- oṃOm
- vināyakāyato the one who is the supreme leader or the remover of obstacles
- namaḥsalutation, bowing down
anvaya oṃ vināyakāya namaḥ
vināyakāya to Vinayaka — Vi-nayaka: the one who leads, with no leader over him.
note The 108 names of Vinayaka are said in puja, one name with each offering of a flower, a blade of durva or a few grains of rice. Every name is in the dative, 'to the one who', set between Om and namah, 'salutations'.
- oṃOm
- vighnarājāyato the King of obstacles
- namaḥsalutation
anvaya oṃ vighnarājāya namaḥ
vighnarājāya to the king of obstacles — As their king, he can put obstacles in the way and he can take them away.
- oṃOm
- gaurīputrāyato the son of Gaurī
- namaḥsalutation
anvaya oṃ gaurīputrāya namaḥ
- oṃOm
- gaṇeśvarāyato the Lord of the Ganas
- namaḥsalutation
anvaya oṃ gaṇeśvarāya namaḥ
- oṃOm
- skandāgrajāyato the elder brother of Skanda
- namaḥsalutation
anvaya oṃ skandāgrajāya namaḥ [astu]
skandāgrajāya to Skanda's elder brother — Here Ganesha is the elder of Shiva's two sons, as in most South Indian tellings.
- oṃOm
- avyayāyato the imperishable one
- namaḥsalutation
anvaya oṃ avyayāya namaḥ
- oṃOm
- pūtāyato the Pure One
- namaḥsalutation
anvaya oṃ pūtāya namaḥ
- oṃOm
- dakṣāyato the capable one
- namaḥsalutation
anvaya oṃ dakṣāya namaḥ
- oṃOm
- adhyakṣāyato the overseer/presiding lord
- namaḥsalutation
anvaya oṃ adhyakṣāya namaḥ
- oṃOm
- dvijapriyāyato the one dear to the twice-born
- namaḥsalutation
anvaya oṃ dvijapriyāya namaḥ [astu]
dvija twice-born — Those who have had the sacred thread ceremony, counted as a second birth.
- oṃOm
- agnigarvacchideto the destroyer of the pride of Agni
- namaḥsalutation
anvaya oṃ agnigarvacchide namaḥ
note The story behind this name is not widely told.
- oṃOm
- indraśrīpradāyato the giver of Indra's glory
- namaḥsalutation
anvaya oṃ indraśrīpradāya namaḥ
- oṃOm
- vāṇīpradāyakāyato the giver of speech
- namaḥsalutation
anvaya oṃ vāṇīpradāyakāya namaḥ
- oṃOm
- sarvasiddhipradāyato the giver of all perfections
- namaḥsalutation
anvaya oṃ sarvasiddhipradāya namaḥ
- oṃOm
- śarvatanayāyato the son of Śarva (Shiva)
- namaḥsalutation
anvaya oṃ śarvatanayāya namaḥ
- oṃOm
- śarvarīpriyāyato the beloved of the night
- namaḥsalutation
anvaya [ahaṃ] oṃ śarvarīpriyāya namaḥ [karomi]
note Sharvari means night. The exact sense of the name is not certain.
- oṃOm
- sarvātmakāyato Him whose soul is all
- namaḥsalutation
anvaya oṃ sarvātmakāya namaḥ [astu]
- oṃOm
- sṛṣṭikartreto the creator of creation
- namaḥsalutation
anvaya oṃ sṛṣṭikartre namaḥ
- oṃOm
- devānīkārcitāyato the one worshipped by the host of gods
- namaḥsalutation
anvaya oṃ [asmai] devānīkārcitāya namaḥ
- oṃOm
- śivāyato the auspicious one
- namaḥsalutation
anvaya oṃ śivāya namaḥ
śivāya to the auspicious one — Shiva, 'auspicious', is his father's name, given here to the son.
- oṃOm
- siddhibuddhipradāyato the giver of success and intellect
- namaḥsalutation
anvaya oṃ siddhibuddhipradāya namaḥ
siddhibuddhi success and wisdom — Siddhi and Buddhi are also the names of his two consorts.
