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𑌗𑌣𑌾𑌧𑌿𑌪 𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍋𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌮𑍍 (𑌗𑌣𑌾𑌧𑌿𑌪𑌤𑌾𑌷𑍍𑌟𑌕𑌮𑍍)

गणाधिप स्तोत्रम् (गणाधिपताष्टकम्) in Grantha · 𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌨𑍍𑌥

🕉️ hindu·📿 1× repetitions·🕐 Morning after bath; on Sankashti Chaturthi, Vinayaka Chaturthi and Ganesh Chaturthi, or as a daily prayer·📜 Traditional Sanskrit stotra (Ganadhipati Ashtakam), attributed to Adi Shankaracharya
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Origin & Story

Traditional Sanskrit stotra (Ganadhipati Ashtakam), attributed to Adi Shankaracharya · Attributed to Adi Shankaracharya · Classical (traditionally 8th century CE)

This Ashtakam belongs to the rich tradition of devotional hymns ascribed to Adi Shankaracharya, who is said to have praised every major deity in flawless Sanskrit verse. Composed in an ornate metre dense with alliteration, it portrays Ganesha as Shiva's son and the leader of the ganas — the elephant-faced ocean of compassion who, by His mere remembrance, showers prosperity, wisdom and protection upon His devotees, and who bears in His many hands the emblems of His sovereignty.

As told in scripture

The sixth verse states the hymn's central promise: for the devotee, the mere remembrance (smarana-matra) of Ganadhipa's lotus-feet causes all the glories and accomplishments of the world to arise of themselves — for He is the one unborn Supreme Lord, ever intent on the welfare of all.

Complete Text with Meaning

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Verse 1

𑌶𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌯𑌮𑌨𑌪𑌾𑌯𑌿𑌨𑍀𑌂 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌦𑌿𑌶𑌤𑍁 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌤𑌕𑌲𑍍𑌪𑌤𑌰𑍁𑌃 𑌶𑌿𑌵𑌤𑌨𑌯𑌃 𑌶𑌿𑌰𑍋𑌵𑌿𑌧𑍃𑌤𑌶𑍀𑌤𑌮𑌯𑍂𑌖𑌶𑌿𑌶𑍁𑌃 𑌸𑌕𑌲𑌸𑍁𑌰𑌾𑌸𑍁𑌰𑌾𑌦𑌿𑌶𑌰𑌣𑍀𑌕𑌰𑌣𑍀𑌯𑌪𑌦𑌃 𑌕𑌰𑌟𑌿𑌮𑍁𑌖𑌃 𑌕𑌰𑍋𑌤𑍁 𑌕𑌰𑍁𑌣𑌾𑌜𑌲𑌧𑌿𑌃 𑌕𑍁𑌶𑌲𑌮𑍍 ॥௧॥

śriyam anapāyinīṁ pradiśatu śrita-kalpataruḥ śiva-tanayaḥ śiro-vidhṛta-śīta-mayūkha-śiśuḥ । sakala-surāsurādi-śaraṇī-karaṇīya-padaḥ karaṭi-mukhaḥ karotu karuṇā-jaladhiḥ kuśalam ॥1॥

Meaning:शिवपुत्र अक्षय श्री (सम्पत्ति) प्रदान करें — जो शरणागतों के लिए कल्पवृक्ष हैं, जो शीतल किरणों वाले बालचन्द्र को मस्तक पर धारण करते हैं, जिनके चरण समस्त सुर-असुरों के शरण्य हैं; वे करुणा के सागर, गजमुख, हमारा कुशल करें।

