nirbījāya gaṇeśāya vighnānāṃ pataye namaḥ || 31||
- gajānanaO elephant-faced one
- namaḥsalutation
- tubhyamto you
- sarveṣāmof everything
- bījarūpiṇethe seed
- nirbījāyawho have no seed yourself
- gaṇeśāyato Ganesha
- vighnānāmof obstacles
- patayeto the lord
- namaḥsalutation
anvaya gajānana sarveṣām bījarūpiṇe nirbījāya tubhyam namaḥ vighnānām pataye gaṇeśāya namaḥ
chandas Anuṣṭubh (śloka), 8 syllables in each of 4 pādas
note An extract from the Ganesha Purana; the numbering starts at thirty-one because the chapter has been running. Narada is the speaker.
caturbhujāya sarveśa sarvapūjyāya te namaḥ || 32||
- anantāyato the endless one
- ekadantāyato the one-tusked
- herambāyato Heramba
- namo namaḥsalutation and salutation
- caturbhujāyato the four-armed
- sarveśaO lord of all
- sarvapūjyāyawhom everything must worship
- teto you
- namaḥsalutation
anvaya anantāya ekadantāya herambāya namo namaḥ sarveśa caturbhujāya sarvapūjyāya te namaḥ
chandas Anuṣṭubh (śloka), 8 syllables in each of 4 pādas
siddhibuddhipracālāya siddhibuddhipate namaḥ || 33||
- sarvasiddhipradātreto the giver of every success
- caand
- surāsuramayāyawho is gods and demons both
- teto you
- siddhibuddhipracālāyawho sets Siddhi and Buddhi moving
- siddhibuddhipateO lord of Siddhi and Buddhi
- namaḥsalutation
anvaya sarvasiddhipradātre ca surāsuramayāya te siddhibuddhipracālāya siddhibuddhipate namaḥ
chandas Anuṣṭubh (śloka), 8 syllables in each of 4 pādas
māyāmayāya māyāyāścālakāya parātmane || 34||
- aguṇāyato the one who has no qualities
- guṇeśāyato the lord of qualities
- guṇarūpāyawhose form is quality
- gauṇinewho wears them
- māyāmayāyawho is made of maya
- māyāyāḥof maya
- cālakāyathe driver
- parātmaneto the highest self
anvaya aguṇāya guṇeśāya guṇarūpāya gauṇine māyāmayāya māyāyāḥ cālakāya parātmane
chandas Anuṣṭubh (śloka), 8 syllables in each of 4 pādas
cālaka the driver — The one who makes a thing move. Maya is not what he is caught in; it is what he drives.
svānandavāsine te'stu namaḥ svānandadāyine || 35||
- sarvādayeto the first of everything
- mahodāraO great and open-handed one
- parākramaparāyaset on your own strength
- teto you
- svānandavāsinewho live in Svananda
- teto you
- astube
- namaḥsalutation
- svānandadāyinewho give Svananda
anvaya sarvādaye mahodāra parākramaparāya te svānandavāsine svānandadāyine te namaḥ astu
chandas Anuṣṭubh (śloka), 8 syllables in each of 4 pādas
brahmaṇaspataye te'stu brahmaṇāṃ brahmaṇe namaḥ || 36||
- yogākārāyato the one shaped as yoga
- yogānāmof the yogas
- svāmineto the master
- śāntidāyineto the giver of peace
- brahmaṇaspatayeto Brahmanaspati
- teto you
- astube
- brahmaṇāmof the sacred words
- brahmaṇeto the Brahman
- namaḥsalutation
anvaya yogākārāya yogānām svāmine śāntidāyine brahmaṇaspataye te astu brahmaṇām brahmaṇe namaḥ
chandas Anuṣṭubh (śloka), 8 syllables in each of 4 pādas
brahmaṇaspati Brahmanaspati — Lord of the sacred word, the Rigvedic god whose hymn is chanted for Ganapati. It is the oldest name in this list.
