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ගණාධිප ස්තෝත්රම් (ගණාධිපතාෂ්ටකම්)

Ganadhipa Stotram (Ganadhipati Ashtakam) in Sinhala · සිංහල

🕉️ hindu·📿 1× repetitions·🕐 Morning after bath; on Sankashti Chaturthi, Vinayaka Chaturthi and Ganesh Chaturthi, or as a daily prayer·📜 Traditional Sanskrit stotra (Ganadhipati Ashtakam), attributed to Adi Shankaracharya

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हिन्दी / देवनागरी తెలుగు தமிழ்ಕನ್ನಡ മലയാളം ગુજરાતી বাংলা ଓଡ଼ିଆ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ Englishසිංහල𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌨𑍍𑌥

Origin & Story

Traditional Sanskrit stotra (Ganadhipati Ashtakam), attributed to Adi Shankaracharya · Attributed to Adi Shankaracharya · Classical (traditionally 8th century CE)

This Ashtakam belongs to the rich tradition of devotional hymns ascribed to Adi Shankaracharya, who is said to have praised every major deity in flawless Sanskrit verse. Composed in an ornate metre dense with alliteration, it portrays Ganesha as Shiva's son and the leader of the ganas — the elephant-faced ocean of compassion who, by His mere remembrance, showers prosperity, wisdom and protection upon His devotees, and who bears in His many hands the emblems of His sovereignty.

✦ As told in scripture

The sixth verse states the hymn's central promise: for the devotee, the mere remembrance (smarana-matra) of Ganadhipa's lotus-feet causes all the glories and accomplishments of the world to arise of themselves — for He is the one unborn Supreme Lord, ever intent on the welfare of all.

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Verse 1

ශ්රියමනපායිනීං ප්රදිශතු ශ්රිතකල්පතරුඃ ශිවතනයඃ ශිරෝවිධෘතශීතමයූඛශිශුඃ . සකලසුරාසුරාදිශරණීකරණීයපදඃ කරටිමුඛඃ කරෝතු කරුණාජලධිඃ කුශලම් ..1..

śriyam anapāyinīṁ pradiśatu śrita-kalpataruḥ śiva-tanayaḥ śiro-vidhṛta-śīta-mayūkha-śiśuḥ । sakala-surāsurādi-śaraṇī-karaṇīya-padaḥ karaṭi-mukhaḥ karotu karuṇā-jaladhiḥ kuśalam ॥1॥

Meaning:May the son of Shiva grant unfailing prosperity — He who is a wish-fulfilling tree to those who take refuge in Him, who bears the cool-rayed infant moon upon His head, whose feet are worthy of being the refuge of all gods and demons; may the elephant-faced One, an ocean of compassion, bestow well-being.

Verse 2

ද්විරදමුඛෝ ධුනෝතු දුරිතානි දුරන්තමද- ත්රිදශවිරෝධියූථකුමුදාකරතිග්මකරඃ . කලුෂමපාකරෝතු කෘපයා කලභේන්ද්රමුඛඃ කුලගිරිනන්දිනීකුතුකදෝහනසංහනනඃ ..2..

dvirada-mukho dhunotu duritāni duranta-mada- tridaśa-virodhi-yūtha-kumudākara-tigma-karaḥ । kaluṣam apākarotu kṛpayā kalabhendra-mukhaḥ kula-giri-nandinī-kutuka-dohana-saṁhananaḥ ॥2॥

Meaning:May the elephant-faced One shake away our sins — He who is like the fierce sun to the night-lotus-cluster of the rutting enemies of the gods; may He of the young-elephant's face, born of the embrace of the daughter of the great mountain (Parvati), in His compassion wash away our impurity.

Verse 3

ගජවදනෝ ධිනෝතු ධියමාධිපයෝධිවල- ත්සුජනමනඃප්ලවායිතපදාම්බුරුහෝ(අ)විරතම් . දිශතු ශතක්රතුප්රභෘතිනිර්ජරතර්ජනකෘ- ද්දිතිජචමූචමූරුමෘගරාඩිභරාජමුඛඃ ..3..

gaja-vadano dhinotu dhiyam ādhi-payodhi-vala- t su-jana-manaḥ-plavāyita-padāmburuho'viratam । diśatu śata-kratu-prabhṛti-nirjara-tarjana-kṛ- d ditija-chamū-chamūru-mṛga-rāḍ ibha-rāja-mukhaḥ ॥3॥

Meaning:May the elephant-faced One ever gladden our intellect — He whose lotus-feet float like a raft for the minds of the good across the ocean of anxiety; may He whose face is that of the king of elephants, the terror of the demon hordes and the rebuker of Indra's foes, grant us our desire.

