ganeshaganapatibhujangamshankaracharya

𑌗𑌣𑍇𑌶𑌭𑍁𑌜𑌙𑍍𑌗𑌮𑍍

Ganesha Bhujangam in Grantha · 𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌨𑍍𑌥

🕉️ hindu·📿 9× repetitions·🕐 Early morning at dawn (Brahma Muhurta), as the hymn itself prescribes 'pratar-utthaya' (rising at dawn); especially on Chaturthi tithi and Ganesh Chaturthi·📜 Stotra attributed to the works of Adi Shankaracharya (Shankaracharya Stotra collection)

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हिन्दी / देवनागरी తెలుగు தமிழ்ಕನ್ನಡ മലയാളം ગુજરાતી বাংলা ଓଡ଼ିଆ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ English සිංහල𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌨𑍍𑌥

Origin & Story

Stotra attributed to the works of Adi Shankaracharya (Shankaracharya Stotra collection) · Adi Shankaracharya · Traditionally 8th century CE

The Ganesha Bhujangam belongs to Adi Shankaracharya's celebrated series of 'Bhujanga' hymns, in which he poured devotion into a swaying, song-like metre. Where the philosopher-Acharya elsewhere expounds the formless Absolute, here he first delights in the most tangible and joyful image of God — the elephant-faced Ganesha dancing the Tandava, bells ringing, trunk swirling. Verse by verse he ascends from this enchanting form to the realisation that the same Ganesha is the imperishable Om, the supreme Brahman beyond the gunas, thus uniting bhakti (devotion) and jnana (knowledge) in a single short hymn.

✦ As told in scripture

Tradition holds that those who rise before dawn and recite this hymn daily with devotion attain Vak-Siddhi — the boon by which whatever they sincerely utter comes to pass. Devotees and scholars recount that consistent recitation has loosened tongues bound by stammering, blessed students with eloquence in examinations, and made the speech of singers and orators carry unusual power and truth.

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Verse 1

𑌰𑌣𑌤𑍍𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍁𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌘𑌣𑍍𑌟𑌾𑌨𑌿𑌨𑌾𑌦𑌾𑌭𑌿𑌰𑌾𑌮𑌂 𑌚𑌲𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌾𑌣𑍍𑌡𑌵𑍋𑌦𑍍𑌦𑌣𑍍𑌡𑌵𑌤𑍍𑌪𑌦𑍍𑌮𑌤𑌾𑌲𑌮𑍍। 𑌲𑌸𑌤𑍍𑌤𑍁𑌨𑍍𑌦𑌿𑌲𑌾𑌙𑍍𑌗𑍋𑌪𑌰𑌿𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌲𑌹𑌾𑌰𑌂 𑌗𑌣𑌾𑌧𑍀𑌶𑌮𑍀𑌶𑌾𑌨𑌸𑍂𑌨𑍁𑌂 𑌤𑌮𑍀𑌡𑍇॥௧॥

raṇat-kṣudra-ghaṇṭā-ninādābhirāmaṁ chalat-tāṇḍavoddaṇḍavat-padma-tālam। lasat-tundilāṅgopari-vyāla-hāraṁ gaṇādhīśam-īśāna-sūnuṁ tam-īḍe॥1॥

Meaning:I praise Ganadhisha, the son of Ishana (Shiva): charming with the resonant tinkling of his little bells, keeping rhythm with uplifted lotus feet in his vigorous Tandava dance, his shining round belly wrapped with a serpent for a garland.

