ganeshaganapativighnarajaheramba

𑌵𑌿𑌘𑍍𑌨𑌰𑌾𑌜 𑌗𑌣𑌪𑌤𑌿 𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍋𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌮𑍍 (𑌹𑍇𑌰𑌮𑍍𑌬 𑌗𑌣𑌪𑌤𑌿 𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍋𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌮𑍍)

Vighnaraja Ganapati Stotram (Heramba Ganapati Stotram) in Grantha · 𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌨𑍍𑌥

🕉️ hindu·📿 11× repetitions·🕐 Morning after bath; on Sankashti and Vinayaka Chaturthi, Wednesdays, and before beginning any important work·📜 Traditional Sri Ganapati Stotram (Vighnaraja / Heramba stotra)

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Origin & Story

Traditional Sri Ganapati Stotram (Vighnaraja / Heramba stotra) · Unknown (traditional) · Classical / medieval

This compact stotra belongs to the popular tradition of short Ganapati prayers recited before any new undertaking. It addresses Ganesha by two of His great epithets — Vighnaraja, lord of obstacles, and Heramba, protector of the weak — and weaves in the Heramba bija-mantra so that the worshipper invokes both His name and His power. Loved for its brevity and its promise of Lakshmi's constant presence, it is widely included in daily worship and in collections of Ganapati stotras.

✦ As told in scripture

The hymn's own closing verse gives its phala: whoever recites this Ganapati Stotram with devotion is never abandoned by Goddess Lakshmi — she dwells permanently in his body and home, so that health, fortune and prosperity remain with him.

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Complete Text with Meaning

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Verse 1

𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌗𑌣𑍇𑌶𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌃 । 𑍐 𑌨𑌮𑍋 𑌵𑌿𑌘𑍍𑌨𑌰𑌾𑌜𑌾𑌯 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌸𑍗𑌖𑍍𑌯𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌦𑌾𑌯𑌿𑌨𑍇 । 𑌦𑍁𑌷𑍍𑌟𑌾𑌰𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌟𑌵𑌿𑌨𑌾𑌶𑌾𑌯 𑌪𑌰𑌾𑌯 𑌪𑌰𑌮𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌨𑍇 ॥௧॥

śrī gaṇeśāya namaḥ । oṁ namo vighna-rājāya sarva-saukhya-pradāyine । duṣṭāriṣṭa-vināśāya parāya paramātmane ॥1॥

Meaning:Salutations to Sri Ganesha.

Verse 2

𑌲𑌮𑍍𑌬𑍋𑌦𑌰𑌂 𑌮𑌹𑌾𑌵𑍀𑌰𑍍𑌯𑌂 𑌨𑌾𑌗𑌯𑌜𑍍𑌞𑍋𑌪𑌶𑍋𑌭𑌿𑌤𑌮𑍍 । 𑌅𑌰𑍍𑌧𑌚𑌨𑍍𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌧𑌰𑌂 𑌦𑍇𑌵𑌂 𑌵𑌿𑌘𑍍𑌨𑌵𑍍𑌯𑍂𑌹𑌵𑌿𑌨𑌾𑌶𑌨𑌮𑍍 ॥௨॥

lambodaraṁ mahā-vīryaṁ nāga-yajñopaśobhitam । ardha-chandra-dharaṁ devaṁ vighna-vyūha-vināśanam ॥2॥

Meaning:Om, salutations to Vighnaraja, the lord of obstacles, the giver of all happiness, the destroyer of the wicked and of every inauspicious danger, the Supreme, the highest Self.

Verse 3

𑍐 𑌹𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌂 𑌹𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌂 𑌹𑍍𑌰𑍂𑌂 𑌹𑍍𑌰𑍈𑌂 𑌹𑍍𑌰𑍗𑌂 𑌹𑍍𑌰𑌃 𑌹𑍇𑌰𑌮𑍍𑌬𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑍋 𑌨𑌮𑌃 । 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌸𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌿𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌦𑍋𑌽𑌸𑌿 𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌂 𑌸𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌿𑌬𑍁𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌿𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌦𑍋 𑌭𑌵 ॥௩॥

oṁ hrāṁ hrīṁ hrūṁ hraiṁ hrauṁ hraḥ herambāya namo namaḥ । sarva-siddhi-prado'si tvaṁ siddhi-buddhi-prado bhava ॥3॥

Meaning:The large-bellied One of great power, adorned with the serpent sacred thread, the God who bears the half-moon, the destroyer of the whole host of obstacles.