- oṃOm
- śāntāyato the peaceful one
- namaḥsalutation
anvaya śāntāya namaḥ [astu] oṃ
- oṃOm
- brahmacāriṇeto the one who practices brahmacarya (celibacy/study of Veda)
- namaḥsalutation
anvaya oṃ brahmacāriṇe namaḥ
- oṃOm
- gajānanāyato the elephant-faced one
- namaḥsalutation, homage
anvaya oṃ [tasmai] gajānanāya namaḥ [astu]
- oṃOm
- dvaimāturāyato the one having two mothers
- namaḥsalutation
anvaya oṃ dvaimāturāya namaḥ
dvaimāturāya to the one with two mothers — An old name of Ganesha, listed in the Amarakosha. The stories differ on who his two mothers were.
- oṃOm
- munistutyāyato the one praised by the sages
- namaḥsalutation
anvaya oṃ munistutyāya namaḥ
- oṃOm
- bhaktavighnavināśanāyato the destroyer of the obstacles of the devotees
- namaḥsalutation
anvaya oṃ bhaktavighnavināśanāya namaḥ
- oṃOm
- ekadantāyato the one having a single tusk
- namaḥsalutation
anvaya oṃ ekadantāya namaḥ
ekadantāya to the single-tusked one — In one well-known telling he broke off a tusk to write down the Mahabharata as Vyasa spoke it.
- oṃOm
- caturbāhaveto the four-armed one
- namaḥsalutation
anvaya oṃ caturbāhave namaḥ
- oṃOm
- caturāyato the clever, skilled, or adept one
- namaḥsalutation
anvaya oṃ caturāya namaḥ
- oṃOm
- śaktisaṃyutāyato the one united with Shakti
- namaḥsalutation
anvaya oṃ śaktisaṃyutāya namaḥ
- oṃOm
- lambodarāyato the one with the pendulous belly
- namaḥsalutation
anvaya oṃ lambodarāya namaḥ
lambodarāya to the big-bellied one — Traditionally the belly that holds all the worlds.
- oṃOm
- śūrpakarṇāyato the one with winnowing-basket-like ears
- namaḥsalutation
anvaya oṃ śūrpakarṇāya namaḥ [astu]
śūrpakarṇāya to the one with ears like winnowing fans — A winnowing fan keeps the grain and blows away the husk, and his ears are often read the same way.
- oṃOm
- harayeto the remover/destroyer
- namaḥsalutation
anvaya oṃ haraye namaḥ
haraye to Hari — Usually a name of Vishnu. It means 'the one who takes away', and here it is given to Ganesha.
- oṃOm
- brahmaviduttamāyato the best of the knowers of Brahman
- namaḥsalutation
anvaya oṃ brahmaviduttamāya namaḥ [astu]
- oṃOm
- kāvyāyato the poet / to the very form of poetry
- namaḥsalutation
anvaya oṃ kāvyāya namaḥ
- oṃOm
- grahapatayeto the lord of the planets
- namaḥsalutation
anvaya oṃ grahapataye namaḥ
- oṃOm
- kāmineto the fulfiller of desires
- namaḥsalutation
anvaya oṃ kāmine namaḥ [astu]
- oṃOm
- somasūryāgnilocanāyato Him whose eyes are the Moon, the Sun, and Fire
- namaḥsalutation
anvaya oṃ somasūryāgnilocanāya namaḥ
- oṃOm
- pāśāṅkuśadharāyato the one who holds the noose and the goad
- namaḥsalutation
anvaya oṃ [asmai] pāśāṅkuśadharāya namaḥ
pāśāṅkuśa noose and goad — With the noose he draws his devotees close; with the goad he drives obstacles away.
