- ଶ୍ରୀଗଣେଶାଷ୍ଟକମ୍ (śrīgaṇeśāṣṭakam)eight verses to Shri Ganesha
- ଵ୍ଯାସକୃତମ୍ (vyāsakṛtam)made by Vyasa
anvaya ଶ୍ରୀଗଣେଶାଷ୍ଟକମ୍ ଵ୍ଯାସକୃତମ୍
chandas Prose, the title
ଗିରିଧରଵରସାରଂ ଯୋଗିନୀଚକ୍ରଚାରମ୍ ।
ଭଵଭଯପରିହାରଂ ଦୁଃଖଦାରିଦ୍ର୍ଯଦୂରଂ
ଗଣପତିମଭିଵନ୍ଦେ ଵକ୍ରତୁଣ୍ଡାଵତାରମ୍ ॥ ୧ ॥
- ଗଣପତିପରିଵାରମ୍ (gaṇapatiparivāram)whose attendants are the leaders of the ganas
- ଚାରୁକେଯୂରହାରମ୍ (cārukeyūrahāram)who wears fine armlets and a necklace
- ଗିରିଧରଵରସାରମ୍ (giridharavarasāram)the best strength of the mountain lord
- ଯୋଗିନୀଚକ୍ରଚାରମ୍ (yoginīcakracāram)who moves in the circle of the yoginis
- ଭଵଭଯପରିହାରମ୍ (bhavabhayaparihāram)who takes away the fear of worldly life
- ଦୁଃଖଦାରିଦ୍ର୍ଯଦୂରମ୍ (duḥkhadāridryadūram)who keeps sorrow and poverty far off
- ଗଣପତିମ୍ (gaṇapatim)Ganapati
- ଅଭିଵନ୍ଦେ (abhivande)I bow to
- ଵକ୍ରତୁଣ୍ଡାଵତାରମ୍ (vakratuṇḍāvatāram)who came down as Vakratunda
anvaya ଗଣପତିପରିଵାରମ୍ ଚାରୁକେଯୂରହାରମ୍ ଗିରିଧରଵରସାରମ୍ ଯୋଗିନୀଚକ୍ରଚାରମ୍ ଭଵଭଯପରିହାରମ୍ ଦୁଃଖଦାରିଦ୍ର୍ଯଦୂରମ୍ ଵକ୍ରତୁଣ୍ଡାଵତାରମ୍ ଗଣପତିମ୍ ଅଭିଵନ୍ଦେ
chandas Mālinī, 15 syllables in each of 4 pādas
ଵକ୍ରତୁଣ୍ଡ Vakratunda — He of the curving trunk. In the Mudgala Purana this is the first of his eight descents, taken to overcome the demon of envy.
ଗିରିଧର the mountain lord — Giridhara, one who bears a mountain, most often names Krishna. Here it most likely means Shiva of Kailasa, whose strength his son is.
ଯୋଗିନୀଚକ୍ର the circle of the yoginis — The ring of goddesses who attend the Great Mother in tantric worship, drawn as a circle around her.
କନକଗିରିନିକାଶଂ ସୂର୍ଯକୋଟିପ୍ରକାଶମ୍ ।
ଭଜ ଭଵଗିରିନାଶଂ ମାଲତୀତୀରଵାସଂ
ଗଣପତିମଭିଵନ୍ଦେ ମାନସେ ରାଜହଂସମ୍ ॥ ୨ ॥
- ଅଖିଲମଲଵିନାଶମ୍ (akhilamalavināśam)who destroys every impurity
- ପାଣିନା (pāṇinā)in his hand
- ହସ୍ତପାଶମ୍ (hastapāśam)who holds a noose
- କନକଗିରିନିକାଶମ୍ (kanakagirinikāśam)like a mountain of gold
- ସୂର୍ଯକୋଟିପ୍ରକାଶମ୍ (sūryakoṭiprakāśam)as bright as ten million suns
- ଭଜ (bhaja)worship
- ଭଵଗିରିନାଶମ୍ (bhavagirināśam)who wears down the mountain of worldly life
- ମାଲତୀତୀରଵାସମ୍ (mālatītīravāsam)who lives on the bank of the Malati
- ଗଣପତିମ୍ (gaṇapatim)Ganapati
- ଅଭିଵନ୍ଦେ (abhivande)I bow to
- ମାନସେ (mānase)on the lake of the mind
- ରାଜହଂସମ୍ (rājahaṃsam)the royal swan
anvaya ଅଖିଲମଲଵିନାଶମ୍ ପାଣିନା ହସ୍ତପାଶମ୍ କନକଗିରିନିକାଶମ୍ ସୂର୍ଯକୋଟିପ୍ରକାଶମ୍ ଭଵଗିରିନାଶମ୍ ମାଲତୀତୀରଵାସମ୍ ଭଜ ମାନସେ ରାଜହଂସମ୍ ଗଣପତିମ୍ ଅଭିଵନ୍ଦେ
chandas Mālinī, 15 syllables in each of 4 pādas
ମାନସ the lake of the mind — Manasa is the mind, and also Lake Manasa in the Himalaya, where the royal swans are said to live. He is at home in the mind as the swan is at home on that lake.
