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ඍණහර්තා ගණපති ස්තෝත්රම් (ඍණවිමෝචන ගණේශ ස්තෝත්රම්)

Rinaharta Ganapati Stotram (Rina Vimochana Ganesha Stotram) in Sinhala · සිංහල

🕉️ hindu·📿 11× repetitions·🕐 At the three sandhyas — dawn, noon and dusk ('trisandhyam') as the hymn prescribes; especially begun on a Chaturthi, Wednesday, or Sankashti Chaturthi·📜 Rina-Vimochana Maha-Ganapati Stotram (traditional Ganapati stotra with viniyoga ascribed to Shukracharya)
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Origin & Story

Rina-Vimochana Maha-Ganapati Stotram (traditional Ganapati stotra with viniyoga ascribed to Shukracharya) · Traditional; the viniyoga ascribes its seership (rishi) to Shukracharya · Classical / medieval Puranic-Tantric tradition

This stotra is preserved as a dedicated remedy (upaya) for those crushed by debt. Indian tradition treats debt ('rina') as a serious bondage — the scriptures speak of debts to the gods, sages and ancestors — and worship of the obstacle-remover Ganesha is held to dissolve such bonds. The viniyoga places it under the seership of Shukracharya, the preceptor of the asuras and lord of the wealth-giving planet Venus, framing it as a key that unlocks financial freedom. Its eight colour-forms culminate in the all-pervading 'sarvatmaka' Ganesha, after which the phalashruti boldly guarantees debt-clearance within six months of disciplined recitation.

As told in scripture

Devotional tradition records many accounts of merchants and householders who, buried under crippling loans, recited this stotra three times daily; within six months unexpected income, recovered dues, or new opportunities arrived and their debts were cleared. Those who completed the prescribed ten thousand recitations are said to have not merely escaped debt but risen to the prosperity of Kubera, the lord of treasures.

Complete Text with Meaning

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Verse 1

අස්ය ශ්රීඍණවිමෝචනමහාගණපතිස්තෝත්රමන්ත්රස්ය ශුක්රාචාර්ය ඍෂිඃ, ඍණවිමෝචනමහාගණපතිර්දේවතා, අනුෂ්ටුප් ඡන්දඃ, ඍණවිමෝචනමහාගණපතිප්රීත්යර්ථේ ජපේ විනියෝගඃ..

asya śrī-ṛṇa-vimochana-mahā-gaṇapati-stotra-mantrasya śukrāchārya ṛṣiḥ, ṛṇa-vimochana-mahā-gaṇapatir-devatā, anuṣṭup chandaḥ, ṛṇa-vimochana-mahā-gaṇapati-prītyarthe jape viniyogaḥ॥

Meaning:Application: Of this hymn-mantra of Sri Rina-Vimochana Maha-Ganapati, the sage is Shukracharya, the deity is Rina-Vimochana Maha-Ganapati, the metre is Anushtup; it is employed in recitation to please Rina-Vimochana Maha-Ganapati.

Verse 2

ඕං ස්මරාමි දේවදේවේශං වක්රතුණ්ඩං මහාබලම්. ෂඩක්ෂරං කෘපාසින්ධුං නමාමි ඍණමුක්තයේ..1..

oṁ smarāmi deva-deveśaṁ vakra-tuṇḍaṁ mahā-balam। ṣaḍ-akṣaraṁ kṛpā-sindhuṁ namāmi ṛṇa-muktaye॥1॥

Meaning:Om. I remember the Lord of the lords of gods, the curved-trunked and mighty One, of the six-syllabled mantra, the ocean of compassion — I bow to Him for release from debt.

Verse 3

මහාගණපතිං වන්දේ මහාසත්ත්වං මහාබලම්. ඒකමේවාද්විතීයං තු නමාමි ඍණමුක්තයේ..2..

mahā-gaṇapatiṁ vande mahā-sattvaṁ mahā-balam। ekam-evādvitīyaṁ tu namāmi ṛṇa-muktaye॥2॥

Meaning:I worship the great Ganapati, supremely pure and mighty, the one without a second — I bow to Him for release from debt.

Verse 4

ඒකාක්ෂරං ත්වේකදන්තමේකං බ්රහ්ම සනාතනම්. මහාවිඝ්නහරං දේවං නමාමි ඍණමුක්තයේ..3..

ekākṣaraṁ tv-eka-dantam-ekaṁ brahma sanātanam। mahā-vighna-haraṁ devaṁ namāmi ṛṇa-muktaye॥3॥

Meaning:The single imperishable syllable, the single-tusked, the one eternal Brahman, the God who removes great obstacles — I bow to Him for release from debt.

