ganeshaganeshagajananaekadanta

Agajanana Padmarkam

अगजानन पद्मार्कम्

🕉️ hindu·📿 3× repetitions·🕐 Morning after bath; before worship, study or any new work; Ganesh Chaturthi·📜 Traditional Sanskrit dhyana verse to Ganesha

Also known as: agajanana padmarkam gajananam · agajananam padmakam · agajanana padmarkam shloka · ekadantam upasmahe

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हिन्दी / देवनागरीతెలుగు தமிழ்ಕನ್ನಡ മലയാളം ગુજરાતી বাংলা ଓଡ଼ିଆ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ English සිංහල 𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌨𑍍𑌥

✦ Meaning

Agajanana Padmarkam is a single, much-loved Sanskrit dhyana (contemplation) verse on Lord Ganesha, built on a beautiful image: just as the sun makes the lotus bloom, the sight of the elephant-faced Gajanana makes the lotus-face of his mother Parvati (Agaja) blossom with joy. We worship that Ekadanta, the single-tusked Lord, ever the giver of boons to his devotees. Short and tender, it is widely recited as an opening prayer to Ganesha.

Origin & Story

Traditional Sanskrit dhyana verse to Ganesha · Unknown (traditional) · Traditional

Agajanana Padmarkam is one of the best-loved short meditation verses on Ganesha, recited at the threshold of worship alongside 'Shuklambaradharam' and 'Vakratunda Mahakaya'. Its single verse turns on a graceful pun and image — 'Agaja-anana-padma-arka', the sun to the lotus-face of the mountain-born Parvati — picturing how the very sight of the elephant-faced son makes his mother's face bloom, before bowing to him as Ekadanta, the giver of endless boons.

✦ As told in scripture

Devotees cherish how this verse, in two lines, holds both the tenderness of a mother's love and the power of the obstacle-remover; reciting it with feeling is said to draw Ganesha's grace as surely and gently as the sun opens the lotus.

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The Mantra

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अगजानन पद्मार्कं गजाननमहर्निशम् । अनेकदं तं भक्तानामेकदन्तमुपास्महे ॥

Agajanana padmarkam gajananam aharnisham Anekadam tam bhaktanam ekadantam upasmahe

Meaning:As the sun makes the lotus bloom, so does the sight of Gajanana, the elephant-faced Lord, day and night make the lotus-face of his mother Parvati blossom with joy. We worship that single-tusked Lord (Ekadanta), who grants endless boons to his devotees.

Word-by-Word Meaning

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अगजा🔊AgajaAgaja — 'born of the mountain', i.e. Parvati (Gauri), daughter of Himavan

आनन🔊ananaFace (here, the lotus-face of Parvati)

पद्म🔊padmaLotus

अर्कम्🔊arkamThe sun (whose rays open the lotus)

अगजानन पद्मार्कम्🔊Agajanana-padmarkamThe sun to the lotus-face of Parvati — whose presence makes his mother's face bloom with joy

गजाननम्🔊gajananamThe elephant-faced one (Gajanana)

अहर्निशम्🔊aharnishamDay and night, always

अनेकदम्🔊anekadamThe giver of many (boons) to his devotees; (also read as) the many-toothed / many-giving

तं भक्तानाम्🔊tam bhaktanamHim, (the giver) for the devotees

एकदन्तम्🔊ekadantamThe single-tusked one (Ekadanta)

उपास्महे🔊upasmaheWe worship / we contemplate

Benefits of Chanting Agajanana Padmarkam

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A short, tender dhyana verse to begin any prayer, study or undertaking with Ganesha's blessing

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Its lovely image of mother and son deepens devotion and a feeling of nearness to the Lord

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Worships Ganesha as Anekada — the giver of many boons to his devotees

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Easily memorised and ideal for daily recitation and for teaching to children

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Invokes Ekadanta, remover of obstacles, before new beginnings and examinations

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Brings a calm, joyful focus of mind suitable for the start of worship or learning

How to Chant Agajanana Padmarkam

Repetitions3times

Best TimeMorning after bath; before worship, study or any new work; Ganesh Chaturthi

Sit facing an image of Lord Ganesha, fold the hands and recite the verse with devotion, picturing the joy on Parvati's face as she beholds her son. It may be chanted once or three times as an opening prayer (dhyana) before puja, study, examinations or any new undertaking, invoking Ekadanta for an auspicious, obstacle-free beginning.

Frequently Asked Questions

'Agaja' means 'born of the mountain' — Parvati; 'anana' is face; 'padma' lotus; 'arka' the sun. The phrase means Ganesha is like the sun that makes the lotus-face of his mother Parvati bloom with joy. The verse then worships him as Ekadanta, the single-tusked giver of boons.

Ekadanta means 'the one with a single tusk'. By tradition Ganesha broke off one of his tusks (in some accounts to write the Mahabharata, in others in battle), and 'Ekadanta' became one of his most beloved names, invoked in this verse.

It is recited in the morning and at the beginning of any worship, study, examination or new venture, as a short dhyana (meditation) verse to invoke Ganesha's grace and an auspicious, obstacle-free start.

Yes. Being short, melodious and built on the sweet image of a mother delighting in her child, it is often among the first Ganesha prayers taught to children and is easy to memorise.