𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀 𑌮𑌹𑌾 𑌗𑌣𑍇𑌶 𑌪𑌂𑌚𑌰𑌤𑍍𑌨𑌮𑍍 is a five-jewel hymn composed by Adi Shankaracharya in praise of Lord Ganesha, the remover of obstacles and giver of clarity. Each verse presents Ganesha through compact compounds: joyful holder of 𑌮𑍋𑌦𑌕, protector of worlds, leader of those without support, destroyer of arrogance, and the one-tusked Lord seated in the hearts of yogis.
Adi Shankaracharya's devotional hymns often make worship a preparation for knowledge. Here, he praises Ganesha not only as a deity who removes external obstacles but as the intelligence that removes inner obstruction: confusion, pride, fear, distraction, and dullness. That is why this hymn is often recited before study, travel, worship, writing, and important undertakings.
𑌮𑍁𑌦𑌾𑌕𑌰𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌤 𑌮𑍋𑌦𑌕𑌂 𑌸𑌦𑌾 𑌵𑌿𑌮𑍁𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌿 𑌸𑌾𑌧𑌕𑌮𑍍 ।
𑌕𑌳𑌾𑌧𑌰𑌾𑌵𑌤𑌂𑌸𑌕𑌂 𑌵𑌿𑌲𑌾𑌸𑌿𑌲𑍋𑌕 𑌰𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌕𑌮𑍍 ।
𑌅𑌨𑌾𑌯𑌕𑍈𑌕 𑌨𑌾𑌯𑌕𑌂 𑌵𑌿𑌨𑌾𑌶𑌿𑌤𑍇𑌭 𑌦𑍈𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌕𑌮𑍍 ।
𑌨𑌤𑌾𑌶𑍁𑌭𑌾𑌶𑍁 𑌨𑌾𑌶𑌕𑌂 𑌨𑌮𑌾𑌮𑌿 𑌤𑌂 𑌵𑌿𑌨𑌾𑌯𑌕𑌮𑍍 ॥ 1 ॥
Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
I bow to Vinayaka, who joyfully holds the sweet modaka, who always leads devotees toward liberation, who wears the crescent moon as an ornament, and who protects the radiant worlds. He is the sole guide of those who have no other protector, the destroyer of elephant-like demonic pride, and the swift remover of inauspiciousness for those who bow to him.
𑌨𑌤𑍇𑌤𑌰𑌾𑌤𑌿 𑌭𑍀𑌕𑌰𑌂 𑌨𑌵𑍋𑌦𑌿𑌤𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌕 𑌭𑌾𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌰𑌮𑍍 ।
𑌨𑌮𑌤𑍍𑌸𑍁𑌰𑌾𑌰𑌿 𑌨𑌿𑌰𑍍𑌜𑌰𑌂 𑌨𑌤𑌾𑌧𑌿𑌕𑌾𑌪𑌦𑍁𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌰𑌮𑍍 ।
𑌸𑍁𑌰𑍇𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌰𑌂 𑌨𑌿𑌧𑍀𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌰𑌂 𑌗𑌜𑍇𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌰𑌂 𑌗𑌣𑍇𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌰𑌮𑍍 ।
𑌮𑌹𑍇𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌰𑌂 𑌤𑌮𑌾𑌶𑍍𑌰𑌯𑍇 𑌪𑌰𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌪𑌰𑌂 𑌨𑌿𑌰𑌂𑌤𑌰𑌮𑍍 ॥ 2 ॥
Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
I constantly take refuge in that Ganesha who is fearsome to arrogance, radiant like the newly risen sun, destroyer of the enemies of the gods, and rescuer of devotees from great danger. He is Lord of the gods, Lord of treasures, Lord with the elephant form, Lord of the gaNas, the great Lord, and the one beyond the highest.
𑌸𑌮𑌸𑍍𑌤 𑌲𑍋𑌕 𑌶𑌂𑌕𑌰𑌂 𑌨𑌿𑌰𑌸𑍍𑌤 𑌦𑍈𑌤𑍍𑌯 𑌕𑍁𑌂𑌜𑌰𑌮𑍍 ।
𑌦𑌰𑍇𑌤𑌰𑍋𑌦𑌰𑌂 𑌵𑌰𑌂 𑌵𑌰𑍇𑌭 𑌵𑌕𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌮𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌰𑌮𑍍 ।
𑌕𑍃𑌪𑌾𑌕𑌰𑌂 𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌮𑌾𑌕𑌰𑌂 𑌮𑍁𑌦𑌾𑌕𑌰𑌂 𑌯𑌶𑌸𑍍𑌕𑌰𑌮𑍍 ।
𑌮𑌨𑌸𑍍𑌕𑌰𑌂 𑌨𑌮𑌸𑍍𑌕𑍃𑌤𑌾𑌂 𑌨𑌮𑌸𑍍𑌕𑌰𑍋𑌮𑌿 𑌭𑌾𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌰𑌮𑍍 ॥ 3 ॥
Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
I bow to the radiant Ganesha who brings auspiciousness to all worlds, removes elephant-like demonic force, has the great belly and noble elephant face, and is imperishable. He is the source of compassion, forgiveness, joy, good reputation, and right-mindedness for those who bow to him.