- oṃOm
- caṇḍāyato the fierce one
- namaḥsalutation
anvaya oṃ caṇḍāya namaḥ
- oṃOm
- guṇātītāyato the one who has transcended the guṇas
- namaḥsalutation
anvaya oṃ guṇātītāya namaḥ
- oṃOm
- nirañjanāyato the One who is free from stain or impurity
- namaḥsalutation
anvaya oṃ nirañjanāya namaḥ [astu]
- oṃOm
- akalmaṣāyato the one who is without impurity
- namaḥsalutation
anvaya oṃ akalmaṣāya namaḥ
- oṃOm
- svayaṃby oneself
- siddhāyato the self-established one
- namaḥsalutation
anvaya oṃ svayaṃ siddhāya namaḥ
- oṃOm
- siddhārcitapadāmbujāyato Him whose lotus-feet are worshipped by the Siddhas
- namaḥsalutation
anvaya oṃ siddhārcitapadāmbujāya namaḥ
- oṃOm
- bījāpūraphalāsaktāyato the one fond of the citron fruit
- namaḥsalutation
anvaya oṃ [asmai] bījāpūraphalāsaktāya namaḥ [astu]
bījāpūra the citron — One of the things held by the ten-armed Maha Ganapati.
- oṃOm
- varadāyato the giver of boons
- namaḥsalutation
anvaya oṃ varadāya namaḥ [astu]
- oṃOm
- śāśvatāyato the eternal one
- namaḥsalutation
anvaya śāśvatāya namaḥ oṃ
- oṃOm
- kṛtineto the accomplished one
- namaḥsalutation
anvaya oṃ kṛtine namaḥ
- oṃOm
- dvijapriyāyato the one dear to the twice-born
- namaḥsalutation
anvaya oṃ dvijapriyāya namaḥ [astu]
dvija twice-born — Those who have had the sacred thread ceremony, counted as a second birth.
- vītabhayāyato the fearless one / to him who is devoid of fear
- namaḥsalutation / salutation
anvaya vītabhayāya namaḥ
- oṃOm
- gadineto the mace-bearer
- namaḥsalutation / reverence
anvaya oṃ gadine namaḥ
- oṃOm
- cakriṇeto the holder of the discus
- namaḥsalutation
anvaya cakriṇe namaḥ oṃ
- oṃOm
- ikṣucāpadhṛteto the holder of the sugarcane bow
- namaḥsalutation
anvaya oṃ ikṣucāpadhṛte namaḥ
- oṃOm
- śrīdāyato the giver of wealth and prosperity
- namaḥsalutation
anvaya oṃ śrīdāya namaḥ
- oṃOm
- ajāyato the Unborn
- namaḥsalutation
anvaya oṃ ajāya namaḥ
- oṃOm
- utpalakarāyato the one who holds a blue lily in his hand
- namaḥsalutation
anvaya oṃ utpalakarāya namaḥ [astu]
- śrīpatistutiharṣitāyato the one who is gladdened by the praise of Śrīpati (Viṣṇu)
- namaḥsalutation
anvaya [yasmai] śrīpatistutiharṣitāya namaḥ [astu]
- oṃOm
- kulādribhettreto the breaker of principal mountains
- namaḥsalutation
anvaya oṃ kulādribhettre namaḥ
- oṃOm
- jaṭilāyato the one with matted locks
- namaḥsalutation
anvaya oṃ jaṭilāya namaḥ
- oṃOm
- candracūḍāyato the moon-crested one
- namaḥsalutation
anvaya oṃ candracūḍāya namaḥ
- oṃOm
- amareśvarāyato the Lord of the immortals
- namaḥsalutation
anvaya oṃ amareśvarāya namaḥ
- oṃOm
- nāgayajñopavītavateto Him who has the serpent as His sacred thread
- namaḥsalutation
anvaya oṃ nāgayajñopavītavate namaḥ
- oṃOm
- kalikalmaṣanāśanāyato the destroyer of the impurities of the Kali age
- namaḥsalutation
anvaya oṃ kalikalmaṣanāśanāya namaḥ
- oṃOm
- sthulakaṇṭhāyato the thick-necked one
- namaḥsalutation
anvaya oṃ sthulakaṇṭhāya namaḥ
note The printed sthula is the usual sthūla, 'thick'.