ādimadhyāntahīnāyādimadhyāntāya te namaḥ || 37||
- anādhārāyato the one who rests on nothing
- sarveṣāmof everything
- ādhārāyathe rest
- namo namaḥsalutation and salutation
- ādimadhyāntahīnāyato you who have no beginning, middle or end
- ādimadhyāntāyawho are beginning, middle and end
- teto you
- namaḥsalutation
anvaya anādhārāya sarveṣām ādhārāya namo namaḥ ādimadhyāntahīnāya ādimadhyāntāya te namaḥ
chandas Anuṣṭubh (śloka), 8 syllables in each of 4 pādas
namo mūṣakavāhāya mūṣakadhvajine namaḥ || 38||
- paraśvaṅkuśahastāyawith axe and goad in your hands
- trinetrāyathree-eyed
- mahodaraO great-bellied one
- namaḥsalutation
- mūṣakavāhāyato the mouse-rider
- mūṣakadhvajinewhose banner carries the mouse
- namaḥsalutation
anvaya paraśvaṅkuśahastāya trinetrāya mahodara namaḥ mūṣakavāhāya mūṣakadhvajine namaḥ
chandas Anuṣṭubh (śloka), 8 syllables in each of 4 pādas
jagat susraṣṭre sakalasya hantre guṇairvihīnāya gaṇādhipāya || 39||
- namo namaḥsalutation, salutation
- teto you
- sakalāyawho are the whole of it
- dhāmnethe place it rests
- sadāalways
- sukhānandakarāyawho makes ease and joy
- pātreto the vessel
- jagatthe world
- susraṣṭreto the good maker
- sakalasyaof it all
- hantreto the ender
- guṇaiḥof qualities
- vihīnāyaempty
- gaṇādhipāyato the lord of the ganas
anvaya sakalāya dhāmne sadā sukhānandakarāya pātre te namo namaḥ jagat susraṣṭre sakalasya hantre guṇaiḥ vihīnāya gaṇādhipāya
chandas Upajāti, 11 syllables in each of 4 pādas
note The metre widens here for two verses of close argument, and then goes back to the couplet.
sadā svabuddhau parasaṃsthitāya gajātmarūpāya namo namaste || 40||
- videharūpāyato you whose form is bodiless
- parāyathe highest
- bhoktrethe one who tastes
- bodhenaby knowing
- hīnāyauntouched
- susāṅkhyakāyawho are the true Samkhya
- sadāalways
- svabuddhauin a man's own understanding
- parasaṃsthitāyastanding beyond
- gajātmarūpāyawhose own form is the elephant
- namo namaḥsalutation and salutation
- teto you
anvaya videharūpāya parāya bhoktre bodhena hīnāya susāṅkhyakāya sadā svabuddhau parasaṃsthitāya gajātmarūpāya te namo namaḥ
chandas Upajāti, 11 syllables in each of 4 pādas
videha bodiless — Videha is being without a body. The next three verses turn on it: the elephant head stands for what has no body at all.
gajacihnena yogīndrāḥ paśyanti tvāṃ gajānanam || 41||
- bodhahīnamthat no knowing touches
- caand
- yatwhich
- brahmaBrahman
- tatthat
- evaexactly
- gajavācakamis what the word elephant stands for
- gajacihnenaby the sign of the elephant
- yogīndrāḥthe great yogis
- paśyantisee
- tvāmyou
- gajānanamGajanana
anvaya yat brahma bodhahīnam ca tat eva gajavācakam yogīndrāḥ gajacihnena tvām gajānanam paśyanti
chandas Anuṣṭubh (śloka), 8 syllables in each of 4 pādas
tathā videhacihnena jñāyase tvaṃ tu yogibhiḥ || 42||
- yathāas
- mukhasyaof the face
- cihnenaby the sign
- jñāyanteare known
- mānavādayaḥmen and the rest
- tathāso
- videhacihnenaby the sign of what has no body
- jñāyaseyou are known
- tvamyou
- tuand
- yogibhiḥby the yogis
anvaya yathā mukhasya cihnena mānavādayaḥ jñāyante tathā tu tvam videhacihnena yogibhiḥ jñāyase
chandas Anuṣṭubh (śloka), 8 syllables in each of 4 pādas
note A face is how a person is recognised. The verse says his face is recognisable in the same plain way, and that what it shows is the bodiless.
