śrī vināyaka stavarājaḥ

• bījāpūragadekṣukārmukarucābright with the citron, mace and sugarcane bow
• cakrābjapāśotpalavrīhyagrasvaviṣāṇaratnakalaśaprodyatkarāmbhoruhaḥwhose lotus hands hold discus, lotus, noose, blue lily, rice sheaf, tusk and jewel pot
• dhyeyaḥis to be meditated on
• vallabhayāby his beloved
• sapadmakarayāwho holds a lotus
• āśliṣṭaḥembraced
• ujjvaladbhūṣayāwho wears shining ornaments
• viśvotpattivipattisaṃsthitikaraḥwho creates, destroys and keeps the world
• vighneśaḥthe lord of obstacles
• iṣṭārthadaḥwho gives what is wished for

anvaya bījāpūragadekṣukārmukarucā cakrābjapāśotpalavrīhyagrasvaviṣāṇaratnakalaśaprodyatkarāmbhoruhaḥ sapadmakarayā ujjvaladbhūṣayā vallabhayā āśliṣṭaḥ viśvotpattivipattisaṃsthitikaraḥ iṣṭārthadaḥ vighneśaḥ dhyeyaḥ

chandas Śārdūlavikrīḍita, 19 syllables in each of 4 pādas

vallabhayā by his beloved — Maha Ganapati is shown with his shakti seated on his lap, holding a lotus.

note The dhyana of the ten-armed Maha Ganapati, the same verse used in his kavacha. The printed rujā is read rucā, 'bright with', as in the usual form of the verse.

• namaḥsalutations
• teto you
• siddhilakṣmīśaO lord of Siddhi and Lakshmi
• gaṇādhipaO lord of the ganas
• mahāprabhoO great master
• vighneśvaraO lord of obstacles
• jagannāthaO lord of the world
• gaurīputraO son of Gauri
• jagatprabhoO master of the world

anvaya siddhilakṣmīśa gaṇādhipa mahāprabho vighneśvara jagannātha gaurīputra jagatprabho te namaḥ

chandas Anuṣṭubh (śloka), 8 syllables in each of 4 pādas

note From here the hymn is almost entirely a string of names, calling on Ganesha directly.

• jayavictory to you
• vighneśvaraO lord of obstacles
• vibhoO all-pervading one
• vināyakaO Vinayaka
• maheśvaraO great lord
• lambodaraO big-bellied one
• mahābāhoO mighty-armed one
• sarvadāalways
• tvamyou
• prasīdabe pleased
• mewith me

anvaya vighneśvara vibho vināyaka maheśvara lambodara mahābāho jaya tvam me sarvadā prasīda

chandas Anuṣṭubh (śloka), 8 syllables in each of 4 pādas

• mahādevaO great god
• jagatsvāminO master of the world
• mūṣikārūḍhaO rider of the mouse
• śaṅkaraO giver of good
• viśālākṣaO wide-eyed one
• mahākāyaO one of mighty form
• māmme
• trāhiprotect
• parameśvaraO supreme lord

anvaya mahādeva jagatsvāmin mūṣikārūḍha śaṅkara viśālākṣa mahākāya parameśvara mām trāhi

chandas Anuṣṭubh (śloka), 8 syllables in each of 4 pādas

mahādeva śaṅkara Mahadeva, Shankara — Shiva's own names, given here to his son.

• kuñjarāsyaO elephant-faced one
• surādhīśaO lord of the gods
• maheśaO great lord
• karuṇānidheO one full of mercy
• mātuluṅgadharaO holder of the citron
• svāminO master
• gadācakrasamanvitaO one with mace and discus

anvaya kuñjarāsya surādhīśa maheśa karuṇānidhe mātuluṅgadhara gadācakrasamanvita svāmin

chandas Anuṣṭubh (śloka), 8 syllables in each of 4 pādas

mātuluṅgadhara holder of the citron — Matulunga, like bijapura, is the citron held by Maha Ganapati.

• daśabāhoO ten-armed one
• mahārājaO great king
• gajavaktraO elephant-faced one
• caturbhujaO four-armed one
• śūrpakarṇaO one with ears like winnowing fans
• mahākarṇaO great-eared one
• gaṇanāthaO lord of the ganas
• prasīdabe pleased
• mewith me

anvaya daśabāho mahārāja gajavaktra caturbhuja śūrpakarṇa mahākarṇa gaṇanātha me prasīda

chandas Anuṣṭubh (śloka), 8 syllables in each of 4 pādas

note He is called both ten-armed and four-armed in one breath. The hymn keeps both of his forms in view at once.

