ucchiṣṭa gaṇapati sahasranāma stotram

• śrīucchiṣṭagaṇapatisahasranāmastotramthe hymn of the thousand names of Shri Ucchishta Ganapati

anvaya śrīucchiṣṭagaṇapatisahasranāmastotram

chandas Prose, the title

ucchiṣṭa Ucchishta — Literally what is left over, as food left on a plate. Ucchishta Ganapati is the tantric form worshipped outside the rules of purity that govern ordinary worship; his rites may be done with the mouth unwashed, which is where the name comes from.

note The hymn comes from the Rudrayamala Tantra and is spoken by Bhairava to the goddess. It is a tantric text, and some of its names and its closing instructions belong to rites that are kept for initiates.

• śrīgaṇeśāyato Shri Ganesha
• namaḥsalutation
• śrībhairavaḥShri Bhairava
• uvācasaid
• śṛṇulisten
• devigoddess
• rahasyamsecret
• memy
• yatwhich
• purāonce before
• sūcitamtouched on
• mayāby me
• tavayour
• bhaktyābecause of the love
• gaṇeśasyaof Ganesha
• vakṣyeI will tell
• nāmasahasrakamthe thousand names

anvaya śrīgaṇeśāya namaḥ śrībhairavaḥ uvāca devi mayā purā yat sūcitam me rahasyam śṛṇu tava bhaktyā gaṇeśasya nāmasahasrakam vakṣye

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

• śrīdevīthe goddess
• uvācasaid
• oṃOm
• bhagavanlord
• gaṇanāthasyaof the lord of the ganas
• ucchiṣṭasyaof Ucchishta
• mahātmanaḥthe great-souled
• śrotumto hear
• nāma sahasramthe thousand names
• memy
• hṛdayamheart
• protsukāyateis eager

anvaya śrīdevī uvāca oṃ bhagavan mahātmanaḥ ucchiṣṭasya gaṇanāthasya nāma sahasram śrotum me hṛdayam protsukāyate

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

• śrībhairavaḥBhairava
• uvācasaid
• prāṅmukhewhen I faced east
• tripurānātheagainst the lord of the three cities
• jātāḥsprang up
• vighnakulāḥwhole families of obstacles
• śivegoddess
• mohaneinto confusion
• mucyateis cast
• cetaḥmy mind
• taiḥby them
• sarvaiḥall
• baladarpitaiḥproud of their strength

anvaya śrībhairavaḥ uvāca śive tripurānāthe prāṅmukhe vighnakulāḥ jātāḥ taiḥ sarvaiḥ baladarpitaiḥ cetaḥ mohane mucyate

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

tripura the three cities — The three flying fortresses of the demons, which Shiva burnt with a single arrow. The story told here is that he could not do it until he had first praised Ganapati.

• tadāthen
• prabhumthe lord
• gaṇādhyakṣamthe overseer of the ganas
• stutvāonce I had praised
• nāmasahasrakaiḥwith the thousand names
• vighnāḥthe obstacles
• dūrātfar away
• palāyanteran
• kālarudrātfrom Kalarudra
• ivaas
• prajāḥcreatures

anvaya tadā nāmasahasrakaiḥ prabhum gaṇādhyakṣam stutvā vighnāḥ kālarudrāt prajāḥ iva dūrāt palāyante

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

kālarudra Kalarudra — Rudra as Time, who destroys the worlds at the end of an age.

• tasyahis
• anugrahataḥby the grace
• devigoddess
• jātaḥbecame
• ahamI
• tripurāntakaḥthe destroyer of the three cities
• tamthat
• adyāpito this day
• gaṇeśānamlord of the ganas
• staumiI praise
• nāmasahasrakaiḥwith the thousand names

anvaya devi tasya anugrahataḥ aham tripurāntakaḥ jātaḥ adyāpi tam gaṇeśānam nāmasahasrakaiḥ staumi

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

• tatso
• adyanow
• tavayour
• bhaktyāfor the devotion
• ahamI
• sādhakānāmof those who practise
• hitāyafor the good
• caand
• mahāgaṇapateḥof Mahaganapati
• vakṣyeI will tell
• divyamdivine
• nāmasahasrakamthousand names

anvaya tat adya aham tava bhaktyā ca sādhakānām hitāya mahāgaṇapateḥ divyam nāmasahasrakam vakṣye

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

sādhaka those who practise — One who has taken up a practice under a teacher, as opposed to a casual reciter.

chandas Prose, the viniyoga

• oṃOm
• hrīṃthe seed syllable hrim
• śrīṃthe seed syllable shrim
• klīṃthe seed syllable klim
• gaṇādhyakṣaḥoverseer of the ganas
• glauṃthe seed syllable glaum
• ga~the seed syllable gam
• gaṇapatiḥlord of the ganas
• guṇīthe one with qualities
• guṇāḍhyaḥrich in qualities
• nirguṇaḥbeyond all qualities
• goptāthe guardian
• gajavaktraḥelephant-faced
• vibhāvasuḥrich in light

anvaya oṃ hrīṃ śrīṃ klīṃ gaṇādhyakṣaḥ glauṃ ga~ gaṇapatiḥ guṇī guṇāḍhyaḥ nirguṇaḥ goptā gajavaktraḥ vibhāvasuḥ

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

bīja seed syllables — Hrim, shrim, klim, glaum and gam carry no dictionary meaning. They are the sounds of particular powers, set among the names like jewels in a string.

• viśveśvaraḥlord of all
• vibhādīptaḥablaze with light
• dīpanaḥthe one who kindles
• dhīvaraḥbest in understanding
• dhanīrich
• sadāśāntaḥalways at peace
• jagattrātāsaviour of the world
• viśvāvartaḥthe whirl in which everything turns
• vibhākaraḥmaker of light

anvaya viśveśvaraḥ vibhādīptaḥ dīpanaḥ dhīvaraḥ dhanī sadāśāntaḥ jagattrātā viśvāvartaḥ vibhākaraḥ

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

• viśrambhīthe one to be trusted
• vijayaḥvictory
• vaidyaḥthe healer
• vārānnidhiḥthe ocean
• anuttamaḥunsurpassed
• aṇimāvibhavaḥwhose glory is the power to become small as an atom
• śreṣṭhaḥbest
• jyeṣṭhaḥeldest
• gāthāpriyaḥlover of sung verses
• guruḥthe teacher

anvaya viśrambhī vijayaḥ vaidyaḥ vārānnidhiḥ anuttamaḥ aṇimāvibhavaḥ śreṣṭhaḥ jyeṣṭhaḥ gāthāpriyaḥ guruḥ

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

• sṛṣṭikartāmaker of creation
• jagaddhartāupholder of the world
• viśvabhartāsustainer of all
• jagannidhiḥthe world's treasure-house
• patiḥthe master
• pītavibhūṣāṅkaḥmarked with yellow ornaments
• raktākṣaḥred-eyed
• lohitāmbaraḥclothed in red

anvaya sṛṣṭikartā jagaddhartā viśvabhartā jagannidhiḥ patiḥ pītavibhūṣāṅkaḥ raktākṣaḥ lohitāmbaraḥ

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

• virūpākṣaḥof strange eyes
• vimānasthaḥstanding in a sky-chariot
• vinītaḥmodest
• sadasyaḥone who sits in the assembly
• sukhīhappy
• vinayaḥmodesty
• sātvataḥthe steadfast
• surūpaḥfair of form
• sāttvikaḥclear by nature
• satyaḥtrue
• śuddhaḥpure
• śaṅkaranandanaḥthe son of Shankara

anvaya virūpākṣaḥ vimānasthaḥ vinītaḥ sadasyaḥ sukhī vinayaḥ sātvataḥ surūpaḥ sāttvikaḥ satyaḥ śuddhaḥ śaṅkaranandanaḥ

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

note The words in brackets, vinaya and sātvata, are a variant reading for the names before them, printed in the text beside the line.

• nandīśvaraḥlord of Nandi
• jayānandīwho delights in victory
• vandyaḥto be bowed to
• stutyaḥto be praised
• vicakṣaṇaḥclear-sighted
• daityamarddīcrusher of demons
• sadākṣībaḥever in the rapture of wine
• madirāruṇalocanaḥhis eyes reddened by wine

anvaya nandīśvaraḥ jayānandī vandyaḥ stutyaḥ vicakṣaṇaḥ daityamarddī sadākṣībaḥ madirāruṇalocanaḥ

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

kṣība, madirā rapture, wine — In tantric worship wine is one of the offerings, and Ucchishta Ganapati is pictured flushed with it. The names describe the image the rite sets up in the mind.

• sārātmāwhose self is the very core
• viśvasāraḥthe core of all
• caand
• viśvasāraḥthe core of everything
• vilepanaḥthe anointing
• paraṃ brahmathe highest brahman
• paraṃ jyotiḥthe highest light
• sākṣīthe witness
• tryakṣaḥthree-eyed
• vikatthanaḥwho speaks his own glory aloud

anvaya sārātmā viśvasāraḥ ca viśvasāraḥ vilepanaḥ paraṃ brahma paraṃ jyotiḥ sākṣī tryakṣaḥ vikatthanaḥ

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

• viśveśvaraḥlord of all
• vīrahartāwho brings down heroes
• saubhāgyaḥgood fortune
• bhāgyavarddhanaḥwho makes fortune grow
• bhṛṅgiriṭīBhringiriti
• bhṛṅgamālīgarlanded with bees
• bhṛṅgakūjitanāditaḥringing with the hum of bees

anvaya viśveśvaraḥ vīrahartā saubhāgyaḥ bhāgyavarddhanaḥ bhṛṅgiriṭī bhṛṅgamālī bhṛṅgakūjitanāditaḥ

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

bhṛṅgiriṭi Bhringiriti — Shiva's gaunt devotee, who would circle Shiva alone and not Parvati. The name brings in the bees, bhṛṅga, that follow in the next two.

• vinartakaḥthe dancer
• vinītaḥmodest
• apias well
• vinatānandanārcitaḥworshipped by Vinata's son
• vainateyaḥGaruda himself
• vinamrāṅgaḥwith limbs bowed low
• viśvanāyakanāyakaḥleader of the leaders of the world

anvaya vinartakaḥ vinītaḥ api vinatānandanārcitaḥ vainateyaḥ vinamrāṅgaḥ viśvanāyakanāyakaḥ

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

vainateya Garuda — The eagle, son of Vinata. He is named both as a worshipper of Ganapati and as Ganapati himself, a turn this hymn makes often.