note The Malati is named as if it were a river beside his shrine. The verse gives no more about the place.
କନକରଚିତଚିତ୍ରଂ କଣ୍ଠଦେଶେ ଵିଚିତ୍ରମ୍ ।
ଦଧତି ଵିମଲହାରଂ ସର୍ଵଦା ଯତ୍ନସାରଂ
ଗଣପତିମଭିଵନ୍ଦେ ଵକ୍ରତୁଣ୍ଡାଵତାରମ୍ ॥ ୩ ॥
- ଵିଵିଧମଣିମଯୂଖୈଃ (vividhamaṇimayūkhaiḥ)with the light of many kinds of jewels
- ଶୋଭମାନମ୍ (śobhamānam)shining
- ଵିଦୂରୈଃ (vidūraiḥ)far-reaching
- କନକରଚିତଚିତ୍ରମ୍ (kanakaracitacitram)worked in gold and bright
- କଣ୍ଠଦେଶେ (kaṇṭhadeśe)at his throat
- ଵିଚିତ୍ରମ୍ (vicitram)a wonder to see
- ଦଧତି (dadhati)who wears
- ଵିମଲହାରମ୍ (vimalahāram)a spotless necklace
- ସର୍ଵଦା (sarvadā)always
- ଯତ୍ନସାରମ୍ (yatnasāram)finely made
- ଗଣପତିମ୍ (gaṇapatim)Ganapati
- ଅଭିଵନ୍ଦେ (abhivande)I bow to
- ଵକ୍ରତୁଣ୍ଡାଵତାରମ୍ (vakratuṇḍāvatāram)who came down as Vakratunda
anvaya କଣ୍ଠଦେଶେ ସର୍ଵଦା ଵିଵିଧମଣିମଯୂଖୈଃ ଵିଦୂରୈଃ ଶୋଭମାନମ୍ କନକରଚିତଚିତ୍ରମ୍ ଵିଚିତ୍ରମ୍ ଯତ୍ନସାରମ୍ ଵିମଲହାରମ୍ ଦଧତି ଵକ୍ରତୁଣ୍ଡାଵତାରମ୍ ଗଣପତିମ୍ ଅଭିଵନ୍ଦେ
chandas Mālinī, 15 syllables in each of 4 pādas
ଵିଦିତମଖିଲନାଦଂ ନୃତ୍ଯମାନନ୍ଦକନ୍ଦମ୍ ।
ଦଧତି ଶଶିସୁଵକ୍ତ୍ରଂ ଚାଙ୍କୁଶଂ ଯୋ ଵିଶେଷଂ
ଗଣପତିମଭିଵନ୍ଦେ ସର୍ଵଦାନନ୍ଦକନ୍ଦମ୍ ॥ ୪ ॥
- ଦୁରିତଗଜମ୍ (duritagajam)an elephant against wrongdoing
- ଅମନ୍ଦମ୍ (amandam)tireless
- ଵାରୁଣୀମ୍ (vāruṇīm)Varuni
- ଚ (ca)and
- ଏଵ (eva)also
- ଵେଦମ୍ (vedam)the Veda
- ଵିଦିତମ୍ (viditam)known as
- ଅଖିଲନାଦମ୍ (akhilanādam)every sound
- ନୃତ୍ଯମ୍ (nṛtyam)the dance
- ଆନନ୍ଦକନ୍ଦମ୍ (ānandakandam)the root of joy
- ଦଧତି (dadhati)who wears
- ଶଶିସୁଵକ୍ତ୍ରମ୍ (śaśisuvaktram)the moon, with a lovely face
- ଚ (ca)and
- ଅଙ୍କୁଶମ୍ (aṅkuśam)the goad
- ଯଃ (yaḥ)who
- ଵିଶେଷମ୍ (viśeṣam)as only he can
- ଗଣପତିମ୍ (gaṇapatim)Ganapati
- ଅଭିଵନ୍ଦେ (abhivande)I bow to
- ସର୍ଵଦା (sarvadā)always
- ଆନନ୍ଦକନ୍ଦମ୍ (ānandakandam)the root of joy
anvaya ଯଃ ଅମନ୍ଦମ୍ ଦୁରିତଗଜମ୍ ଵାରୁଣୀମ୍ ଚ ଏଵ ଵେଦମ୍ ଅଖିଲନାଦମ୍ ନୃତ୍ଯମ୍ ଆନନ୍ଦକନ୍ଦମ୍ ଵିଦିତମ୍ ଶଶିସୁଵକ୍ତ୍ରମ୍ ଚ ଅଙ୍କୁଶମ୍ ଵିଶେଷମ୍ ଦଧତି ସର୍ଵଦା ଆନନ୍ଦକନ୍ଦମ୍ ଗଣପତିମ୍ ଅଭିଵନ୍ଦେ
chandas Mālinī, 15 syllables in each of 4 pādas
note The wording of this verse is hard to construe as printed, so the meaning keeps close to the words as they stand. Varuni is the power of Varuna, lord of the waters.
