥO
- paraśoO axe
- teto you
- namo namaḥsalutation and salutation
anvaya śaraṇāgatapālāya sadā svānandasaṃsthitaḥ bhoḥ paraśo bhayabhītam mām rakṣa te namo namaḥ
chandas Anuṣṭubh (śloka), 8 syllables in each of 4 pādas
paraśu the axe — The weapon Gajanana carries. The demon addresses it directly, as a beaten warrior might address the blade that beat him.
buddhicālakaveṣāya brahmaṇe vai namo namaḥ || 14||
- namaḥsalutation
- teto you
- gajavakrāyato the elephant-faced
- nānāsiddhipradāyinegiver of success of many kinds
- buddhicālakaveṣāyawhose form is the driving of the mind
- brahmaṇeto Brahman
- vaiindeed
- namo namaḥsalutation and salutation
anvaya gajavakrāya nānāsiddhipradāyine te namaḥ buddhicālakaveṣāya brahmaṇe vai namo namaḥ
chandas Anuṣṭubh (śloka), 8 syllables in each of 4 pādas
note gajavakrāya is printed for gajavaktrāya. The praise turns from the weapon to the god here.
parātparatarāyaiva vighneśāya namo namaḥ || 15||
- herambāyato Heramba
- sadāalways
- svānandavāsinewho lives in Svananda
- mahātmaneto the great one
- parātparatarāyahigher than the highest
- evaindeed
- vighneśāyato Vighnesha
- namo namaḥsalutation and salutation
anvaya sadā svānandavāsine mahātmane herambāya parātparatarāya eva vighneśāya namo namaḥ
chandas Anuṣṭubh (śloka), 8 syllables in each of 4 pādas
lobhayuktān vidharmasthānnāśanāya namo namaḥ || 16||
- surāsurapriyakaraO you who do what gods and demons both want
- surāsuramayāyawho are gods and demons both
- teto you
- lobhayuktānthose given to greed
- vidharmasthānset against right living
- nāśanāyato the destroyer
- namo namaḥsalutation and salutation
anvaya surāsurapriyakara surāsuramayāya te lobhayuktān vidharmasthān nāśanāya namo namaḥ
chandas Anuṣṭubh (śloka), 8 syllables in each of 4 pādas
note The demon of greed names greed as the thing the god destroys.
sarveṣāṃ darpahantre vai gaṇeśāya namo namaḥ || 17||
- devānāmof the gods
- pālakāyato the keeper
- evaindeed
- daityānāmof the demons
- rakṣakāyato the guard
- teto you
- sarveṣāmof them all
- darpahantreto the breaker of pride
- vaiindeed
- gaṇeśāyato Ganesha
- namo namaḥsalutation and salutation
anvaya devānām pālakāya eva daityānām rakṣakāya te sarveṣām darpahantre vai gaṇeśāya namo namaḥ
chandas Anuṣṭubh (śloka), 8 syllables in each of 4 pādas
anādaye ca sarveṣāṃ ādirūpāya te namaḥ || 18||
- lambodarāyato Lambodara
- deveśaO lord of the gods
- daityeśaO lord of the demons
- mūṣakadhvajaO you whose banner carries the mouse
- anādayeto the one who has no beginning
- caand
- sarveṣāmof everything
- ādirūpāyathe first form
- teto you
- namaḥsalutation
anvaya deveśa daityeśa mūṣakadhvaja lambodarāya anādaye ca sarveṣām ādirūpāya te namaḥ
chandas Anuṣṭubh (śloka), 8 syllables in each of 4 pādas
brahmeśāya maheśānāṃ pālakāya namo namaḥ || 19||
- ādimadhyāntahīnāyato you who have no beginning, middle or end
- ādimadhyāntasvarūpiṇewhose own form is beginning, middle and end
- brahmeśāyato the lord of Brahman
- maheśānāmof the great lords
- pālakāyato the keeper
- namo namaḥsalutation and salutation