• virāṭakaḥthe vast one
• virāṭaḥthe cosmic form
• caand
• vidagdhaḥskilled
• vidhurātmabhūḥhimself the source of those who are forsaken
• puṣpadantaḥPushpadanta
• puṣpahārīwho takes flowers
• puṣpamālāvibhūṣaṇaḥadorned with garlands of flowers

anvaya virāṭakaḥ virāṭaḥ ca vidagdhaḥ vidhurātmabhūḥ puṣpadantaḥ puṣpahārī puṣpamālāvibhūṣaṇaḥ

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

note Vidhurātmabhūḥ is hard to settle; it may also be read as born of the moon's own self, taking vidhu for the moon. Pushpadanta is the name of one of Shiva's attendants.

• puṣpeṣumathanaḥcrusher of the god with the flower-arrows
• puṣṭaḥwell nourished
• vivartaḥthe turning of things
• kartarīkaraḥwith shears in his hand
• antyaḥthe last
• antakaḥthe ender
• cittagaṇāḥthe host of thoughts
• cittacintāpahārakaḥwho takes away the mind's worries

anvaya puṣpeṣumathanaḥ puṣṭaḥ vivartaḥ kartarīkaraḥ antyaḥ antakaḥ cittagaṇāḥ cittacintāpahārakaḥ

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

puṣpeṣu the god with the flower-arrows — Kama, whose bow shoots flowers. Shiva burnt him to ash, and the name gives that deed to the son.

• acintyaḥpast thought
• acintyarūpaḥwhose form is past thought
• caand
• candanākulamuṇḍakaḥwhose head is thick with sandal paste
• lohitaḥred
• lipitaḥsmeared
• luptaḥhidden
• lohitākṣaḥred-eyed
• vilobhakaḥwho stirs longing

anvaya acintyaḥ acintyarūpaḥ ca candanākulamuṇḍakaḥ lohitaḥ lipitaḥ luptaḥ lohitākṣaḥ vilobhakaḥ

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

• labdhāśayaḥwho has reached what he aimed at
• lobharataḥwho delights in longing
• lobhadaḥwho gives what is longed for
• alaṅghyagardhakaḥwhose desire nothing can check
• sundaraḥbeautiful
• sundarīputraḥson of the beautiful goddess
• samastāsuraghātakaḥslayer of all the demons

anvaya labdhāśayaḥ lobharataḥ lobhadaḥ alaṅghyagardhakaḥ sundaraḥ sundarīputraḥ samastāsuraghātakaḥ

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

sundarī the beautiful goddess — Tripurasundari, the goddess of the Shri Vidya tradition, here named as his mother.

• nūpurāḍhyaḥrich with anklets
• vibhavendraḥlord of splendour
• naranārāyaṇaḥNara and Narayana
• raviḥthe sun
• vicāraḥdiscernment
• vāntadaḥwho gives back what was cast away
• vāgmīeloquent
• vitarkīwho reasons
• vijayīśvaraḥlord of the victorious

anvaya nūpurāḍhyaḥ vibhavendraḥ naranārāyaṇaḥ raviḥ vicāraḥ vāntadaḥ vāgmī vitarkī vijayīśvaraḥ

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

naranārāyaṇa Nara and Narayana — The twin sages of Badari, taken as one being in two bodies.

• suptaḥasleep
• buddhaḥawake
• sadārūpaḥwhose form never changes
• sukhadaḥgiver of happiness
• sukhasevitaḥwaited on by happiness
• vikartanaḥthe sun
• viyaccārīwho moves through the sky
• vinaṭaḥthe actor
• naṭanartakaḥthe dancer among actors

anvaya suptaḥ buddhaḥ sadārūpaḥ sukhadaḥ sukhasevitaḥ vikartanaḥ viyaccārī vinaṭaḥ naṭanartakaḥ

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

• naṭaḥthe actor
• nāṭyapriyaḥlover of the stage
• nādaḥsound itself
• anantaḥendless
• anantaguṇātmakaḥwhose nature is endless qualities
• gaṅgājalapānapriyaḥwho loves to drink the water of the Ganga
• gaṅgātīravihārakṛtwho wanders along the Ganga's banks

anvaya naṭaḥ nāṭyapriyaḥ nādaḥ anantaḥ anantaguṇātmakaḥ gaṅgājalapānapriyaḥ gaṅgātīravihārakṛt

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

• gaṅgāpriyaḥdear to the Ganga
• gaṅgajaḥborn of the Ganga
• caand
• vāhanādipuraḥsaraḥwho goes before the mounts of the gods
• gandhamādanasaṃvāsaḥwho dwells on Gandhamadana
• gandhamādanakelikṛtwho plays on Gandhamadana

anvaya gaṅgāpriyaḥ gaṅgajaḥ ca vāhanādipuraḥsaraḥ gandhamādanasaṃvāsaḥ gandhamādanakelikṛt

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

• gandhānuliptapūrvāṅgaḥwhose forepart is smeared with scent
• sarvadevasmaraḥwho holds all the gods in mind
• sadāalways
• gaṇagandharvarājeśaḥlord of the kings of the ganas and gandharvas
• gaṇagandharvasevitaḥserved by the ganas and the gandharvas

anvaya gandhānuliptapūrvāṅgaḥ sarvadevasmaraḥ sadā gaṇagandharvarājeśaḥ gaṇagandharvasevitaḥ

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

• gandharvapūjitaḥworshipped by the gandharvas
• nityamalways
• sarvarogavināśakaḥdestroyer of every disease
• gandharvagaṇasaṃsevyaḥserved by the host of gandharvas
• gandharvavaradāyakaḥwho gives the gandharvas boons

anvaya gandharvapūjitaḥ nityam sarvarogavināśakaḥ gandharvagaṇasaṃsevyaḥ gandharvavaradāyakaḥ

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

• gandharvaḥthe gandharva
• gandhamātaṅgaḥthe scented elephant
• gandharvakuladaivataḥgod of the gandharva line
• gandharvagarvasaṃvegaḥthe shock that humbles gandharva pride
• gandharvavaradāyakaḥwho gives the gandharvas boons

anvaya gandharvaḥ gandhamātaṅgaḥ gandharvakuladaivataḥ gandharvagarvasaṃvegaḥ gandharvavaradāyakaḥ

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

note Several of these gandharva names also stand in the Gakaradi thousand names, in nearly the same words.

• gandharvaprabalārtighnaḥwho ends the gandharvas' heavy pain
• gandharvagaṇasaṃyutaḥjoined with the host of gandharvas
• gandharvādiguṇānandaḥwho takes delight in the gifts of gandharvas and others
• nandaḥjoy itself
• anantaguṇātmakaḥwhose nature is endless qualities

anvaya gandharvaprabalārtighnaḥ gandharvagaṇasaṃyutaḥ gandharvādiguṇānandaḥ nandaḥ anantaguṇātmakaḥ

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

• viśvamūrtiḥwhose form is the universe
• viśvadhātāupholder of all
• vinatāsyaḥwith face bent low
• vinartakaḥthe dancer
• karālaḥfearsome
• kāmadaḥgiver of desires
• kāntaḥbeloved
• kamanīyaḥlovely
• kalānidhiḥstorehouse of the arts

anvaya viśvamūrtiḥ viśvadhātā vinatāsyaḥ vinartakaḥ karālaḥ kāmadaḥ kāntaḥ kamanīyaḥ kalānidhiḥ

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

• kāruṇyarūpaḥwhose form is compassion
• kuṭilaḥwinding in his ways
• kulācārīwho keeps the kula rites
• kuleśvaraḥlord of the kula
• vikarālaḥterrible
• raṇaśreṣṭhaḥbest in battle
• saṃhāraḥdestruction
• hārabhūṣaṇaḥadorned with necklaces

anvaya kāruṇyarūpaḥ kuṭilaḥ kulācārī kuleśvaraḥ vikarālaḥ raṇaśreṣṭhaḥ saṃhāraḥ hārabhūṣaṇaḥ

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

kula the kula — In tantra, the family of the goddess and the circle of practice that belongs to her; kulācāra is the conduct of that circle.

• ururamyamukhaḥwith a broad and pleasing face
• raktaḥred
• devatādayitaurasaḥthe true son of the god's beloved
• mahākālaḥMahakala
• mahādaṃṣṭraḥgreat-fanged
• mahoragabhayānakaḥfearsome with great serpents

anvaya ururamyamukhaḥ raktaḥ devatādayitaurasaḥ mahākālaḥ mahādaṃṣṭraḥ mahoragabhayānakaḥ

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

• unmattarūpaḥof wild form
• kālāgniḥthe fire of time
• agnisūryendulocanaḥwhose eyes are fire, sun and moon
• sitāsyaḥwhite-faced
• sitamālyaḥwith white garlands
• caand
• sitadantaḥwhite-tusked
• sitāṃśumānwith the white rays of the moon

anvaya unmattarūpaḥ kālāgniḥ agnisūryendulocanaḥ sitāsyaḥ sitamālyaḥ ca sitadantaḥ sitāṃśumān

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

• asitātmādark of self
• bhairaveśaḥlord of Bhairava
• bhāgyavānfortunate
• bhagavānblessed
• bhavaḥbeing itself
• garbhātmajaḥthe womb-born son
• bhagāvāsaḥwho dwells in the source of fortune
• bhagadaḥgiver of fortune
• bhagavarddhanaḥwho makes fortune grow

anvaya asitātmā bhairaveśaḥ bhāgyavān bhagavān bhavaḥ garbhātmajaḥ bhagāvāsaḥ bhagadaḥ bhagavarddhanaḥ

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

bhaga fortune — The word means good fortune and also the womb. In a tantric hymn both senses are meant to sound, and the run of names turns on it.