Verse 2

𑌧𑍍𑌵𑌨𑌿𑌧𑍍𑌵𑌂𑌸𑌵𑍀𑌣𑌾𑌲𑌯𑍋𑌲𑍍𑌲𑌾𑌸𑌿𑌵𑌕𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌂 𑌸𑍍𑌫𑍁𑌰𑌚𑍍𑌛𑍁𑌣𑍍𑌡𑌦𑌣𑍍𑌡𑍋𑌲𑍍𑌲𑌸𑌦𑍍𑌬𑍀𑌜𑌪𑍂𑌰𑌮𑍍। 𑌗𑌲𑌦𑍍𑌦𑌰𑍍𑌪𑌸𑍗𑌗𑌨𑍍𑌧𑍍𑌯𑌲𑍋𑌲𑌾𑌲𑌿𑌮𑌾𑌲𑌂 𑌗𑌣𑌾𑌧𑍀𑌶𑌮𑍀𑌶𑌾𑌨𑌸𑍂𑌨𑍁𑌂 𑌤𑌮𑍀𑌡𑍇॥௨॥

dhvani-dhvaṁsa-vīṇā-layollāsi-vaktraṁ sphurach-chuṇḍa-daṇḍollasad-bīja-pūram। galad-darpa-saugandhya-lolāli-mālaṁ gaṇādhīśam-īśāna-sūnuṁ tam-īḍe॥2॥

Meaning:I praise that Lord of the ganas: his face radiant as he plays the veena that drowns all other sound, his quivering trunk joyfully holding a pomegranate, a swarm of bees humming around the fragrance of his flowing rut.

Verse 3

𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌕𑌾𑌶𑌜𑍍𑌜𑌪𑌾𑌰𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌰𑌤𑍍𑌨𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌸𑍂𑌨- 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌵𑌾𑌲𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌭𑌾𑌤𑌾𑌰𑍁𑌣𑌜𑍍𑌯𑍋𑌤𑌿𑌰𑍇𑌕𑌮𑍍। 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌲𑌮𑍍𑌬𑍋𑌦𑌰𑌂 𑌵𑌕𑍍𑌰𑌤𑍁𑌣𑍍𑌡𑍈𑌕𑌦𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌂 𑌗𑌣𑌾𑌧𑍀𑌶𑌮𑍀𑌶𑌾𑌨𑌸𑍂𑌨𑍁𑌂 𑌤𑌮𑍀𑌡𑍇॥௩॥

prakāśaj-japā-rakta-ratna-prasūna- pravāla-prabhā-tāruṇa-jyotir-ekam। pralambodaraṁ vakra-tuṇḍaika-dantaṁ gaṇādhīśam-īśāna-sūnuṁ tam-īḍe॥3॥

Meaning:I praise that son of Shiva, whose single radiance shines like a coral, the red hibiscus and a glowing ruby blossom at sunrise — the large-bellied, curved-trunked, single-tusked Lord.

Verse 4

𑌵𑌿𑌚𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌸𑍍𑌫𑍁𑌰𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌤𑍍𑌨𑌮𑌾𑌲𑌾𑌕𑌿𑌰𑍀𑌟𑌂 𑌕𑌿𑌰𑍀𑌟𑍋𑌲𑍍𑌲𑌸𑌚𑍍𑌚𑌨𑍍𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌰𑍇𑌖𑌾𑌵𑌿𑌭𑍂𑌷𑌮𑍍। 𑌵𑌿𑌭𑍂𑌷𑍈𑌕𑌭𑍂𑌷𑌂 𑌭𑌵𑌧𑍍𑌵𑌂𑌸𑌹𑍇𑌤𑍁𑌂 𑌗𑌣𑌾𑌧𑍀𑌶𑌮𑍀𑌶𑌾𑌨𑌸𑍂𑌨𑍁𑌂 𑌤𑌮𑍀𑌡𑍇॥௪॥

vichitra-sphurad-ratna-mālā-kirīṭaṁ kirīṭollasach-chandra-rekhā-vibhūṣam। vibhūṣaika-bhūṣaṁ bhava-dhvaṁsa-hetuṁ gaṇādhīśam-īśāna-sūnuṁ tam-īḍe॥4॥

Meaning:I praise Ganadhisha, wearing a crown set with sparkling jewel-garlands, adorned with the crescent-moon's streak gleaming upon it — He who is ornament of all ornaments and the very cause of the destruction of worldly bondage.

