- śrīgaṇeśakīlakastotramthe Shri Ganesha Kilaka Stotra
anvaya śrīgaṇeśakīlakastotram
kīlaka the pin — A kilaka is the pin that holds a mantra shut. This text is the key that draws the pin, so that other mantras can work.
note From the Mudgala Purana. Unusually, the text explains what a kilaka is and how to use it before it begins.
- dakṣaḥDaksha
- uvācasaid
anvaya dakṣaḥ uvāca
note The words in brackets are a Hindi translation printed in the source.
mantrādīnāṃ viśeṣeṇa siddhidaṃ pūrṇabhāvataḥ || 1 ||
- gaṇeśakīlakamthe Ganesha kilaka
- brahmanO brahmin
- vadatell me
- sarvārthadāyakamwhich grants every aim
- mantrādīnāmfor mantras and the rest
- viśeṣeṇaabove all
- siddhidamwhich brings success
- pūrṇabhāvataḥin full measure
anvaya brahman sarvārthadāyakam mantrādīnām viśeṣeṇa pūrṇabhāvataḥ siddhidam gaṇeśakīlakam vada
chandas Anuṣṭubh (śloka), 8 syllables in each of 4 pādas
- mudgalaḥMudgala
- uvācasaid
anvaya mudgalaḥ uvāca
mudgalaḥ Mudgala — The sage whose teaching makes up the Mudgala Purana, the Ganapatya scripture this text comes from.
ādau kīlakamevaṃ vai paṭhitvā japamācaret || 2 ||
- kīlakenathe kilaka
- vihīnāḥwithout
- caand
- mantrāḥmantras
- nanot
- evaat all
- sukhapradāḥgive happiness
- ādaufirst
- kīlakamthe kilaka
- evamin this way
- vaiindeed
- paṭhitvāhaving recited
- japamthe japa
- ācaretone should do
anvaya kīlakena vihīnāḥ mantrāḥ ca na eva sukhapradāḥ ādau evam kīlakam vai paṭhitvā japam ācaret
chandas Anuṣṭubh (śloka), 8 syllables in each of 4 pādas
note The rule this whole text rests on: say the kilaka first, then the mantra.
bhavanti nātra sandehaḥ kathayāmi yathāśrutam || 3 ||
- tadāthen
- vīryayutāḥfull of power
- mantrāḥthe mantras
- nānāsiddhipradāyakāḥgiving many kinds of success
- bhavantibecome
- nano
- atrahere
- sandehaḥdoubt
- kathayāmiI shall tell it
- yathāśrutamas I heard it
anvaya tadā mantrāḥ vīryayutāḥ nānāsiddhipradāyakāḥ bhavanti atra sandehaḥ na yathāśrutam kathayāmi
chandas Anuṣṭubh (śloka), 8 syllables in each of 4 pādas
siddhidaṃ vai gaṇeśasya kīlakaṃ śṛṇu mānada || 4 ||
- samādiṣṭamtaught
- caand
- aṅgirasāby Angiras
- mahyamto me
- guhyatamamthe most secret thing
- paramsupreme
- siddhidamwhich brings success
- vaiindeed
- gaṇeśasyaof Ganesha
- kīlakamthe kilaka
- śṛṇulisten
- mānadaO giver of honour
anvaya aṅgirasā mahyam samādiṣṭam guhyatamam param ca siddhidam gaṇeśasya kīlakam vai mānada śṛṇu
chandas Anuṣṭubh (śloka), 8 syllables in each of 4 pādas
mānada O giver of honour — A courteous way of addressing someone: one who shows respect to others.
aṅgirasā by Angiras — One of the oldest Vedic sages, counted among the mind-born sons of Brahma.
- viniyogaḥthe viniyoga, the statement of use
anvaya viniyogaḥ
note The viniyoga names the seer, the metre, the deity and the purpose, before the recitation begins.
