एकदन्त स्तोत्रम् (एकदन्तशरणागति स्तोत्रम्) — Benefits & How to Chant
एकदन्त स्तोत्रम् (एकदन्तशरणागति स्तोत्रम्)
Complete guide to chanting correctly for maximum benefit
Benefits of Chanting एकदन्त स्तोत्रम् (एकदन्तशरणागति स्तोत्रम्)
Adores Ganesha as Ekadanta, the supreme Brahman beyond beginning, middle and end
a hymn of deep Vedantic surrender (sharanagati)
Its own phalashruti promises that reciting the verses 21 times a day for 21 days fulfils every desire and makes nothing in the three worlds difficult to attain
Removes obstacles and accomplishes even the seemingly impossible (asadhyam sadhayet)
Cultivates the contemplative vision of the Self as Turiya
the Fourth, transcendent state
Steadies the mind in object-less meditation (niralamba samadhi) as practised by yogis
Daily recitation is said to make the devotee 'brahma-bhuta'
established in Brahman
Invokes Ganesha as the inner light of the heart, deepening devotion and self-knowledge
How to Chant एकदन्त स्तोत्रम् (एकदन्तशरणागति स्तोत्रम्)
Instructions
Sit before an image of Ekadanta Ganesha, light a lamp and offer durva grass and red flowers. As prescribed in the phalashruti, recite the verses twenty-one times a day for twenty-one days while remembering Ganesha in the heart, for the fulfilment of a sincere wish. Dwell on the meaning of the refrain 'tam ekadantam sharanam vrajamah', surrendering completely at each verse. Conclude with the boon-granting verses and a prostration.
Spiritual Significance
Pleased by this hymn of surrender, Ekadanta himself declared it to be 'sarva-siddhi-pradayakam' — the giver of every accomplishment — promising that one who recites its twenty-one verses twenty-one times for twenty-one days will find nothing in the three worlds beyond reach and will accomplish even the impossible.
Origin & History
Source: Mudgala Purana (Second Khanda, Chapter 3)
Author: Traditional; spoken by the Devarshis (gods and sages), narrated by Gritsamada / Mudgala
In the Mudgala Purana — the great Ganapatya scripture devoted to Ganesha's incarnations — the gods and sages, overwhelmed by the glory of Ekadanta, offer this hymn of total surrender. Unable to praise Him adequately, they simply take refuge in Him verse after verse as the supreme Brahman from whom and by whose command the entire cosmos proceeds. Pleased, Ekadanta appears, accepts their stuti, and grants the boon that whoever recites it as prescribed will gain every accomplishment and union with Brahman.