Verse 5

𑌉𑌦𑌞𑍍𑌚𑌦𑍍𑌭𑍁𑌜𑌾𑌵𑌲𑍍𑌲𑌰𑍀𑌦𑍃𑌶𑍍𑌯𑌮𑍂𑌲- 𑌶𑍍𑌚𑌲𑌦𑍍𑌭𑍍𑌰𑍂𑌲𑌤𑌾𑌵𑌿𑌭𑍍𑌰𑌮𑌭𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌜𑌦𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌮𑍍। 𑌮𑌰𑍁𑌤𑍍𑌸𑍁𑌨𑍍𑌦𑌰𑍀𑌚𑌾𑌮𑌰𑍈𑌃 𑌸𑍇𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌮𑌾𑌨𑌂 𑌗𑌣𑌾𑌧𑍀𑌶𑌮𑍀𑌶𑌾𑌨𑌸𑍂𑌨𑍁𑌂 𑌤𑌮𑍀𑌡𑍇॥௫॥

udañchad-bhujā-vallarī-dṛśya-mūla- ś-chalad-bhrū-latā-vibhrama-bhrājad-akṣam। marut-sundarī-chāmaraiḥ sevyamānaṁ gaṇādhīśam-īśāna-sūnuṁ tam-īḍe॥5॥

Meaning:I praise that Lord whose raised arms are like creepers revealing his form, his dancing eyebrows lending grace to his face, attended by celestial maidens waving fly-whisks.

Verse 6

𑌸𑍍𑌫𑍁𑌰𑌨𑍍𑌨𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌠𑍁𑌰𑌾𑌲𑍋𑌲𑌪𑌿𑌙𑍍𑌗𑌾𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌿𑌤𑌾𑌰𑌂 𑌕𑍃𑌪𑌾𑌕𑍋𑌮𑌲𑍋𑌦𑌾𑌰𑌲𑍀𑌲𑌾𑌵𑌤𑌾𑌰𑌮𑍍। 𑌕𑌲𑌾𑌬𑌿𑌨𑍍𑌦𑍁𑌗𑌂 𑌗𑍀𑌯𑌤𑍇 𑌯𑍋𑌗𑌿𑌵𑌰𑍍𑌯𑍈- 𑌰𑍍𑌗𑌣𑌾𑌧𑍀𑌶𑌮𑍀𑌶𑌾𑌨𑌸𑍂𑌨𑍁𑌂 𑌤𑌮𑍀𑌡𑍇॥௬॥

sphuran-niṣṭhurālola-piṅgākṣi-tāraṁ kṛpā-komalodāra-līlāvatāram। kalā-bindu-gaṁ gīyate yogi-varyair- gaṇādhīśam-īśāna-sūnuṁ tam-īḍe॥6॥

Meaning:I praise Ganadhisha, whose fixed eyes are tawny-red and rolling, whose very incarnation is a sport of tender and boundless compassion, whom the foremost yogis sing of as residing in the subtle point of the Bindu and Kala.

Verse 7

𑌯𑌮𑍇𑌕𑌾𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌰𑌂 𑌨𑌿𑌰𑍍𑌮𑌲𑌂 𑌨𑌿𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌿𑌕𑌲𑍍𑌪𑌂 𑌗𑍁𑌣𑌾𑌤𑍀𑌤𑌮𑌾𑌨𑌨𑍍𑌦𑌮𑌾𑌕𑌾𑌰𑌶𑍂𑌨𑍍𑌯𑌮𑍍। 𑌪𑌰𑌂 𑌪𑌰𑌤𑌰𑌂 𑌬𑍍𑌰𑌹𑍍𑌮 𑌵𑍇𑌦𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌵𑍇𑌦𑍍𑌯𑌂 𑌵𑌦𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌿 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌗𑌲𑍍𑌭𑌂 𑌪𑍁𑌰𑌾𑌣𑌂 𑌤𑌮𑍀𑌡𑍇॥௭॥

yam-ekākṣaraṁ nirmalaṁ nirvikalpaṁ guṇātītam-ānandam-ākāra-śūnyam। paraṁ parataraṁ brahma vedānta-vedyaṁ vadanti pragalbhaṁ purāṇaṁ tam-īḍe॥7॥

