Mayuresha Stotram
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✦ Meaning
The Mayuresha Stotram is Brahma's hymn of praise to Ganesha in his form as Mayuresha (Mayureshwara) — the Lord who rides the peacock, the presiding deity of Morgaon, first of the eight Ashtavinayaka shrines. Its ten verses each close with 'mayuresham namamy aham' — 'I bow to Mayuresha' — adoring Him as the primeval Person, supreme consciousness-bliss, the slayer of demons, and the Lord of countless universes. Ganesha himself declares the hymn destroys all sins, frees prisoners within seven days, removes affliction, and grants both enjoyment and liberation.
Origin & Story
Ganesha Purana / Mudgala Purana tradition (Mayureshwar Morgaon Mahatmya) · Traditional; spoken by Lord Brahma (Brahma uvacha) · Puranic
Ganesha incarnated as Mayureshwara, riding a peacock, to destroy the demon Sindhu, and made Morgaon his abode — the kshetra that became the foremost of the eight Ashtavinayaka shrines. In this hymn the creator Brahma himself praises that Mayuresha, sweeping from His playful cosmic sports to His nature as the supreme consciousness-bliss and Lord of countless universes. Pleased, Mayuresha pronounces the fruits of the stotra, declaring it a destroyer of sin and a giver of freedom, health and liberation.
✦ As told in scripture
Mayuresha himself promises in the closing verses that this hymn frees even those locked in prison within seven days of devoted recitation and cures afflictions of mind and body — a phala echoed in the tradition of Morgaon, where countless pilgrims credit Moreshwar with release from bondage and relief from suffering.
Complete Text with Meaning
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brahmovācha । purāṇa-puruṣaṁ devaṁ nānā-krīḍā-karaṁ mudā । māyāvinaṁ durvibhāvyaṁ mayūreśaṁ namāmy aham ॥1॥
Meaning:Brahma said:
parāt-paraṁ chid-ānandaṁ nirvikāraṁ hṛdi sthitam । guṇātītaṁ guṇa-mayaṁ mayūreśaṁ namāmy aham ॥2॥
Meaning:The ancient Person, the radiant Lord, joyfully performing His manifold sports, the wielder of Maya, hard for any to comprehend — I bow to Mayuresha.
sṛjantaṁ pālayantaṁ cha saṁharantaṁ nijechchhayā । sarva-vighna-haraṁ devaṁ mayūreśaṁ namāmy aham ॥3॥
Meaning:Higher than the highest, consciousness and bliss, changeless, dwelling within the heart, beyond the gunas yet pervading them — I bow to Mayuresha.
nānā-daitya-nihantāraṁ nānā-rūpāṇi bibhratam । nānāyudha-dharaṁ bhaktyā mayūreśaṁ namāmy aham ॥4॥
Meaning:Creating, preserving and dissolving the worlds by His own will, the Lord who removes every obstacle — I bow to Mayuresha.
indrādi-deva-vṛndaiś cha abhiṣṭutam ahar-niśam । sad-asad-vyaktam avyaktaṁ mayūreśaṁ namāmy aham ॥5॥
Meaning:The slayer of many demons, bearing manifold forms and manifold weapons — to Him with devotion I bow, to Mayuresha.
sarva-śakti-mayaṁ devaṁ sarva-rūpa-dharaṁ vibhum । sarva-vidyā-pravaktāraṁ mayūreśaṁ namāmy aham ॥6॥
Meaning:Adored day and night by Indra and the hosts of gods, manifest as the real and unreal and yet unmanifest — I bow to Mayuresha.
pārvatī-nandanaṁ śambhor ānanda-parivardhanam । bhaktānanda-karaṁ nityaṁ mayūreśaṁ namāmy aham ॥7॥
Meaning:The Lord who is all power, who bears all forms, the all-pervading One, the proclaimer of every branch of knowledge — I bow to Mayuresha.
muni-dhyeyaṁ muni-nutaṁ muni-kāma-prapūrakam । samaṣṭi-vyaṣṭi-rūpaṁ tvāṁ mayūreśaṁ namāmy aham ॥8॥
Meaning:The delight of Parvati, the increaser of Shambhu's bliss, the eternal giver of joy to His devotees — I bow to Mayuresha.
sarvājñāna-nihantāraṁ sarva-jñāna-karaṁ śuchim । satya-jñāna-mayaṁ satyaṁ mayūreśaṁ namāmy aham ॥9॥
Meaning:Meditated upon by the sages, praised by the sages, fulfiller of the sages' desires, You who are both the cosmic whole and the individual — I bow to Mayuresha.
aneka-koṭi-brahmāṇḍa-nāyakaṁ jagad-īśvaram । ananta-vibhavaṁ viṣṇuṁ mayūreśaṁ namāmy aham ॥10॥
Meaning:The destroyer of all ignorance, the giver of all knowledge, the pure One, who is truth and made of true knowledge — I bow to Mayuresha.
mayūreśa uvācha । idaṁ brahma-karaṁ stotraṁ sarva-pāpa-praṇāśanam । kārā-gṛha-gatānāṁ cha mochanaṁ dina-saptakāt ॥11॥
Meaning:The Lord of countless millions of universes, the ruler of the cosmos, of infinite majesty, the all-pervading Vishnu — I bow to Mayuresha.
ādhi-vyādhi-haraṁ chaiva bhukti-mukti-pradaṁ śubham ॥12॥
Meaning:Mayuresha said: This hymn that Brahma has made destroys all sins and, within seven days, frees even those who are imprisoned. It removes mental and bodily afflictions, and bestows both enjoyment and liberation — it is auspicious.
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Benefits of Chanting Mayuresha Stotram
Invokes Ganesha as Mayuresha / Mayureshwara, the presiding deity of Morgaon — first and foremost of the eight Ashtavinayaka shrines
Its phalashruti promises destruction of all sins and the freeing of even imprisoned persons within seven days
Said to remove adhi and vyadhi — mental and bodily afflictions
Bestows both bhukti (worldly enjoyment) and mukti (liberation)
Removes obstacles of every kind, as Ganesha is praised here as 'sarva-vighna-hara'
Cultivates devotion through Brahma's vision of Ganesha as the supreme, all-pervading Reality
Excellent for recitation during pilgrimage to the Ashtavinayaka temples
How to Chant Mayuresha Stotram
Sit facing an image of Mayuresha Ganesha, light a lamp and offer durva grass, red flowers and modaka. Recite the ten verses with devotion, bowing inwardly at each refrain 'mayuresham namamy aham', then conclude with the two phalashruti verses spoken by Mayuresha himself. It is especially recited as part of Ashtavinayaka worship; those praying for release from confinement or relief from illness traditionally recite it daily for seven days.
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