- asyaof this
- śrīgaṇeśakīlakasyaShri Ganesha kilaka
- śivaḥShiva
- ṛṣiḥis the seer
- anuṣṭupAnushtubh
- chandaḥis the metre
- śrīgaṇapatiḥShri Ganapati
- devatāis the deity
- oṃOm
- gaṃseed syllable of Ganesha
- yogāyafor union
- svāhāsvaha, the closing call
- oṃOm
- gaṃseed syllable of Ganesha
- bījamis the seed syllable
- vidyāvidyāśaktigaṇapatiprītyartheto please Ganapati, whose powers are knowledge and ignorance
- japein this recitation
- viniyogaḥis the application
anvaya asya śrīgaṇeśakīlakasya śivaḥ ṛṣiḥ anuṣṭup chandaḥ śrīgaṇapatiḥ devatā oṃ gaṃ yogāya svāhā oṃ gaṃ bījam vidyāvidyāśaktigaṇapatiprītyarthe jape viniyogaḥ
chandas Prose
vidyāvidyāśakti the powers of knowledge and ignorance — In the Mudgala Purana, Ganesha holds both vidya and avidya, knowing and not-knowing, as his two powers.
ekākṣarasyaiva dakṣa ṣaḍaṅgānācaret sudhīḥ || 5 ||
- chandaṛṣyādinyāsānthe placings of metre, seer and the rest
- caand
- kuryātone should do
- ādaufirst
- tathāand
- parānthe others
- ekākṣarasyaof the one-syllable mantra
- evaitself
- dakṣaO Daksha
- ṣaḍaṅgānthe six limbs
- ācaretshould perform
- sudhīḥthe wise one
anvaya dakṣa sudhīḥ ādau chandaṛṣyādinyāsān ca tathā parān kuryāt ekākṣarasya eva ṣaḍaṅgān ācaret
chandas Anuṣṭubh (śloka), 8 syllables in each of 4 pādas
ekākṣarasya of the one syllable — Gam, Ganesha's own seed syllable.
manovāṇīvihīnaṃ ca caturbhujavirājitam || 6 ||
- tataḥthen
- dhyāyetone should meditate on
- gaṇeśānamGanesha
- jyotīrūpadharamwho wears a form of light
- paramsupreme
- manovāṇīvihīnambeyond mind and speech
- caand
- caturbhujavirājitamshining with four arms
anvaya tataḥ jyotīrūpadharam param manovāṇīvihīnam ca caturbhujavirājitam gaṇeśānam dhyāyet
chandas Anuṣṭubh (śloka), 8 syllables in each of 4 pādas
vidyā'vidyāsamāyuktaṃ vibhūtibhirupāsitam || 7 ||
- śuṇḍādaṇḍamukhamwith a trunk like a staff on his face
- pūrṇamfull in himself
- draṣṭumto see
- nanot
- evaat all
- praśakyateis possible
- vidyāvidyāsamāyuktamholding both knowledge and ignorance
- vibhūtibhiḥby his powers
- upāsitamserved
anvaya śuṇḍādaṇḍamukham pūrṇam draṣṭum na eva praśakyate vidyāvidyāsamāyuktam vibhūtibhiḥ upāsitam
chandas Anuṣṭubh (śloka), 8 syllables in each of 4 pādas
pañcopacārakairdakṣa tato japaṃ samācaret || 8 ||
- evamso
- dhyātvāhaving meditated
- gaṇeśānamon Ganesha
- mānasaiḥwith offerings made in the mind
- pūjayetone should worship
- pṛthakone by one
- pañcopacārakaiḥwith the five offerings
- dakṣaO Daksha
- tataḥthen
- japamthe japa
- samācaretshould begin
anvaya dakṣa evam gaṇeśānam dhyātvā mānasaiḥ pañcopacārakaiḥ pṛthak pūjayet tataḥ japam samācaret
chandas Anuṣṭubh (śloka), 8 syllables in each of 4 pādas
pañcopacārakaiḥ with the five offerings — Fragrance, flowers, incense, lamp and food, offered here in the mind rather than with the hands.
tataḥ stotraṃ samuccārya paścātsarvaṃ samācaret || 9 ||
- ekaviṃśativāramtwenty-one times
- tuand
- japamthe japa
- kuryātone should do
- prajāpateO Prajapati
- tataḥthen
- stotramthe hymn
- samuccāryahaving recited
- paścātafterwards
- sarvameverything else
- samācaretshould be done
anvaya prajāpate ekaviṃśativāram tu japam kuryāt tataḥ stotram samuccārya paścāt sarvam samācaret
chandas Anuṣṭubh (śloka), 8 syllables in each of 4 pādas
note Twenty-one is Ganesha's number, as in the twenty-one blades of durva and the twenty-one modaks.