Meaning:I praise Him whom the wise and ancient sages declare to be the one imperishable syllable — pure, beyond all distinction, transcending the gunas, blissful, formless, the supreme Brahman beyond the highest, knowable only through Vedanta.

Verse 8

𑌚𑌿𑌦𑌾𑌨𑌨𑍍𑌦𑌸𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌯 𑌶𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌾𑌯 𑌤𑍁𑌭𑍍𑌯𑌂 𑌨𑌮𑍋 𑌵𑌿𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌕𑌰𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌰𑍇 𑌚 𑌹𑌰𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌰𑍇 𑌚 𑌤𑍁𑌭𑍍𑌯𑌮𑍍। 𑌨𑌮𑍋𑌽𑌨𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌲𑍀𑌲𑌾𑌯 𑌕𑍈𑌵𑌲𑍍𑌯𑌭𑌾𑌸𑍇 𑌨𑌮𑍋 𑌵𑌿𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌬𑍀𑌜 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌸𑍀𑌦𑍇𑌶𑌸𑍂𑌨𑍋॥௮॥

chidānanda-sāndrāya śāntāya tubhyaṁ namo viśva-kartre cha hartre cha tubhyam। namo'nanta-līlāya kaivalya-bhāse namo viśva-bīja prasīdeśa-sūno॥8॥

Meaning:Salutations to You, the embodiment of dense consciousness and bliss, the ever-peaceful; salutations to You, creator and destroyer of the universe; salutations to You of endless divine play, the radiance of liberation; salutations to You, the seed of the cosmos — be gracious, O son of Ishana!

Verse 9

𑌇𑌮𑌂 𑌸𑍁𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌵𑌂 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌤𑌰𑍁𑌤𑍍𑌥𑌾𑌯 𑌭𑌕𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌾 𑌪𑌠𑍇𑌦𑍍𑌯𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍁 𑌮𑌰𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌯𑍋 𑌲𑌭𑍇𑌤𑍍𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌕𑌾𑌮𑌾𑌨𑍍। 𑌗𑌣𑍇𑌶𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌸𑌾𑌦𑍇𑌨 𑌸𑌿𑌧𑍍𑌯𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌿 𑌵𑌾𑌚𑍋 𑌗𑌣𑍇𑌶𑍇 𑌵𑌿𑌭𑍗 𑌦𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌲𑌭𑌂 𑌕𑌿𑌂 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌸𑌨𑍍𑌨𑍇॥௯॥

imaṁ sustavaṁ prātar-utthāya bhaktyā paṭhed-yas-tu martyo labhet-sarva-kāmān। gaṇeśa-prasādena sidhyanti vācho gaṇeśe vibhau durlabhaṁ kiṁ prasanne॥9॥

Meaning:Whatever mortal rises at dawn and recites this excellent hymn with devotion obtains all his desires. By the grace of Ganesha his speech attains fulfilment — for when the all-pervading Ganesha is pleased, what indeed remains hard to obtain?