• śubhaṅkaraḥmaker of good
• śuciḥpure
• śāntaḥat peace
• śreṣṭhaḥbest
• śravyaḥworth hearing
• śacīpatiḥlord of Shachi
• vedādyaḥfirst of the Vedas
• vedakartāmaker of the Vedas
• caand
• vedavedyaḥknown through the Vedas
• sanātanaḥeternal

anvaya śubhaṅkaraḥ śuciḥ śāntaḥ śreṣṭhaḥ śravyaḥ śacīpatiḥ vedādyaḥ vedakartā ca vedavedyaḥ sanātanaḥ

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

• vidyāpradaḥgiver of learning
• vedarasaḥthe savour of the Vedas
• vaidikaḥVedic
• vedapāragaḥwho has crossed to the far side of the Vedas
• vedadhvanirataḥdelighting in the sound of the Vedas
• vīraḥthe hero
• vedavidyāgamaḥthe handing down of Vedic learning
• arthavitwho knows the meaning

anvaya vidyāpradaḥ vedarasaḥ vaidikaḥ vedapāragaḥ vedadhvanirataḥ vīraḥ vedavidyāgamaḥ arthavit

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

• tattvajñaḥknower of what is true
• sarvagaḥpresent everywhere
• sādhuḥgood
• sadayaḥkind
• sadasanmayaḥmade of what is and what is not
• śivaṅkaraḥmaker of good
• śivasutaḥson of Shiva
• śivānandavivarddhanaḥwho makes Shiva's joy grow

anvaya tattvajñaḥ sarvagaḥ sādhuḥ sadayaḥ sadasanmayaḥ śivaṅkaraḥ śivasutaḥ śivānandavivarddhanaḥ

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

• śaityaḥcool
• śvetaḥwhite
• śatamukhīhundred-faced
• mugdhaḥinnocent
• modakabhūṣaṇaḥadorned with modakas
• devaḥthe god
• dinakaraḥmaker of the day
• dhīraḥsteady
• dhṛtimānfirm
• dyutimānbright
• dhavaḥthe husband

anvaya śaityaḥ śvetaḥ śatamukhī mugdhaḥ modakabhūṣaṇaḥ devaḥ dinakaraḥ dhīraḥ dhṛtimān dyutimān dhavaḥ

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

• śuddhātmāpure of self
• śuddhamatimānpure of mind
• śuddhadīptiḥof pure light
• śucivrataḥpure in his vows
• śaraṇyaḥthe refuge
• śaunakaḥShaunaka
• śūraḥthe brave
• śaradambhojadhārakaḥholding the lotus of autumn

anvaya śuddhātmā śuddhamatimān śuddhadīptiḥ śucivrataḥ śaraṇyaḥ śaunakaḥ śūraḥ śaradambhojadhārakaḥ

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

note In the text the second and third names are run together by sandhi, śuddhamatimāñchuddhadīptiḥ.

• dārakaḥthe boy
• śikhivāheṣṭaḥdear to the rider of the peacock
• sitaḥwhite
• śaṅkaravallabhaḥbeloved of Shankara
• śaṅkaraḥShankara
• nirbhayaḥfearless
• nityaḥeternal
• layakṛtmaker of dissolution
• lāsyatatparaḥgiven to graceful dance

anvaya dārakaḥ śikhivāheṣṭaḥ sitaḥ śaṅkaravallabhaḥ śaṅkaraḥ nirbhayaḥ nityaḥ layakṛt lāsyatatparaḥ

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

śikhivāha the rider of the peacock — Skanda, Ganapati's brother.

• lūtaḥthe spider
• līlārasollāsīglad in the savour of play
• vilāsīplayful
• vibhramaḥthe whirl
• bhramaḥthe wandering
• bhramaṇaḥthe roaming
• śaśibhṛtbearer of the moon
• sūryaḥthe sun
• śaniḥSaturn
• dharaṇinandanaḥthe son of the earth

anvaya lūtaḥ līlārasollāsī vilāsī vibhramaḥ bhramaḥ bhramaṇaḥ śaśibhṛt sūryaḥ śaniḥ dharaṇinandanaḥ

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

dharaṇinandana the son of the earth — Mars. From here the hymn names him as each of the planets in turn: the sun, Saturn, Mars, then Mercury and Jupiter in the next verse.

• budhaḥMercury
• vibudhasevyaḥserved by the gods
• caand
• budharājaḥking of the wise
• balaṃdharaḥholder of strength
• jīvaḥJupiter
• jīvapradaḥgiver of life
• jetāthe conqueror
• stutyaḥto be praised
• nityaḥeternal
• ratipriyaḥlover of delight

anvaya budhaḥ vibudhasevyaḥ ca budharājaḥ balaṃdharaḥ jīvaḥ jīvapradaḥ jetā stutyaḥ nityaḥ ratipriyaḥ

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

• janakaḥthe father
• janamārgajñaḥwho knows the ways of people
• janarakṣaṇatatparaḥintent on guarding people
• janānāmto people
• pradātāthe giver
• caand
• janakāhlādakārakaḥwho gladdens fathers

anvaya janakaḥ janamārgajñaḥ janarakṣaṇatatparaḥ janānām pradātā ca janakāhlādakārakaḥ

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

note The third quarter is a syllable short in the printed text.

• vibudhaḥthe wise one
• budhamānyaḥhonoured by the wise
• caand
• jainamārganivartakaḥwho turns people back from the Jain path
• gacchaḥthe school
• gaṇapatiḥlord of the ganas
• gacchanāyakaḥleader of the school
• gacchagarvahāwho breaks the school's pride

anvaya vibudhaḥ budhamānyaḥ ca jainamārganivartakaḥ gacchaḥ gaṇapatiḥ gacchanāyakaḥ gacchagarvahā

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

gaccha a school — A lineage of teachers and pupils; the word is used above all of the Jain orders, which may be why it follows the name about the Jain path.

• gaccharājaḥking of the school
• athaand
• gaccheśaḥlord of the school
• gaccharājanamaskṛtaḥto whom the king of the school bows
• gacchapriyaḥdear to the school
• gacchaguruḥteacher of the school
• gacchatrākṛdyamāturaḥwho works to guard the school

anvaya gaccharājaḥ atha gaccheśaḥ gaccharājanamaskṛtaḥ gacchapriyaḥ gacchaguruḥ gacchatrākṛdyamāturaḥ

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

note The last name is broken in the printed text. The Gakaradi thousand names has gacchatrāṇakṛtodyamaḥ at this point, who takes up the work of guarding the school, and the sense is given from that.

• gacchaprabhuḥmaster of the school
• gacchacaraḥwho moves with it
• gacchapriyakṛtodyamaḥwho strives for its good
• gacchagītaguṇaḥwhose qualities the school sings
• gartaḥthe hollow
• maryādāpratipālakaḥkeeper of the bounds

anvaya gacchaprabhuḥ gacchacaraḥ gacchapriyakṛtodyamaḥ gacchagītaguṇaḥ gartaḥ maryādāpratipālakaḥ

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

• gīrvāṇāgamasārasyaof the pith of the gods' teaching
• garbhaḥthe very heart
• gīrvāṇadevatāthe god of the gods
• gaurīsutaḥson of Gauri
• guruvaraḥbest of teachers
• gaurāṅgaḥfair-limbed
• gaṇapūjitaḥworshipped by the ganas

anvaya gīrvāṇāgamasārasya garbhaḥ gīrvāṇadevatā gaurīsutaḥ guruvaraḥ gaurāṅgaḥ gaṇapūjitaḥ

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

• parampadamthe highest state
• parandhāmathe highest home
• paramātmāthe highest self
• kaviḥVenus
• kujaḥMars
• rāhuḥRahu
• daityaśiraśchedīwho cut off the demon's head
• ketuḥKetu
• kanakakuṇḍalaḥwith golden earrings

anvaya parampadam parandhāma paramātmā kaviḥ kujaḥ rāhuḥ daityaśiraśchedī ketuḥ kanakakuṇḍalaḥ

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

kavi Venus — Kavi, the poet, is a name of Shukra, teacher of the demons and the planet Venus. With Rahu and Ketu the list of the nine planets is complete.

daityaśiraśchedī who cut off the demon's head — The demon who stole the nectar had his head cut off; the head became Rahu and the body Ketu.

• grahendraḥchief of the planets
• grahitaḥthe one held
• grāhyaḥthe one to be grasped
• agraṇīḥthe leader
• ghurghuranāditaḥloud with a growl
• parjanyaḥthe rain cloud
• pīvaraḥstout
• patrīthe winged
• pīnavakṣāḥbroad-chested
• parākramīvaliant

anvaya grahendraḥ grahitaḥ grāhyaḥ agraṇīḥ ghurghuranāditaḥ parjanyaḥ pīvaraḥ patrī pīnavakṣāḥ parākramī

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

• vanecaraḥwho roams the forest
• vanaspatiḥlord of the forest trees
• vanavāsīwho lives in the forest
• smaropamaḥlike Kama in beauty
• puṇyaḥholy
• pūtaḥclean
• pavitraḥcleansing
• caand
• parātmāthe supreme self
• pūrṇāvigrahaḥwhose form is whole

anvaya vanecaraḥ vanaspatiḥ vanavāsī smaropamaḥ puṇyaḥ pūtaḥ pavitraḥ ca parātmā pūrṇāvigrahaḥ

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

• pūrṇendusukalākāraḥshaped like the fair phases of the full moon
• mantrapūrṇamanorathaḥwhose wishes the mantra fulfils
• yugātmāthe self of the ages
• yugakṛtmaker of the ages
• yajvāthe sacrificer
• yājñikaḥthe priest
• yajñavatsalaḥfond of sacrifice

anvaya pūrṇendusukalākāraḥ mantrapūrṇamanorathaḥ yugātmā yugakṛt yajvā yājñikaḥ yajñavatsalaḥ

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

• yaśasyaḥworthy of fame
• yajamāneṣṭaḥdear to the patron of the sacrifice
• vajrabhṛtbearer of the thunderbolt
• vajrapañjaraḥa cage of thunderbolts
• maṇibhadraḥManibhadra
• maṇimayaḥmade of jewels
• mānyaḥhonoured
• mīnadhvajāśritaḥthe one in whom Kama takes shelter

anvaya yaśasyaḥ yajamāneṣṭaḥ vajrabhṛt vajrapañjaraḥ maṇibhadraḥ maṇimayaḥ mānyaḥ mīnadhvajāśritaḥ

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

mīnadhvaja Kama — The god of love, whose banner bears a fish.

