Sankata Nasana Ganesha Stotram
The famous Pranamya Shirasa Devam, Ganesh Mantra in Sanskrit, English, Bengali, Tamil, and Telugu, with the 12 names of Lord Ganesh and their meanings.
Sanskrit
श्री नारद उवाच:
प्रणम्य शिरसा देवं गौरीपुत्रं विनायकम्।
भक्तावासं स्मरेन्नित्यमायुः कामार्थसिद्धये॥१॥
प्रथमं वक्रतुण्डं च एकदन्तं द्वितीयकम्।
तृतीयं कृष्णपिङ्गाक्षं गजवक्त्रं चतुर्थकम्॥२॥
लम्बोदरं पञ्चमं च षष्ठं विकटमेव च।
सप्तमं विघ्नराजं च धूम्रवर्णं तथाष्टमम्॥३॥
नवमं भालचन्द्रं च दशमं तु विनायकम्।
एकादशं गणपतिं द्वादशं तु गजाननम्॥४॥
द्वादशैतानि नामानि त्रिसंध्यं यः पठेन्नरः।
न च विघ्नभयं तस्य सर्वसिद्धिकरी प्रभो॥॥
विद्यार्थी लभते विद्यां धनार्थी लभते धनम्।
पुत्रार्थी लभते पुत्रान् मोक्षार्थी लभते गतिम्॥
जपेद्गणपतिस्तोत्रं शतद्वात्रं तथैव च।
अनेन श्लोकगणेशः स्तवितो विघ्ननाशनः॥
इति नारदपुराणे श्री गणेशस्तोत्रं सम्पूर्णम्॥
“Pranamya Shirasa Devam” stotra in English IAST:
śrī nārada uvāca:
praṇamya śirasa devaṃ gaurīputraṃ vināyakam।
bhaktāvāsaṃ smaren nityam āyuḥ kāmārtha-siddhaye॥1॥
prathamaṃ vakratuṇḍaṃ ca ekadantaṃ dvitīyakam।
tṛtīyaṃ kṛṣṇapiṅgākṣaṃ gajavaktraṃ caturthakam॥2॥
lambodaraṃ pañcamaṃ ca ṣaṣṭhaṃ vikatameva ca।
saptamaṃ vighnarājaṃ ca dhūmravarṇaṃ tathāṣṭamam॥3॥
navamaṃ bhālacandraṃ ca daśamaṃ tu vināyakam।
ekādaśaṃ gaṇapatiṃ dvādaśaṃ tu gajānanam॥4॥
dvādaśaitāni nāmāni trisaṃdhyaṃ yaḥ paṭhennaraḥ।
na ca vighnabhayaṃ tasya sarvasiddhikarī prabho॥॥
vidyārthī labhate vidyāṃ dhanārthī labhate dhanam।
putrārthī labhate putrān mokṣārthī labhate gatim॥
japed gaṇapatistotraṃ śatadvastraṃ tathaiva ca।
anena ślokagaṇeśaḥ stavito vighnanāśanaḥ॥
iti nāradapurāṇe śrī gaṇeśastotraṃ sampūrṇam॥
Meaning of the Mantra
Narada said, “I bow down to Lord Vinayaka, who is the son of Goddess Gauri, and who resides in the hearts of devotees. By remembering him constantly, one can attain longevity, desires, and success.
The twelve names of Lord Ganesh
Lord Ganapati has 12 forms. The twelve names are:
- Vakratunda
- Ekadanta
- Krishna Pingaksha
- Gajavaktra
- Lambodara
- Vikata
- Vighnaraja
- Dhumravarna
- Bhalachandra
- Vinayaka
- Ganapati
- Gajanana
The first form is Vakratunda, with a curved trunk, the second form is Ekadanta, with a single tusk, the third form is Krishna Pingaksha, with a dark complexion and reddish eyes, and the fourth form is Gajavaktra, with an elephant face.
The fifth form is Lambodara, with a large belly and a pleasant appearance, the sixth form is Vikata, with a ferocious appearance and a protruding belly, the seventh form is Vighnaraja, who removes all obstacles, and the eighth form is Dhumravarna, with a smoke-grey complexion.
The ninth form is Bhalachandra, with a moon on his forehead, the tenth form is Vinayaka, is the leader or ruler who pervades everything and is present everywhere, the eleventh form is Ganapati, who is the lord of all Ganas, the twelfth form is Gajanana, with an elephant-like face.
I pray to Lord Vinayaka, who is beyond the three qualities of nature, and who is the embodiment of truth, consciousness, and bliss. May he bless us with his divine grace.”