Verse 4

අතුලබලෝ(අ)තිවේලමඝවන්මතිදර්පහර- ස්ඵුරදහිතාපකාරිමහිමා වපුෂීඪවිධුඃ . නිජරදශූලපාශනවශාලිශිරෝරිගදා- කුවලයමාතුලුඞ්ගකමලේක්ෂුශරාසකරඃ ..4..

atula-balo'ti-velam aghavan-mati-darpa-hara- sphurad-ahitāpakāri-mahimā vapuṣīḍha-vidhuḥ । nija-rada-śūla-pāśa-nava-śāli-śiro'ri-gadā- kuvalaya-mātuluṅga-kamalekṣu-śarāsa-karaḥ ॥4॥

Meaning:He of incomparable strength, who utterly humbles the pride of the wicked, whose majesty shines forth against all who do harm, whose body outshines the moon — bearing in His hands His own tusk, the trident, the noose, the fresh sprout of grain, the severed head of the foe, the mace, the blue lotus, the citron, the lotus and the sugar-cane bow.

Verse 5

හරතු විපත්තිමේෂ භගවාන් සකලාපදුදාර- ශ්රවණසුධාධුනීමුදිතමානසකෛරවකඃ . රචයතු සංපදඃ සපදි දේවශිඛාමණිර- ප්යනුදිනමුන්නතිං විතනුතාං වරකුඤ්ජරවක්ත්රඃ ..5..

haratu vipattim eṣa bhagavān sakalāpad-udāra- śravaṇa-sudhā-dhunī-mudita-mānasa-kairavakaḥ । rachayatu saṁpadaḥ sapadi deva-śikhā-maṇir- apy anu-dinam unnatiṁ vitanutāṁ vara-kuñjara-vaktraḥ ॥5॥

Meaning:May this Lord remove all adversity — He the noble One in every calamity, whose mind blossoms like a night-lily at the nectar-stream of His devotees' praise; may this crest-jewel of the gods, the One of the noble elephant-face, swiftly fashion riches and day by day increase our prosperity.

Verse 6

ජගති විභූතයඃ සකලසිද්ධිවිධායි-ගණා- ධිපපදපඞ්කජස්මරණමාත්රත ඒව නෘණාම් . ප්රභවති යස්ය තස්ය පරමේශ්වරමේකමජං ශරණමුපාස්මහේ ජගති සර්වහිතෛකපරම් ..6..

jagati vibhūtayaḥ sakala-siddhi-vidhāyi-gaṇā- dhipa-pada-paṅkaja-smaraṇa-mātrata eva nṛṇām । prabhavati yasya tasya parameśvaram ekam ajaṁ śaraṇam upāsmahe jagati sarva-hitaika-param ॥6॥

Meaning:For that man, by the mere remembrance of the lotus-feet of Ganadhipa — the bestower of every accomplishment — all glories in the world arise; Him, the one unborn Supreme Lord, solely intent on the good of all, do we worship as our refuge in this world.

Verse 7

පඨතු ගණාධිපාෂ්ටකමිදං සුජනෝ(අ)නුදිනං කඨිනශුචාකුඨාවලිකඨෝරකුඨාරවරම් . විමතපරාභවෝද්භටනිදාඝනවීනඝනං විමලවචෝවිලාසකමලාකරබාලරවිම් ..7..

paṭhatu gaṇādhipāṣṭakam idaṁ su-jano'nudinaṁ kaṭhina-śuchā-kuṭhāvali-kaṭhora-kuṭhāra-varam । vimata-parābhavod-bhaṭa-nidāgha-navīna-ghanaṁ vimala-vacho-vilāsa-kamalākara-bāla-ravim ॥7॥

Meaning:Let the good person recite daily this Ganadhipa Ashtakam — a sharp axe to the dense thicket of hard sorrow, a fresh rain-cloud to the fierce summer-heat that is the defeat of foes, and an infant sun to the lotus-pond that is the play of pure speech.

