- ஶ்ரீகணேஶத்வாத்ரிம்ஶநாமாவலிஃ (śrīgaṇeśadvātriṃśanāmāvaliḥ)the string of thirty-two names of Shri Ganesha
anvaya ஶ்ரீகணேஶத்வாத்ரிம்ஶநாமாவலிஃ
chandas Prose, the title
note கணேஶாத்வாத்ரிம்ஶ is printed for கணேஶத்வாத்ரிம்ஶ.
- ௐ (oṃ)Om
- பால கணபதயே (bāla gaṇapataye)to Bala Ganapati, the god as a child
- நமஃ (namaḥ)salutation
anvaya ௐ பால கணபதயே நமஃ
chandas Prose, a name with salutation
த்வாத்ரிம்ஶ 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.
- ௐ (oṃ)Om
- தருண கணபதயே (taruṇa gaṇapataye)to Taruna Ganapati, the god in his youth
- நமஃ (namaḥ)salutation
anvaya ௐ தருண கணபதயே நமஃ
chandas Prose, a name with salutation
- ௐ (oṃ)Om
- பக்தி கணபதயே (bhakti gaṇapataye)to Bhakti Ganapati, the god of devotion
- நமஃ (namaḥ)salutation
anvaya ௐ பக்தி கணபதயே நமஃ
chandas Prose, a name with salutation
- ௐ (oṃ)Om
- வீர கணபதயே (vīra gaṇapataye)to Vira Ganapati, the god in arms
- நமஃ (namaḥ)salutation
anvaya ௐ வீர கணபதயே நமஃ
chandas Prose, a name with salutation
- ௐ (oṃ)Om
- ஶக்தி கணபதயே (śakti gaṇapataye)to Shakti Ganapati, the god with his consort
- நமஃ (namaḥ)salutation
anvaya ௐ ஶக்தி கணபதயே நமஃ
chandas Prose, a name with salutation
- ௐ (oṃ)Om
- த்விஜ கணபதயே (dvija gaṇapataye)to Dvija Ganapati, the twice-born
- நமஃ (namaḥ)salutation
anvaya ௐ த்விஜ கணபதயே நமஃ
chandas Prose, a name with salutation
- ௐ (oṃ)Om
- ஸித்தி கணபதயே (siddhi gaṇapataye)to Siddhi Ganapati, who brings things off
- நமஃ (namaḥ)salutation
anvaya ௐ ஸித்தி கணபதயே நமஃ
chandas Prose, a name with salutation
- ௐ (oṃ)Om
- உச்சிஷ்ட கணபதயே (ucchiṣṭa gaṇapataye)to Ucchishta Ganapati, of the tasted offering
- நமஃ (namaḥ)salutation
anvaya ௐ உச்சிஷ்ட கணபதயே நமஃ
chandas Prose, a name with salutation
உச்சிஷ்ட the tasted offering — Ucchishta is food already eaten from, which ordinary worship would never offer. This form is worshipped with exactly that.
- ௐ (oṃ)Om
- விக்ந கணபதயே (vighna gaṇapataye)to Vighna Ganapati, the lord of obstacles
- நமஃ (namaḥ)salutation
anvaya ௐ விக்ந கணபதயே நமஃ
chandas Prose, a name with salutation
- ௐ (oṃ)Om
- க்ஷிப்ர கணபதயே (kṣipra gaṇapataye)to Kshipra Ganapati, quick to be pleased
- நமஃ (namaḥ)salutation
anvaya ௐ க்ஷிப்ர கணபதயே நமஃ
chandas Prose, a name with salutation
- ௐ (oṃ)Om
- ஹேரம்ப கணபதயே (heramba gaṇapataye)to Heramba Ganapati, the guard of the weak
- நமஃ (namaḥ)salutation
anvaya ௐ ஹேரம்ப கணபதயே நமஃ
chandas Prose, a name with salutation
- ௐ (oṃ)Om
- லக்ஷ்மீ கணபதயே (lakṣmī gaṇapataye)to Lakshmi Ganapati, seated with the goddess of fortune
- நமஃ (namaḥ)salutation
anvaya ௐ லக்ஷ்மீ கணபதயே நமஃ
chandas Prose, a name with salutation
- ௐ (oṃ)Om
- மஹா கணபதயே (mahā gaṇapataye)to Maha Ganapati, the great
- நமஃ (namaḥ)salutation
anvaya ௐ மஹா கணபதயே நமஃ
chandas Prose, a name with salutation
- ௐ (oṃ)Om
- விஜய கணபதயே (vijaya gaṇapataye)to Vijaya Ganapati, the winner
- நமஃ (namaḥ)salutation
anvaya ௐ விஜய கணபதயே நமஃ
chandas Prose, a name with salutation
- ௐ (oṃ)Om
- ந்ரு'த்ய கணபதயே (nṛtya gaṇapataye)to Nritya Ganapati, the dancer
- நமஃ (namaḥ)salutation
anvaya ௐ ந்ரு'த்ய கணபதயே நமஃ
chandas Prose, a name with salutation
- ௐ (oṃ)Om
- ஊர்த்வ கணபதயே (ūrdhva gaṇapataye)to Urdhva Ganapati, the one raised up
- நமஃ (namaḥ)salutation
anvaya ௐ ஊர்த்வ கணபதயே நமஃ
chandas Prose, a name with salutation
- ௐ (oṃ)Om
- ஏகாக்ஷர கணபதயே (ekākṣara gaṇapataye)to Ekakshara Ganapati, of the single syllable
- நமஃ (namaḥ)salutation
anvaya ௐ ஏகாக்ஷர கணபதயே நமஃ
chandas Prose, a name with salutation
- ௐ (oṃ)Om
- வர கணபதயே (vara gaṇapataye)to Vara Ganapati, the giver of boons
- நமஃ (namaḥ)salutation
anvaya ௐ வர கணபதயே நமஃ
chandas Prose, a name with salutation
- ௐ (oṃ)Om
- த்ர்யக்ஷர கணபதயே (tryakṣara gaṇapataye)to Tryakshara Ganapati, of the three syllables
- நமஃ (namaḥ)salutation
anvaya ௐ த்ர்யக்ஷர கணபதயே நமஃ
chandas Prose, a name with salutation
த்ர்யக்ஷர 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.