𑌅𑌕𑌿𑌂𑌚𑌨𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌤𑌿 𑌮𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌜𑌨𑌂 𑌚𑌿𑌰𑌂𑌤𑌨𑍋𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌿 𑌭𑌾𑌜𑌨𑌮𑍍 ।
𑌪𑍁𑌰𑌾𑌰𑌿 𑌪𑍂𑌰𑍍𑌵 𑌨𑌂𑌦𑌨𑌂 𑌸𑍁𑌰𑌾𑌰𑌿 𑌗𑌰𑍍𑌵 𑌚𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌣𑌮𑍍 ।
𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌪𑌂𑌚 𑌨𑌾𑌶 𑌭𑍀𑌷𑌣𑌂 𑌧𑌨𑌂𑌜𑌯𑌾𑌦𑌿 𑌭𑍂𑌷𑌣𑌮𑍍 ।
𑌕𑌪𑍋𑌲 𑌦𑌾𑌨𑌵𑌾𑌰𑌣𑌂 𑌭𑌜𑍇 𑌪𑍁𑌰𑌾𑌣 𑌵𑌾𑌰𑌣𑌮𑍍 ॥ 4 ॥
Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
I adore the ancient elephant-faced Lord who wipes away the distress of those who have no support, who is worthy of ancient praise, who is Shiva's elder son, and who crushes the pride of the enemies of the gods. He is awesome at the dissolution of the manifest world, adorned with divine powers, and full like a noble elephant whose cheeks flow with ichor.
𑌨𑌿𑌤𑌾𑌂𑌤 𑌕𑌾𑌂𑌤𑌿 𑌦𑌂𑌤 𑌕𑌾𑌂𑌤𑌿 𑌮𑌂𑌤 𑌕𑌾𑌂𑌤𑌿 𑌕𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌜𑌮𑍍 ।
𑌅𑌚𑌿𑌂𑌤𑍍𑌯 𑌰𑍂𑌪𑌮𑌂𑌤 𑌹𑍀𑌨 𑌮𑌂𑌤𑌰𑌾𑌯 𑌕𑍃𑌂𑌤𑌨𑌮𑍍 ।
𑌹𑍃𑌦𑌂𑌤𑌰𑍇 𑌨𑌿𑌰𑌂𑌤𑌰𑌂 𑌵𑌸𑌂𑌤𑌮𑍇𑌵 𑌯𑍋𑌗𑌿𑌨𑌾𑌮𑍍 ।
𑌤𑌮𑍇𑌕𑌦𑌂𑌤𑌮𑍇𑌵 𑌤𑌂 𑌵𑌿𑌚𑌿𑌂𑌤𑌯𑌾𑌮𑌿 𑌸𑌂𑌤𑌤𑌮𑍍 ॥ 5 ॥
Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
I meditate constantly on that one-tusked Lord whose tusk shines with beauty, who is the son of Shiva, whose true form is beyond thought, who is endless, who cuts away obstacles, and who dwells without interruption in the hearts of yogis.
𑌮𑌹𑌾𑌗𑌣𑍇𑌶 𑌪𑌂𑌚𑌰𑌤𑍍𑌨𑌮𑌾𑌦𑌰𑍇𑌣 𑌯𑍋𑌽𑌨𑍍𑌵𑌹𑌮𑍍 ।
𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌜𑌲𑍍𑌪𑌤𑌿 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌭𑌾𑌤𑌕𑍇 𑌹𑍃𑌦𑌿 𑌸𑍍𑌮𑌰𑌣𑍍 𑌗𑌣𑍇𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌰𑌮𑍍 ।
𑌅𑌰𑍋𑌗𑌤𑌾𑌮𑌦𑍋𑌷𑌤𑌾𑌂 𑌸𑍁𑌸𑌾𑌹𑌿𑌤𑍀𑌂 𑌸𑍁𑌪𑍁𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌤𑌾𑌮𑍍 ।
𑌸𑌮𑌾𑌹𑌿𑌤𑌾𑌯𑍁 𑌰𑌷𑍍𑌟𑌭𑍂𑌤𑌿 𑌮𑌭𑍍𑌯𑍁𑌪𑍈𑌤𑌿 𑌸𑍋𑌽𑌚𑌿𑌰𑌾𑌤𑍍 ॥
Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Whoever recites this Maha Ganesha Pancharatnam every morning with reverence, remembering Ganesha in the heart, soon attains health, freedom from defects, good learning and expression, worthy progeny or continuity, a composed life span, and eightfold prosperity.
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