Verse 4

𑌚𑌿𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌤𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌦𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌂 𑌹𑌿 𑌸𑌤𑌤𑌂 𑌮𑍋𑌦𑌕𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌯𑌃 । 𑌸𑌿𑌨𑍍𑌦𑍂𑌰𑌾𑌰𑍁𑌣𑌵𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌰𑍈𑌶𑍍𑌚 𑌪𑍂𑌜𑌿𑌤𑍋 𑌵𑌰𑌦𑌾𑌯𑌕𑌃 ॥௪॥

chintitārtha-pradas tvaṁ hi satataṁ modaka-priyaḥ । sindūrāruṇa-vastraiś cha pūjito vara-dāyakaḥ ॥4॥

Meaning:Om hram hrim hrum hraim hraum hrah — salutations again and again to Heramba. You are the giver of all attainments; be to me the bestower of Siddhi and Buddhi (success and wisdom).

Verse 5

𑌇𑌦𑌂 𑌗𑌣𑌪𑌤𑌿𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍋𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌂 𑌯𑌃 𑌪𑌠𑍇𑌦𑍍𑌭𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌮𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌨𑌰𑌃 । 𑌤𑌸𑍍𑌯 𑌦𑍇𑌹𑌂 𑌚 𑌗𑍇𑌹𑌂 𑌚 𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌯𑌂 𑌲𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍍𑌮𑍀𑌰𑍍𑌨 𑌮𑍁𑌞𑍍𑌚𑌤𑌿 ॥௫॥

idaṁ gaṇapati-stotraṁ yaḥ paṭhed bhakti-mān naraḥ । tasya dehaṁ cha gehaṁ cha svayaṁ lakṣmīr na muñchati ॥5॥

Meaning:For truly You grant whatever is wished in the heart, You who ever love the modaka; worshipped with vermilion and red garments, You are the giver of boons.

Verse 6

𑌇𑌤𑌿 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌗𑌣𑌪𑌤𑌿𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍋𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌂 𑌸𑌮𑍍𑌪𑍂𑌰𑍍𑌣𑌮𑍍 ॥

iti śrī-gaṇapati-stotraṁ sampūrṇam ॥

Meaning:The devoted person who recites this Ganapati Stotram — his body and his home Goddess Lakshmi herself never abandons.

Word-by-Word Meaning

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𑍐 𑌨𑌮𑍋 𑌵𑌿𑌘𑍍𑌨𑌰𑌾𑌜𑌾𑌯🔊oṁ namo vighna-rājāyaOm, salutations to Vighnaraja, the king (lord) of obstacles

𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌸𑍗𑌖𑍍𑌯𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌦𑌾𑌯𑌿𑌨𑍇🔊sarva-saukhya-pradāyineTo the giver of all happiness and comforts

𑌦𑍁𑌷𑍍𑌟𑌾𑌰𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌟𑌵𑌿𑌨𑌾𑌶𑌾𑌯🔊duṣṭāriṣṭa-vināśāyaTo the destroyer of evil-doers and inauspicious dangers

𑌪𑌰𑌾𑌯 𑌪𑌰𑌮𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌨𑍇🔊parāya paramātmaneTo the supreme Self, the highest Reality

𑌲𑌮𑍍𑌬𑍋𑌦𑌰𑌮𑍍🔊lambodaramThe large-bellied one

𑌮𑌹𑌾𑌵𑍀𑌰𑍍𑌯𑌮𑍍🔊mahā-vīryamOf great valour and power

𑌨𑌾𑌗𑌯𑌜𑍍𑌞𑍋𑌪𑌶𑍋𑌭𑌿𑌤𑌮𑍍🔊nāga-yajñopaśobhitamAdorned with the serpent as sacred thread

𑌅𑌰𑍍𑌧𑌚𑌨𑍍𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌧𑌰𑌮𑍍🔊ardha-chandra-dharamThe bearer of the half-moon (on His head)

𑌵𑌿𑌘𑍍𑌨𑌵𑍍𑌯𑍂𑌹𑌵𑌿𑌨𑌾𑌶𑌨𑌮𑍍🔊vighna-vyūha-vināśanamThe destroyer of the whole array (host) of obstacles

𑌹𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌂 𑌹𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌂 𑌹𑍍𑌰𑍂𑌂 𑌹𑍍𑌰𑍈𑌂 𑌹𑍍𑌰𑍗𑌂 𑌹𑍍𑌰𑌃🔊hrāṁ hrīṁ hrūṁ hraiṁ hrauṁ hraḥThe six-fold seed (bija) syllables invoking Heramba Ganapati