anvaya ādimadhyāntahīnāya ādimadhyāntasvarūpiṇe brahmeśāya maheśānām pālakāya namo namaḥ
chandas Anuṣṭubh (śloka), 8 syllables in each of 4 pādas
śāntīnāṃ śāntirūpāya namo yogāya vai namaḥ || 20||
- brahmabhyaḥto the Brahmans
- brahmadātreto the giver of Brahman
- caand
- sadāalways
- śāntidharāyawho holds peace
- teto you
- śāntīnāmof the peaces
- śāntirūpāyato the peace itself
- namaḥsalutation
- yogāyato yoga
- vaiindeed
- namaḥsalutation
anvaya brahmabhyaḥ brahmadātre ca sadā śāntidharāya te śāntīnām śāntirūpāya namaḥ yogāya vai namaḥ
chandas Anuṣṭubh (śloka), 8 syllables in each of 4 pādas
mahodarāya pūrṇāya pūrṇānandāya te namaḥ || 21||
- ekadantāyato Ekadanta
- sarveśaO lord of all
- vakratuṇḍāyato Vakratunda
- teto you
- namaḥsalutation
- mahodarāyato the great-bellied
- pūrṇāyato the full one
- pūrṇānandāyawhose joy is full
- teto you
- namaḥsalutation
anvaya ekadantāya sarveśa vakratuṇḍāya te namaḥ mahodarāya pūrṇāya pūrṇānandāya te namaḥ
chandas Anuṣṭubh (śloka), 8 syllables in each of 4 pādas
jyeṣṭharājāya jyeṣṭhānāṃ pālakāya namo namaḥ || 22||
- sarveṣāmof everything
- mūlabījāyato the root seed
- mātreto the mother
- pitreto the father
- namo namaḥsalutation and salutation
- jyeṣṭharājāyato the eldest king
- jyeṣṭhānāmof the elders
- pālakāyato the keeper
- namo namaḥsalutation and salutation
anvaya sarveṣām mūlabījāya mātre pitre namo namaḥ jyeṣṭharājāya jyeṣṭhānām pālakāya namo namaḥ
chandas Anuṣṭubh (śloka), 8 syllables in each of 4 pādas
jyeṣṭharāja the eldest king — Jyeshtharaja is one of his old names. It says both that he is the first-born and that he is the king of whatever is first.
cihnena labhyase tena gajānana ! namo'stu te || 23||
- bījarūpamthe seed-form
- gaṇādhīśaO lord of the ganas
- jagatāmof the worlds
- brahmaṇāmof the Brahmans
- gajamis the elephant
- cihnenaby that sign
- labhyaseyou are reached
- tenaso
- gajānanaO Gajanana
- namaḥsalutation
- astube
- teto you
anvaya gaṇādhīśa jagatām brahmaṇām bījarūpam gajam tena cihnena labhyase gajānana te namaḥ astu
chandas Anuṣṭubh (śloka), 8 syllables in each of 4 pādas
videhāya namastubhyaṃ pratyakṣaṃ rūpadhāriṇe || 24||
- bodhahīnāyathat no knowing touches
- rūpāyato the form
- sadāalways
- sāṅkhyamayāyamade of Samkhya
- caand
- videhāyato the bodiless
- namaḥsalutation
- tubhyamto you
- pratyakṣamplain to see
- rūpadhāriṇeto the one who wears a form
anvaya bodhahīnāya sadā sāṅkhyamayāya ca rūpāya videhāya tubhyam namaḥ pratyakṣam rūpadhāriṇe
chandas Anuṣṭubh (śloka), 8 syllables in each of 4 pādas
taṃ kiṃ staumi gaṇādhīśa ! namaste varado bhava || 25||
- yamwhom
- stotumto praise
- nanot
- samarthāḥable
- caand
- vedāḥthe Vedas
- yogiśivādayaḥthe yogis, Shiva and the rest
- tamhim
- kimhow
- staumishall I praise
- gaṇādhīśaO lord of the ganas
- namaḥsalutation
- teto you
- varadaḥthe giver of boons
- bhavabe
anvaya yam stotum vedāḥ yogiśivādayaḥ ca na samarthāḥ tam gaṇādhīśa kim staumi te namaḥ varadaḥ bhava
chandas Anuṣṭubh (śloka), 8 syllables in each of 4 pādas
tena me'bhayado bhūtvā rakṣa dāsaṃ viśeṣataḥ || 26||
