ganeshaganeshashtakamganesha-purana

𑌗𑌣𑍇𑌶𑌾𑌷𑍍𑌟𑌕𑌮𑍍

Ganesha Ashtakam in Grantha · 𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌨𑍍𑌥

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Origin & Story

Ganesha Purana · Unknown (traditional; from the Ganesha Purana) · Puranic

This Ashtakam appears in the Ganesha Purana as a hymn of praise to Ganesha as the Supreme Brahman. Rather than dwelling on his iconographic form, it sweeps through the whole of creation — beings and gods, elements and oceans, beasts and birds, even Shesha and the heavenly worlds, and obstacles, grief and desire themselves — declaring that all of it arises 'yatah', from Ganesha, and ending each verse by bowing to and worshipping him as the source of all.

✦ As told in scripture

Tradition holds that this Ashtakam, by praising Ganesha as Para-Brahman itself, is among the most spiritually potent of Ganesha hymns: its own closing verse declares that one who recites it daily with devotion attains both worldly prosperity and final liberation, for in it the Lord himself has been praised.

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Complete Text with Meaning

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Verse 1

𑌯𑌤𑍋𑌽𑌨𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌶𑌕𑍍𑌤𑍇𑌰𑌨𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌾𑌶𑍍𑌚 𑌜𑍀𑌵𑌾 𑌯𑌤𑍋 𑌨𑌿𑌰𑍍𑌗𑍁𑌣𑌾𑌦𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌮𑍇𑌯𑌾 𑌗𑍁𑌣𑌾𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍇 । 𑌯𑌤𑍋 𑌭𑌾𑌤𑌿 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌂 𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌧𑌾 𑌭𑍇𑌦𑌭𑌿𑌨𑍍𑌨𑌂 𑌸𑌦𑌾 𑌤𑌂 𑌗𑌣𑍇𑌶𑌂 𑌨𑌮𑌾𑌮𑍋 𑌭𑌜𑌾𑌮𑌃 ॥

Yato'nanta-shakter ananta-shcha jiva Yato nirgunad aprameya gunaste Yato bhati sarvam tridha bhedabhinnam Sada tam ganesham namamo bhajamah

Meaning:From whom, of infinite power, arise the infinite living beings; from whom, the attributeless, come the immeasurable qualities of creation; by whom all this, divided into its three-fold distinctions, shines forth — to that Ganesha we ever bow and offer worship.

Verse 2

𑌯𑌤𑌶𑍍𑌚𑌾𑌵𑌿𑌰𑌾𑌸𑍀𑌜𑍍𑌜𑌗𑌤𑍍𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌮𑍇𑌤𑌤𑍍 𑌤𑌥𑌾𑌬𑍍𑌜𑌾𑌸𑌨𑍋 𑌵𑌿𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌗𑍋 𑌵𑌿𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌗𑍋𑌪𑍍𑌤𑌾 । 𑌤𑌥𑍇𑌨𑍍𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌦𑌯𑍋 𑌦𑍇𑌵𑌸𑌙𑍍𑌘𑌾 𑌮𑌨𑍁𑌷𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌃 𑌸𑌦𑌾 𑌤𑌂 𑌗𑌣𑍇𑌶𑌂 𑌨𑌮𑌾𑌮𑍋 𑌭𑌜𑌾𑌮𑌃 ॥

Yata-shchavirasij jagat sarvam etat Tathabjasano vishvago vishvagopta Tathendradayo devasangha manushyah Sada tam ganesham namamo bhajamah

Meaning:From whom this whole universe came into being, and likewise the lotus-seated Brahma, the all-pervading protector Vishnu, and Indra with the hosts of gods and human beings — to that Ganesha we ever bow and offer worship.

Verse 3

𑌯𑌤𑍋 𑌵𑌹𑍍𑌨𑌿𑌭𑌾𑌨𑍂 𑌭𑌵𑍋 𑌭𑍂𑌰𑍍𑌜𑌲𑌂 𑌚 𑌯𑌤𑌃 𑌸𑌾𑌗𑌰𑌾𑌶𑍍𑌚𑌨𑍍𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌮𑌾 𑌵𑍍𑌯𑍋𑌮 𑌵𑌾𑌯𑍁𑌃 । 𑌯𑌤𑌃 𑌸𑍍𑌥𑌾𑌵𑌰𑌾 𑌜𑌙𑍍𑌗𑌮𑌾 𑌵𑍃𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌸𑌙𑍍𑌘𑌾𑌃 𑌸𑌦𑌾 𑌤𑌂 𑌗𑌣𑍇𑌶𑌂 𑌨𑌮𑌾𑌮𑍋 𑌭𑌜𑌾𑌮𑌃 ॥

Yato vahnibhanu bhavo bhurjalam cha Yatah sagara-shchandrama vyoma vayuh Yatah sthavara jangama vriksha-sanghah Sada tam ganesham namamo bhajamah

Meaning:From whom come fire and sun, creation, earth and water; from whom the oceans, the moon, the sky and the wind; from whom the unmoving and moving beings and all the trees — to that Ganesha we ever bow and offer worship.

