gaurīpriyatanūjāya gaṇeśāyāstu maṅgalam || 1 ||
- gajānanāyato the elephant-faced one
- gāṅgeyasahajāyato the brother of Gangeya, that is, Skanda
- sadātmaneto the ever-true Self
- gaurīpriyatanūjāyato Gauri's beloved son
- gaṇeśāyato Ganesha
- astumay there be
- maṅgalamgood fortune
anvaya gajānanāya gāṅgeyasahajāya sadātmane gaurīpriyatanūjāya gaṇeśāya maṅgalam astu
chandas Anuṣṭubh (śloka), 8 syllables in each of 4 pādas
gāṅgeyasahajāya 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'.
nandyādigaṇanāthāya nāyakāyāstu maṅgalam || 2 ||
- nāgayajñopavītāyato the one who wears a snake as his sacred thread
- natavighnavināśineto the one who destroys the obstacles of those who bow
- nandyādigaṇanāthāyato the lord of the ganas led by Nandi
- nāyakāyato the leader
- astumay there be
- maṅgalamgood fortune
anvaya nāgayajñopavītāya natavighnavināśine nandyādigaṇanāthāya nāyakāya maṅgalam astu
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.
īśānapremapātrāya ceṣṭadāyāstu maṅgalam || 3 ||
- ibhavaktrāyato the elephant-faced one
- caand
- indrādivanditāyato the one honoured by Indra and the other gods
- cidātmaneto the one whose nature is awareness
- īśānapremapātrāyato the one Shiva loves
- caand
- iṣṭadāyato the giver of what is wished for
- astumay there be
- maṅgalamgood fortune
anvaya ibhavaktrāya indrādivanditāya ca cidātmane īśānapremapātrāya iṣṭadāya ca maṅgalam astu
chandas Anuṣṭubh (śloka), 8 syllables in each of 4 pādas
ibhavaktrāya to the elephant-faced one — Ibha is an elephant.
surabṛndaniṣevyāya sukhadāyāstu maṅgalam || 4 ||
- sumukhāyato the lovely-faced one
- suśuṇḍāgrokṣiptāmṛtaghaṭāyato the one who lifts a pot of nectar on the tip of his fine trunk
- caand
- surabṛndaniṣevyāyato the one served by the hosts of the gods
- sukhadāyato the giver of happiness
- astumay there be
- maṅgalamgood fortune
anvaya sumukhāya suśuṇḍāgrokṣiptāmṛtaghaṭāya ca surabṛndaniṣevyāya sukhadāya maṅgalam astu
chandas Anuṣṭubh (śloka), 8 syllables in each of 4 pādas
caraṇāvanatānartha tāraṇāyāstu maṅgalam || 5 ||
- caturbhujāyato the four-armed one
- candrārdhavilasanmastakāyato the one whose head shines with the half-moon
- caand
- caraṇāvanatānarthatāraṇāyato the one who carries those bowed at his feet past misfortune
- astumay there be
- maṅgalamgood fortune
anvaya caturbhujāya candrārdhavilasanmastakāya ca caraṇāvanatānarthatāraṇāya maṅgalam astu
chandas Anuṣṭubh (śloka), 8 syllables in each of 4 pādas
note The printed text splits caraṇāvanatānartha tāraṇāya into two; it is one compound.
virūpākṣasutāyāstu vighnanāśāya maṅgalam || 6 ||
- vakratuṇḍāyato the one with the curved trunk
- vaṭaveto the boy
- vandyāyato the one worthy of worship
- varadāyato the giver of boons
- caand
- virūpākṣasutāyato the son of three-eyed Shiva
- astumay there be
- vighnanāśāyato the destroyer of obstacles
- maṅgalamgood fortune
anvaya vakratuṇḍāya vaṭave vandyāya varadāya ca virūpākṣasutāya vighnanāśāya maṅgalam astu
chandas Anuṣṭubh (śloka), 8 syllables in each of 4 pādas
vaṭave to the boy — Vatu is a young brahmachari, a boy student. Ganesha is often pictured as a child.
prakṛṣṭapāpanāśāya phaladāyāstu maṅgalam || 7 ||
- pramodāmodarūpāyato the one who is joy and delight
- siddhivijñānarūpiṇeto the one who is success and understanding
- prakṛṣṭapāpanāśāyato the destroyer of the worst wrongs
- phaladāyato the giver of results
- astumay there be
- maṅgalamgood fortune
anvaya pramodāmodarūpāya siddhivijñānarūpiṇe prakṛṣṭapāpanāśāya phaladāya maṅgalam astu
chandas Anuṣṭubh (śloka), 8 syllables in each of 4 pādas
maṅgalaṃ vighnarājāya vighnahartrestu maṅgalam || 8 ||
- maṅgalamgood fortune
- gaṇanāthāyato the lord of the ganas
- maṅgalamgood fortune
- harasūnaveto the son of Hara
- maṅgalamgood fortune
- vighnarājāyato the king of obstacles
- vighnahartreto the remover of obstacles
- astumay there be
- maṅgalamgood fortune
anvaya gaṇanāthāya maṅgalam harasūnave maṅgalam vighnarājāya maṅgalam vighnahartre maṅgalam astu
chandas Anuṣṭubh (śloka), 8 syllables in each of 4 pādas
note The eighth verse drops the descriptions and simply says the blessing four times.
paṭhitavyaṃ prayatnena sarvavighnanivṛttaye || 9 ||
- ślokāṣṭakamset of eight verses
- idamthis
- puṇyamholy
- maṅgalapradamthat brings good fortune
- ādarātwith devotion
- paṭhitavyamshould be recited
- prayatnenawith care
- sarvavighnanivṛttayeto end every obstacle
anvaya idam puṇyam maṅgalapradam ślokāṣṭakam sarvavighnanivṛttaye ādarāt prayatnena paṭhitavyam
chandas Anuṣṭubh (śloka), 8 syllables in each of 4 pādas
