Lord Ganesha

śrī gaṇapati stavaṃ

(Shri Ganapati Stavam in English (IAST))

From Padma Purana

This profound hymn originates from the Padma Purana, featuring a beautiful prayer offered by the Trinity of Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva. It celebrates Lord Ganesha not merely as a remover of obstacles, but as the supreme Parabrahman, the formless, attributeless, and eternal consciousness. Through its majestic verses, the stotra guides devotees toward spiritual liberation by contemplating the primordial nature of the deity. Chanting this hymn helps in dissolving the ego, attaining divine wisdom, and experiencing the bliss of non-dual existence, ultimately leading the seeker to merge their consciousness with the universal spirit represented by Ganesha.

brahmaviṣṇumaheśā ūcuḥ |
ajaṃ nirvikalpaṃ nirākāramekaṃ
nirānandamadvaitamānandapūrṇam |
paraṃ nirguṇaṃ nirviśeṣaṃ nirīhaṃ
parabrahmarūpaṃ gaṇeśaṃ bhajema || 1 ||
guṇātītamādyaṃ cidānandarūpaṃ
cidābhāsakaṃ sarvagaṃ jñānagamyam |
munidhyeyamākāśarūpaṃ pareśaṃ
parabrahmarūpaṃ gaṇeśaṃ bhajema || 2 ||
jagatkāraṇaṃ kāraṇajñānarūpaṃ
surādiṃ sukhādiṃ yugādiṃ gaṇeśam |
jagadvyāpinaṃ viśvavandyaṃ sureśaṃ
parabrahmarūpaṃ gaṇeśaṃ bhajema || 3 ||
rajoyogato brahmarūpaṃ śrutijñaṃ
sadā kāryasaktaṃ hṛdācintyarūpam |
jagatkārakaṃ sarvavidyānidhānaṃ
parabrahmarūpaṃ gaṇeśaṃ natāsmaḥ || 4 ||
sadā sattvayogaṃ mudā krīḍamānaṃ
surārīnharantaṃ jagatpālayantam |
anekāvatāraṃ nijajñānahāraṃ
sadā viṣṇurūpaṃ gaṇeśaṃ namāmaḥ || 5 ||
tamoyoginaṃ rudrarūpaṃ trinetraṃ
jagaddhārakaṃ tārakaṃ jñānahetum |
anekāgamaiḥ svaṃ janaṃ bodhayantaṃ
sadā śarvarūpaṃ gaṇeśaṃ namāmaḥ || 6 ||
tamastomahāraṃ janājñānahāraṃ
trayīvedasāraṃ parabrahmapāram |
munijñānakāraṃ vidūrevikāraṃ
sadā brahmarūpaṃ gaṇeśaṃ namāmaḥ || 7 ||
nijairoṣadhīstarpayantaṃ karodyaiḥ
saraughānkalābhiḥ sudhāsrāviṇībhiḥ |
dineśāṃśu santāpahāraṃ dvijeśaṃ
śaśāṅkasvarūpaṃ gaṇeśaṃ namāmaḥ || 8 ||
prakāśasvarūpaṃ nabhovāyurūpaṃ
vikārādihetuṃ kalākālabhūtam |
anekakriyānekaśaktisvarūpaṃ
sadā śaktirūpaṃ gaṇeśaṃ namāmaḥ || 9 ||
pradhānasvarūpaṃ mahattattvarūpaṃ
dharāvārirūpaṃ digīśādirūpam |
asatsatsvarūpaṃ jagaddhetubhūtaṃ
sadā viśvarūpaṃ gaṇeśaṃ natāsmaḥ || 10 ||
tvadīye manaḥ sthāpayedaṅghriyugme
jano vighnasaṅghānna pīḍāṃ labheta |
lasatsūryabimbe viśāle sthito'yaṃ
janodhvānta pīḍāṃ kathaṃ vā labheta || 11 ||
vayaṃ bhrāmitāḥ sarvathā'jñānayogā-
-dalabdhā tavāṅghriṃ bahūnvarṣapūgān |
idānīmavāptāstavaiva prasādā-
-tprapannānsadā pāhi viśvambharādya || 12 ||
gaṇeśa uvāca|
idaṃ yaḥ paṭhetprātarutthāya dhīmān
trisandhyaṃ sadā bhaktiyukto viśuddhaḥ |
saputrān śriyaṃ sarvakāmān labheta
parabrahmarūpo bhavedantakāle || 13 ||
iti gaṇeśapurāṇe upāsanākhaṇḍe trayodaśo'dhyāye śrīgaṇapatistavaḥ |

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