Verse 4

𑌯𑌤𑍋 𑌦𑌾𑌨𑌵𑌾𑌃 𑌕𑌿𑌨𑍍𑌨𑌰𑌾 𑌯𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌸𑌙𑍍𑌘𑌾 𑌯𑌤𑌶𑍍𑌚𑌾𑌰𑌣𑌾 𑌵𑌾𑌰𑌣𑌾𑌃 𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌪𑌦𑌾𑌶𑍍𑌚 । 𑌯𑌤𑌃 𑌪𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌿𑌕𑍀𑌟𑌾 𑌯𑌤𑍋 𑌵𑍀𑌰𑍁𑌧𑌶𑍍𑌚 𑌸𑌦𑌾 𑌤𑌂 𑌗𑌣𑍇𑌶𑌂 𑌨𑌮𑌾𑌮𑍋 𑌭𑌜𑌾𑌮𑌃 ॥

Yato danavah kinnara yaksha-sangha Yata-shcharana varanah shvapada-shcha Yatah pakshikita yato virudha-shcha Sada tam ganesham namamo bhajamah

Meaning:From whom come the danavas, kinnaras and hosts of yakshas; from whom the charanas, the elephants and the beasts of prey; from whom the birds and insects, and from whom the creepers — to that Ganesha we ever bow and offer worship.

Verse 5

𑌯𑌤𑍋 𑌬𑍁𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌿𑌰𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌾𑌨𑌨𑌾𑌶𑍋 𑌮𑍁𑌮𑍁𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍋𑌃 𑌯𑌤𑌃 𑌸𑌮𑍍𑌪𑌦𑍋 𑌭𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌸𑌨𑍍𑌤𑍋𑌷𑌿𑌕𑌾𑌃 𑌸𑍍𑌯𑍁𑌃 । 𑌯𑌤𑍋 𑌵𑌿𑌘𑍍𑌨𑌨𑌾𑌶𑍋 𑌯𑌤𑌃 𑌕𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌯𑌸𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌿𑌃 𑌸𑌦𑌾 𑌤𑌂 𑌗𑌣𑍇𑌶𑌂 𑌨𑌮𑌾𑌮𑍋 𑌭𑌜𑌾𑌮𑌃 ॥

Yato buddhir ajnana-nasho mumukshoh Yatah sampado bhakta-santoshikah syuh Yato vighnanasho yatah karyasiddhih Sada tam ganesham namamo bhajamah

Meaning:From whom come intellect and the destruction of ignorance for the seeker of liberation; from whom come the riches that bring contentment to devotees; from whom comes the removal of obstacles and the accomplishment of every task — to that Ganesha we ever bow and offer worship.

Verse 6

𑌯𑌤𑌃 𑌪𑍁𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌸𑌮𑍍𑌪𑌦𑍍𑌯𑌤𑍋 𑌵𑌾𑌞𑍍𑌛𑌿𑌤𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥𑍋 𑌯𑌤𑍋𑌽𑌭𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌵𑌿𑌘𑍍𑌨𑌾𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌥𑌾𑌨𑍇𑌕𑌰𑍂𑌪𑌾𑌃 । 𑌯𑌤𑌃 𑌶𑍋𑌕𑌮𑍋𑌹𑍗 𑌯𑌤𑌃 𑌕𑌾𑌮 𑌏𑌵 𑌸𑌦𑌾 𑌤𑌂 𑌗𑌣𑍇𑌶𑌂 𑌨𑌮𑌾𑌮𑍋 𑌭𑌜𑌾𑌮𑌃 ॥

Yatah putra-sampad yato vanchhitartho Yato'bhakta-vighnas tathaneka-rupah Yatah shoka-mohau yatah kama eva Sada tam ganesham namamo bhajamah

Meaning:From whom comes the blessing of children and the fulfilment of desires; from whom come the many forms of obstacles for the faithless; from whom come grief and delusion, and desire itself — to that Ganesha we ever bow and offer worship.