• mīnadhvajaḥKama himself
• manohārīwho steals the heart
• yogināmof yogis
• yogavardhanaḥwho makes the yoga grow
• draṣṭāthe seer
• sraṣṭāthe maker
• tapasvīthe ascetic
• caand
• vigrahīthe embodied one
• tāpasapriyaḥdear to ascetics

anvaya mīnadhvajaḥ manohārī yoginām yogavardhanaḥ draṣṭā sraṣṭā tapasvī ca vigrahī tāpasapriyaḥ

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

• tapomayaḥmade of austerity
• tapomūrtiḥausterity in bodily form
• tapanaḥthe one who burns
• caand
• tapodhanaḥwhose wealth is austerity
• sampattisadanākāraḥshaped like a house of plenty
• sampattisukhadāyakaḥgiver of the ease that plenty brings

anvaya tapomayaḥ tapomūrtiḥ tapanaḥ ca tapodhanaḥ sampattisadanākāraḥ sampattisukhadāyakaḥ

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

• sampattisukhakartāmaker of the ease of plenty
• caand
• sampattisubhagānanaḥwhose face is lovely with plenty
• sampattiśubhadaḥgiver of the good that plenty brings
• nityasampattiḥplenty that never runs out
• caand
• yaśodhanaḥwhose wealth is his good name

anvaya sampattisukhakartā ca sampattisubhagānanaḥ sampattiśubhadaḥ nityasampattiḥ ca yaśodhanaḥ

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

• rucakaḥbright
• mecakaḥdark as a cloud
• tuṣṭaḥcontent
• prabhuḥthe master
• tomaraghātakaḥwho strikes with the lance
• daṇḍīthe staff-bearer
• caṇḍāṃśuḥthe fierce-rayed sun
• avyaktaḥunmanifest
• kamaṇḍaludharaḥbearing the water pot
• anaghaḥwithout fault

anvaya rucakaḥ mecakaḥ tuṣṭaḥ prabhuḥ tomaraghātakaḥ daṇḍī caṇḍāṃśuḥ avyaktaḥ kamaṇḍaludharaḥ anaghaḥ

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

• kāmīfull of desire
• karmarataḥgiven to action
• kālaḥtime
• kolaḥthe boar
• kranditadiktaṭaḥwho makes the far edges of the sky cry out
• bhrāmakaḥwho sets things whirling
• jātipūjyaḥworshipped by every caste
• caand
• jāḍyahādestroyer of dullness
• jaḍasūdanaḥslayer of the dull

anvaya kāmī karmarataḥ kālaḥ kolaḥ kranditadiktaṭaḥ bhrāmakaḥ jātipūjyaḥ ca jāḍyahā jaḍasūdanaḥ

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

• jālandharaḥJalandhara
• jagadvāsīwho dwells in the world
• hāsyakṛtwho makes men laugh
• gahanaḥdeep
• guhaḥhidden
• haviṣmānrich in offerings
• havyavāhākṣaḥwhose eye is the fire that carries the offerings
• hāṭakaḥgolden
• hāṭakāṅgadaḥwith golden armlets

anvaya jālandharaḥ jagadvāsī hāsyakṛt gahanaḥ guhaḥ haviṣmān havyavāhākṣaḥ hāṭakaḥ hāṭakāṅgadaḥ

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

jālandhara Jalandhara — A name shared with a demon Shiva slew and a sacred seat in the Punjab. Taken as a name of Ganapati, it may mean the one who holds the net.

• sumeruḥSumeru
• himavānHimavan
• hotāthe priest who calls the gods
• haraputraḥson of Hara
• halaṅkaṣaḥwho drives the plough
• hālāpriyaḥlover of hala wine
• hṛdāśāntaḥat peace in the heart
• kāntāhṛdayapoṣaṇaḥwho feeds the heart of the beloved

anvaya sumeruḥ himavān hotā haraputraḥ halaṅkaṣaḥ hālāpriyaḥ hṛdāśāntaḥ kāntāhṛdayapoṣaṇaḥ

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

• śoṣaṇaḥwho dries up
• kleśahādestroyer of affliction
• krūraḥharsh to foes
• kaṭhoraḥhard
• kaṭhinākṛtiḥhard of shape
• kuberaḥKubera
• dhīmayaḥmade of understanding
• dhyātāthe one who meditates
• dhyeyaḥthe one meditated on
• dhīmānwise
• dayānidhiḥa store of mercy

anvaya śoṣaṇaḥ kleśahā krūraḥ kaṭhoraḥ kaṭhinākṛtiḥ kuberaḥ dhīmayaḥ dhyātā dhyeyaḥ dhīmān dayānidhiḥ

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

• daviṣṭhaḥthe farthest
• damanaḥthe tamer
• hṛṣṭaḥglad
• dātāthe giver
• trātāthe saviour
• pitāsamaḥlike a father
• nirgataḥgone out
• naigamaḥof the Veda
• agamyaḥout of reach
• nirjayaḥunconquered
• jaṭilaḥwith matted locks
• ajaraḥageless

anvaya daviṣṭhaḥ damanaḥ hṛṣṭaḥ dātā trātā pitāsamaḥ nirgataḥ naigamaḥ agamyaḥ nirjayaḥ jaṭilaḥ ajaraḥ

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

• janajīvaḥthe life of the people
• jitārātiḥwho has beaten his foes
• jagadvyāpīspread through the world
• jaganmayaḥmade of the world
• cāmīkaranibhaḥgolden in colour
• nābhyaḥthe navel
• nalināyatalocanaḥwith long lotus eyes

anvaya janajīvaḥ jitārātiḥ jagadvyāpī jaganmayaḥ cāmīkaranibhaḥ nābhyaḥ nalināyatalocanaḥ

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

• rocanaḥthe shining
• mocakaḥthe releaser
• mantrīthe counsellor
• mantrakoṭisamāśritaḥin whom crores of mantras take shelter
• pañcabhūtātmakaḥmade of the five elements
• pañcasāyakaḥwith five arrows
• pañcavaktrakaḥfive-faced

anvaya rocanaḥ mocakaḥ mantrī mantrakoṭisamāśritaḥ pañcabhūtātmakaḥ pañcasāyakaḥ pañcavaktrakaḥ

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

• pañcamaḥthe fifth
• paścimaḥthe western
• pūrvaḥthe eastern
• pūrṇaḥfull
• kīrṇālakaḥwith scattered locks
• kuṇiḥwith a bent arm
• kaṭhorahṛdayaḥhard of heart towards foes
• grīvālaṅkṛtaḥwith an adorned neck
• lalitāśayaḥgentle in intent

anvaya pañcamaḥ paścimaḥ pūrvaḥ pūrṇaḥ kīrṇālakaḥ kuṇiḥ kaṭhorahṛdayaḥ grīvālaṅkṛtaḥ lalitāśayaḥ

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

• lolacittaḥof restless mind
• bṛhannāsaḥlong-nosed
• māsapakṣarturūpavānwhose form is the months, fortnights and seasons
• dhruvaḥfixed
• drutagatiḥswift in motion
• bandhaḥthe bond
• dharmīrighteous
• nākipriyaḥdear to the gods
• analaḥfire

anvaya lolacittaḥ bṛhannāsaḥ māsapakṣarturūpavān dhruvaḥ drutagatiḥ bandhaḥ dharmī nākipriyaḥ analaḥ

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

• aṅgulyagrasthabhuvanaḥon whose fingertip the worlds rest
• bhuvanaikamalāpahaḥwho alone takes away the world's stain
• sāgaraḥthe ocean
• svargatiḥthe road to heaven
• svakṣaḥfair-eyed
• sānandaḥjoyful
• sādhupūjitaḥworshipped by the good

anvaya aṅgulyagrasthabhuvanaḥ bhuvanaikamalāpahaḥ sāgaraḥ svargatiḥ svakṣaḥ sānandaḥ sādhupūjitaḥ

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

• satīpatiḥlord of Sati
• samarasaḥof a single savour
• sanakaḥSanaka
• saralaḥstraightforward
• saraḥthe lake
• surapriyaḥdear to the gods
• vasumatiḥthe earth
• vāsavaḥIndra
• vasupūjitaḥworshipped by the Vasus

anvaya satīpatiḥ samarasaḥ sanakaḥ saralaḥ saraḥ surapriyaḥ vasumatiḥ vāsavaḥ vasupūjitaḥ

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

samarasa of a single savour — In tantric usage, the state in which two become one taste; the union the practice aims at.

• vittadaḥgiver of wealth
• vittanāthaḥlord of wealth
• caand
• dhanināmto the wealthy
• dhanadāyakaḥwho gives wealth
• rājīvanayanaḥlotus-eyed
• smārtaḥfollower of the smriti
• smṛtidaḥwho gives memory
• kṛttikāmbaraḥclothed in a hide

anvaya vittadaḥ vittanāthaḥ ca dhaninām dhanadāyakaḥ rājīvanayanaḥ smārtaḥ smṛtidaḥ kṛttikāmbaraḥ

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

note The last name, kṛttikāmbara, means one who wears a hide, as Shiva does. It also sounds the lunar mansion Krittika, and so leads into the run of mansions that begins in the next verse.

• aśvinaḥAshvina
• aśvamukhaḥhorse-faced
• śubhraḥbright
• bharaṇaḥthe one who bears all
• bharaṇīpriyaḥdear to Bharani
• kṛttikāsanakaḥseated on the Krittikas
• kolaḥthe boar
• rohiṇīramaṇopamaḥlike the lover of Rohini

anvaya aśvinaḥ aśvamukhaḥ śubhraḥ bharaṇaḥ bharaṇīpriyaḥ kṛttikāsanakaḥ kolaḥ rohiṇīramaṇopamaḥ

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

nakṣatra the lunar mansions — The twenty-seven stations the moon passes through in a month. From here to the thirty-fourth verse after, the names are built on them in order: Ashvini, Bharani, Krittika, Rohini and the rest. The names do not say he is those stars; they borrow the stars' names to praise him.

rohiṇīramaṇa the lover of Rohini — The moon, whose favourite among the star-wives is Rohini.

• rauhiṇeyapremakarīwho wins the love of Rohini's son
• rohiṇīmohanaḥwho charms Rohini
• mṛgaḥthe deer
• mṛgarājaḥking of beasts
• mṛgaśirāMrigashira
• mādhavaḥMadhava
• madhuradhvaniḥsweet of voice

anvaya rauhiṇeyapremakarī rohiṇīmohanaḥ mṛgaḥ mṛgarājaḥ mṛgaśirā mādhavaḥ madhuradhvaniḥ

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

• ārdrānanaḥwhose face is wet
• mahābuddhiḥof great understanding
• mahoragavibhūṣaṇaḥadorned with great serpents
• bhrūkṣepadattavibhavaḥwho gives splendour with a lift of the brow
• bhrūkarālaḥfearsome of brow
• punarmayaḥmade new again

anvaya ārdrānanaḥ mahābuddhiḥ mahoragavibhūṣaṇaḥ bhrūkṣepadattavibhavaḥ bhrūkarālaḥ punarmayaḥ

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

note Ārdrānana, the wet-faced, sounds the mansion Ardra; punarmaya, made again, opens the play on Punarvasu that fills the next verse.

• punardevaḥgod once more
• punarjetāconqueror once more
• punarjīvaḥalive once more
• punarvasuḥPunarvasu
• timirāḥthe darkness
• timiketuḥwith the great fish on his banner
• caand
• titiṣāsuraghātanaḥslayer of the demon Titisha

anvaya punardevaḥ punarjetā punarjīvaḥ punarvasuḥ timirāḥ timiketuḥ ca titiṣāsuraghātanaḥ

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

note The second line is uncertain in the printed text. Timira, darkness, and timi, the great fish, are clear; the demon Titisha is not otherwise known, and the name may be a slip for something that sounded the next mansion, Tishya.