- oṃOm
- svayaṅkartreto the self-creator / one who acts by himself
- namaḥsalutation
anvaya [asmai] svayaṅkartre namaḥ oṃ
- oṃOm
- sāmaghoṣapriyāyato one to whom the chanting of the Saman is dear
- namaḥsalutation
anvaya oṃ sāmaghoṣapriyāya namaḥ
- oṃOm
- parāyato the supreme
- namaḥsalutation
anvaya oṃ parāya namaḥ
- oṃOm
- sthūlatuṇḍāyato the one with the thick trunk
- namaḥsalutation
anvaya oṃ sthūlatuṇḍāya namaḥ
- oṃOm
- agraṇyāyato the foremost one / to the leader
- namaḥsalutation
anvaya oṃ agraṇyāya namaḥ
- oṃOm
- dhīrāyato the courageous and steadfast one
- namaḥsalutation
anvaya oṃ dhīrāya namaḥ
- oṃOm
- vāgīśāyato the Lord of speech
- namaḥsalutation, salutation
anvaya oṃ vāgīśāya namaḥ [astu]
- oṃOm
- siddhidāyakāyato the giver of success
- namaḥsalutation
anvaya oṃ [gaṇeśāya] siddhidāyakāya namaḥ [astu]
- oṃOm
- dūrvābilvapriyāyato one to whom dūrvā grass and bilva leaves are dear
- namaḥsalutation
anvaya oṃ dūrvābilvapriyāya namaḥ [astu]
dūrvābilva durva and bilva — Durva grass is Ganesha's own offering. Bilva leaves are usually offered to Shiva, and here they are offered to his son as well.
- kāntāyato the charming or beloved one
- namaḥsalutation
anvaya kāntāya namaḥ
- oṃOm
- pāpahāriṇeto the remover of sins
- namaḥsalutation
anvaya oṃ pāpahāriṇe namaḥ
- samāhitāyato the composed, focused, or tranquil one
- namaḥsalutation
anvaya samāhitāya namaḥ [astu]
- āśritaśrīkarāyato the giver of prosperity upon those who have taken refuge
- namaḥsalutation
anvaya āśritaśrīkarāya namaḥ
- oṃOm
- saumyāyato the gentle or benign one
- namaḥsalutation, salutation
anvaya oṃ saumyāya namaḥ
- oṃOm
- bhaktavāñchitadāyakāyato the giver of the desires of devotees
- namaḥsalutation
anvaya oṃ bhaktavāñchitadāyakāya namaḥ
- oṃOm
- śāntāyato the peaceful one
- namaḥsalutation
anvaya śāntāya namaḥ [astu] oṃ
- oṃOm
- acyutārcyāyato the one who is worshipped by Achyuta (Viṣṇu)
- namaḥsalutation
anvaya oṃ acyutārcyāya namaḥ
- oṃOm
- kaivalyāyato Kaivalya (absolute emancipation)
- namaḥsalutation
anvaya oṃ kaivalyāya namaḥ
kaivalyāya to kaivalya — Kaivalya is the complete freedom of liberation, when the soul stands free of everything else.
- oṃOm
- saccidānandavigrahāyato one whose form is existence, consciousness, and bliss
- namaḥsalutation
anvaya oṃ saccidānandavigrahāya namaḥ
- oṃOm
- jñānineto the wise one
- namaḥsalutation
anvaya oṃ jñānine namaḥ
- oṃOm
- dayāyutāyato the one endowed with compassion
- namaḥsalutation
anvaya oṃ dayāyutāya namaḥ
- oṃOm
- dāntāyato the self-controlled one
- namaḥsalutation
anvaya oṃ dāntāya namaḥ
- oṃOm
- brahmadveṣavivarjitāyaunto one who is devoid of hatred toward Brahman
- namaḥsalutation
anvaya oṃ brahmadveṣavivarjitāya namaḥ
- pramattadaityabhayadāyato the giver of fear to arrogant demons
- namaḥsalutation
anvaya [vināyakāya] pramattadaityabhayadāya namaḥ
- oṃOm
- vyaktamūrtayeto the One who has a manifest form
- namaḥsalutation
anvaya vyaktamūrtaye namaḥ [astu] oṃ
- oṃOm
- amūrtimateto Him who possesses no gross form
- namaḥsalutation
anvaya oṃ amūrtimate [gaṇeśāya] namaḥ
note This name and the one before it are a pair: he has a form that can be seen, and he is beyond all form.