Word-by-Word Meaning

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𑌰𑌣𑌤𑍍𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍁𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌘𑌣𑍍𑌟𑌾🔊raṇat-kṣudra-ghaṇṭāwith tinkling small bells (on his anklets/ornaments)

𑌨𑌿𑌨𑌾𑌦𑌾𑌭𑌿𑌰𑌾𑌮𑌮𑍍🔊ninādābhirāmamcharming with their resonant sound

𑌚𑌲𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌾𑌣𑍍𑌡𑌵🔊chalat-tāṇḍavaperforming the dynamic Tandava dance

𑌉𑌦𑍍𑌦𑌣𑍍𑌡𑌵𑌤𑍍𑌪𑌦𑍍𑌮𑌤𑌾𑌲𑌮𑍍🔊uddaṇḍavat-padma-tālamkeeping rhythm with uplifted lotus-soft feet

𑌲𑌸𑌤𑍍𑌤𑍁𑌨𑍍𑌦𑌿𑌲𑌾𑌙𑍍𑌗🔊lasat-tundilāṅgawith a shining, rounded pot-belly

𑌉𑌪𑌰𑌿𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌲𑌹𑌾𑌰𑌮𑍍🔊upari-vyāla-hāramwearing a serpent as a garland upon his body

𑌗𑌣𑌾𑌧𑍀𑌶𑌮𑍍🔊gaṇādhīśamthe Lord of the ganas (celestial hosts)

𑌈𑌶𑌾𑌨𑌸𑍂𑌨𑍁𑌮𑍍🔊īśāna-sūnumthe son of Ishana (Lord Shiva)

𑌤𑌮𑍍 𑌈𑌡𑍇🔊tam īḍeI praise / I extol Him (the refrain of every verse)

𑌸𑍍𑌫𑍁𑌰𑌚𑍍𑌛𑍁𑌣𑍍𑌡𑌦𑌣𑍍𑌡🔊sphurach-chuṇḍa-daṇḍawith a quivering, raised trunk

𑌉𑌲𑍍𑌲𑌸𑌦𑍍𑌬𑍀𑌜𑌪𑍂𑌰𑌮𑍍🔊ullasad-bīja-pūramjoyfully holding a pomegranate (bijapura) fruit

𑌵𑌕𑍍𑌰𑌤𑍁𑌣𑍍𑌡𑍈𑌕𑌦𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌮𑍍🔊vakra-tuṇḍaika-dantamthe curved-trunked, single-tusked one

𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌲𑌮𑍍𑌬𑍋𑌦𑌰𑌮𑍍🔊pralambodaramhaving a large, hanging belly

𑌰𑌤𑍍𑌨𑌮𑌾𑌲𑌾𑌕𑌿𑌰𑍀𑌟𑌮𑍍🔊ratna-mālā-kirīṭamwearing a crown studded with jewel garlands

𑌚𑌨𑍍𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌰𑍇𑌖𑌾𑌵𑌿𑌭𑍂𑌷𑌮𑍍🔊chandra-rekhā-vibhūṣamadorned with the crescent-moon streak

𑌭𑌵𑌧𑍍𑌵𑌂𑌸𑌹𑍇𑌤𑍁𑌮𑍍🔊bhava-dhvaṁsa-hetumthe cause of the destruction of worldly bondage (samsara)

𑌮𑌰𑍁𑌤𑍍𑌸𑍁𑌨𑍍𑌦𑌰𑍀𑌚𑌾𑌮𑌰𑍈𑌃🔊marut-sundarī-chāmaraiḥby the celestial damsels with fly-whisks

𑌸𑍇𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌮𑌾𑌨𑌮𑍍🔊sevyamānambeing attended upon / served

𑌕𑍃𑌪𑌾𑌕𑍋𑌮𑌲𑍋𑌦𑌾𑌰𑌲𑍀𑌲𑌾𑌵𑌤𑌾𑌰𑌮𑍍🔊kṛpā-komalodāra-līlāvatāramwhose incarnation is a play of tender, generous compassion

𑌏𑌕𑌾𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌰𑌮𑍍🔊ekākṣaramthe single syllable (the primordial Om / the imperishable)

𑌨𑌿𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌿𑌕𑌲𑍍𑌪𑌮𑍍🔊nirvikalpamfree of all distinctions, beyond thought