- ௐ (oṃ)Om
- க்ஷிப்ரப்ரஸாத கணபதயே (kṣipraprasāda gaṇapataye)to Kshipraprasada Ganapati, quick with his grace
- நமஃ (namaḥ)salutation
anvaya ௐ க்ஷிப்ரப்ரஸாத கணபதயே நமஃ
chandas Prose, a name with salutation
- ௐ (oṃ)Om
- ஹரித்ரா கணபதயே (haridrā gaṇapataye)to Haridra Ganapati, the colour of turmeric
- நமஃ (namaḥ)salutation
anvaya ௐ ஹரித்ரா கணபதயே நமஃ
chandas Prose, a name with salutation
ஹரித்ரா turmeric — This form is yellow as turmeric, and turmeric is what his image is made of in that worship.
- ௐ (oṃ)Om
- ஏகதந்த கணபதயே (ekadanta gaṇapataye)to Ekadanta Ganapati, the one-tusked
- நமஃ (namaḥ)salutation
anvaya ௐ ஏகதந்த கணபதயே நமஃ
chandas Prose, a name with salutation
- ௐ (oṃ)Om
- ஸ்ரு'ஷ்டி கணபதயே (sṛṣṭi gaṇapataye)to Srishti Ganapati, of the world's making
- நமஃ (namaḥ)salutation
anvaya ௐ ஸ்ரு'ஷ்டி கணபதயே நமஃ
chandas Prose, a name with salutation
- ௐ (oṃ)Om
- உத்தண்ட கணபதயே (uddaṇḍa gaṇapataye)to Uddanda Ganapati, who carries the staff high
- நமஃ (namaḥ)salutation
anvaya ௐ உத்தண்ட கணபதயே நமஃ
chandas Prose, a name with salutation
- ௐ (oṃ)Om
- ரு'ணமோசந கணபதயே (ṛṇamocana gaṇapataye)to Rinamochana Ganapati, who cuts a man loose from debt
- நமஃ (namaḥ)salutation
anvaya ௐ ரு'ணமோசந கணபதயே நமஃ
chandas Prose, a name with salutation
- ௐ (oṃ)Om
- டும்டி கணபதயே (ḍhuṃḍhi gaṇapataye)to Dhundhi Ganapati, the one who is searched for
- நமஃ (namaḥ)salutation
anvaya ௐ டும்டி கணபதயே நமஃ
chandas Prose, a name with salutation
- ௐ (oṃ)Om
- த்விமுக கணபதயே (dvimukha gaṇapataye)to Dvimukha Ganapati, the two-faced
- நமஃ (namaḥ)salutation
anvaya ௐ த்விமுக கணபதயே நமஃ
chandas Prose, a name with salutation
- ௐ (oṃ)Om
- த்ரிமுக கணபதயே (trimukha gaṇapataye)to Trimukha Ganapati, the three-faced
- நமஃ (namaḥ)salutation
anvaya ௐ த்ரிமுக கணபதயே நமஃ
chandas Prose, a name with salutation
- ௐ (oṃ)Om
- ஸிம்ஹ கணபதயே (siṃha gaṇapataye)to Simha Ganapati, who rides the lion
- நமஃ (namaḥ)salutation
anvaya ௐ ஸிம்ஹ கணபதயே நமஃ
chandas Prose, a name with salutation
- ௐ (oṃ)Om
- யோக கணபதயே (yoga gaṇapataye)to Yoga Ganapati, seated in the posture of yoga
- நமஃ (namaḥ)salutation
anvaya ௐ யோக கணபதயே நமஃ
chandas Prose, a name with salutation
- ௐ (oṃ)Om
- துர்கா கணபதயே (durgā gaṇapataye)to Durga Ganapati, hard to come at
- நமஃ (namaḥ)salutation
anvaya ௐ துர்கா கணபதயே நமஃ
chandas Prose, a name with salutation
- ௐ (oṃ)Om
- ஸம்கடஹரா கணபதயே (saṃkaṭaharā gaṇapataye)to Sankatahara Ganapati, who takes trouble away
- நமஃ (namaḥ)salutation
anvaya ௐ ஸம்கடஹரா கணபதயே நமஃ
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.