• śaṅkhaśūlasamāyuktaO one with conch and trident
• bījāpūrasamanvitaO one with the citron
• ikṣukārmukasaṃyuktaO one with the sugarcane bow
• padmahastaO one with a lotus in hand
• prasīdabe pleased
• mewith me

anvaya śaṅkhaśūlasamāyukta bījāpūrasamanvita ikṣukārmukasaṃyukta padmahasta me prasīda

chandas Anuṣṭubh (śloka), 8 syllables in each of 4 pādas

• nānābharaṇasaṃyuktaO one adorned with many ornaments
• ratnakumbhakaraO one with a jewel pot in hand
• prabhoO master
• sargasthitilayādhīśaO lord of creation, keeping and dissolution
• paramātmanO supreme Self
• jayavictory to you
• prabhoO master

anvaya nānābharaṇasaṃyukta ratnakumbhakara prabho sargasthitilayādhīśa paramātman prabho jaya

chandas Anuṣṭubh (śloka), 8 syllables in each of 4 pādas

• anāthanāthaO protector of those who have no protector
• viśveśaO lord of all
• vighnasaṅghavināśanaO destroyer of all obstacles together
• trayīmūrteO form of the three Vedas
• surapateO lord of the gods
• brahmaviṣṇuśivātmakaO one who is Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva

anvaya anāthanātha viśveśa vighnasaṅghavināśana trayīmūrte surapate brahmaviṣṇuśivātmaka

chandas Anuṣṭubh (śloka), 8 syllables in each of 4 pādas

• trayīguṇaO one of the three qualities
• mahādevaO great god
• pāhiprotect
• māmme
• sarvapālakaO protector of all
• aṇimādiguṇādhāraO support of the powers beginning with anima
• lakṣmīśrīviṣṇupūjitaO one worshipped by Lakshmi and Vishnu

anvaya trayīguṇa mahādeva sarvapālaka aṇimādiguṇādhāra lakṣmīśrīviṣṇupūjita mām pāhi

chandas Anuṣṭubh (śloka), 8 syllables in each of 4 pādas

aṇimādi anima and the rest — The eight siddhis, beginning with anima, the power to become as small as an atom.

• gaurīśaṅkarasampūjyaO one worshipped by Gauri and Shankara
• jayavictory
• tvamto you
• gaṇanāyakaO leader of the ganas
• ratimanmathasaṃsevyaO one served by Rati and Kama
• mahībhūdārasaṃstutaO one praised by the Earth and Varaha

anvaya gaurīśaṅkarasampūjya ratimanmathasaṃsevya mahībhūdārasaṃstuta gaṇanāyaka tvam jaya

chandas Anuṣṭubh (śloka), 8 syllables in each of 4 pādas

note Gauri and Shankara, Rati and Kama, the Earth and Varaha, with Lakshmi and Vishnu in the verse before: these are the divine couples placed at the four quarters of Maha Ganapati's yantra.

• ṛddhyāmodādisaṃsevyaO one served by Riddhi, Amoda and the others
• mahāgaṇapateO Maha Ganapati
• jayavictory to you
• śaṅkhapadmādisaṃsevyaO one served by the Shankha and Padma treasures
• nirālambaO one who needs no support
• nirīśvaraO one with no lord above

anvaya ṛddhyāmodādisaṃsevya śaṅkhapadmādisaṃsevya nirālamba nirīśvara mahāgaṇapate jaya

chandas Anuṣṭubh (śloka), 8 syllables in each of 4 pādas

śaṅkhapadma Shankha and Padma — Two of the nine treasures of Kubera, shown as attendants beside Ganesha.

• niṣkalaṅkaO spotless one
• nirādhāraO one without support
• pāhiprotect
• māmme
• nityamalways
• avyayaO unchanging one
• anādyaO one without beginning
• jagatāmof the worlds
• ādyaO first
• pitāmahasupūjitaO one worshipped by Brahma

anvaya niṣkalaṅka nirādhāra avyaya anādya jagatām ādya pitāmahasupūjita nityam mām pāhi

chandas Anuṣṭubh (śloka), 8 syllables in each of 4 pādas

pitāmaha the grandfather — Pitamaha, grandfather of the world, is a name of Brahma.