- athanow
- kīlakastotramthe kilaka hymn
anvaya atha kīlakastotram
note The instructions end here, and the hymn itself begins.
medhāṃ prajñāṃ tathā kīrtiṃ vighnarāja namo'stu te || 10 ||
- rūpambeauty
- balamstrength
- śriyamwealth
- dehigive
- yaśaḥfame
- vīryamvigour
- gajānanaO elephant-faced one
- medhāma retentive mind
- prajñāminsight
- tathāand
- kīrtimrenown
- vighnarājaO king of obstacles
- namaḥsalutations
- astube
- teto you
anvaya gajānana rūpam balam śriyam yaśaḥ vīryam medhām prajñām tathā kīrtim dehi vighnarāja te namaḥ astu
chandas Anuṣṭubh (śloka), 8 syllables in each of 4 pādas
tadā tvaṃ tānnihatya sma karoṣi vīryasamyutān || 11 ||
- yadāwhen
- devādayaḥthe gods and others
- sarveall
- kuṇṭhitāḥblunted
- daityapaiḥby the demon kings
- kṛtāḥwere made
- tadāthen
- tvamyou
- tānthem
- nihatyahaving struck down
- smaindeed
- karoṣiyou make
- vīryasaṃyutānfull of power again
anvaya yadā devādayaḥ sarve daityapaiḥ kuṇṭhitāḥ kṛtāḥ tadā tvam tān nihatya sma vīryasaṃyutān karoṣi
chandas Anuṣṭubh (śloka), 8 syllables in each of 4 pādas
kuṇṭhitāḥ blunted — Kuntha is a blade gone dull. The word runs through this hymn: mantras, powers, even the worlds go dull, and Ganesha gives them their edge again.
note The argument of the hymn starts here. As Ganesha once restored the gods, so he restores mantras that have lost their power.
śāpaiśca tān savīryāṃste kuruṣva tvaṃ namo namaḥ || 12 ||
- tathāin the same way
- mantrāḥthe mantras
- gaṇeśānaO Ganesha
- kuṇṭhitāḥblunted
- caand
- durātmabhiḥby evil men
- śāpaiḥby curses
- caand
- tānthem
- savīryānfull of power
- teyours
- kuruṣvamake
- tvamyou
- namaḥsalutations
- namaḥsalutations
anvaya gaṇeśāna tathā mantrāḥ durātmabhiḥ ca śāpaiḥ ca kuṇṭhitāḥ tvam tān savīryān kuruṣva te namaḥ namaḥ
chandas Anuṣṭubh (śloka), 8 syllables in each of 4 pādas
śāpaiḥ by curses — Tradition holds that some mantras were cursed and lost their power. The kilaka is what lifts that.
jñānayuktāḥ savīryāśca kṛtā vighneśa te namaḥ || 13 ||
- śaktayaḥthe powers
- kuṇṭhitāḥblunted
- sarvāḥall
- smaraṇenaby being remembered
- tvayāby you
- prabhoO lord
- jñānayuktāḥfilled with knowledge
- savīryāḥfull of power
- caand
- kṛtāḥwere made
- vighneśaO lord of obstacles
- teto you
- namaḥsalutations
anvaya prabho sarvāḥ śaktayaḥ kuṇṭhitāḥ tvayā smaraṇena jñānayuktāḥ savīryāḥ ca kṛtāḥ vighneśa te namaḥ
chandas Anuṣṭubh (śloka), 8 syllables in each of 4 pādas
tvayā sattāyutaṃ ḍhuṇḍhe smaraṇena kṛtaṃ ca te || 14 ||
- carācarammoving and unmoving
- jagatthe world
- sarvamwhole
- sattāhīnamwithout being
- yadāwhen
- bhavetbecame
- tvayāby you
- sattāyutamgiven being
- ḍhuṇḍheO Dhundhi
- smaraṇenaby being remembered
- kṛtamwas made
- caand
- teyours
anvaya yadā carācaram sarvam jagat sattāhīnam bhavet ḍhuṇḍhe tvayā smaraṇena sattāyutam kṛtam ca te
chandas Anuṣṭubh (śloka), 8 syllables in each of 4 pādas
sattā being — Satta is the plain fact of being there. Without it, the hymn says, even the world is only a shape.