ମୁକୁଟମଣିସୁଢାଲେ ମୌକ୍ତିକାନାଂ ଚ ଜାଲେ ।
ଧଵଲକୁସୁମମାଲେ ଯସ୍ଯ ଶୀର୍ଷ୍ଣଃ ସତାଲେ
ଗଣପତିମଭିଵନ୍ଦେ ସର୍ଵଦା ଚକ୍ରପାଣିମ୍ ॥ ୫ ॥
- ତ୍ରିନଯନଯୁତଫାଲେ (trinayanayutaphāle)whose forehead has a third eye
- ଶୋଭମାନେ (śobhamāne)shining
- ଵିଶାଲେ (viśāle)broad
- ମୁକୁଟମଣିସୁଢାଲେ (mukuṭamaṇisuḍhāle)lovely with the jewels of his crown
- ମୌକ୍ତିକାନାମ୍ (mauktikānām)of pearls
- ଚ (ca)and
- ଜାଲେ (jāle)with a net
- ଧଵଲକୁସୁମମାଲେ (dhavalakusumamāle)with a garland of white flowers
- ଯସ୍ଯ (yasya)whose
- ଶୀର୍ଷ୍ଣଃ (śīrṣṇaḥ)head
- ସତାଲେ (satāle)swaying in time
- ଗଣପତିମ୍ (gaṇapatim)Ganapati
- ଅଭିଵନ୍ଦେ (abhivande)I bow to
- ସର୍ଵଦା (sarvadā)always
- ଚକ୍ରପାଣିମ୍ (cakrapāṇim)who holds the discus in his hand
anvaya ଯସ୍ଯ ଶୀର୍ଷ୍ଣଃ ତ୍ରିନଯନଯୁତଫାଲେ ଶୋଭମାନେ ଵିଶାଲେ ମୁକୁଟମଣିସୁଢାଲେ ମୌକ୍ତିକାନାମ୍ ଚ ଜାଲେ ଧଵଲକୁସୁମମାଲେ ସତାଲେ [ତମ୍] ଚକ୍ରପାଣିମ୍ ଗଣପତିମ୍ ସର୍ଵଦା ଅଭିଵନ୍ଦେ
chandas Mālinī, 15 syllables in each of 4 pādas
ଚକ୍ରପାଣି who holds the discus in his hand — A name usually given to Vishnu. Several of Ganapati's forms carry the discus too, among the weapons in his many hands.