“Pranamya Shirasa Devam” stotra in Bengali:
শ্রী নারদ উবাচ:
প্রণম্য শিরসা দেবং গৌরীপুত্রং বিনাযকম্।
ভক্তাবাসং স্মরেন্নিত্যমাযুঃ কামার্থসিদ্ধযে॥১॥
প্রথমং বক্রতুণ্ডং চ একদন্তং দ্বিতীযকম্।
তৃতীযং কৃষ্ণপিঙ্গাক্ষং গজবক্ত্রং চতুর্থকম্॥২॥
লম্বোদরং পঞ্চমং চ ষষ্ঠং বিকটমেব চ।
সপ্তমং বিঘ্নরাজং চ ধূম্রবর্ণং তথাষ্টমম্॥৩॥
নবমং ভালচন্দ্রং চ দশমং তু বিনাযকম্।
একাদশং গণপতিং দ্বাদশং তু গজাননম্॥৪॥
দ্বাদশৈতানি নামানি ত্রিসংধ্যং যঃ পঠেন্নরঃ।
ন চ বিঘ্নভযং তস্য সর্বসিদ্ধিকরী প্রভো॥॥
বিদ্যার্থী লভতে বিদ্যাং ধনার্থী লভতে ধনম্।
পুত্রার্থী লভতে পুত্রান্ মোক্ষার্থী লভতে গতিম্॥
জপেদ্গণপতিস্তোত্রং শতদ্বাত্রং তথৈব চ।
অনেন শ্লোকগণেশঃ স্তবিতো বিঘ্ননাশনঃ॥
ইতি নারদপুরাণে শ্রী গণেশস্তোত্রং সম্পূর্ণম্॥
“Pranamya Shirasa Devam” Stotra in Tamil:
ஶ்ரீ நாரத உவாச:
ப்ரணம்ய ஶிரஸா தேவஂ கௌரீபுத்ரஂ விநாயகம்।
பக்தாவாஸஂ ஸ்மரேந்நித்யமாயுஃ காமார்தஸித்தயே॥௧॥
ப்ரதமஂ வக்ரதுண்டஂ ச ஏகதந்தஂ த்விதீயகம்।
ததீயஂ கஷ்ணபிங்காக்ஷஂ கஜவக்த்ரஂ சதுர்தகம்॥௨॥
லம்போதரஂ பஞ்சமஂ ச ஷஷ்டஂ விகடமேவ ச।
ஸப்தமஂ விக்நராஜஂ ச தூம்ரவர்ணஂ ததாஷ்டமம்॥௩॥
நவமஂ பாலசந்த்ரஂ ச தஶமஂ து விநாயகம்।
ஏகாதஶஂ கணபதிஂ த்வாதஶஂ து கஜாநநம்॥௪॥
த்வாதஶைதாநி நாமாநி த்ரிஸஂத்யஂ யஃ படேந்நரஃ।
ந ச விக்நபயஂ தஸ்ய ஸர்வஸித்திகரீ ப்ரபோ॥॥
வித்யார்தீ லபதே வித்யாஂ தநார்தீ லபதே தநம்।
புத்ரார்தீ லபதே புத்ராந் மோக்ஷார்தீ லபதே கதிம்॥
ஜபேத்கணபதிஸ்தோத்ரஂ ஶதத்வாத்ரஂ ததைவ ச।
அநேந ஶ்லோககணேஶஃ ஸ்தவிதோ விக்நநாஶநஃ॥
இதி நாரதபுராணே ஶ்ரீ கணேஶஸ்தோத்ரஂ ஸம்பூர்ணம்॥
“Pranamya Shirasa Devam” Stotra in Telugu:
శ్రీ నారద ఉవాచ:
ప్రణమ్య శిరసా దేవం గౌరీపుత్రం వినాయకమ్।
భక్తావాసం స్మరేన్నిత్యమాయుః కామార్థసిద్ధయే॥౧॥
ప్రథమం వక్రతుణ్డం చ ఏకదన్తం ద్వితీయకమ్।
తృతీయం కృష్ణపిఙ్గాక్షం గజవక్త్రం చతుర్థకమ్॥౨॥
లమ్బోదరం పఞ్చమం చ షష్ఠం వికటమేవ చ।
సప్తమం విఘ్నరాజం చ ధూమ్రవర్ణం తథాష్టమమ్॥౩॥
నవమం భాలచన్ద్రం చ దశమం తు వినాయకమ్।
ఏకాదశం గణపతిం ద్వాదశం తు గజాననమ్॥౪॥
ద్వాదశైతాని నామాని త్రిసంధ్యం యః పఠేన్నరః।
న చ విఘ్నభయం తస్య సర్వసిద్ధికరీ ప్రభో॥॥
విద్యార్థీ లభతే విద్యాం ధనార్థీ లభతే ధనమ్।
పుత్రార్థీ లభతే పుత్రాన్ మోక్షార్థీ లభతే గతిమ్॥
జపేద్గణపతిస్తోత్రం శతద్వాత్రం తథైవ చ।
అనేన శ్లోకగణేశః స్తవితో విఘ్ననాశనః॥
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