- श्रीगणेशद्वात्रिंशनामावलिः (śrīgaṇeśadvātriṃśanāmāvaliḥ)the string of thirty-two names of Shri Ganesha
anvaya श्रीगणेशद्वात्रिंशनामावलिः
chandas Prose, the title
note गणेशाद्वात्रिंश is printed for गणेशद्वात्रिंश.
- ॐ (oṃ)Om
- बाल गणपतये (bāla gaṇapataye)to Bala Ganapati, the god as a child
- नमः (namaḥ)salutation
anvaya ॐ बाल गणपतये नमः
chandas Prose, a name with salutation
द्वात्रिंश thirty-two — The thirty-two forms of Ganapati counted in the tantras. Each has its own number of arms, its own colour and its own thing held, and this list names them in their usual order.
note The list is said one name at a time, with Om before and salutation after. Every name here is a form of the god in its own right, so the sense given is that form and what it shows.
- ॐ (oṃ)Om
- तरुण गणपतये (taruṇa gaṇapataye)to Taruna Ganapati, the god in his youth
- नमः (namaḥ)salutation
anvaya ॐ तरुण गणपतये नमः
chandas Prose, a name with salutation
- ॐ (oṃ)Om
- भक्ति गणपतये (bhakti gaṇapataye)to Bhakti Ganapati, the god of devotion
- नमः (namaḥ)salutation
anvaya ॐ भक्ति गणपतये नमः
chandas Prose, a name with salutation
- ॐ (oṃ)Om
- वीर गणपतये (vīra gaṇapataye)to Vira Ganapati, the god in arms
- नमः (namaḥ)salutation
anvaya ॐ वीर गणपतये नमः
chandas Prose, a name with salutation
- ॐ (oṃ)Om
- शक्ति गणपतये (śakti gaṇapataye)to Shakti Ganapati, the god with his consort
- नमः (namaḥ)salutation
anvaya ॐ शक्ति गणपतये नमः
chandas Prose, a name with salutation
- ॐ (oṃ)Om
- द्विज गणपतये (dvija gaṇapataye)to Dvija Ganapati, the twice-born
- नमः (namaḥ)salutation
anvaya ॐ द्विज गणपतये नमः
chandas Prose, a name with salutation
- ॐ (oṃ)Om
- सिद्धि गणपतये (siddhi gaṇapataye)to Siddhi Ganapati, who brings things off
- नमः (namaḥ)salutation
anvaya ॐ सिद्धि गणपतये नमः
chandas Prose, a name with salutation
- ॐ (oṃ)Om
- उच्छिष्ट गणपतये (ucchiṣṭa gaṇapataye)to Ucchishta Ganapati, of the tasted offering
- नमः (namaḥ)salutation
anvaya ॐ उच्छिष्ट गणपतये नमः
chandas Prose, a name with salutation
उच्छिष्ट the tasted offering — Ucchishta is food already eaten from, which ordinary worship would never offer. This form is worshipped with exactly that.
- ॐ (oṃ)Om
- विघ्न गणपतये (vighna gaṇapataye)to Vighna Ganapati, the lord of obstacles
- नमः (namaḥ)salutation
anvaya ॐ विघ्न गणपतये नमः
chandas Prose, a name with salutation
- ॐ (oṃ)Om
- क्षिप्र गणपतये (kṣipra gaṇapataye)to Kshipra Ganapati, quick to be pleased
- नमः (namaḥ)salutation
anvaya ॐ क्षिप्र गणपतये नमः
chandas Prose, a name with salutation
- ॐ (oṃ)Om
- हेरम्ब गणपतये (heramba gaṇapataye)to Heramba Ganapati, the guard of the weak
- नमः (namaḥ)salutation
anvaya ॐ हेरम्ब गणपतये नमः
chandas Prose, a name with salutation
- ॐ (oṃ)Om
- लक्ष्मी गणपतये (lakṣmī gaṇapataye)to Lakshmi Ganapati, seated with the goddess of fortune
- नमः (namaḥ)salutation
anvaya ॐ लक्ष्मी गणपतये नमः
chandas Prose, a name with salutation
- ॐ (oṃ)Om
- महा गणपतये (mahā gaṇapataye)to Maha Ganapati, the great
- नमः (namaḥ)salutation
anvaya ॐ महा गणपतये नमः
chandas Prose, a name with salutation
- ॐ (oṃ)Om
- विजय गणपतये (vijaya gaṇapataye)to Vijaya Ganapati, the winner
- नमः (namaḥ)salutation
anvaya ॐ विजय गणपतये नमः
chandas Prose, a name with salutation
- ॐ (oṃ)Om
- नृत्य गणपतये (nṛtya gaṇapataye)to Nritya Ganapati, the dancer
- नमः (namaḥ)salutation
anvaya ॐ नृत्य गणपतये नमः
chandas Prose, a name with salutation
- ॐ (oṃ)Om
- ऊर्ध्व गणपतये (ūrdhva gaṇapataye)to Urdhva Ganapati, the one raised up
- नमः (namaḥ)salutation
anvaya ॐ ऊर्ध्व गणपतये नमः
chandas Prose, a name with salutation
- ॐ (oṃ)Om
- एकाक्षर गणपतये (ekākṣara gaṇapataye)to Ekakshara Ganapati, of the single syllable
- नमः (namaḥ)salutation
anvaya ॐ एकाक्षर गणपतये नमः
chandas Prose, a name with salutation
- ॐ (oṃ)Om
- वर गणपतये (vara gaṇapataye)to Vara Ganapati, the giver of boons
- नमः (namaḥ)salutation
anvaya ॐ वर गणपतये नमः
chandas Prose, a name with salutation
- ॐ (oṃ)Om
- त्र्यक्षर गणपतये (tryakṣara gaṇapataye)to Tryakshara Ganapati, of the three syllables
- नमः (namaḥ)salutation
anvaya ॐ त्र्यक्षर गणपतये नमः
chandas Prose, a name with salutation
त्र्यक्षर of the three syllables — The three are a, u and m, the parts of Om. The form before it, Ekakshara, is the single syllable gam.