gaṇeśasya prāptikaraṃ gajānana namo'stu te || 43||
- videhamwhat has no body
- gajarūpamthe elephant form
- yatwhich
- tenafor that reason
- teyour
- mukhamface
- ucyateis called
- gaṇeśasyaof Ganesha
- prāptikaramby whom the reaching is made
- gajānanaO Gajanana
- namaḥsalutation
- astube
- teto you
anvaya yat videham gajarūpam tena te mukham ucyate gaṇeśasya prāptikaram gajānana te namaḥ astu
chandas Anuṣṭubh (śloka), 8 syllables in each of 4 pādas
yoginaḥ śāntimāpannāstaṃ vayaṃ śaraṇaṃ gatāḥ || 44||
- kimhow
- stavāmashall we praise
- gaṇādhīśaO lord of the ganas
- yatrawhere
- vedādikāḥthe Vedas and the rest
- tathāand
- yoginaḥthe yogis
- śāntimsilence
- āpannāḥhave come to
- tamhim
- vayamwe
- śaraṇamfor shelter
- gatāḥhave gone
anvaya gaṇādhīśa yatra vedādikāḥ tathā yoginaḥ śāntim āpannāḥ kim stavāma vayam tam śaraṇam gatāḥ
chandas Anuṣṭubh (śloka), 8 syllables in each of 4 pādas
tānuvāca gaṇādhīśo harṣayan sarvabhāvavit || 45||
- stutvāhaving praised
- vighneśvaramVighneshvara
- tethey
- tuand
- praṇemuḥbowed
- tamto him
- punaḥ punaḥagain and again
- tānto them
- uvācaspoke
- gaṇādhīśaḥthe lord of the ganas
- harṣayanmaking them glad
- sarvabhāvavitwho knows what is in every heart
anvaya te tu vighneśvaram stutvā tam punaḥ punaḥ praṇemuḥ sarvabhāvavit gaṇādhīśaḥ harṣayan tān uvāca
chandas Anuṣṭubh (śloka), 8 syllables in each of 4 pādas
sarvasiddhipradaṃ pūrṇaṃ bhaviṣyati nirantaram || 46||
- stotramthe hymn
- bhavatkṛtammade by you
- devāḥO gods
- īśvarāḥO lords
- munayaḥO sages
- caand
- meof me
- sarvasiddhipradamgiving every success
- pūrṇamin full
- bhaviṣyatiwill be
- nirantaramwithout a break
anvaya devāḥ īśvarāḥ munayaḥ ca bhavatkṛtam me stotram nirantaram pūrṇam sarvasiddhipradam bhaviṣyati
chandas Anuṣṭubh (śloka), 8 syllables in each of 4 pādas
paṭhanācchravaṇādasya santuṣṭo'haṃ viśeṣataḥ || 47||
- yadyatwhatever
- icchatione wants
- tattatthat very thing
- vaiindeed
- dāsyāmiI shall give
- bhaktiyantritaḥbound by devotion
- paṭhanātby the reciting
- śravaṇātby the hearing
- asyaof this
- santuṣṭaḥpleased
- ahamI am
- viśeṣataḥabove all
anvaya bhaktiyantritaḥ yadyat icchati tattat vai dāsyāmi asya paṭhanāt śravaṇāt aham viśeṣataḥ santuṣṭaḥ
chandas Anuṣṭubh (śloka), 8 syllables in each of 4 pādas
note śravaṇāt is printed as part of paṭhanācchravaṇādasya, where the two words run together.
tapasā bhaktibhāvena stotreṇa tuṣṭimāgataḥ || 48||
- varadaḥthe giver of boons
- ahamI am
- vṛṇutachoose
- vaḥfor yourselves
- dāsyāmiI shall give
- varamthe boon
- īpsitamyou long for
- tapasāby austerity
- bhaktibhāvenaby devotion
- stotreṇaby the hymn
- tuṣṭimcontentment
- āgataḥcome to
anvaya aham varadaḥ vaḥ vṛṇuta īpsitam varam dāsyāmi tapasā bhaktibhāvena stotreṇa [aham] tuṣṭim āgataḥ
chandas Anuṣṭubh (śloka), 8 syllables in each of 4 pādas