smṛtyā te vīryayuktāni punarjātāni te namaḥ || 15 ||
- tattvānithe principles
- vīryahīnāniwithout power
- yadāwhen
- jātānibecame
- vighnapaO lord of obstacles
- smṛtyāby remembering
- teyou
- vīryayuktānifull of power
- punaḥagain
- jātānibecame
- teto you
- namaḥsalutations
anvaya vighnapa yadā tattvāni vīryahīnāni jātāni te smṛtyā punaḥ vīryayuktāni jātāni te namaḥ
chandas Anuṣṭubh (śloka), 8 syllables in each of 4 pādas
yadā punargaṇeśāna yogayuktāni te namaḥ || 16 ||
- brahmāṇithe sacred formulas
- yogahīnāniwithout yoga
- jātānibecame
- smaraṇenaby remembrance
- teof you
- yadāwhen
- punaḥagain
- gaṇeśānaO Ganesha
- yogayuktānijoined with yoga
- teto you
- namaḥsalutations
anvaya gaṇeśāna yadā brahmāṇi yogahīnāni jātāni te smaraṇena punaḥ yogayuktāni [jātāni] te namaḥ
chandas Anuṣṭubh (śloka), 8 syllables in each of 4 pādas
brahmāṇi the sacred formulas — Brahman in its old Vedic sense: the prayer or formula whose words carry power.
sattāyuktaṃ babhūvaiva vighneśāya namo namaḥ || 17 ||
- ityādiall this and more
- vividhamof many kinds
- sarvameverything
- smaraṇenaby being remembered
- caand
- teof you
- prabhoO lord
- sattāyuktamgiven being
- babhūvabecame
- evaindeed
- vighneśāyato the lord of obstacles
- namaḥsalutations
- namaḥsalutations
anvaya prabho ityādi vividham sarvam te smaraṇena ca sattāyuktam eva babhūva vighneśāya namaḥ namaḥ
chandas Anuṣṭubh (śloka), 8 syllables in each of 4 pādas
smaraṇena punarḍhuṇḍhe vīryayuktān kuruṣva te || 18 ||
- tathāso too
- mantrāḥthe mantras
- gaṇeśānaO Ganesha
- vīryahīnāḥwithout power
- babhūvirehave become
- smaraṇenaby remembrance
- punaḥagain
- ḍhuṇḍheO Dhundhi
- vīryayuktānfull of power
- kuruṣvamake them
- teyours
anvaya gaṇeśāna tathā mantrāḥ vīryahīnāḥ babhūvire ḍhuṇḍhe te smaraṇena punaḥ vīryayuktān kuruṣva
chandas Anuṣṭubh (śloka), 8 syllables in each of 4 pādas
mama nāmnā bhavatu te vakratuṇḍāya te namaḥ || 19 ||
- sarvameverything
- sattāsamāyuktamfilled with real being
- mantrapūjādikammantra, worship and the rest
- prabhoO lord
- mamamy
- nāmnāby the name
- bhavatumay it become
- teyours
- vakratuṇḍāyato Vakratunda
- teto you
- namaḥsalutations
anvaya prabho mama mantrapūjādikam sarvam te nāmnā sattāsamāyuktam bhavatu vakratuṇḍāya te namaḥ
chandas Anuṣṭubh (śloka), 8 syllables in each of 4 pādas
sarvasiddhipradā mantrā bhavantu tvatprasādataḥ || 20 ||
- utkīlayaunlock
- mahāmantrānthe great mantras
- japenaby this japa
- stotrapāṭhataḥby the reciting of this hymn
- sarvasiddhipradāḥgiving every success
- mantrāḥthe mantras
- bhavantumay become
- tvatprasādataḥby your grace
anvaya japena stotrapāṭhataḥ mahāmantrān utkīlaya tvatprasādataḥ mantrāḥ sarvasiddhipradāḥ bhavantu
chandas Anuṣṭubh (śloka), 8 syllables in each of 4 pādas
utkīlaya draw the pin — Utkilana is the undoing of the kilaka: the pin is drawn, and the mantra opens.
note This is the verse the whole text exists for.
svānandavāsine tubhyaṃ brahmaṇaspataye namaḥ || 21 ||
- gaṇeśāyato Ganesha
- namaḥsalutations
- tubhyamto you
- herambāyato Heramba
- ekadantineto the single-tusked one
- svānandavāsineto the one who dwells in Svananda
- tubhyamto you
- brahmaṇaspatayeto Brahmanaspati
- namaḥsalutations
anvaya gaṇeśāya herambāya ekadantine tubhyam namaḥ svānandavāsine brahmaṇaspataye tubhyam namaḥ
chandas Anuṣṭubh (śloka), 8 syllables in each of 4 pādas
svānandavāsine who dwells in Svananda — Svananda, 'one's own bliss', is Ganesha's own world in the Mudgala Purana.
brahmaṇaspataye to Brahmanaspati — Brahmanaspati, lord of prayer, is the Rigvedic god whose hymn is chanted for Ganapati.
