Ganesha Pancharatnam : A hymn on Ganesha by Shankara Bhagavadpada

By Koushik K

Ganesha Pancharatnam is a very short yet very powerful hymn on lord Ganesha composed by the great advaita philosopher Adi shankara Bhagavadpada.

Adi shankara advises daily recitation of Ganesha Pancharatnam for pleasing lord Ganesha and attaining various benefits. The benefits are described in the phalashruti section of the book.

This book is an effort to put light on the deeper meaning of each word and verse of this hymn and describe the stories and philosophical meaning hidden inside the hymn.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Koushik K
• Release date: Mar 28, 2018
• ISBN: 9781386649748

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Ganesha Pancharatnam

A hymn on Ganesha by Shankara Bhagavadpada

Koushik.K

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First Printing, 2018

ISBN-13: 978-1986889346

ISBN-10: 1986889343

Printing in the United States of America

Contents

About The Hymn

श्रीगणेशपञ्चरत्नस्तोत्रम्

śrīgaṇeśapañcaratnastotra

Shloka 1

Shloka 2

Shloka 3

Shloka 4

Shloka 5

Phalashruti

About The Hymn

This is a very short yet very powerful hymn on lord Ganesha composed by the great advaita philosopher Adi shankara Bhagavadpada.

Adi shankara advises daily recitation of the hymn for pleasing lord Ganesha and attaining various benefits. The benefits are described in the phalashruti section of the book.

This book is an effort to put light on the deeper meaning of each word and verse of this hymn and describe the stories and philosophical meaning hidden inside the hymn.

श्रीगणेशपञ्चरत्नस्तोत्रम्

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मुदाकरात्तमोदकं सदाविमुक्तिसाधकं

कलाधरावतंसकं विलासिलोकरक्षकं ।

अनायकैकनायकं विनाशितेभदैत्यकं

नताशुभाशुनाशकं नमामि तं विनायकम् ॥ १॥

नतेतरातिभीकरं नवोदितार्कभास्वरं

नमत्सुरारिनिर्जरं नताधिकापदुद्धरम् ।

सुरेश्वरं निधीश्वरं गजेश्वरं गणेश्वरं

महेश्वरं तमाश्रये परात्परं निरन्तरम् ॥ २॥

समस्तलोकशङ्करं निरस्तदैत्यकुञ्जरं

दरेतरोदरं वरं वरेभवक्त्रमक्षरम् ।

कृपाकरं क्षमाकरं मुदाकरं यशस्करं

मनस्करं नमस्कृतां नमस्करोमि भास्वरम् ॥ ३॥

अकिञ्चनार्तिमार्जनं चिरन्तनोक्तिभाजनं

पुरारिपूर्वनन्दनं सुरारिगर्वचर्वणम् ।

प्रपञ्चनाशभीषणं धनञ्जयादिभूषणं

कपोलदानवारणं भजे पुराणवारणम् ॥ ४॥

नितान्तकान्तदन्तकान्तिमन्तकान्तकात्मजं

अचिन्त्यरूपमन्तहीनमन्तरायकृन्तनम् ।

हृदन्तरे निरन्तरं वसन्तमेव योगिनां

तमेकदन्तमेव तं विचिन्तयामि सन्ततम् ॥ ५॥

महागणेश्पञ्चरत्नमादरेण योऽन्वहं

प्रगायति प्रभातके हृदि स्मरन् गणेश्वरम् ।

अरोगतामदोषतां सुसाहितीं सुपुत्रतां

समाहितायुरष्टभूतिमभ्युपैति सोऽचिरात् ॥ ६॥

इति श्रीशङ्करभगवतः कृतौ श्रीगणेशपञ्चरत्नस्तोत्रं

सम्पूर्णम् ॥

śrīgaṇeśapañcaratnastotra

mudākarāttamodakaṃ sadāvimuktisādhakaṃ

kalādharāvataṃsakaṃ vilāsilokarakṣakaṃ ।

anāyakaikanāyakaṃ vināśitebhadaityakaṃ

natāśubhāśunāśakaṃ namāmi taṃ vināyakam ॥ 1॥

natetarātibhīkaraṃ navoditārkabhāsvaraṃ

namatsurārinirjaraṃ natādhikāpaduddharam ।

sureśvaraṃ nidhīśvaraṃ gajeśvaraṃ gaṇeśvaraṃ

maheśvaraṃ tamāśraye parātparaṃ nirantaram ॥ 2॥

samastalokaśaṅkaraṃ nirastadaityakuñjaraṃ

daretarodaraṃ varaṃ varebhavaktramakṣaram ।

kṛpākaraṃ kṣamākaraṃ mudākaraṃ yaśaskaraṃ

manaskaraṃ namaskṛtāṃ namaskaromi