Lord Ganesha

śrī vināyaka stavarājaḥ

(Shri Vinayaka Stavarajah in English (IAST))

From Brahmanda Purana

Found in the Brahmanda Purana, this powerful hymn serves as a comprehensive meditation on the iconography and divine authority of Lord Ganesha. The verses vividly describe his multi-armed form holding sacred symbols of creation, preservation, and destruction. As the Lord of Siddhis and son of Goddess Gauri, he is invoked to remove obstacles and grant spiritual fulfillment. Devotees chant this Stavarajah to invoke the protection and wisdom of the Remover of Obstacles, seeking success in all worldly endeavors and the ultimate attainment of divine grace through unwavering devotion to the elephant-headed deity.

bījāpūragadekṣukārmukarujā cakrābjapāśotpala-
-vrīhyagrasvaviṣāṇaratnakalaśaprodyatkarāmbhoruhaḥ |
dhyeyo vallabhayā sapadmakarayāśliṣṭojjvaladbhūṣayā
viśvotpattivipattisaṃsthitikaro vighneśa iṣṭārthadaḥ || 1 ||
namaste siddhilakṣmīśa gaṇādhipa mahāprabho |
vighneśvara jagannātha gaurīputra jagatprabho || 2 ||
jaya vighneśvara vibho vināyaka maheśvara |
lambodara mahābāho sarvadā tvaṃ prasīda me || 3 ||
mahādeva jagatsvāmin mūṣikārūḍha śaṅkara |
viśālākṣa mahākāya māṃ trāhi parameśvara || 4 ||
kuñjarāsya surādhīśa maheśa karuṇānidhe |
mātuluṅgadhara svāmin gadācakrasamanvita || 5 ||
daśabāho mahārāja gajavaktra caturbhuja |
śūrpakarṇa mahākarṇa gaṇanātha prasīda me || 6 ||
śaṅkhaśūlasamāyukta bījāpūrasamanvita |
ikṣukārmukasaṃyukta padmahasta prasīda me || 7 ||
nānābharaṇasaṃyukta ratnakumbhakara prabho |
sargasthitilayādhīśa paramātman jaya prabho || 8 ||
anāthanātha viśveśa vighnasaṅghavināśana |
trayīmūrte surapate brahmaviṣṇuśivātmaka || 9 ||
trayīguṇa mahādeva pāhi māṃ sarvapālaka |
aṇimādiguṇādhāra lakṣmīśrīviṣṇupūjita || 10 ||
gaurīśaṅkarasampūjya jaya tvaṃ gaṇanāyaka |
ratimanmathasaṃsevya mahībhūdārasaṃstuta || 11 ||
ṛddhyāmodādisaṃsevya mahāgaṇapate jaya |
śaṅkhapadmādisaṃsevya nirālamba nirīśvara || 12 ||
niṣkalaṅka nirādhāra pāhi māṃ nityamavyaya |
anādya jagatāmādya pitāmahasupūjita || 13 ||
dhūmaketo gaṇādhyakṣa mahāmūṣakavāhana |
anantaparamānanda jaya vighneśvareśvara || 14 ||
ratnasiṃhāsanāsīna kirīṭena suśobhita |
parātpara pareśāna parapūruṣa pāhi mām || 15 ||
nirdvandva nirguṇābhāsa japāpuṣpasamaprabha |
sarvapramathasaṃstutya trāhi māṃ vighnanāyaka || 16 ||
kumārasya guro deva sarvaiśvaryapradāyaka |
sarvābhīṣṭaprada svāmin sarvapratyūhanāśaka || 17 ||
śaraṇya sarvalokānāṃ śaraṇāgatavatsala |
mahāgaṇapate nityaṃ māṃ pālaya kṛpānidhe || 18 ||
evaṃ śrīgaṇanāthasya stavarājamanuttamam |
yaḥ paṭhecchṛṇuyānnityaṃ pratyūhaiḥ sa vimucyate || 19 ||
aśvamedhasamaṃ puṇyaphalaṃ prāpnotyanuttamam |
vaśīkaroti trailokyaṃ prāpya saubhāgyamuttamam || 20 ||
sarvābhīṣṭamavāpnoti śīghrameva sudurlabham |
mahāgaṇeśasānnidhyaṃ prāpnotyeva na saṃśayaḥ || 21 ||
iti śrīrudrayāmale śrīvināyakastavarājaḥ sampūrṇam |

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