• tiṣyaḥTishya
• tulādharaḥholder of the scales
• jṛmbhaḥthe yawning one
• viśleṣāśleṣadānarāṭthe king who gives both parting and embrace
• mānadaḥgiver of honour
• mādhavaḥMadhava
• mādhaḥMadha
• vācālaḥfull of talk
• maghavopamaḥlike Indra

anvaya tiṣyaḥ tulādharaḥ jṛmbhaḥ viśleṣāśleṣadānarāṭ mānadaḥ mādhavaḥ mādhaḥ vācālaḥ maghavopamaḥ

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

note Tishya is the older name of Pushya. Viśleṣāśleṣa, parting and embrace, plays on Ashlesha; maghavopama, like Indra, sounds Magha.

• madhyaḥthe middle
• maghāpriyaḥdear to Magha
• meghaḥthe cloud
• mahāśuṇḍaḥgreat-trunked
• mahābhujaḥgreat-armed
• pūrvaphālgunikaḥof Purva Phalguni
• sphītaḥswelling
• phalguḥthe Phalgu
• uttaraphālgunaḥof Uttara Phalguni

anvaya madhyaḥ maghāpriyaḥ meghaḥ mahāśuṇḍaḥ mahābhujaḥ pūrvaphālgunikaḥ sphītaḥ phalguḥ uttaraphālgunaḥ

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

• phenilaḥflecked with foam
• brahmadaḥgiver of brahman
• brahmāBrahma
• saptatantusamāśrayaḥthe refuge of the sacrifice spun with seven threads
• ghoṇāhastaḥwhose hand is his trunk
• caturhastaḥfour-handed
• hastivaktraḥelephant-faced
• halāyudhaḥwith the plough for his weapon

anvaya phenilaḥ brahmadaḥ brahmā saptatantusamāśrayaḥ ghoṇāhastaḥ caturhastaḥ hastivaktraḥ halāyudhaḥ

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

note Three names in a row carry hasta, hand, for the mansion Hasta.

• citrāmbaraḥclothed in bright colours
• arcitapadaḥwhose feet are worshipped
• svastidaḥgiver of wellbeing
• svastivigrahaḥwellbeing in bodily form
• viśākhaḥVishakha
• śikhisevyaḥserved by the peacock
• caand
• śikhidhvajasahodaraḥbrother of the peacock-bannered one

anvaya citrāmbaraḥ arcitapadaḥ svastidaḥ svastivigrahaḥ viśākhaḥ śikhisevyaḥ ca śikhidhvajasahodaraḥ

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

note Chitra and Svati are sounded in the first line, citrāmbara and svastida; Vishakha is a name of Skanda as well as a mansion, which is why the brother follows.

• aṇureṇūtkaraḥa heap of atoms and dust
• sphāraḥvast
• rurureṇusutaḥthe son of Ruru and Renu
• naraḥthe man
• anurādhāpriyaḥdear to Anuradha
• rādhaḥRadha
• śrīmānglorious
• śuklaḥwhite
• śucismitaḥof pure smile

anvaya aṇureṇūtkaraḥ sphāraḥ rurureṇusutaḥ naraḥ anurādhāpriyaḥ rādhaḥ śrīmān śuklaḥ śucismitaḥ

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

note Rururenusuta is not clear; it may be a slip for reṇukāsuta, Renuka's son, who is named plainly a few verses on. In the text śrīmān and śuklaḥ are joined by sandhi as śrīmāñchuklaḥ.

• jyeṣṭhaḥthe eldest
• śreṣṭhārcitapadaḥwhose feet the best of beings worship
• mūlamthe root
• caand
• trijagadguruḥteacher of the three worlds
• śuciḥpure
• caand
• evaalso
• pūrvāṣāḍhaḥPurva Ashadha
• caand
• uttarāṣāḍhaḥUttara Ashadha
• īśvaraḥthe lord

anvaya jyeṣṭhaḥ śreṣṭhārcitapadaḥ mūlam ca trijagadguruḥ śuciḥ ca eva pūrvāṣāḍhaḥ ca uttarāṣāḍhaḥ īśvaraḥ

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

• śravyaḥworth hearing
• abhijitAbhijit
• anantātmāendless self
• śravaḥthe ear
• vepitadānavaḥwho makes the demons tremble
• śrāvaṇaḥof the month of Shravana
• śravaṇaḥShravana
• śrotāthe listener
• dhanīwealthy
• dhanyaḥblessed
• dhaniṣṭhakaḥDhanishtha

anvaya śravyaḥ abhijit anantātmā śravaḥ vepitadānavaḥ śrāvaṇaḥ śravaṇaḥ śrotā dhanī dhanyaḥ dhaniṣṭhakaḥ

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

abhijit Abhijit — The extra mansion slipped in between Uttara Ashadha and Shravana when the stations are counted as twenty-eight.

• śātātapaḥShatatapa
• śātakumbhaḥgold
• śarajjyotiḥthe light of autumn
• śatābhiṣakShatabhishak
• pūrvābhādrapadaḥPurva Bhadrapada
• bhadraḥthe auspicious
• caand
• uttarābhādrapāditaḥUttara Bhadrapada

anvaya śātātapaḥ śātakumbhaḥ śarajjyotiḥ śatābhiṣak pūrvābhādrapadaḥ bhadraḥ ca uttarābhādrapāditaḥ

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

• reṇukātanayaḥRenuka's son
• rāmaḥRama
• revatīramaṇaḥlover of Revati
• ramīwho takes delight
• āśvayukkārtikeyeṣṭaḥdear to Karttikeya in the month of Ashvayuj
• mārgaśīrṣaḥMargashirsha
• mṛgottamaḥbest of deer

anvaya reṇukātanayaḥ rāmaḥ revatīramaṇaḥ ramī āśvayukkārtikeyeṣṭaḥ mārgaśīrṣaḥ mṛgottamaḥ

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

revatīramaṇa lover of Revati — Balarama, whose wife is Revati; the name also closes the run of mansions with the last of them, Revati. With Ashvayuj and Margashirsha the names turn to the months.

• pauṣeśvaraḥlord of Pausha
• phālgunātmāwhose self is Phalguna
• vasantaḥspring
• caitrakaḥof Chaitra
• madhuḥMadhu
• rājyadaḥgiver of kingdoms
• abhijidātmīyaḥto whom Abhijit belongs
• tāreśaḥlord of the stars
• tārakadyutiḥbright as the stars

anvaya pauṣeśvaraḥ phālgunātmā vasantaḥ caitrakaḥ madhuḥ rājyadaḥ abhijidātmīyaḥ tāreśaḥ tārakadyutiḥ

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

madhu Madhu — The old name of the first month of spring, the same as Chaitra.

• pratītaḥwell known
• prorjitaḥmighty
• prītaḥpleased
• paramaḥhighest
• paramaḥthe highest
• hitaḥgood
• parahāslayer of foes
• pañcabhūḥthe five elements
• pañcavāyupūjyaḥworshipped by the five breaths
• parigrahaḥthe one held close

anvaya pratītaḥ prorjitaḥ prītaḥ paramaḥ paramaḥ hitaḥ parahā pañcabhūḥ pañcavāyupūjyaḥ parigrahaḥ

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

• purāṇāgamavidyogīthe yogi who knows the puranas and the agamas
• mahiṣaḥthe buffalo
• rāsabhaḥthe donkey
• agrajaḥthe first-born
• grahaḥthe seizer
• meṣaḥthe ram
• vṛṣaḥthe bull
• mandaḥthe slow one
• manmathaḥManmatha
• mithunākṛtiḥshaped as the pair

anvaya purāṇāgamavidyogī mahiṣaḥ rāsabhaḥ agrajaḥ grahaḥ meṣaḥ vṛṣaḥ mandaḥ manmathaḥ mithunākṛtiḥ

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

rāśi the signs — Now the names run through the twelve signs of the zodiac: the ram, the bull, the pair, and on to the fish, each hidden in a name.

• kalpabhṛtbearer of the age
• kaṭakaḥthe bracelet
• dīpaḥthe lamp
• markaṭaḥthe monkey
• karkaṭaḥthe crab
• ghṛṇiḥthe ray of light
• kukkuṭaḥthe cock
• vanajaḥborn in the forest
• haṃsaḥthe swan
• paramahaṃsaḥthe highest swan
• sṛgālakaḥthe jackal

anvaya kalpabhṛt kaṭakaḥ dīpaḥ markaṭaḥ karkaṭaḥ ghṛṇiḥ kukkuṭaḥ vanajaḥ haṃsaḥ paramahaṃsaḥ sṛgālakaḥ

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

paramahaṃsa the highest swan — The title of the renunciant who has gone furthest; the swan is said to separate milk from water, as he separates the real from the unreal.

• siṃhaḥthe lion
• siṃhāsanābhūṣyaḥthe ornament of the lion-throne
• madguḥthe diving bird
• mūṣakavāhanaḥwho rides the mouse
• putradaḥgiver of sons
• narakatrātāsaviour from hell
• kanyāprītaḥpleased by the maiden
• kulodvahaḥupholder of the family

anvaya siṃhaḥ siṃhāsanābhūṣyaḥ madguḥ mūṣakavāhanaḥ putradaḥ narakatrātā kanyāprītaḥ kulodvahaḥ

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

• atulyarūpaḥof peerless form
• baladaḥgiver of strength
• tulyabhṛtwho holds the balance
• tulyasākṣikaḥwitness of the scales
• aliḥthe scorpion
• cāpadharaḥholder of the bow
• dhanvīthe archer
• kacchapaḥthe tortoise
• makaraḥthe makara
• maṇiḥthe jewel

anvaya atulyarūpaḥ baladaḥ tulyabhṛt tulyasākṣikaḥ aliḥ cāpadharaḥ dhanvī kacchapaḥ makaraḥ maṇiḥ

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

makara the makara — The sea creature of the tenth sign, part crocodile and part fish.

• kumbhabhṛtbearer of the pitcher
• kalaśaḥthe jar
• kubjaḥthe hunchback
• mīnamāṃsasutarpitaḥwell pleased with offerings of fish
• rāśitārāgrahamayaḥmade of the signs, the stars and the planets
• tithirūpaḥwhose form is the lunar days
• jagadvibhuḥlord of the world

anvaya kumbhabhṛt kalaśaḥ kubjaḥ mīnamāṃsasutarpitaḥ rāśitārāgrahamayaḥ tithirūpaḥ jagadvibhuḥ

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

tithi the lunar days — The fifteen days of each half of the lunar month. After the signs, the names now pass through them, from the first day to the full moon.