ତଦୁପରି ରସକୋଣଂ ତସ୍ଯ ଚୋର୍ଧ୍ଵଂ ତ୍ରିକୋଣମ୍ ।
ଗଜମିତଦଲପଦ୍ମଂ ସଂସ୍ଥିତଂ ଚାରୁଛଦ୍ମଂ
ଗଣପତିମଭିଵନ୍ଦେ କଲ୍ପଵୃକ୍ଷସ୍ଯ ଵୃନ୍ଦେ ॥ ୬ ॥
- ଵପୁଷି (vapuṣi)in form
- ମହତି (mahati)great
- ରୂପମ୍ (rūpam)the shape
- ପୀଠମ୍ (pīṭham)a seat
- ଆଦୌ (ādau)first
- ସୁଦୀପମ୍ (sudīpam)bright
- ତଦୁପରି (tadupari)above it
- ରସକୋଣମ୍ (rasakoṇam)a six-cornered figure
- ତସ୍ଯ (tasya)that
- ଚ (ca)and
- ଊର୍ଧ୍ଵମ୍ (ūrdhvam)above
- ତ୍ରିକୋଣମ୍ (trikoṇam)a triangle
- ଗଜମିତଦଲପଦ୍ମମ୍ (gajamitadalapadmam)a lotus with as many petals as the elephants of the directions
- ସଂସ୍ଥିତମ୍ (saṃsthitam)set there
- ଚାରୁଛଦ୍ମମ୍ (cāruchadmam)under a fine canopy
- ଗଣପତିମ୍ (gaṇapatim)Ganapati
- ଅଭିଵନ୍ଦେ (abhivande)I bow to
- କଲ୍ପଵୃକ୍ଷସ୍ଯ (kalpavṛkṣasya)of wishing trees
- ଵୃନ୍ଦେ (vṛnde)among a grove
anvaya ମହତି ଵପୁଷି ରୂପମ୍ ଆଦୌ ସୁଦୀପମ୍ ପୀଠମ୍ ତଦୁପରି ରସକୋଣମ୍ ତସ୍ଯ ଚ ଊର୍ଧ୍ଵମ୍ ତ୍ରିକୋଣମ୍ ଗଜମିତଦଲପଦ୍ମମ୍ ଚାରୁଛଦ୍ମମ୍ ସଂସ୍ଥିତମ୍ କଲ୍ପଵୃକ୍ଷସ୍ଯ ଵୃନ୍ଦେ ଗଣପତିମ୍ ଅଭିଵନ୍ଦେ
chandas Mālinī, 15 syllables in each of 4 pādas
ରସକୋଣ a six-cornered figure — Rasa, taste, stands for six, the number of tastes. The six-cornered star and the triangle are drawn in Ganapati's yantra.
ଗଜମିତ as many as the elephants of the directions — Eight elephants hold up the eight quarters of the sky, so the lotus has eight petals.
note The verse describes the yantra, the drawn figure in which he is worshipped, built up layer on layer. The grove of wishing trees is where his meditation verses place him, on an island of jewels.
ସଦଯମଭଯଦଂ ତଂ ଚିନ୍ତଯେ ଚିତ୍ତସଂସ୍ଥମ୍ ।
ଶବଲକୁଟିଲଶୁଣ୍ଡଂ ଚୈକତୁଣ୍ଡଂ ଦ୍ଵିତୁଣ୍ଡଂ
ଗଣପତିମଭିଵନ୍ଦେ ସର୍ଵଦା ଵକ୍ରତୁଣ୍ଡମ୍ ॥ ୭ ॥
- ଵରଦଵିଶଦଶସ୍ତମ୍ (varadaviśadaśastam)which gives boons, bright and praised
- ଦକ୍ଷିଣମ୍ (dakṣiṇam)right
- ଯସ୍ଯ (yasya)whose
- ହସ୍ତମ୍ (hastam)hand
- ସଦଯମ୍ (sadayam)kind
- ଅଭଯଦମ୍ (abhayadam)which gives safety
- ତମ୍ (tam)him
- ଚିନ୍ତଯେ (cintaye)I think of
- ଚିତ୍ତସଂସ୍ଥମ୍ (cittasaṃstham)seated in my mind
- ଶବଲକୁଟିଲଶୁଣ୍ଡମ୍ (śabalakuṭilaśuṇḍam)whose trunk is mottled and curving
- ଚ (ca)and
- ଏକତୁଣ୍ଡମ୍ (ekatuṇḍam)with one face
- ଦ୍ଵିତୁଣ୍ଡମ୍ (dvituṇḍam)with two
- ଗଣପତିମ୍ (gaṇapatim)Ganapati
- ଅଭିଵନ୍ଦେ (abhivande)I bow to
- ସର୍ଵଦା (sarvadā)always
- ଵକ୍ରତୁଣ୍ଡମ୍ (vakratuṇḍam)Vakratunda
anvaya ଯସ୍ଯ ଦକ୍ଷିଣମ୍ ହସ୍ତମ୍ ଵରଦଵିଶଦଶସ୍ତମ୍ ସଦଯମ୍ ଅଭଯଦମ୍ [ଅସ୍ତି] ତମ୍ ଚିତ୍ତସଂସ୍ଥମ୍ ଚିନ୍ତଯେ ଶବଲକୁଟିଲଶୁଣ୍ଡମ୍ ଏକତୁଣ୍ଡମ୍ ଚ ଦ୍ଵିତୁଣ୍ଡମ୍ ଵକ୍ରତୁଣ୍ଡମ୍ ଗଣପତିମ୍ ସର୍ଵଦା ଅଭିଵନ୍ଦେ
chandas Mālinī, 15 syllables in each of 4 pādas
note One face and two: he is worshipped both in his usual form and as Dvimukha, the two-faced Ganapati of the thirty-two forms.