Word-by-Word Meaning

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ශ්රියම් අනපායිනීම්🔊śriyam anapāyinīmUnfailing, never-departing prosperity (Lakshmi)

ශ්රිතකල්පතරුඃ🔊śrita-kalpataruḥThe wish-fulfilling tree for those who take refuge in Him

ශිවතනයඃ🔊śiva-tanayaḥThe son of Shiva

ශිරෝවිධෘතශීතමයූඛශිශුඃ🔊śiro-vidhṛta-śīta-mayūkha-śiśuḥBearing the infant (crescent) moon of cool rays upon His head

කරටිමුඛඃ🔊karaṭi-mukhaḥThe elephant-faced one

කරුණාජලධිඃ🔊karuṇā-jaladhiḥAn ocean of compassion

කරෝතු කුශලම්🔊karotu kuśalamMay He grant well-being / auspiciousness

ද්විරදමුඛඃ🔊dvirada-mukhaḥThe two-tusked (elephant) faced one

ධුනෝතු දුරිතානි🔊dhunotu duritāniMay He shake off / destroy (our) sins

කලභේන්ද්රමුඛඃ🔊kalabhendra-mukhaḥFaced like the lord of young elephants

කුලගිරිනන්දිනී🔊kula-giri-nandinīThe daughter of the great mountain (Parvati, daughter of Himavan)

ගජවදනඃ🔊gaja-vadanaḥThe elephant-faced one

ධිනෝතු ධියම්🔊dhinotu dhiyamMay He gladden and strengthen our intellect

අතුලබලඃ🔊atula-balaḥOf incomparable strength

මතිදර්පහරඃ🔊mati-darpa-haraḥThe destroyer of (the demons') pride and arrogance

හරතු විපත්තිම්🔊haratu vipattimMay He remove (our) calamity / misfortune

රචයතු සංපදඃ🔊rachayatu saṁpadaḥMay He bring about prosperity / riches

ගණාධිපපදපඞ්කජස්මරණමාත්රතඃ🔊gaṇādhipa-pada-paṅkaja-smaraṇa-mātrataḥBy the mere remembrance of the lotus-feet of Ganadhipa

ශරණම් උපාස්මහේ🔊śaraṇam upāsmaheWe worship and take refuge (in Him)

ගණාධිපාෂ්ටකම් ඉදං පඨතු🔊gaṇādhipāṣṭakam idaṁ paṭhatuLet the good person recite this Ganadhipa Ashtakam daily

Benefits of Chanting Ganadhipa Stotram (Ganadhipati Ashtakam)

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Prays for 'shriyam anapayinim' — unfailing, never-departing prosperity and the grace of Lakshmi

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Each verse seeks a distinct blessing: well-being, removal of sins, a bright intellect, removal of calamity and the increase of wealth

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Traditionally attributed to Adi Shankaracharya and prized for its dense, beautiful poetry

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Removes obstacles and adversity (vipatti) through Ganesha's compassion

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The mere remembrance of Ganadhipa's lotus-feet is said to bring all glories to the devotee (verse 6)

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Sharpens speech and eloquence — the closing verse likens the hymn to a sun opening the lotus of pure words

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Suitable as a daily recitation for prosperity, protection and clarity of mind

How to Chant Ganadhipa Stotram (Ganadhipati Ashtakam)

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Best TimeMorning after bath; on Sankashti Chaturthi, Vinayaka Chaturthi and Ganesh Chaturthi, or as a daily prayer

Sit before an image of Ganesha, light a lamp and offer durva grass, red flowers and modaka. Recite the eight verses with devotion and attention to their imagery, dwelling on each blessing prayed for — prosperity, freedom from sin, clear intellect, removal of calamity and increase of wealth. As the final verse advises, the good devotee should recite this Ganadhipa Ashtakam every day; conclude with a prostration to Ganadhipa.

Frequently Asked Questions

This page shows the complete Ganadhipa Stotram (Ganadhipati Ashtakam) written in the Sinhala script — the same Sanskrit/Hindi verses, transliterated character-by-character so you can read and chant comfortably. Tap any line (or the ▶ button) to hear it recited aloud.

Yes — only the script changes; the words and their meaning are the original. The verse-by-verse meaning, benefits and how-to-chant guidance on this page apply exactly the same.

It is an eight-verse Sanskrit hymn to Ganesha, beginning 'Shriyam anapayinim pradishatu', also called the Ganadhipati Ashtakam. Traditionally attributed to Adi Shankaracharya, it is famed for its ornate poetic imagery and prays to the elephant-faced Lord for prosperity, protection and wisdom.

Ganadhipa (Gana-adhipa) means 'Lord / chief of the ganas', the hosts of Shiva's attendants. It is a name of Ganesha, who was appointed by Shiva as the leader of these ganas — hence also Ganapati and Ganesha, all meaning 'Lord of the ganas'.

By tradition it is ascribed to Adi Shankaracharya, the great 8th-century Advaita teacher and hymn-composer. Its sophisticated metre and imagery are characteristic of the classical stotra style associated with him.

Successively it prays that Ganesha grant unfailing prosperity, shake away our sins, gladden the intellect, humble the wicked while protecting devotees, remove all calamity and bestow riches, and finally affirms that remembering His feet brings every glory — closing by extolling the hymn's own power.