śivaproktaṃ tu mantrāṇāmutkīlanakaraṃ param || 22 ||
- gaṇeśakīlakamthe Ganesha kilaka
- idamthis
- kathitamhas been told
- teto you
- prajāpateO Prajapati
- śivaproktamspoken by Shiva
- tuindeed
- mantrāṇāmof mantras
- utkīlanakaramwhich unlocks
- paramsupreme
anvaya prajāpate idam gaṇeśakīlakam te kathitam śivaproktam tu mantrāṇām param utkīlanakaram
chandas Anuṣṭubh (śloka), 8 syllables in each of 4 pādas
- phalaśrutiḥthe account of the fruit
anvaya phalaśrutiḥ
note Phalashruti: the passage that says what comes of reciting a text.
sa sarvasiddhimāpnoti nānāmantrasamudbhavām || 23 ||
- yaḥwhoever
- paṭhiṣyatiwill recite
- bhāvenawith feeling
- japtvāhaving chanted
- teyour
- mantrammantra
- uttamamthe best
- saḥhe
- sarvasiddhimevery success
- āpnotigains
- nānāmantrasamudbhavāmthat arises from the many mantras
anvaya yaḥ te uttamam mantram japtvā bhāvena paṭhiṣyati saḥ nānāmantrasamudbhavām sarvasiddhim āpnoti
chandas Anuṣṭubh (śloka), 8 syllables in each of 4 pādas
sa sarvaphalahīnaśca jāyate nātra saṃśayaḥ || 24 ||
- enamthis
- tyaktvāhaving left aside
- gaṇeśasyaof Ganesha
- mantramthe mantra
- japatichants
- nityadāevery day
- saḥhe
- sarvaphalahīnaḥwithout any fruit
- caand
- jāyatebecomes
- nano
- atrahere
- saṃśayaḥdoubt
anvaya [yaḥ] enam tyaktvā nityadā gaṇeśasya mantram japati saḥ ca sarvaphalahīnaḥ jāyate atra saṃśayaḥ na
chandas Anuṣṭubh (śloka), 8 syllables in each of 4 pādas
purānena svayaṃ śambhurmantrajāṃ siddhimālabhat || 25 ||
- sarvasiddhipradamgiving every success
- proktamdeclared
- kīlakamthe kilaka
- paramādbhutammost wonderful
- purālong ago
- anenaby this
- svayamhimself
- śambhuḥShambhu
- mantrajāmborn of mantra
- siddhimthe success
- ālabhatgained
anvaya kīlakam sarvasiddhipradam paramādbhutam proktam purā anena svayam śambhuḥ mantrajām siddhim ālabhat
chandas Anuṣṭubh (śloka), 8 syllables in each of 4 pādas
anena mantrasiddhiṃ te lebhire ca prajāpate || 26 ||
- viṣṇubrahmādayaḥVishnu, Brahma and the rest
- devāḥthe gods
- munayaḥthe sages
- yoginaḥthe yogis
- parethe greatest
- anenaby this
- mantrasiddhimmastery of mantra
- tethey
- lebhiregained
- caand
- prajāpateO Prajapati
anvaya prajāpate viṣṇubrahmādayaḥ devāḥ munayaḥ pare yoginaḥ ca te anena mantrasiddhim lebhire
chandas Anuṣṭubh (śloka), 8 syllables in each of 4 pādas
gataḥ svānandapūryāṃ sa bhaktarājo babhūva ha || 27 ||
- ailaḥAila
- kīlakamthe kilaka
- ādyamfirst
- vaiindeed
- kṛtvāhaving done
- mantraparāyaṇaḥgiven wholly to the mantra
- gataḥwent
- svānandapūryāmto the city of Svananda
- saḥhe
- bhaktarājaḥa king among devotees
- babhūvabecame
- haindeed
anvaya ailaḥ ādyam vai kīlakam kṛtvā mantraparāyaṇaḥ svānandapūryām gataḥ saḥ bhaktarājaḥ babhūva ha
chandas Anuṣṭubh (śloka), 8 syllables in each of 4 pādas
ailaḥ Aila — Aila is Pururavas, son of Ila, a king of the old lunar line.
note A story follows, told to show what the kilaka did for one man.