- oṃOm
- śailendratanujotsaṅgakhelanotsukamānasāyato the one who longs to play in the lap of the mountain king's daughter
- namaḥsalutations
anvaya oṃ śailendratanujotsaṅgakhelanotsukamānasāya namaḥ
- oṃOm
- svalāvaṇyasudhāsārajitamanmathavigrahāyato the one whose own nectar-sweet beauty outshines the form of Kama
- namaḥsalutations
anvaya oṃ svalāvaṇyasudhāsārajitamanmathavigrahāya namaḥ
- oṃOm
- samastajagadādhārāyato the support of all worlds
- namaḥsalutation / salutation
anvaya oṃ samastajagadādhārāya namaḥ
- māyineto the wielder of māyā
- namaḥsalutation
- oṃOm
anvaya māyine namaḥ oṃ
- oṃOm
- mūṣakavāhanāyato the one who has a mouse as a vehicle
- namaḥsalutation
anvaya oṃ mūṣakavāhanāya namaḥ
mūṣakavāhanāya to the rider of the mouse — The huge god on the tiny mouse: nothing is too small to carry him.
- oṃOm
- ramārcitāyato the one worshipped by Ramā (Lakṣmī)
- namaḥsalutation
anvaya oṃ ramārcitāya namaḥ
- oṃOm
- vidhayeunto the Ordainer or Dispenser
- namaḥsalutation
anvaya oṃ vidhaye namaḥ
- oṃOm
- śrīkaṇṭhāyato Śrīkaṇṭha (one who has a glorious and auspicious throat)
- namaḥsalutation / salutation
anvaya oṃ śrīkaṇṭhāya namaḥ
śrīkaṇṭhāya to Shrikantha — Usually a name of Shiva, whose throat turned blue from the poison he drank to save the world.
- vibudheśvarāyato the lord of the gods
- namaḥsalutation
- oṃOm
anvaya vibudheśvarāya namaḥ [astu] oṃ
- oṃOm
- cintāmaṇidvīpapatayeto the lord of the Cintāmaṇi (wish-fulfilling gem) island
- namaḥsalutation
anvaya oṃ cintāmaṇidvīpapataye namaḥ [astu]
cintāmaṇidvīpa the island of the wish-granting gem — In tantric worship Ganesha's home is a jewelled island in an ocean of sugarcane juice.
- oṃOm
- paramātmaneto the Supreme Self
- namaḥsalutation
anvaya oṃ paramātmane namaḥ [astu]
- oṃOm
- gajānanāyato the elephant-faced one
- namaḥsalutation, homage
anvaya oṃ [tasmai] gajānanāya namaḥ [astu]
- oṃOm
- hṛṣṭāyato the joyful one
- namaḥsalutation
anvaya oṃ hṛṣṭāya namaḥ
- oṃOm
- tuṣṭāyato the satisfied one
- namaḥsalutation
anvaya oṃ tuṣṭāya namaḥ
- oṃOm
- prasannātmaneto one whose mind or self is serene and gracious
- namaḥsalutation / salutation
anvaya prasannātmane namaḥ oṃ
- oṃOm
- sarvasiddhipradāyakāyato the giver of all perfections and accomplishments
- namaḥsalutation
- 108 (108)number one hundred and eight
anvaya [asmai] sarvasiddhipradāyakāya namaḥ [astu] oṃ 108
note The hundred and eighth name. Many families end the list by offering a last flower with all the names together.