Verse 5

ශුක්ලාම්බරං ශුක්ලවර්ණං ශුක්ලගන්ධානුලේපනම්. සර්වශුක්ලමයං දේවං නමාමි ඍණමුක්තයේ..4..

śuklāmbaraṁ śukla-varṇaṁ śukla-gandhānulepanam। sarva-śukla-mayaṁ devaṁ namāmi ṛṇa-muktaye॥4॥

Meaning:Clad in white, white-hued, anointed with white fragrance, the God who is all-white — I bow to Him for release from debt.

Verse 6

රක්තාම්බරං රක්තවර්ණං රක්තගන්ධානුලේපනම්. රක්තපුෂ්පෛඃ පූජ්යමානං නමාමි ඍණමුක්තයේ..5..

raktāmbaraṁ rakta-varṇaṁ rakta-gandhānulepanam। rakta-puṣpaiḥ pūjyamānaṁ namāmi ṛṇa-muktaye॥5॥

Meaning:Clad in red, red-hued, anointed with red fragrance, worshipped with red flowers — I bow to Him for release from debt.

Verse 7

කෘෂ්ණාම්බරං කෘෂ්ණවර්ණං කෘෂ්ණගන්ධානුලේපනම්. කෘෂ්ණයජ්ඤෝපවීතං නමාමි ඍණමුක්තයේ..6..

kṛṣṇāmbaraṁ kṛṣṇa-varṇaṁ kṛṣṇa-gandhānulepanam। kṛṣṇa-yajñopavītaṁ cha namāmi ṛṇa-muktaye॥6॥

Meaning:Clad in dark robes, dark-hued, anointed with dark fragrance, wearing a dark sacred thread — I bow to Him for release from debt.

Verse 8

පීතාම්බරං පීතවර්ණං පීතගන්ධානුලේපනම්. පීතපුෂ්පෛඃ පූජ්යමානං නමාමි ඍණමුක්තයේ..7..

pītāmbaraṁ pīta-varṇaṁ pīta-gandhānulepanam। pīta-puṣpaiḥ pūjyamānaṁ namāmi ṛṇa-muktaye॥7॥

Meaning:Clad in yellow, yellow-hued, anointed with yellow fragrance, worshipped with yellow flowers — I bow to Him for release from debt.

Verse 9

සර්වාත්මකං සර්වවර්ණං සර්වගන්ධානුලේපනම්. සර්වපුෂ්පෛඃ පූජ්යමානං නමාමි ඍණමුක්තයේ..8..

sarvātmakaṁ sarva-varṇaṁ sarva-gandhānulepanam। sarva-puṣpaiḥ pūjyamānaṁ namāmi ṛṇa-muktaye॥8॥

Meaning:The Self of all, of every hue, anointed with every fragrance, worshipped with all flowers — I bow to Him for release from debt.

Verse 10

ඒතද් ඍණහරං ස්තෝත්රං ත්රිසන්ධ්යං යඃ පඨේන්නරඃ. ෂණ්මාසාභ්යන්තරේ තස්ය ඍණච්ඡේදෝ සංශයඃ..9..

etad ṛṇa-haraṁ stotraṁ tri-sandhyaṁ yaḥ paṭhen-naraḥ। ṣaṇ-māsābhyantare tasya ṛṇa-chchhedo na saṁśayaḥ॥9॥

Meaning:The man who recites this debt-removing hymn at the three junctions of the day will, within six months, have his debt cut away — there is no doubt of it.

Verse 11

සහස්රදශකං කෘත්වා ඍණමුක්තෝ ධනී භවේත්. ඍණවිමෝචනං නාම ස්තෝත්රමේතත් පඨේන්නරඃ..10..

sahasra-daśakaṁ kṛtvā ṛṇa-mukto dhanī bhavet। ṛṇa-vimochanaṁ nāma stotram-etat paṭhen-naraḥ॥10॥

Meaning:Having recited it ten thousand times, he becomes free of debt and prosperous. Let a person recite this hymn named 'Rina-Vimochana' (the loosener of debt).