𑌹𑍇𑌰𑌮𑍍𑌬𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑍋 𑌨𑌮𑌃🔊herambāya namo namaḥSalutations again and again to Heramba (the protector of the weak)

𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌸𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌿𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌦𑍋𑌽𑌸𑌿 𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌮𑍍🔊sarva-siddhi-prado'si tvamYou are the giver of all accomplishments (siddhis)

𑌸𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌿𑌬𑍁𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌿𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌦𑍋 𑌭𑌵🔊siddhi-buddhi-prado bhavaBe the bestower of Siddhi (attainment) and Buddhi (wisdom)

𑌚𑌿𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌤𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌦𑌃🔊chintitārtha-pradaḥThe granter of whatever one has wished for in the mind

𑌮𑍋𑌦𑌕𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌯𑌃🔊modaka-priyaḥThe lover of modaka (sweet dumplings)

𑌸𑌿𑌨𑍍𑌦𑍂𑌰𑌾𑌰𑍁𑌣𑌵𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌰𑍈𑌃🔊sindūrāruṇa-vastraiḥWith vermilion and red garments (in His worship)

𑌵𑌰𑌦𑌾𑌯𑌕𑌃🔊vara-dāyakaḥThe giver of boons

𑌭𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌮𑌾𑌨𑍍 𑌨𑌰𑌃 𑌯𑌃 𑌪𑌠𑍇𑌤𑍍🔊bhakti-mān naraḥ yaḥ paṭhetThe devoted person who recites (this hymn)

𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌯𑌂 𑌲𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍍𑌮𑍀𑌰𑍍𑌨 𑌮𑍁𑌞𑍍𑌚𑌤𑌿🔊svayaṁ lakṣmīr na muñchatiLakshmi (the goddess of wealth) herself never leaves him

𑌤𑌸𑍍𑌯 𑌦𑍇𑌹𑌂 𑌚 𑌗𑍇𑌹𑌂 𑌚🔊tasya dehaṁ cha gehaṁ chaHis body and his home (Lakshmi never abandons)

Benefits of Chanting Vighnaraja Ganapati Stotram (Heramba Ganapati Stotram)

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Invokes Ganesha as Vighnaraja to destroy the entire host of obstacles (vighna-vyuha-vinashana)

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Carries the powerful six-fold Heramba bija-mantra (Om hram hrim hrum hraim hraum hrah)

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Prays directly for Siddhi (accomplishment) and Buddhi (intelligence/wisdom)

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Its closing verse promises that Lakshmi never leaves the reciter's body or home — a blessing of lasting wealth

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Destroys evil influences and inauspicious dangers (dushta-arishta-vinasha)

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Grants the fulfilment of heartfelt desires (chintita-artha)

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Short enough to memorise and recite daily before any new task

How to Chant Vighnaraja Ganapati Stotram (Heramba Ganapati Stotram)

Repetitions11times

Best TimeMorning after bath; on Sankashti and Vinayaka Chaturthi, Wednesdays, and before beginning any important work

Sit before an image of Ganesha, light a lamp, and offer modaka, durva grass and red flowers, ideally with sindura (vermilion) as the hymn mentions. Recite the five verses with devotion, pronouncing the Heramba bija-mantra in the third verse carefully and with concentration. It may be chanted 11 or 21 times before undertaking new ventures, for the removal of obstacles and the grace of Siddhi, Buddhi and Lakshmi.

Frequently Asked Questions

This page shows the complete Vighnaraja Ganapati Stotram (Heramba Ganapati Stotram) 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 a short five-verse Sanskrit hymn to Ganesha as Vighnaraja (the lord and remover of obstacles) and Heramba (protector of the weak). Beginning 'Om namo vighnarajaya', it includes the Heramba seed-mantra and prays for accomplishment, wisdom and wealth.

Heramba is a well-known form and name of Ganesha meaning 'protector of the weak / the boastful slayer of the proud'. The five-headed Heramba Ganapati, often shown riding a lion, is invoked for fearlessness and protection; the bija-mantra in this stotra is dedicated to Him.

It is 'Om hram hrim hrum hraim hraum hrah Herambaya namo namah' — a six-fold seed-mantra invoking Heramba Ganapati. It should be chanted attentively and with devotion; it asks Ganesha to bestow Siddhi (success) and Buddhi (wisdom).

The fifth verse declares that the devoted person who recites this Ganapati Stotram is never forsaken by Goddess Lakshmi — she remains in his body (health and person) and in his home (household and wealth), making it a prayer for enduring prosperity.