- tvaddarśanajamāhātmyātby the greatness born of the sight of you
- saṃstutaḥpraised
- asiyou have been
- mahāprabhoO great lord
- tenaso
- meto me
- abhayadaḥthe giver of freedom from fear
- bhūtvāhaving become
- rakṣakeep
- dāsamyour servant
- viśeṣataḥabove all others
anvaya mahāprabho tvaddarśanajamāhātmyāt saṃstutaḥ asi tena me abhayadaḥ bhūtvā dāsam viśeṣataḥ rakṣa
chandas Anuṣṭubh (śloka), 8 syllables in each of 4 pādas
tamuvāca dayāsindhurbhaktaṃ bhaktaprapālakaḥ || 27||
- evamso
- stutvāhaving praised
- mahālobhaḥthe great Lobha
- praṇanāmabowed to
- gajānanamGajanana
- tamto him
- uvācaspoke
- dayāsindhuḥthe sea of kindness
- bhaktamhis devotee
- bhaktaprapālakaḥwho keeps safe all who love him
anvaya evam stutvā mahālobhaḥ gajānanam praṇanāma dayāsindhuḥ bhaktaprapālakaḥ tam bhaktam uvāca
chandas Anuṣṭubh (śloka), 8 syllables in each of 4 pādas
paṭhataḥ śṛṇvataścaiva lobhastaṃ naiva pīḍayet || 29||
- tvayāby you
- kṛtammade
- idamthis
- stotramhymn
- sarvasiddhikarambringing about every success
- bhavetwill be
- paṭhataḥof the one who recites
- śṛṇvataḥof the one who hears
- caand
- evaindeed
- lobhaḥgreed
- tamhim
- nanot
- evaat all
- pīḍayetwould trouble
anvaya tvayā kṛtam idam stotram sarvasiddhikaram bhavet paṭhataḥ śṛṇvataḥ ca eva tam lobhaḥ na eva pīḍayet
chandas Anuṣṭubh (śloka), 8 syllables in each of 4 pādas
note The boon is shaped to the demon who asked for it: greed is what the hymn now keeps off.
ante svānandaloke sa brahmabhūto bhaviṣyati || 30||
- putrapautrādisaṃyuktaḥwith children and grandchildren about him
- bhuktvāhaving tasted
- bhogānthe enjoyments
- manepsitānhis mind was set on
- anteat the end
- svānandalokein the world of Svananda
- saḥhe
- brahmabhūtaḥbecome Brahman
- bhaviṣyatiwill be
anvaya putrapautrādisaṃyuktaḥ manepsitān bhogān bhuktvā ante saḥ svānandaloke brahmabhūtaḥ bhaviṣyati
chandas Anuṣṭubh (śloka), 8 syllables in each of 4 pādas
sadā surasvabhāvena hīnaḥ so'pi bhaviṣyati || 31||
- yaḥwhoever
- stautipraises
- māmme
- anenawith this
- evaitself
- saḥhe
- meof mine
- mānyaḥworthy of regard
- nano
- saṃśayaḥdoubt
- sadāfor good
- asurasvabhāvenaof the nature of a demon
- hīnaḥfree
- saḥhe
- apitoo
- bhaviṣyatiwill be
anvaya yaḥ anena eva mām stauti saḥ me mānyaḥ saṃśayaḥ na saḥ api sadā asurasvabhāvena hīnaḥ bhaviṣyati
chandas Anuṣṭubh (śloka), 8 syllables in each of 4 pādas
note sadāsurasvabhāvena is read sadā with asurasvabhāvena: free for good of the nature of a demon.
śaraṇāgatamevaṃ tu dānavottama hanmi na || 32||
- tvāmyou
- hantumto kill
- krodhasaṃyuktaḥin anger
- āgataḥcome
- ahamI
- nano
- saṃśayaḥdoubt
- śaraṇāgatamone who has come for shelter
- evamso
- tubut
- dānavottamaO best of the danavas
- hanmiI kill
- nanot
anvaya aham krodhasaṃyuktaḥ tvām hantum āgataḥ saṃśayaḥ na tu dānavottama evam śaraṇāgatam na hanmi
chandas Anuṣṭubh (śloka), 8 syllables in each of 4 pādas
śaraṇāgata one who has come for shelter — The old rule: a man who asks for refuge is not to be killed, whoever he is. The god states it as the reason the demon is still alive.