• dhūmaketoO Dhumaketu
• gaṇādhyakṣaO head of the ganas
• mahāmūṣakavāhanaO rider of the great mouse
• anantaparamānandaO endless highest bliss
• jayavictory to you
• vighneśvareśvaraO lord of the lord of obstacles

anvaya dhūmaketo gaṇādhyakṣa mahāmūṣakavāhana anantaparamānanda vighneśvareśvara jaya

chandas Anuṣṭubh (śloka), 8 syllables in each of 4 pādas

• ratnasiṃhāsanāsīnaO one seated on a jewelled throne
• kirīṭenawith a crown
• suśobhitaO beautifully adorned one
• parātparaO higher than the highest
• pareśānaO supreme lord
• parapūruṣaO supreme Person
• pāhiprotect
• māmme

anvaya ratnasiṃhāsanāsīna kirīṭena suśobhita parātpara pareśāna parapūruṣa mām pāhi

chandas Anuṣṭubh (śloka), 8 syllables in each of 4 pādas

• nirdvandvaO one beyond opposites
• nirguṇābhāsaO one who shines beyond qualities
• japāpuṣpasamaprabhaO one red as the hibiscus flower
• sarvapramathasaṃstutyaO one praised by all the pramathas
• trāhiprotect
• māmme
• vighnanāyakaO lord of obstacles

anvaya nirdvandva nirguṇābhāsa japāpuṣpasamaprabha sarvapramathasaṃstutya vighnanāyaka mām trāhi

chandas Anuṣṭubh (śloka), 8 syllables in each of 4 pādas

japāpuṣpa the hibiscus flower — Japa is the red hibiscus, the flower most loved in Ganesha's worship.

• kumārasyaof Kumara
• guroO teacher
• devaO god
• sarvaiśvaryapradāyakaO giver of all wealth and power
• sarvābhīṣṭapradaO giver of every wish
• svāminO master
• sarvapratyūhanāśakaO destroyer of every hindrance

anvaya kumārasya guro deva sarvaiśvaryapradāyaka sarvābhīṣṭaprada sarvapratyūhanāśaka svāmin

chandas Anuṣṭubh (śloka), 8 syllables in each of 4 pādas

pratyūha hindrance — Pratyuha is another word for vighna, an obstacle.

• śaraṇyaO refuge
• sarvalokānāmof all the worlds
• śaraṇāgatavatsalaO one loving to those who come for shelter
• mahāgaṇapateO Maha Ganapati
• nityamalways
• māmme
• pālayaprotect
• kṛpānidheO one full of mercy

anvaya sarvalokānām śaraṇya śaraṇāgatavatsala kṛpānidhe mahāgaṇapate nityam mām pālaya

chandas Anuṣṭubh (śloka), 8 syllables in each of 4 pādas

• evamso
• śrīgaṇanāthasyaof Shri Ganesha
• stavarājamking of hymns
• anuttamamunsurpassed
• yaḥwhoever
• paṭhetreads
• śṛṇuyāthears
• nityamevery day
• pratyūhaiḥfrom hindrances
• saḥthat person
• vimucyateis freed

anvaya yaḥ evam śrīgaṇanāthasya anuttamam stavarājam nityam paṭhet śṛṇuyāt saḥ pratyūhaiḥ vimucyate

chandas Anuṣṭubh (śloka), 8 syllables in each of 4 pādas

note The phalashruti begins. Stavaraja, 'king of hymns', is the name the text gives itself.

• aśvamedhasamamequal to the horse sacrifice
• puṇyaphalamthe fruit of merit
• prāpnotigains
• anuttamamhighest
• vaśīkarotiwins over
• trailokyamthe three worlds
• prāpyahaving gained
• saubhāgyamgood fortune
• uttamamthe best

anvaya aśvamedhasamam anuttamam puṇyaphalam prāpnoti uttamam saubhāgyam prāpya trailokyam vaśīkaroti

chandas Anuṣṭubh (śloka), 8 syllables in each of 4 pādas

aśvamedha the horse sacrifice — The great Vedic royal sacrifice, the usual measure for the highest merit.

• sarvābhīṣṭamevery wish
• avāpnotigains
• śīghramquickly
• evaindeed
• sudurlabhamvery hard to reach
• mahāgaṇeśasānnidhyamthe presence of Maha Ganesha
• prāpnotireaches
• evasurely
• nano
• saṃśayaḥdoubt

anvaya śīghram eva sarvābhīṣṭam avāpnoti sudurlabham mahāgaṇeśasānnidhyam eva prāpnoti saṃśayaḥ na

chandas Anuṣṭubh (śloka), 8 syllables in each of 4 pādas