Aum namaste Ganapataye
Amen. Obeisance to Ganapati (the lord of the Ganas).
Twameva pratyaksham Tattwam’asi
You are the manifest primordial principle.
Twameva kevalam kart’āsi
You alone are the doer.
Twameva kevalam dhart’āsi
You alone are the supporter (of the universe).
Twameva kevalam hart’āsi
You alone are the destroyer.
Twameva sarvam khalv’idam Brahm’āsi
You are verily the all-pervading Brahman (Supreme Spirit).
Twam sākshād-Ātm’āsi nityam
You are the manifest eternal Self (Atman).
Ṛitam vachmi, satyam vachmi
I say what I feel to be right, I speak what is true.
Ava twam mām, Ava vaktāram, Ava shrotāram
Please protect me, protect the one who utters Your name, protect the one who hears Your name,
Ava dātāram, Ava dhātāram, Av’ānūchānam’ava shishyam
The one who gives, the one who receives, the master and the disciple.
Ava pashchāt-tāt, Ava puras-tāt, Av’ottarāt-tāt
Protect me from behind (west), from the front (east), from the left (north),
Ava dakshināt-tāt, Ava ch’ordhvāt-tāt, Av’ādharāt-tāt
From the right (south), from above and from below.
Sarvato mām pāhi pāhi saman-tāt
Please protect me, protect me from all directions.
Twam vāṅg–mayas, Twam chin-mayah
You are the spoken and literary word, You are complete chaitanya (vibrations),
Twam–ānanda-mayas–Twam Brahma-mayah
You are complete bliss, You are complete Brahman,
Twam sat-chid’ānand’ādvitī’yosi
You are absolute truth, awareness and bliss,
Twam pratyaksham Brahm’āsi
You are the manifest Brahman,
Twam dñyāna–mayo vidñyāna–may’osi
You are the knowledge of the sciences and of the highest truth.
Sarvam jagad’idam twatto jāyate
All of creation originates from You.
Sarvam jagad’idam twattas–tishthati
All of creation exists because of You.
Sarvam jagad’idam twayi layam’eshyati
All of creation dissolves into You.
Sarvam jagad’idam twayi praty’eti
All of creation returns to You.
Twam bhūmir-āpo’nalo-nilo nabhah
You are earth, water, fire, air and ether (five elements).
Twam chatvāri vāk-padāni
You are the four parts of speech.
Twam guna-tray’ātītah, Twam deha-tray’ātītah
You are beyond the three gunas (Sattwa, Raja, Tama). You are beyond the gross, subtle and causal
bodies
Twam kāla-tray’ātītah, Twam mūlādhāra-sthit’osi-nityam
You are beyond the three times (past, present and future). You always reside at the Muladhara
chakra.
Twam Shaktī-tray’ātmakah, Twām yogino dhyāyanti nityam
The three shakti powers are within You (Mahalakshmi, Mahasaraswati, Mahakali). Yogis
constantly meditate upon You.
Twam Brahmā Twam Vishnus Twam Rudras Twam Indras
You are Brahma, You are Vishnu, You are Shiva, You are Indra,
Twam Agnis Twam Vāyus Twam Sūryas Twam Chandramās
You are fire, You are the wind, You are the sun, You are the moon,
Twam Brahma-Bhūr-Bhuvah Svarom
You are the Supreme Spirit that pervades the Earth, Heaven and Omkara.
Ganādim pūrvam-uchchārya, Varnādim tad’anantaram
First utter the first letter of Gana (G), followed by the first letter of the alphabet (A),
Anusvārah para-tarah, Ardhendu–lasitam tārena ṛiddham
And finally the nasal sound (M). The letter ‘G’ is crowned by the dotted half-moon symbol (as in
Aum).
Etat–tava manu-sva-rūpam, Ga-kārah purva-rūpam
This is the true form of Your mantra. The sound ‘G’ is the first form,
A-kāro madhyama rūpam
The vowel ‘A’ is the middle form,
Anuswārash–ch’āntya rūpam, Bindur–uttara–rūpam
And the nasal sound ‘M’ is the last form, ending with the dot of the nasal sound on top.
Nādah sandhānam, Saoṅhitā sandhihi
These combined sounds follow the grammatical rules known as ‘Sandhi’.
Saishā Ganesha-vidyā, Ganaka–ṛishihi
This is the knowledge of Shri Ganesha. Sage Ganaka is the author (seer).
Ni-chṛud–Gāyatri–chhandah, Ganapatir–devatā
The metre is mixed Gayatri, Ganapati is the deity.
Aum Gam Ganapataye namah
Amen, Gam, obeisance to Ganapati.
Eka-dantāya vidmahe, Vakra-tundāya dhī-mahi
We know the god with one tusk. We meditate upon the god with the curled-up trunk.
Tanno Danti prachodayāt
May the god with one tusk enlighten us.
Eka-dantam Chatur-hastam Pāsham-aṅkusha-dhārinam
You have one tusk and four arms. With the upper right hand You wield the noose, with the upper
left the ankusha (elephant hook or goad),
Radam cha varadam hastair-bi-bhrānam
With the lower right You wield a tusk, and with the lower left You give blessing.
Mūshaka-dhvajam, Raktam Lambodaram
A mouse is Your emblem. You are red in complexion, You have a large belly,
Shūrpa-karnakam, Rakta-vāsasam
And ears like winnowing fans. You wear red clothes.
Rakta gandh’ānulipt’āṅgam, Rakta-pushpaihi supūjitam
Fragrant red sandalwood paste anoints Your body. You are auspiciously worshipped with red
flowers.
Bhaktānu-kampinam devam, Jagat-kāranam-achyutam
You are ever-compassionate to Your devotees. You are the imperishable origin of the world.
Āvir-bhūtam cha sṛushty’ādyau, Prakṛutehe Purushāt-Param
You manifest before creation, You are beyond the supreme Prakriti (creative energy of Shri Adi
Shakti) and Purusha (primordial Spirit of Shri Sadashiva).
Evam dhyāyati yo nityam, sah yogī yoginām varah
In this way, the one who constantly meditates upon You is the greatest of yogis.
Namo Vrātapataye, Namo Ganapataye
Obeisance to the lord of the Vrata (Shri Shiva’s Ganas), Obeisance to Ganapati.
Namah Pramatha-pataye
Obeisance to the lord of the Pramatha (Shri Shiva’s Ganas).
Namaste’stu Lambodarāya-Eka-dantāya
Obeisance to the big-bellied one with one tusk.
Vighna-nāshine, Shiva-sutāya, Shrī Varada-mūrtaye namah
The destroyer of obstacles, the son of Shri Shiva, the embodiment of the giver of prosperity and
boons, we bow to You.
Sākshāt Shrī Ādi Shakti Mātājī
Shrī Nirmalā Devyai namo namah