• pratāpīfull of blazing power
• pratipatpreyaḥdear on the first day of the fortnight
• advitīyaḥsecond to none
• advaitaniścitaḥsettled in non-duality
• trirūpaḥthree-formed
• caand
• tṛtīyāgniḥthe third fire
• trayīrūpaḥwhose form is the three Vedas
• trayītanuḥwhose body is the three Vedas

anvaya pratāpī pratipatpreyaḥ advitīyaḥ advaitaniścitaḥ trirūpaḥ ca tṛtīyāgniḥ trayīrūpaḥ trayītanuḥ

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

• caturthīvallabhaḥbeloved of the fourth day
• devaḥthe god
• parāgaḥpollen
• pañcamīśvaraḥlord of the fifth day
• ṣaḍrasāsvādavijñānaḥwho knows the taste of the six flavours
• ṣaṣṭhīthe sixth
• ṣaṣṭikavatsalaḥfond of the rice that ripens in sixty days

anvaya caturthīvallabhaḥ devaḥ parāgaḥ pañcamīśvaraḥ ṣaḍrasāsvādavijñānaḥ ṣaṣṭhī ṣaṣṭikavatsalaḥ

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

caturthī the fourth day — Ganapati's own day of the fortnight; the festival of Ganesh Chaturthi falls on the fourth day of the bright half of Bhadrapada.

• saptārṇavagatiḥwho moves across the seven seas
• sāraḥthe core
• saptamīśvaralord of the seventh day
• rohitaḥred
• aṣṭamīnandanottaṃsaḥthe crest-jewel of joy on the eighth day
• navamībhaktibhāvitaḥhonoured with devotion on the ninth

anvaya saptārṇavagatiḥ sāraḥ saptamīśvara rohitaḥ aṣṭamīnandanottaṃsaḥ navamībhaktibhāvitaḥ

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

• daśadikpatipūjyaḥworshipped by the lords of the ten directions
• caand
• daśamīdruhiṇaḥBrahma of the tenth day
• drutaḥswift
• ekādaśātmagaṇapaḥlord of the ganas whose self is the eleven
• dvādaśīyugacarcitaḥhonoured on the two twelfth days

anvaya daśadikpatipūjyaḥ ca daśamīdruhiṇaḥ drutaḥ ekādaśātmagaṇapaḥ dvādaśīyugacarcitaḥ

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

note The eleven are the eleven Rudras; the two twelfth days are those of the bright and the dark fortnights.

• trayodaśamaṇistutyaḥpraised by the thirteen jewels
• caturdaśasvarapriyaḥfond of the fourteen vowels
• caturdaśendrasaṃstutyaḥpraised by the fourteen Indras
• pūrṇimānandavigrahaḥwhose form is the joy of the full moon

anvaya trayodaśamaṇistutyaḥ caturdaśasvarapriyaḥ caturdaśendrasaṃstutyaḥ pūrṇimānandavigrahaḥ

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

caturdaśendra the fourteen Indras — One Indra rules in each of the fourteen Manu-periods of a day of Brahma.

• darśadarśaḥwho looks on the new moon
• darśanaḥsight itself
• caand
• vānaprasthaḥthe forest-dweller
• maheśvaraḥthe great lord
• maurvīthe bowstring
• madhuravāksweet of speech
• mūlamūrtimānthe root in bodily form
• meghavāhanaḥwho rides the clouds

anvaya darśadarśaḥ darśanaḥ ca vānaprasthaḥ maheśvaraḥ maurvī madhuravāk mūlamūrtimān meghavāhanaḥ

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

darśa the new moon — The night the moon is not seen, which closes the run of lunar days.

• mahāgajaḥthe great elephant
• jitakrodhaḥmaster of his anger
• jitaśatruḥwho has beaten his foes
• jayāśrayaḥthe refuge of victory
• raudraḥfierce
• rudrapriyaḥdear to Rudra
• rudraḥRudra
• rudraputraḥson of Rudra
• aghanāśanaḥdestroyer of wrong

anvaya mahāgajaḥ jitakrodhaḥ jitaśatruḥ jayāśrayaḥ raudraḥ rudrapriyaḥ rudraḥ rudraputraḥ aghanāśanaḥ

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

• bhavapriyaḥdear to Bhava
• bhavānīṣṭaḥloved by Bhavani
• bhārabhṛtbearer of the load
• bhūtabhāvanaḥwho brings beings into being
• gāndharvakuśalaḥskilled in music
• akuṇṭhaḥnever blunted
• vaikuṇṭhaḥVaikuntha
• viṣṭaraśravāḥwide-eared Vishnu

anvaya bhavapriyaḥ bhavānīṣṭaḥ bhārabhṛt bhūtabhāvanaḥ gāndharvakuśalaḥ akuṇṭhaḥ vaikuṇṭhaḥ viṣṭaraśravāḥ

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

• vṛtrahāslayer of Vritra
• vighnahāslayer of obstacles
• sīraḥthe plough
• samastaduḥkhatāpahāwho takes away every sorrow and every pain
• mañjuraḥlovely
• mārjaraḥwho wipes clean
• mattaḥrapt
• durgāputraḥson of Durga
• durālasaḥhard to weary

anvaya vṛtrahā vighnahā sīraḥ samastaduḥkhatāpahā mañjuraḥ mārjaraḥ mattaḥ durgāputraḥ durālasaḥ

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

note Mañjura and mārjara are uncertain forms; the senses given follow the nearest words, mañju, lovely, and mārj, to wipe.

• anantacitsudhādhāraḥa stream of endless awareness and nectar
• vīraḥthe hero
• vīryaikasādhakaḥwho wins by strength alone
• bhāsvanmukuṭamāṇikyaḥwith a shining ruby in his crown
• kūjatkiṅkiṃṇijālakaḥhung with a net of chiming bells

anvaya anantacitsudhādhāraḥ vīraḥ vīryaikasādhakaḥ bhāsvanmukuṭamāṇikyaḥ kūjatkiṅkiṃṇijālakaḥ

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

• śuṇḍādhārībearing a trunk
• tuṇḍacalaḥwith a restless mouth
• kuṇḍalīwearing earrings
• muṇḍamālakaḥwith a garland of heads
• padmākṣaḥlotus-eyed
• padmahastaḥlotus-handed
• caand
• padmanābhasamarcitaḥworshipped by Padmanabha

anvaya śuṇḍādhārī tuṇḍacalaḥ kuṇḍalī muṇḍamālakaḥ padmākṣaḥ padmahastaḥ ca padmanābhasamarcitaḥ

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

• uddhṛtādharadantāḍhyaḥgraced with a tusk lifted over the lower lip
• mālābhūṣaṇabhūṣitaḥdecked with garlands
• māradaḥgiver of love
• vāraṇaḥthe elephant
• lolaśravaṇaḥwith swaying ears
• śūrpakarṇakaḥwith ears like winnowing fans

anvaya uddhṛtādharadantāḍhyaḥ mālābhūṣaṇabhūṣitaḥ māradaḥ vāraṇaḥ lolaśravaṇaḥ śūrpakarṇakaḥ

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

• bṛhadullāsanāsāḍhyaḥwith a great and joyful trunk
• vyāptatrailokyamaṇḍalaḥfilling the round of the three worlds
• ratnamaṇḍalamadhyasthaḥstanding in the middle of a circle of jewels
• kṛśānurūpaśīlakaḥlike fire in form and in nature

anvaya bṛhadullāsanāsāḍhyaḥ vyāptatrailokyamaṇḍalaḥ ratnamaṇḍalamadhyasthaḥ kṛśānurūpaśīlakaḥ

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

note From here the names grow long. Each of the next several is a single compound that fills half a verse and paints one picture.

• bṛhatkarṇāñcalodbhūtavāyuvījitadiktaṭaḥwhose great ears fan the edges of the sky
• bṛhadāsyaravākrāntabhītabrahmāṇḍabhāṇḍakaḥat whose great roar the world-egg shakes like a pot

anvaya bṛhatkarṇāñcalodbhūtavāyuvījitadiktaṭaḥ bṛhadāsyaravākrāntabhītabrahmāṇḍabhāṇḍakaḥ

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

• bṛhatpādasamākrāntasaptapātāladīpitaḥwho lights the seven underworlds where his great feet tread
• bṛhaddantakṛtātyugraraṇānandarasālasaḥlanguid with delight after fierce battles fought with his tusk

anvaya bṛhatpādasamākrāntasaptapātāladīpitaḥ bṛhaddantakṛtātyugraraṇānandarasālasaḥ

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

• bṛhaddhastadhṛtāśeṣāyudhanirjitadānavaḥwho beat the demons with all the weapons in his great hands
• sphūratsindūravadanaḥwith a face aglow with vermilion
• sphurattejo'gnilocanaḥwith eyes of fire flashing light

anvaya bṛhaddhastadhṛtāśeṣāyudhanirjitadānavaḥ sphūratsindūravadanaḥ sphurattejo'gnilocanaḥ

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

• uddīpitamaṇisphūrjannūpuradhvanināditaḥringing with the sound of anklets whose jewels flash and blaze
• calattoyapravāhāḍhyaḥrich with running streams of water
• nadījalakaṇākaraḥa mine of the drops of rivers

anvaya uddīpitamaṇisphūrjannūpuradhvanināditaḥ calattoyapravāhāḍhyaḥ nadījalakaṇākaraḥ

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

• bhramatkuñjarasaṅghātavanditāṅghrisaroruhaḥwhose lotus feet herds of roaming elephants worship
• brahmācyutamahārudrapurassarasurārcitaḥworshipped by the gods led by Brahma, Achyuta and Maharudra

anvaya bhramatkuñjarasaṅghātavanditāṅghrisaroruhaḥ brahmācyutamahārudrapurassarasurārcitaḥ

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

• aśeṣaśeṣaprabhṛtivyālajālopasevitaḥserved by the whole tangle of serpents, Shesha first among them
• garjatpañcānanārāvavyāptākāśadharātalaḥfilling sky and earth with a roar like a lion's

anvaya aśeṣaśeṣaprabhṛtivyālajālopasevitaḥ garjatpañcānanārāvavyāptākāśadharātalaḥ

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

• hāhāhūhūgatātyugrasvaravibhrāntamānasaḥwhose mind is carried off by the fierce voices of Haha and Huhu
• pañcāśadvarṇabījākhyamantramantritavigrahaḥwhose body is charged with the mantra of the fifty letter-seeds

anvaya hāhāhūhūgatātyugrasvaravibhrāntamānasaḥ pañcāśadvarṇabījākhyamantramantritavigrahaḥ

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

hāhā, hūhū Haha and Huhu — Two gandharva singers of heaven, famous for their voices.