𑌗𑍁𑌣𑌾𑌤𑍀𑌤𑌮𑍍🔊guṇātītamtranscending the three gunas of nature

𑌬𑍍𑌰𑌹𑍍𑌮 𑌵𑍇𑌦𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌵𑍇𑌦𑍍𑌯𑌮𑍍🔊brahma vedānta-vedyamthe Brahman knowable through the Vedanta

𑌚𑌿𑌦𑌾𑌨𑌨𑍍𑌦𑌸𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌯🔊chidānanda-sāndrāyato Him who is dense with consciousness and bliss

𑌵𑌿𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌕𑌰𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌰𑍇 𑌚 𑌹𑌰𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌰𑍇 𑌚🔊viśva-kartre cha hartre chato the creator and the dissolver of the universe

𑌇𑌮𑌂 𑌸𑍁𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌵𑌂 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌤𑌰𑍁𑌤𑍍𑌥𑌾𑌯🔊imaṁ sustavaṁ prātar-utthāyarising at dawn (and reciting) this beautiful hymn

𑌲𑌭𑍇𑌤𑍍𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌕𑌾𑌮𑌾𑌨𑍍🔊labhet-sarva-kāmānobtains all his desires

𑌸𑌿𑌧𑍍𑌯𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌿 𑌵𑌾𑌚𑌃🔊sidhyanti vāchaḥhis words come true (Vak-Siddhi is attained)

Benefits of Chanting Ganesha Bhujangam

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Grants Vak-Siddhi — the power by which one's spoken words come true

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Fulfils all righteous desires when recited at dawn with devotion (as stated in the final verse)

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Removes obstacles and dissolves the bondage of samsara ('bhava-dhvamsa-hetum')

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Sharpens devotion through vivid contemplation of Ganesha's Nritya (dancing) form

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Bestows poetic and oratorical gifts, making it cherished by students and speakers

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Carries the special grace of Adi Shankaracharya's lineage and meditative depth

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Leads the mind from the saguna (form) to the nirguna (formless Brahman) aspect of God

How to Chant Ganesha Bhujangam

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Best TimeEarly morning at dawn (Brahma Muhurta), as the hymn itself prescribes 'pratar-utthaya' (rising at dawn); especially on Chaturthi tithi and Ganesh Chaturthi

Bathe and sit before an image of Ganesha facing east. Recite all nine verses melodiously, savouring the rolling bhujanga-prayata metre that gives the hymn its serpentine flow. The first six verses are meditations on his dancing form, so visualise each detail — the bells, the trunk holding the pomegranate, the jewelled crown, the serpent garland. The final verse is the phalashruti; recite it as a sincere prayer. Light a lamp and offer modaka or red flowers if possible, and end by chanting Om Gam Ganapataye Namah.

Frequently Asked Questions

This page shows the complete Ganesha Bhujangam 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.

Bhujangam refers to the 'bhujanga-prayata' metre — a flowing Sanskrit metre of four feet of laghu-guru syllables whose rhythm sways like the movement of a serpent (bhujanga). Shankaracharya used the same metre for his Subramanya Bhujangam and Shiva Bhujangam, which is why these hymns feel musical and continuous when chanted.

It is traditionally attributed to Adi Shankaracharya, the 8th-century philosopher-saint. It appears in collections of his stotras and shares his characteristic movement from describing the deity's beautiful form to declaring the formless Brahman in the closing verses.

It primarily celebrates Nritya Ganapati — Ganesha as the cosmic dancer. The opening verse describes him keeping rhythm with lotus feet in the vigorous Tandava, his anklet bells tinkling, which is why the hymn is often associated with grace, art and joyful devotion.

The phalashruti declares that a person who rises at dawn and recites this hymn with devotion obtains all desires and that 'his words become accomplished' (Vak-Siddhi). For this reason it is favoured by students, poets, singers and public speakers.