গৌৰীপ্ৰিযতনূজায গণেশাযাস্তু মঙ্গলম্ ॥ 1 ॥
- গজাননায (gajānanāya)to the elephant-faced one
- গাঙ্গেযসহজায (gāṅgeyasahajāya)to the brother of Gangeya, that is, Skanda
- সদাত্মনে (sadātmane)to the ever-true Self
- গৌৰীপ্ৰিযতনূজায (gaurīpriyatanūjāya)to Gauri's beloved son
- গণেশায (gaṇeśāya)to Ganesha
- অস্তু (astu)may there be
- মঙ্গলম্ (maṅgalam)good fortune
anvaya গজাননায গাঙ্গেযসহজায সদাত্মনে গৌৰীপ্ৰিযতনূজায গণেশায মঙ্গলম্ অস্তু
chandas Anuṣṭubh (śloka), 8 syllables in each of 4 pādas
গাঙ্গেযসহজায to the brother of Gangeya — Gangeya, 'son of Ganga', is Skanda, who in one telling was carried by the Ganga before he was born.
note A mangalashtakam is a set of eight verses that wish good fortune, often sung at the close of a puja or a festival. Every verse here ends astu mangalam, 'may it be well'.
নন্দ্যাদিগণনাথায নাযকাযাস্তু মঙ্গলম্ ॥ 2 ॥
- নাগযজ্ঞোপৱীতায (nāgayajñopavītāya)to the one who wears a snake as his sacred thread
- নতৱিঘ্নৱিনাশিনে (natavighnavināśine)to the one who destroys the obstacles of those who bow
- নন্দ্যাদিগণনাথায (nandyādigaṇanāthāya)to the lord of the ganas led by Nandi
- নাযকায (nāyakāya)to the leader
- অস্তু (astu)may there be
- মঙ্গলম্ (maṅgalam)good fortune
anvaya নাগযজ্ঞোপৱীতায নতৱিঘ্নৱিনাশিনে নন্দ্যাদিগণনাথায নাযকায মঙ্গলম্ অস্তু
chandas Anuṣṭubh (śloka), 8 syllables in each of 4 pādas
note Each part of this verse begins with na. The poet holds one sound through a verse, and the verses that follow do the same with other letters.
ঈশানপ্ৰেমপাত্ৰায চেষ্টদাযাস্তু মঙ্গলম্ ॥ 3 ॥
- ইভৱক্ত্ৰায (ibhavaktrāya)to the elephant-faced one
- চ (ca)and
- ইন্দ্ৰাদিৱন্দিতায (indrādivanditāya)to the one honoured by Indra and the other gods
- চিদাত্মনে (cidātmane)to the one whose nature is awareness
- ঈশানপ্ৰেমপাত্ৰায (īśānapremapātrāya)to the one Shiva loves
- চ (ca)and
- ইষ্টদায (iṣṭadāya)to the giver of what is wished for
- অস্তু (astu)may there be
- মঙ্গলম্ (maṅgalam)good fortune
anvaya ইভৱক্ত্ৰায ইন্দ্ৰাদিৱন্দিতায চ চিদাত্মনে ঈশানপ্ৰেমপাত্ৰায ইষ্টদায চ মঙ্গলম্ অস্তু
chandas Anuṣṭubh (śloka), 8 syllables in each of 4 pādas
ইভৱক্ত্ৰায to the elephant-faced one — Ibha is an elephant.
সুৰবৃন্দনিষেৱ্যায সুখদাযাস্তু মঙ্গলম্ ॥ 4 ॥
- সুমুখায (sumukhāya)to the lovely-faced one
- সুশুণ্ডাগ্ৰোক্ষিপ্তামৃতঘটায (suśuṇḍāgrokṣiptāmṛtaghaṭāya)to the one who lifts a pot of nectar on the tip of his fine trunk
- চ (ca)and
- সুৰবৃন্দনিষেৱ্যায (surabṛndaniṣevyāya)to the one served by the hosts of the gods
- সুখদায (sukhadāya)to the giver of happiness
- অস্তু (astu)may there be
- মঙ্গলম্ (maṅgalam)good fortune
anvaya সুমুখায সুশুণ্ডাগ্ৰোক্ষিপ্তামৃতঘটায চ সুৰবৃন্দনিষেৱ্যায সুখদায মঙ্গলম্ অস্তু
chandas Anuṣṭubh (śloka), 8 syllables in each of 4 pādas
চৰণাৱনতানৰ্থ তাৰণাযাস্তু মঙ্গলম্ ॥ 5 ॥
- চতুৰ্ভুজায (caturbhujāya)to the four-armed one
- চন্দ্ৰাৰ্ধৱিলসন্মস্তকায (candrārdhavilasanmastakāya)to the one whose head shines with the half-moon
- চ (ca)and
- চৰণাৱনতানৰ্থতাৰণায (caraṇāvanatānarthatāraṇāya)to the one who carries those bowed at his feet past misfortune
- অস্তু (astu)may there be
- মঙ্গলম্ (maṅgalam)good fortune
anvaya চতুৰ্ভুজায চন্দ্ৰাৰ্ধৱিলসন্মস্তকায চ চৰণাৱনতানৰ্থতাৰণায মঙ্গলম্ অস্তু
chandas Anuṣṭubh (śloka), 8 syllables in each of 4 pādas
note The printed text splits চৰণাৱনতানৰ্থ তাৰণায into two; it is one compound.