• vedāntaśāstrapīyūṣadhārā''plāvitabhūtalaḥwho floods the earth with streams of the nectar of Vedanta
• śaṅkhadhvanisamākrāntapātālādinabhastalaḥwho fills the underworlds and the sky with the sound of the conch

anvaya vedāntaśāstrapīyūṣadhārā''plāvitabhūtalaḥ śaṅkhadhvanisamākrāntapātālādinabhastalaḥ

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

• cintāmaṇiḥthe wishing jewel
• mahāmallaḥthe great wrestler
• ballahastaḥwith a spear in hand
• baliḥstrong
• kaviḥthe poet
• kṛtatretāyugollāsabhāsamānajagattrayaḥthrough whom the three worlds shine with the gladness of the Krita and Treta ages

anvaya cintāmaṇiḥ mahāmallaḥ ballahastaḥ baliḥ kaviḥ kṛtatretāyugollāsabhāsamānajagattrayaḥ

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

• dvāparaḥthe Dvapara age
• paralokaikaḥthe one refuge of the world beyond
• karmadhvāntasudhākaraḥthe moon that lights the darkness of karma
• sudhā''siktavapuḥwhose body is sprinkled with nectar
• vyāsaḥVyasa
• brahmāṇḍādikabāhukaḥwhose arms reach round the world-egg and all it holds

anvaya dvāparaḥ paralokaikaḥ karmadhvāntasudhākaraḥ sudhā''siktavapuḥ vyāsaḥ brahmāṇḍādikabāhukaḥ

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

note After the Krita and Treta ages in the previous verse, this one names the Dvapara, the third of the four.

• akārādikṣakārāntavarṇapaṅktisamujjvalaḥbright with the row of letters from a to ksha
• akārākāraprodgītatānanādanināditaḥringing with notes sung out on a and on ā

anvaya akārādikṣakārāntavarṇapaṅktisamujjvalaḥ akārākāraprodgītatānanādanināditaḥ

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

akṣamālā the garland of letters — The fifty letters from a to kṣa, counted in tantra as the body of sound itself. Each of the next twenty verses takes the letters in order.

note These names make a garland of the alphabet: each half verse works in the next letter, from a to kṣa. The letter is often what shapes the image, so the sense can be strained.

• ikārekāramatrāḍhyamālābhramaṇalālasaḥeager to turn a rosary rich with the measures of i and ī
• ukārokāraprodgārighoranāgopavītakaḥwhose sacred thread is a fearsome serpent breathing out u and ū

anvaya ikārekāramatrāḍhyamālābhramaṇalālasaḥ ukārokāraprodgārighoranāgopavītakaḥ

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

• ṛvarṇāṅkitaṝkāripadmadvayasamujjvalaḥbright with a pair of lotuses marked with ṛ and ṝ
• lṛkārayutalṝkāraśaṅkhapūrṇadigantaraḥwho fills the space between the quarters with a conch sounding ḷ and ḹ

anvaya ṛvarṇāṅkitaṝkāripadmadvayasamujjvalaḥ lṛkārayutalṝkāraśaṅkhapūrṇadigantaraḥ

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

• ekāraikakāragirijāstanapānavicakṣaṇaḥwell practised at drinking at Girija's breast, with e and ai
• okāraukāraviśvādikṛtasṛṣṭikramālasaḥunhurried in the order of the creation he made, with o and au

anvaya ekāraikakāragirijāstanapānavicakṣaṇaḥ okāraukāraviśvādikṛtasṛṣṭikramālasaḥ

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

• aṃaḥvarṇāvalīvyāptapādādiśīrṣamaṇḍalaḥwhose body from feet to crown is filled with the letters aṃ and aḥ
• karṇatālakṛtātyuccairvāyuvījitanirjaraḥwho fans the gods with the high wind made by the flapping of his ears

anvaya aṃaḥvarṇāvalīvyāptapādādiśīrṣamaṇḍalaḥ karṇatālakṛtātyuccairvāyuvījitanirjaraḥ

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

note With the vowels done, the second line begins the consonants, ka for karṇa, the ear.

• khageśadhvajaratnāṅkakirīṭāruṇapādakaḥwhose feet are reddened by the jewelled crown of the god with Garuda on his banner
• garvitāśeṣagandharvagītatatparaśrotrakaḥwhose ears are bent on the songs of all the proud gandharvas

anvaya khageśadhvajaratnāṅkakirīṭāruṇapādakaḥ garvitāśeṣagandharvagītatatparaśrotrakaḥ

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

• ghanavāhanavāgīśapurassarasurārcitaḥworshipped by the gods, with Indra and the lord of speech before them
• ṅavarṇāmṛtadhārāḍhyaśobhamānaikadantakaḥwhose single tusk shines with a stream of nectar that is the letter ṅa

anvaya ghanavāhanavāgīśapurassarasurārcitaḥ ṅavarṇāmṛtadhārāḍhyaśobhamānaikadantakaḥ

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

• candrakuṅkumajambālaliptasindūravigrahaḥwhose vermilion body is smeared with a paste of camphor and saffron
• chatracāmararatnāḍhyamukuṭālaṅkṛtānanaḥwhose face is set off by a jewelled crown, with parasol and fly-whisk

anvaya candrakuṅkumajambālaliptasindūravigrahaḥ chatracāmararatnāḍhyamukuṭālaṅkṛtānanaḥ

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

• jaṭābaddhamahānarghamaṇipaṅktivirājitaḥshining with a row of priceless gems bound into his matted hair
• jhaṅkārimadhupavrātagānanādavināditaḥloud with the song of swarms of humming bees

anvaya jaṭābaddhamahānarghamaṇipaṅktivirājitaḥ jhaṅkārimadhupavrātagānanādavināditaḥ

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

• ñavarṇakṛtasaṃhāradaityāsṛkparṇamudgaraḥwhose hammer is leafed with the blood of the demons slain by the letter ña
• ṭakārākhyāphalāsvādavepitāśeṣamūrdhajaḥwhose hair stands on end at the taste of the fruit called ṭa

anvaya ñavarṇakṛtasaṃhāradaityāsṛkparṇamudgaraḥ ṭakārākhyāphalāsvādavepitāśeṣamūrdhajaḥ

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

note These two names are forced into shape by the letters they must carry, ña and ṭa, which begin almost no Sanskrit words; the images they make are not found elsewhere.

• ṭhakārādyaḍakārāṅkaḍhakārānandatoṣitaḥpleased with the joy of ḍha, marked with ṭha and ḍa
• ṇavarṇāmṛtapīyūṣadhārādhārasudhākaraḥthe moon that holds the stream of nectar that is the letter ṇa

anvaya ṭhakārādyaḍakārāṅkaḍhakārānandatoṣitaḥ ṇavarṇāmṛtapīyūṣadhārādhārasudhākaraḥ

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

• tāmrasindūrapūjāḍhyalalāṭaphalakacchaviḥthe slab of whose brow shines with the worship of copper-red vermilion
• thakāradhanapaṅktyātisantoṣitādvijavrajaḥwho delights the crowds of the twice-born with rows of riches marked with tha

anvaya tāmrasindūrapūjāḍhyalalāṭaphalakacchaviḥ thakāradhanapaṅktyātisantoṣitādvijavrajaḥ

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

• dayāmṛtahṛdambhojadhṛtatrailokyamaṇḍalaḥwho holds the three worlds in his heart-lotus full of the nectar of mercy
• dhanadādimahāyakṣasaṃsevitapadāmbujaḥwhose lotus feet are waited on by Kubera and the great yakshas

anvaya dayāmṛtahṛdambhojadhṛtatrailokyamaṇḍalaḥ dhanadādimahāyakṣasaṃsevitapadāmbujaḥ

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

• namitāśeṣadevaughakirīṭamaṇirañjitaḥcoloured by the gems in the crowns of all the gods who bow to him
• paravargāpavargādibhogecchedanadakṣakaḥskilled in cutting the craving for pleasures of the other world and of release

anvaya namitāśeṣadevaughakirīṭamaṇirañjitaḥ paravargāpavargādibhogecchedanadakṣakaḥ

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

• phaṇicakrasamākrāntagalamaṇḍalamaṇḍitaḥwhose throat is ringed and adorned with coils of snakes
• baddhabhrūyugabhīmograsantarjitasurāsuraḥwho cows gods and demons with the dreadful frown of his knitted brows

anvaya phaṇicakrasamākrāntagalamaṇḍalamaṇḍitaḥ baddhabhrūyugabhīmograsantarjitasurāsuraḥ

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

• bhavānīhṛdayānandavarddhanaikaniśākaraḥthe one moon that makes the joy in Bhavani's heart rise
• madirākalaśasphītakarālaikakarāmbujaḥone of whose lotus hands holds a brimming pitcher of wine

anvaya bhavānīhṛdayānandavarddhanaikaniśākaraḥ madirākalaśasphītakarālaikakarāmbujaḥ

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

madirākalaśa a pitcher of wine — In his dhyana Ucchishta Ganapati holds a vessel of wine in one hand; it is part of the fixed image of this form.

• yajñāntarāyasaṅghātasajjīkṛtavarāyudhaḥwhose weapon is held ready against all that hinders a sacrifice
• ratnākarasutākāntikrāntikīrtivivardhanaḥwho makes the beauty, reach and fame of Lakshmi, the ocean's daughter, grow

anvaya yajñāntarāyasaṅghātasajjīkṛtavarāyudhaḥ ratnākarasutākāntikrāntikīrtivivardhanaḥ

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

• lambodaramahābhīmavapurdīptakṛtāsuraḥLambodara, whose huge blazing body has made an end of the demons
• varuṇādidigīśānasvarcitārcanacarcitaḥhonoured with worship duly offered by Varuna and the lords of the quarters

anvaya lambodaramahābhīmavapurdīptakṛtāsuraḥ varuṇādidigīśānasvarcitārcanacarcitaḥ

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

• śaṅkaraikapriyapremanayanāndavarddhanaḥwho makes the joy grow in the loving eyes of Shankara's one beloved
• ṣoḍaśasvaritālāpagītagānavicakṣaṇaḥskilled in songs sung to the sixteen vowels

anvaya śaṅkaraikapriyapremanayanāndavarddhanaḥ ṣoḍaśasvaritālāpagītagānavicakṣaṇaḥ

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

note Nayanānda in the first name is printed for nayanānanda, joy of the eyes.

• samastadurgatisarinnāthottāraṇakoḍupaḥthe raft that carries men across the ocean of every misfortune
• harādibrahmavaikuṇṭhabrahmagītādipāṭhakaḥwho recites the songs of brahman sung by Hara, Brahma, Vaikuntha and the rest

anvaya samastadurgatisarinnāthottāraṇakoḍupaḥ harādibrahmavaikuṇṭhabrahmagītādipāṭhakaḥ

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

• kṣamāpūritahṛtpadmasaṃrakṣitacarācaraḥwho guards all that moves and stands still from a heart filled with forbearance
• tārāṅkamantravarṇaikavigrahojjvalavigrahaḥwhose body shines as the one body of the letters of the mantra marked with Om

anvaya kṣamāpūritahṛtpadmasaṃrakṣitacarācaraḥ tārāṅkamantravarṇaikavigrahojjvalavigrahaḥ

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

note With kṣa, the last letter, the garland of the alphabet is complete.