ଚିନ୍ତାମଣିଂ ଦକ୍ଷିଣପାଣିଶୁଣ୍ଡମ୍ ।
ବିଭ୍ରାଣମତ୍ଯଦ୍ଭୁତ ଚିତ୍ରରୂପଂ
ଯଃ ପୂଜଯେତ୍ତସ୍ଯ ସମସ୍ତସିଦ୍ଧିଃ ॥ ୮ ॥
- କଲ୍ପଦ୍ରୁମାଧଃ (kalpadrumādhaḥ)under the wishing tree
- ସ୍ଥିତକାମଧେନୁମ୍ (sthitakāmadhenum)beside whom the wish-cow stands
- ଚିନ୍ତାମଣିମ୍ (cintāmaṇim)the wishing gem
- ଦକ୍ଷିଣପାଣିଶୁଣ୍ଡମ୍ (dakṣiṇapāṇiśuṇḍam)in his right hand and his trunk
- ବିଭ୍ରାଣମ୍ (bibhrāṇam)holding
- ଅତ୍ଯଦ୍ଭୁତଚିତ୍ରରୂପମ୍ (atyadbhutacitrarūpam)whose form is wonderful and full of colour
- ଯଃ (yaḥ)whoever
- ପୂଜଯେତ୍ (pūjayet)worships
- ତସ୍ଯ (tasya)his
- ସମସ୍ତସିଦ୍ଧିଃ (samastasiddhiḥ)is every success
anvaya କଲ୍ପଦ୍ରୁମାଧଃ ସ୍ଥିତକାମଧେନୁମ୍ ଦକ୍ଷିଣପାଣିଶୁଣ୍ଡମ୍ ଚିନ୍ତାମଣିମ୍ ବିଭ୍ରାଣମ୍ ଅତ୍ଯଦ୍ଭୁତଚିତ୍ରରୂପମ୍ [ତମ୍] ଯଃ ପୂଜଯେତ୍ ତସ୍ଯ ସମସ୍ତସିଦ୍ଧିଃ
chandas Upajāti, 11 syllables in each of 4 pādas; here every line is Indravajrā
ଚିନ୍ତାମଣି the wishing gem — The jewel that gives whatever its holder thinks of. With the wishing tree and the wish-cow it makes three pictures of the same gift.
- ଫଲଶ୍ରୁତିଃ (phalaśrutiḥ)the account of what they give
anvaya ଫଲଶ୍ରୁତିଃ
chandas Prose, a heading
ପଠତାଂ ଦୁଃଖନାଶାଯ ଵିଦ୍ଯାଂ ସଶ୍ରିଯମଶ୍ନୁତେ ॥ ୯ ॥
- ଵ୍ଯାସାଷ୍ଟକମ୍ (vyāsāṣṭakam)eight verses by Vyasa
- ଇଦମ୍ (idam)these
- ପୁଣ୍ଯମ୍ (puṇyam)holy
- ଗଣେଶସ୍ତଵନମ୍ (gaṇeśastavanam)in praise of Ganesha
- ନୃଣାମ୍ (nṛṇām)for people
- ପଠତାମ୍ (paṭhatām)who read them
- ଦୁଃଖନାଶାଯ (duḥkhanāśāya)put an end to sorrow
- ଵିଦ୍ଯାମ୍ (vidyām)learning
- ସଶ୍ରିଯମ୍ (saśriyam)with wealth
- ଅଶ୍ନୁତେ (aśnute)gains
anvaya ଇଦମ୍ ପୁଣ୍ଯମ୍ ଗଣେଶସ୍ତଵନମ୍ ଵ୍ଯାସାଷ୍ଟକମ୍ ପଠତାମ୍ ନୃଣାମ୍ ଦୁଃଖନାଶାଯ [ଭଵତି] [ପାଠକଃ] ସଶ୍ରିଯମ୍ ଵିଦ୍ଯାମ୍ ଅଶ୍ନୁତେ
chandas Anuṣṭubh (śloka), 8 syllables in each of 4 pādas