- ॐ (oṃ)Om
- क्षिप्रप्रसाद गणपतये (kṣipraprasāda gaṇapataye)to Kshipraprasada Ganapati, quick with his grace
- नमः (namaḥ)salutation
anvaya ॐ क्षिप्रप्रसाद गणपतये नमः
chandas Prose, a name with salutation
- ॐ (oṃ)Om
- हरिद्रा गणपतये (haridrā gaṇapataye)to Haridra Ganapati, the colour of turmeric
- नमः (namaḥ)salutation
anvaya ॐ हरिद्रा गणपतये नमः
chandas Prose, a name with salutation
हरिद्रा turmeric — This form is yellow as turmeric, and turmeric is what his image is made of in that worship.
- ॐ (oṃ)Om
- एकदन्त गणपतये (ekadanta gaṇapataye)to Ekadanta Ganapati, the one-tusked
- नमः (namaḥ)salutation
anvaya ॐ एकदन्त गणपतये नमः
chandas Prose, a name with salutation
- ॐ (oṃ)Om
- सृष्टि गणपतये (sṛṣṭi gaṇapataye)to Srishti Ganapati, of the world's making
- नमः (namaḥ)salutation
anvaya ॐ सृष्टि गणपतये नमः
chandas Prose, a name with salutation
- ॐ (oṃ)Om
- उद्दण्ड गणपतये (uddaṇḍa gaṇapataye)to Uddanda Ganapati, who carries the staff high
- नमः (namaḥ)salutation
anvaya ॐ उद्दण्ड गणपतये नमः
chandas Prose, a name with salutation
- ॐ (oṃ)Om
- ऋणमोचन गणपतये (ṛṇamocana gaṇapataye)to Rinamochana Ganapati, who cuts a man loose from debt
- नमः (namaḥ)salutation
anvaya ॐ ऋणमोचन गणपतये नमः
chandas Prose, a name with salutation
- ॐ (oṃ)Om
- ढुंढि गणपतये (ḍhuṃḍhi gaṇapataye)to Dhundhi Ganapati, the one who is searched for
- नमः (namaḥ)salutation
anvaya ॐ ढुंढि गणपतये नमः
chandas Prose, a name with salutation
- ॐ (oṃ)Om
- द्विमुख गणपतये (dvimukha gaṇapataye)to Dvimukha Ganapati, the two-faced
- नमः (namaḥ)salutation
anvaya ॐ द्विमुख गणपतये नमः
chandas Prose, a name with salutation
- ॐ (oṃ)Om
- त्रिमुख गणपतये (trimukha gaṇapataye)to Trimukha Ganapati, the three-faced
- नमः (namaḥ)salutation
anvaya ॐ त्रिमुख गणपतये नमः
chandas Prose, a name with salutation
- ॐ (oṃ)Om
- सिंह गणपतये (siṃha gaṇapataye)to Simha Ganapati, who rides the lion
- नमः (namaḥ)salutation
anvaya ॐ सिंह गणपतये नमः
chandas Prose, a name with salutation
- ॐ (oṃ)Om
- योग गणपतये (yoga gaṇapataye)to Yoga Ganapati, seated in the posture of yoga
- नमः (namaḥ)salutation
anvaya ॐ योग गणपतये नमः
chandas Prose, a name with salutation
- ॐ (oṃ)Om
- दुर्गा गणपतये (durgā gaṇapataye)to Durga Ganapati, hard to come at
- नमः (namaḥ)salutation
anvaya ॐ दुर्गा गणपतये नमः
chandas Prose, a name with salutation
- ॐ (oṃ)Om
- संकटहरा गणपतये (saṃkaṭaharā gaṇapataye)to Sankatahara Ganapati, who takes trouble away
- नमः (namaḥ)salutation
anvaya ॐ संकटहरा गणपतये नमः
chandas Prose, a name with salutation
note The last of the thirty-two, and the one most often worshipped on the fourth day after the full moon.