gaṇeśadarśanenaiva jyotīrūpo babhūva ha || 28 ||
- sastrīkaḥwith his wife
- jaḍadehenain his mortal body
- brahmāṇḍamthe whole universe
- avalokyahaving seen
- tuand
- gaṇeśadarśanenaby the sight of Ganesha
- evaalone
- jyotīrūpaḥof the form of light
- babhūvabecame
- haindeed
anvaya sastrīkaḥ jaḍadehena brahmāṇḍam avalokya tu gaṇeśadarśanena eva jyotīrūpaḥ babhūva ha
chandas Anuṣṭubh (śloka), 8 syllables in each of 4 pādas
ailo jaḍaśarīrasthaḥ kathaṃ devādikairyutam |
brahmāṇḍaṃ sa dadarśaiva tanme vada kutūhalam || 29 ||
- dakṣaḥDaksha
- uvācasaid
- ailoAila
- jaḍaśarīrasthaḥin a mortal body
- kathamhow
- devādikaiḥwith the gods and others
- yutamfilled
- brahmāṇḍamthe universe
- saḥhe
- dadarśasaw
- evaindeed
- tatthat
- meto me
- vadatell
- kutūhalammy curiosity
anvaya dakṣaḥ uvāca jaḍaśarīrasthaḥ ailo devādikaiḥ yutam brahmāṇḍam katham saḥ dadarśa eva tat me vada kutūhalam
chandas Anuṣṭubh (śloka), 8 syllables in each of 4 pādas
apaśyacca kathaṃ so'pi pāpidarśanayogyakān || 30 ||
- puṇyarāśiḥa heap of merit
- svayamhimself
- sākṣātwith his own eyes
- narakādīnthe hells and the rest
- mahāmateO wise one
- apaśyathe saw
- caand
- kathamhow
- saḥhe
- apieven
- pāpidarśanayogyakānfit to be seen only by sinners
anvaya mahāmate svayam puṇyarāśiḥ saḥ api pāpidarśanayogyakān narakādīn sākṣāt katham ca apaśyat
chandas Anuṣṭubh (śloka), 8 syllables in each of 4 pādas
vimānasthaḥ svayaṃ rājā kṛpayā tān dadarśa ha |
gāṇeśānāṃ jaḍasthaśca śivaviṣṇumukhān prabho || 31 ||
- mudgalaḥMudgala
- uvācasaid
- vimānasthaḥseated in a celestial chariot
- svayamhimself
- rājāthe king
- kṛpayāby grace
- tānthem
- dadarśasaw
- haindeed
- gāṇeśānāmof the followers of Ganesha
- jaḍasthaḥin a mortal body
- caand
- śivaviṣṇumukhānShiva, Vishnu and the rest
- prabhoO lord
anvaya mudgalaḥ uvāca prabho vimānasthaḥ svayam rājā kṛpayā tān dadarśa ha jaḍasthaḥ ca gāṇeśānām śivaviṣṇumukhān [dadarśa]
chandas Anuṣṭubh (śloka), 8 syllables in each of 4 pādas
note The printed mudgalavāca is read mudgala uvāca.
yogarūpatayā sarve dakṣa paśyanti cāñjasā || 32 ||
- svānandagebound for Svananda
- vimānein the chariot
- yethose who
- saṃsthitāḥare seated
- tethey
- śubhāśubhethe good and the bad
- yogarūpatayāin the way yoga sees
- sarveall
- dakṣaO Daksha
- paśyantisee
- caand
- añjasāeasily
anvaya dakṣa ye svānandage vimāne saṃsthitāḥ te sarve śubhāśubhe yogarūpatayā ca añjasā paśyanti
chandas Anuṣṭubh (śloka), 8 syllables in each of 4 pādas
yaḥ śṛṇoti sa vai martyaḥ bhuktiṃ muktiṃ labheddhruvam || 33 ||
- etatthis
- teto you
- kathitamhas been told
- sarvamall
- ailasyaof Aila
- caritamthe story
- śubhamfair
- yaḥwhoever
- śṛṇotihears it
- saḥthat
- vaiindeed
- martyaḥmortal
- bhuktimenjoyment
- muktimliberation
- labhetgains
- dhruvamsurely
anvaya ailasya etat sarvam śubham caritam te kathitam yaḥ śṛṇoti saḥ martyaḥ vai dhruvam bhuktim muktim labhet
chandas Anuṣṭubh (śloka), 8 syllables in each of 4 pādas
note The text ends as Ganapatya works often do, with both worlds promised at once: bhukti, enjoyment here, and mukti, freedom.