Word-by-Word Meaning

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ස්මරාමි🔊smarāmiI remember / I meditate upon
දේවදේවේශම්🔊deva-deveśamthe Lord of the lords of the gods
වක්රතුණ්ඩම්🔊vakra-tuṇḍamthe curved-trunked one (Ganesha)
මහාබලම්🔊mahā-balamthe mighty / of great strength
ෂඩක්ෂරම්🔊ṣaḍ-akṣaramof the six-syllabled mantra (Om Gam Ganapataye Namah)
කෘපාසින්ධුම්🔊kṛpā-sindhumthe ocean of compassion
නමාමි ඍණමුක්තයේ🔊namāmi ṛṇa-muktayeI bow (to Him) for release from debt — the refrain of every verse
මහාසත්ත්වම්🔊mahā-sattvamof great essence / supremely pure being
ඒකමේවාද්විතීයම්🔊ekam-evādvitīyamthe one without a second (the non-dual Absolute)
ඒකාක්ෂරම්🔊ekākṣaramthe single imperishable syllable (Om)
ඒකදන්තම්🔊eka-dantamthe single-tusked one
බ්රහ්ම සනාතනම්🔊brahma sanātanamthe eternal Brahman
මහාවිඝ්නහරම්🔊mahā-vighna-haramthe remover of great obstacles
ශුක්ලාම්බරම්🔊śuklāmbaramclad in white garments
ශුක්ලගන්ධානුලේපනම්🔊śukla-gandhānulepanamanointed with white fragrant paste
රක්තාම්බරම්🔊raktāmbaramclad in red garments
රක්තපුෂ්පෛඃ පූජ්යමානම්🔊rakta-puṣpaiḥ pūjyamānambeing worshipped with red flowers
කෘෂ්ණයජ්ඤෝපවීතම්🔊kṛṣṇa-yajñopavītamwearing a dark sacred thread
පීතාම්බරම්🔊pītāmbaramclad in yellow garments
සර්වාත්මකම්🔊sarvātmakamthe soul of all / all-pervading
ත්රිසන්ධ්යම්🔊tri-sandhyamat the three junctions of the day (dawn, noon, dusk)
ෂණ්මාසාභ්යන්තරේ🔊ṣaṇ-māsābhyantarewithin six months
ඍණච්ඡේදඃ🔊ṛṇa-chchhedaḥthe cutting off / clearance of debt
න සංශයඃ🔊na saṁśayaḥthere is no doubt
සහස්රදශකම්🔊sahasra-daśakamten thousand (recitations)
ඍණමුක්තෝ ධනී භවේත්🔊ṛṇa-mukto dhanī bhavetbecomes free of debt and grows wealthy

Benefits of Chanting Rinaharta Ganapati Stotram (Rina Vimochana Ganesha Stotram)

Specifically invoked for relief from debts, loans and financial burdens (Rina-mukti)

The phalashruti promises clearance of debt within six months of reciting it thrice daily

Ten thousand recitations are said to make the devotee debt-free and prosperous

Removes great obstacles ('maha-vighna-haram') that block the flow of money

Brings steadiness, discipline and confidence in managing finances

Worships Ganesha in all five colour-forms, invoking comprehensive, all-round grace

Reduces anxiety and fear caused by creditors and money problems

How to Chant Rinaharta Ganapati Stotram (Rina Vimochana Ganesha Stotram)

Repetitions11times
Best TimeAt the three sandhyas — dawn, noon and dusk ('trisandhyam') as the hymn prescribes; especially begun on a Chaturthi, Wednesday, or Sankashti Chaturthi

Begin by reciting the viniyoga, then offer worship to Ganesha. Traditionally the stotra is read three times a day (morning, midday and evening) for relief from debt; many practitioners take a sankalpa to recite it 11 times daily and complete a count of ten thousand over about 45 days, as recommended in the phalashruti. Sit facing east before a Ganesha murti, light a lamp, and offer durva grass and modaka or red flowers. Maintain regularity and a sincere resolve to clear your debts honestly; the prayer supports right effort rather than replacing it.

Frequently Asked Questions

This page shows the complete Rinaharta Ganapati Stotram (Rina Vimochana Ganesha Stotram) 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 a special hymn to Ganesha chanted to gain freedom from debt ('rina' means debt and 'vimochana' or 'haran' means release). The closing verses explicitly promise that regular recitation clears one's debts and brings prosperity, which is why it is popular among those facing loans or financial difficulty.
The viniyoga names Shukracharya as the rishi. Shukracharya, the guru of the asuras, is master of the science of revival and renewal and is associated with wealth and the planet Shukra (Venus); his seership lends the hymn its authority over matters of money and debt.
The hymn itself prescribes recitation 'trisandhyam' — at dawn, noon and dusk. The phalashruti adds that within six months the debt is cut away, and that completing ten thousand recitations makes one debt-free and wealthy. A common practice is 11 times daily for 45 days.
Verses four through eight invoke Ganesha as white, red, dark, yellow and finally 'sarva-varna' (all colours). This worships the Lord in every form and through every kind of offering, symbolising that He pervades all and can resolve difficulties of every nature, including material ones like debt.

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