Ganesha Stavam

Meaning:

Sloka:

Gajānanaṁ bhūtagaṇādi sevitam

Kapitthajambūphalasāra bhakṣitam .

Umāsutaṁ śokavināśakāraṇam

Namāmi vighneśvara pādapaṅkajam ..

I salute the lotus feet of that Ganesha, who destroys obstacles, who has the face of an elephant, who is served by the ghosts and ganas, who eats the fruits of the wood apple and rose apple trees, who is the son of Parvati, and who destroys all sorrows.

Ganesha Stava:

Ajaṁ nirvikalpaṁ nirākāramekam

Nirānandamānandam advaitapūrṇam .

Paraṁ nirguṇaṁ nirviśeṣaṁ nirīham

Parabrahma rūpaṁ gaṇeśaṁ bhajema ..1..

Let us worship that Ganesha, who has no beginning and no change, who is formless, and who is the only god, beyond happiness, yet happiness, who is complete with the knowledge of advaita, who is supreme, who has no material qualities, who does not discriminate, and who has no desires.

Guṇātītamānaṁ cidānandarūpam

Cidābhāsakaṁ sarvagaṁ jñānagamyam .

Munirdhyeyaṁ ākāśarūpaṁ pareśam

Parabrahma rūpaṁ gaṇeśaṁ bhajema ..2..

Let us worship that Ganesha, who is beyond the three guṇas, who is the bliss of consciousness, who illuminates the mind, who is all pervading, who can be approached through knowledge, who is meditated by sages, whose form is vast like the sky, and who is the supreme lord.

Jagatkāranaṁ kāraṇajñānarūpam

Surādiṁ sukhādiṁ gaṇeśaṁ bhajema .

Jagadvyāpinaṁ viśvavandyaṁ sureśam

Parabrahma rūpaṁ gaṇeśaṁ bhajema ..3..

Let us worship that Ganesha who created the universe, whose form is the knowledge that created the world; who is the source of the gods, and the source of all happiness. Let us worship that Ganesha who is omnipresent, who is worshipped by the whole world, and who is the God of all gods.

Rajoyogato brahmarūpaṁ śrutijñam

Sadā kāryasaktaṁ hrdācintyarūpam .

Jagatkāranaṁ sarvavidyānidhānam

Parabrahma rūpaṁ gaṇeśaṁ natāḥ sma ..4..

We worship that Ganesha, who is the supreme soul, who is absorbed in Rajoguna, who is Brahma, who knows the Vedas, who is always engaged in action, whose form cannot be conceived by the mind,  who is the source of the universe, and who is the repository of all knowledge.

Sadā satyayogaṁ mudā krīḍamānam

Surārīn harantaṁ jagatpālayantam .

Anekāvatāraṁ nijajñānahāram

Sadā viśvarūpaṁ gaṇeśaṁ namāma ..5..

We always worship that Ganesha, who is always absorbed in truth, who is always sporting, who destroys demons, who protects the world, who has many forms, who carriers the true knowledge, and who has taken the form of this universe.

Tamoyoginaṁ rudrarūpaṁ trinetram

Jagaddhārakaṁ tārakaṁ jñānahetum .

Anekāgamaiḥ svaṁ janaṁ bodhayantam

Sadā sarvarūpaṁ gaṇeśaṁ namāma ..6..

We always worship that Ganesha, who is absorbed in Tamoguna, whose form is terrible, who has three eyes, who destroys the world, who helps to cross the ocean of existence, who is the cause of knowledge, who preaches to his people with the help of countless scriptures, and who has assumed the form of everything.

This hymn was composed by Rishi Garga, in the Upasanakhanda of the Ganesha Purana.

Notes:

The sloka rendered before this hymn is popular, but of unknown origin. This hymn is composed in praise of Lord Ganesha.