• akārādikṣakārāntavidyābhūṣitavigrahaḥwhose body is adorned with the learning that runs from a to ksha
• oṃOm
• śrīvināyakaḥShri Vinayaka
• oṃOm
• hrīṃthe seed syllable hrim
• vighnādhyakṣaḥoverseer of obstacles
• gaṇādhipaḥlord of the ganas

anvaya akārādikṣakārāntavidyābhūṣitavigrahaḥ oṃ śrīvināyakaḥ oṃ hrīṃ vighnādhyakṣaḥ gaṇādhipaḥ

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

• herambaḥHeramba
• modakāhāraḥwhose food is modakas
• vakratuṇḍaḥcurved of trunk
• vidhiḥthe one who ordains
• smṛtaḥremembered as
• vedāntagītaḥsung in the Vedanta
• vidyārthisiddhamantraḥthe mantra that brings students success
• ṣaḍakṣaraḥthe mantra of six syllables

anvaya herambaḥ modakāhāraḥ vakratuṇḍaḥ vidhiḥ smṛtaḥ vedāntagītaḥ vidyārthisiddhamantraḥ ṣaḍakṣaraḥ

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

ṣaḍakṣara the mantra of six syllables — Vakratuṇḍāya hum, the six-syllable mantra of Ganapati.

• gaṇeśaḥGanesha
• varadaḥgiver of boons
• devaḥthe god
• dvādaśākṣaramantritaḥworshipped with the twelve-syllable mantra
• saptakoṭimahāmantramantritāśeṣavigrahaḥwhose whole body is charged with the seven crore great mantras

anvaya gaṇeśaḥ varadaḥ devaḥ dvādaśākṣaramantritaḥ saptakoṭimahāmantramantritāśeṣavigrahaḥ

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

• gāṅgeyaḥson of Ganga
• gaṇasevyaḥserved by the ganas
• caand
• oṃOm
• śrīdvaimāturaḥShri, the one with two mothers
• śivaḥthe auspicious
• oṃOm
• hrīṃthe seed syllable hrim
• śrīṃthe seed syllable shrim
• klīṃthe seed syllable klim
• glauṃthe seed syllable glaum
• ga~the seed syllable gam
• devaḥthe god
• mahāgaṇapatiḥMahaganapati
• prabhuḥthe master

anvaya gāṅgeyaḥ gaṇasevyaḥ ca oṃ śrīdvaimāturaḥ śivaḥ oṃ hrīṃ śrīṃ klīṃ glauṃ ga~ devaḥ mahāgaṇapatiḥ prabhuḥ

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

dvaimātura the one with two mothers — Parvati, who made him, and Ganga, into whose water he was put; both are counted his mothers.

note The thousand names close here with the seed syllables they opened with.

• idamthis
• nāmasahasramthe thousand names
• tuindeed
• mahāgaṇapateḥof Mahaganapati
• smṛtamis taught as
• guhyamsecret
• gopyatamamto be guarded above all
• siddhamproven in practice
• sarvatantreṣuin every tantra
• gopitamkept hidden

anvaya idam tu mahāgaṇapateḥ nāmasahasram smṛtam guhyam gopyatamam siddham sarvatantreṣu gopitam

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

• sarvamantramayammade of every mantra
• divyamdivine
• sarvavighnavināśanamthe destroyer of all obstacles
• grahatārāmayammade of the planets and the stars
• rāśivarṇapaṅktisamanvitamholding the signs and the rows of letters

anvaya sarvamantramayam divyam sarvavighnavināśanam grahatārāmayam rāśivarṇapaṅktisamanvitam

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

note The verse looks back over the hymn's plan: the planets, the lunar mansions, the signs, and the garland of letters are all in it.

• sarvāvidyāmayammade of all learning
• brahmasādhanama means to brahman
• sādhakapriyamdear to those who practise
• gaṇeśasyaof Ganesha
• caand
• sarvasvamthe whole of his own
• rahasyamthe secret
• tridivaukasāmof the dwellers in heaven

anvaya sarvāvidyāmayam brahmasādhanam sādhakapriyam gaṇeśasya ca sarvasvam tridivaukasām rahasyam

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

note The printed sarvāvidyāmayam could be read as made of all ignorance; the sense intended is plainly sarvavidyāmayam, made of all learning.

• yatheṣṭaphaladamwhich gives whatever fruit is wanted
• lokein this world
• manorathaprapūraṇamwhich fills the heart's wishes
• aṣṭasiddhimayammade of the eight powers
• śreṣṭhamthe best
• sādhakānāmto those who practise
• jayapradamwhich gives victory

anvaya loke yatheṣṭaphaladam manorathaprapūraṇam aṣṭasiddhimayam śreṣṭham sādhakānām jayapradam

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

• vināwithout
• arcanamworship
• vināwithout
• homamthe fire offering
• vināwithout
• nyāsamthe placings
• vināwithout
• japamrepetition
• aṇimādyaṣṭasiddhīnāmof the eight powers that begin with becoming small
• sādhanamthe means
• smṛtimātrataḥsimply by being remembered

anvaya arcanam vinā homam vinā nyāsam vinā japam vinā smṛtimātrataḥ aṇimādyaṣṭasiddhīnām sādhanam

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

aṣṭasiddhi the eight powers — Becoming minute, vast, light and heavy; reaching anything; getting any wish; mastery; and control over others.

• caturthyāmon the fourth day
• ardharātreat midnight
• tuindeed
• paṭhetshould recite
• mantrīthe one who holds the mantra
• catuṣpatheat a crossroads
• likhetshould write
• bhūrjeon birch bark
• mahādevigreat goddess
• puṇyamholy
• nāmasahasrakamthe thousand names

anvaya mahādevi mantrī caturthyām tu ardharātre catuṣpathe paṭhet puṇyam nāmasahasrakam bhūrje likhet

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

note From here the hymn gives the rites of its use. These are tantric instructions for someone who has received the mantra from a teacher; the names above are what is recited by everyone else.

• dhārayetshould put on
• tamit
• caturdaśyāmon the fourteenth day
• madhyāhneat noon
• mūrdhnion the head
• vāor
• bhujeon the arm
• yoṣita woman
• vāmakareon her left hand
• caand
• evalikewise
• puruṣaḥa man
• dakṣiṇeon the right
• bhujearm

anvaya tam caturdaśyām madhyāhne mūrdhni vā bhuje dhārayet yoṣit vāmakare ca eva puruṣaḥ dakṣiṇe bhuje

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

• stambhayetcould hold still
• apieven
• brahmāṇamBrahma
• mohayetcould bewilder
• apieven
• śaṅkaramShankara
• vaśayetcould bring under his sway
• apieven
• trailokyamthe three worlds
• mārayetcould strike down
• akhilānevery one of
• ripūnhis enemies

anvaya brahmāṇam api stambhayet śaṅkaram api mohayet trailokyam api vaśayet akhilān ripūn mārayet

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

ṣaṭkarma the six acts — Holding still, bewildering, bringing under sway, killing, driving off and pacifying: the six ends the older tantric handbooks list. The claim is that this hymn reaches all of them.

• uccāṭayetcould drive off
• caand
• gīrvāṇama god
• śamayetcould quiet
• caand
• dhanañjayamfire
• vandhyāa barren woman
• putrama son
• labhetgains
• śīghramquickly
• nirdhanaḥa poor man
• dhanamwealth
• āpnuyātcomes by

anvaya gīrvāṇam ca uccāṭayet dhanañjayam ca śamayet vandhyā śīghram putram labhet nirdhanaḥ dhanam āpnuyāt

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

note In the text labhet and śīghram are joined by sandhi as labhecchīghram.

• trivāramthree times
• yaḥthe one who
• paṭhetrecites
• rātrauat night
• gaṇeśasyaof Ganesha
• puraḥin front
• śivegoddess
• nagnaḥunclothed
• śaktiyutaḥjoined with his shakti
• devigoddess
• bhuktvāafter taking
• bhogānthe enjoyments
• yathepsitānhe desires

anvaya śive devi yaḥ nagnaḥ śaktiyutaḥ yathepsitān bhogān bhuktvā rātrau gaṇeśasya puraḥ trivāram paṭhet

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

note This is a rite of the left-hand path, done by an initiate with a partner who is herself counted as the goddess. It is recorded here because it is in the text; it is not a practice for general recitation.

• pratyakṣavaradambefore his eyes, granting boons
• paśyetwill see
• gaṇeśamGanesha
• sādhakottamaḥthe best of practitioners
• yaḥwhoever
• idamthis
• paṭhaterecites
• nāmnāmof names
• sahasramthousand
• bhaktipūrvakamwith devotion

anvaya sādhakottamaḥ pratyakṣavaradam gaṇeśam paśyet yaḥ bhaktipūrvakam idam nāmnām sahasram paṭhate

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

• tasyahis
• vittādivibhavodārāyuḥwealth and splendour, a wife and long life
• sampadaḥevery kind of plenty
• sadāalways
• raṇein battle
• rājamayebefore a king
• dyūteat dice
• paṭhetlet him recite
• nāmasahasrakamthe thousand names

anvaya tasya sadā vittādivibhavodārāyuḥ sampadaḥ raṇe rājamaye dyūte nāmasahasrakam paṭhet

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

• sarvatraeverywhere
• jayamvictory
• āpnotihe wins
• gaṇeśasyaof Ganesha
• prasādataḥby the grace

anvaya gaṇeśasya prasādataḥ sarvatra jayam āpnoti

chandas Anuṣṭubh (śloka), a half verse

• itiso
• idamthis
• puṇyasarvasvamthe whole sum of merit
• mantranāmasahasrakamthe thousand names in the form of mantras
• mahāgaṇapateḥof Mahaganapati
• puṇyamholy
• gopanīyamto be kept private
• svayonivatas the most private part of oneself

anvaya iti idam mahāgaṇapateḥ puṇyam mantranāmasahasrakam puṇyasarvasvam svayonivat gopanīyam

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

note The comparison at the end is the tantras' own blunt way of saying that a text is to be kept strictly secret.

• itihere ends
• śrīrudrayāmalatantrein the Shri Rudrayamala Tantra
• śrīmaducchiṣṭagaṇeśasahasranāmastotramthe hymn of the thousand names of Shri Ucchishta Ganesha
• sampūrṇamcomplete

anvaya iti śrīrudrayāmalatantre śrīmaducchiṣṭagaṇeśasahasranāmastotram sampūrṇam

chandas Prose, the colophon