Verse 7

𑌯𑌤𑍋𑌽𑌨𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌶𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌃 𑌸 𑌶𑍇𑌷𑍋 𑌬𑌭𑍂𑌵 𑌧𑌰𑌾𑌧𑌾𑌰𑌣𑍇𑌽𑌨𑍇𑌕𑌰𑍂𑌪𑍇 𑌚 𑌶𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌃 । 𑌯𑌤𑍋𑌽𑌨𑍇𑌕𑌧𑌾 𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌰𑍍𑌗𑌲𑍋𑌕𑌾 𑌹𑌿 𑌨𑌾𑌨𑌾𑌃 𑌸𑌦𑌾 𑌤𑌂 𑌗𑌣𑍇𑌶𑌂 𑌨𑌮𑌾𑌮𑍋 𑌭𑌜𑌾𑌮𑌃 ॥

Yato'nanta-shaktih sa shesho babhuva Dharadharane'neka-rupe cha shaktah Yato'nekadha svarga-loka hi nanah Sada tam ganesham namamo bhajamah

Meaning:From whom Shesha, of boundless strength, came to be, able in his many forms to bear the earth; from whom arose the heavenly worlds in their endless variety — to that Ganesha we ever bow and offer worship.

Verse 8

𑌯𑌤𑍋 𑌵𑍇𑌦𑌵𑌾𑌚𑍋 𑌵𑌿𑌕𑍁𑌣𑍍𑌠𑌾 𑌮𑌨𑍋𑌭𑌿𑌃 𑌸𑌦𑌾 𑌨𑍇𑌤𑌿 𑌨𑍇𑌤𑍀𑌤𑌿 𑌯𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌾 𑌗𑍃𑌣𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌿 । 𑌪𑌰𑌬𑍍𑌰𑌹𑍍𑌮𑌰𑍂𑌪𑌂 𑌚𑌿𑌦𑌾𑌨𑌨𑍍𑌦𑌭𑍂𑌤𑌂 𑌸𑌦𑌾 𑌤𑌂 𑌗𑌣𑍇𑌶𑌂 𑌨𑌮𑌾𑌮𑍋 𑌭𑌜𑌾𑌮𑌃 ॥

Yato vedavacho vikuntha manobhih Sada neti netiti yatta grinanti Parabrahma-rupam chidananda-bhutam Sada tam ganesham namamo bhajamah

Meaning:From whom the words of the Veda turn back, baffled along with the mind, ever singing 'not this, not this' (neti neti) — that one of the form of the Supreme Brahman, being of pure consciousness and bliss — to that Ganesha we ever bow and offer worship.

Verse 9

𑌪𑍁𑌨𑌶𑍍𑌚𑍇𑌦𑌮𑌷𑍍𑌟𑌕𑌂 𑌭𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌯𑍁𑌕𑍍𑌤𑍋 𑌪𑌠𑍇𑌦𑍍𑌯𑍋 𑌨𑌰𑍋 𑌭𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌭𑌾𑌵𑍇𑌨 𑌨𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌮𑍍 । 𑌇𑌹 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌸𑌮𑍃𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌿𑌂 𑌪𑌰𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌪𑌿 𑌮𑍁𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌂 𑌲𑌭𑍇𑌦𑍍𑌭𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌯𑍁𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌃 𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍁𑌤𑍋 𑌯𑍇𑌨 𑌦𑍇𑌵𑌃 ॥

Punash chedam ashtakam bhaktiyukto Pathedyo naro bhaktibhavena nityam Iha shri-samriddhim paratrapi muktim Labhed bhaktiyuktah stuto yena devah

Meaning:And the person who, full of devotion, recites this octet daily with a loving heart, attains the blessing of prosperity here and liberation hereafter — for by it the Lord himself has been praised.

Word-by-Word Meaning

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𑌯𑌤𑌃🔊YatahFrom whom / because of whom (the anaphora opening each verse)

𑌅𑌨𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌶𑌕𑍍𑌤𑍇𑌃🔊Ananta-shaktehFrom the one of infinite power / energy

𑌅𑌨𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌾𑌶𑍍𑌚 𑌜𑍀𑌵𑌾𑌃🔊Ananta-shcha jivah(From whom arise) the infinite living beings

𑌨𑌿𑌰𑍍𑌗𑍁𑌣𑌾𑌤𑍍🔊NirgunatFrom the attributeless (formless) one

𑌅𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌮𑍇𑌯𑌾 𑌗𑍁𑌣𑌾𑌃🔊Aprameya gunahThe immeasurable qualities (of creation)

𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌧𑌾 𑌭𑍇𑌦𑌭𑌿𑌨𑍍𑌨𑌮𑍍🔊Tridha bhedabhinnamDivided into the three-fold distinctions (of creation)

𑌸𑌦𑌾 𑌤𑌂 𑌗𑌣𑍇𑌶𑌂 𑌨𑌮𑌾𑌮𑍋 𑌭𑌜𑌾𑌮𑌃🔊Sada tam ganesham namamo bhajamahWe ever bow to and worship that Ganesha (the refrain)