ৱিৰূপাক্ষসুতাযাস্তু ৱিঘ্ননাশায মঙ্গলম্ ॥ 6 ॥
- ৱক্ৰতুণ্ডায (vakratuṇḍāya)to the one with the curved trunk
- ৱটৱে (vaṭave)to the boy
- ৱন্দ্যায (vandyāya)to the one worthy of worship
- ৱৰদায (varadāya)to the giver of boons
- চ (ca)and
- ৱিৰূপাক্ষসুতায (virūpākṣasutāya)to the son of three-eyed Shiva
- অস্তু (astu)may there be
- ৱিঘ্ননাশায (vighnanāśāya)to the destroyer of obstacles
- মঙ্গলম্ (maṅgalam)good fortune
anvaya ৱক্ৰতুণ্ডায ৱটৱে ৱন্দ্যায ৱৰদায চ ৱিৰূপাক্ষসুতায ৱিঘ্ননাশায মঙ্গলম্ অস্তু
chandas Anuṣṭubh (śloka), 8 syllables in each of 4 pādas
ৱটৱে to the boy — Vatu is a young brahmachari, a boy student. Ganesha is often pictured as a child.
প্ৰকৃষ্টপাপনাশায ফলদাযাস্তু মঙ্গলম্ ॥ 7 ॥
- প্ৰমোদামোদৰূপায (pramodāmodarūpāya)to the one who is joy and delight
- সিদ্ধিৱিজ্ঞানৰূপিণে (siddhivijñānarūpiṇe)to the one who is success and understanding
- প্ৰকৃষ্টপাপনাশায (prakṛṣṭapāpanāśāya)to the destroyer of the worst wrongs
- ফলদায (phaladāya)to the giver of results
- অস্তু (astu)may there be
- মঙ্গলম্ (maṅgalam)good fortune
anvaya প্ৰমোদামোদৰূপায সিদ্ধিৱিজ্ঞানৰূপিণে প্ৰকৃষ্টপাপনাশায ফলদায মঙ্গলম্ অস্তু
chandas Anuṣṭubh (śloka), 8 syllables in each of 4 pādas
মঙ্গলং ৱিঘ্নৰাজায ৱিঘ্নহৰ্ত্ৰেস্তু মঙ্গলম্ ॥ 8 ॥
- মঙ্গলম্ (maṅgalam)good fortune
- গণনাথায (gaṇanāthāya)to the lord of the ganas
- মঙ্গলম্ (maṅgalam)good fortune
- হৰসূনৱে (harasūnave)to the son of Hara
- মঙ্গলম্ (maṅgalam)good fortune
- ৱিঘ্নৰাজায (vighnarājāya)to the king of obstacles
- ৱিঘ্নহৰ্ত্ৰে (vighnahartre)to the remover of obstacles
- অস্তু (astu)may there be
- মঙ্গলম্ (maṅgalam)good fortune
anvaya গণনাথায মঙ্গলম্ হৰসূনৱে মঙ্গলম্ ৱিঘ্নৰাজায মঙ্গলম্ ৱিঘ্নহৰ্ত্ৰে মঙ্গলম্ অস্তু
chandas Anuṣṭubh (śloka), 8 syllables in each of 4 pādas
note The eighth verse drops the descriptions and simply says the blessing four times.
পঠিতৱ্যং প্ৰযত্নেন সৰ্ৱৱিঘ্ননিৱৃত্তযে ॥ 9 ॥
- শ্লোকাষ্টকম্ (ślokāṣṭakam)set of eight verses
- ইদম্ (idam)this
- পুণ্যম্ (puṇyam)holy
- মঙ্গলপ্ৰদম্ (maṅgalapradam)that brings good fortune
- আদৰাত্ (ādarāt)with devotion
- পঠিতৱ্যম্ (paṭhitavyam)should be recited
- প্ৰযত্নেন (prayatnena)with care
- সৰ্ৱৱিঘ্ননিৱৃত্তযে (sarvavighnanivṛttaye)to end every obstacle
anvaya ইদম্ পুণ্যম্ মঙ্গলপ্ৰদম্ শ্লোকাষ্টকম্ সৰ্ৱৱিঘ্ননিৱৃত্তযে আদৰাত্ প্ৰযত্নেন পঠিতৱ্যম্
chandas Anuṣṭubh (śloka), 8 syllables in each of 4 pādas