𑌅𑌬𑍍𑌜𑌾𑌸𑌨𑌃🔊AbjasanahThe lotus-seated one (Brahma)

𑌵𑌿𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌗𑍋𑌪𑍍𑌤𑌾🔊VishvagoptaThe protector of the universe (Vishnu)

𑌵𑌹𑍍𑌨𑌿𑌭𑌾𑌨𑍂🔊VahnibhanuFire and the sun

𑌸𑍍𑌥𑌾𑌵𑌰𑌾 𑌜𑌙𑍍𑌗𑌮𑌾𑌃🔊Sthavara jangamahThe unmoving and the moving (all beings)

𑌬𑍁𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌿𑌰𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌾𑌨𑌨𑌾𑌶𑌃🔊Buddhir ajnana-nashahIntellect, and the destruction of ignorance (for the seeker of liberation)

𑌵𑌿𑌘𑍍𑌨𑌨𑌾𑌶𑌃🔊VighnanashahThe destruction of obstacles

𑌕𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌯𑌸𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌿𑌃🔊KaryasiddhihThe accomplishment of (every) task

𑌪𑍁𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌸𑌮𑍍𑌪𑌤𑍍🔊Putra-sampatThe blessing of children

𑌵𑌾𑌞𑍍𑌛𑌿𑌤𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥𑌃🔊VanchhitarthahThe desired object / fulfilment of wishes

𑌶𑍇𑌷𑌃🔊SheshaShesha, the cosmic serpent who bears the earth

𑌨𑍇𑌤𑌿 𑌨𑍇𑌤𑌿🔊Neti neti'Not this, not this' — the Upanishadic negation by which the Vedas seek the Absolute

𑌪𑌰𑌬𑍍𑌰𑌹𑍍𑌮𑌰𑍂𑌪𑌮𑍍🔊Parabrahma-rupamOf the form of the Supreme Brahman

𑌚𑌿𑌦𑌾𑌨𑌨𑍍𑌦𑌭𑍂𑌤𑌮𑍍🔊Chidananda-bhutamBeing of the nature of consciousness and bliss (chit-ananda)

Benefits of Chanting Ganesha Ashtakam

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Reveals Ganesha as Para-Brahman, the supreme source of all creation — a hymn of deep Vedantic devotion

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Cultivates wisdom and the destruction of ignorance, as verse five explicitly states

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Invokes the removal of obstacles (vighna-nasha) and the accomplishment of every task (karya-siddhi)

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Its closing verse promises prosperity (shri-samriddhi) in this world and liberation (mukti) hereafter

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Steadies and elevates the mind through the contemplative 'neti neti' vision of the eighth verse

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Recited for devotion, wisdom and success on Ganesh Chaturthi, Sankashti and during daily worship

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Suitable as a daily parayana (recitation) for seekers of both worldly welfare and liberation

How to Chant Ganesha Ashtakam

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Best TimeMorning after bath; Ganesh Chaturthi, Sankashti Chaturthi, and as daily parayana

Sit before an image of Lord Ganesha, light a lamp and offer durva grass, red flowers and modak. Recite the eight verses with devotion and contemplation, dwelling on the meaning of each 'Yatah' (from whom) and bowing inwardly at the refrain 'Sada tam ganesham namamo bhajamah'. Conclude with the phala-shruti verse. It may be recited once daily as parayana for prosperity and liberation.

Frequently Asked Questions

This page shows the complete Ganesha Ashtakam written in the Grantha 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 from the Ganesha Purana, beginning 'Yato'nanta-shakter ananta-shcha jiva'. Unusually philosophical, it praises Ganesha as Para-Brahman — the supreme Reality from whom all beings, gods, elements and worlds arise — each verse closing 'Sada tam ganesham namamo bhajamah' ('We ever bow to and worship that Ganesha').

Where many Ganesha stotras describe his form and emblems, this Ashtakam is a Vedantic hymn: it contemplates Ganesha as the formless Absolute (Para-Brahman, chit-ananda) from whom the entire cosmos — and even obstacles, grief and desire — proceeds, echoing the Upanishadic 'neti neti'.

It means 'We ever bow to and worship that Ganesha'. This line closes every verse, so that each contemplation of Ganesha as the source of creation ends in an act of reverent worship and surrender.

Its phala-shruti (closing verse) promises that one who recites it daily with devotion gains prosperity (shri-samriddhi) in this world and liberation (mukti) in the next. It is chanted for wisdom, the removal of obstacles, success in undertakings and spiritual upliftment.