Verse 2

𑌦𑍍𑌵𑌿𑌰𑌦𑌮𑍁𑌖𑍋 𑌧𑍁𑌨𑍋𑌤𑍁 𑌦𑍁𑌰𑌿𑌤𑌾𑌨𑌿 𑌦𑍁𑌰𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌮𑌦- 𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌦𑌶𑌵𑌿𑌰𑍋𑌧𑌿𑌯𑍂𑌥𑌕𑍁𑌮𑍁𑌦𑌾𑌕𑌰𑌤𑌿𑌗𑍍𑌮𑌕𑌰𑌃 𑌕𑌲𑍁𑌷𑌮𑌪𑌾𑌕𑌰𑍋𑌤𑍁 𑌕𑍃𑌪𑌯𑌾 𑌕𑌲𑌭𑍇𑌨𑍍𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌮𑍁𑌖𑌃 𑌕𑍁𑌲𑌗𑌿𑌰𑌿𑌨𑌨𑍍𑌦𑌿𑌨𑍀𑌕𑍁𑌤𑍁𑌕𑌦𑍋𑌹𑌨𑌸𑌂𑌹𑌨𑌨𑌃 ॥௨॥

dvirada-mukho dhunotu duritāni duranta-mada- tridaśa-virodhi-yūtha-kumudākara-tigma-karaḥ । kaluṣam apākarotu kṛpayā kalabhendra-mukhaḥ kula-giri-nandinī-kutuka-dohana-saṁhananaḥ ॥2॥

Meaning:गजमुख हमारे पापों को दूर करें — जो दुर्दम मद वाले देवविरोधियों के कुमुद-समूह के लिए प्रचण्ड सूर्य के समान हैं; वे कलभेन्द्रमुख, कुलपर्वत की नन्दिनी (पार्वती) के आलिंगन से उत्पन्न, कृपा से हमारा कलुष धो दें।

Verse 3

𑌗𑌜𑌵𑌦𑌨𑍋 𑌧𑌿𑌨𑍋𑌤𑍁 𑌧𑌿𑌯𑌮𑌾𑌧𑌿𑌪𑌯𑍋𑌧𑌿𑌵𑌲- 𑌤𑍍𑌸𑍁𑌜𑌨𑌮𑌨𑌃𑌪𑍍𑌲𑌵𑌾𑌯𑌿𑌤𑌪𑌦𑌾𑌮𑍍𑌬𑍁𑌰𑍁𑌹𑍋𑌽𑌵𑌿𑌰𑌤𑌮𑍍 𑌦𑌿𑌶𑌤𑍁 𑌶𑌤𑌕𑍍𑌰𑌤𑍁𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌭𑍃𑌤𑌿𑌨𑌿𑌰𑍍𑌜𑌰𑌤𑌰𑍍𑌜𑌨𑌕𑍃- 𑌦𑍍𑌦𑌿𑌤𑌿𑌜𑌚𑌮𑍂𑌚𑌮𑍂𑌰𑍁𑌮𑍃𑌗𑌰𑌾𑌡𑌿𑌭𑌰𑌾𑌜𑌮𑍁𑌖𑌃 ॥௩॥

gaja-vadano dhinotu dhiyam ādhi-payodhi-vala- t su-jana-manaḥ-plavāyita-padāmburuho'viratam । diśatu śata-kratu-prabhṛti-nirjara-tarjana-kṛ- d ditija-chamū-chamūru-mṛga-rāḍ ibha-rāja-mukhaḥ ॥3॥

Meaning:गजवदन हमारी बुद्धि को सदा प्रसन्न एवं समृद्ध करें — जिनके चरणकमल सज्जनों के मन के लिए चिन्ता के समुद्र में नौका के समान हैं; वे इन्द्रादि का तर्जन करने वाले, दैत्यसेना के लिए सिंहमुख के समान गजराजमुख, हमें अभीष्ट प्रदान करें।

Verse 4

𑌅𑌤𑍁𑌲𑌬𑌲𑍋𑌽𑌤𑌿𑌵𑍇𑌲𑌮𑌘𑌵𑌨𑍍𑌮𑌤𑌿𑌦𑌰𑍍𑌪𑌹𑌰- 𑌸𑍍𑌫𑍁𑌰𑌦𑌹𑌿𑌤𑌾𑌪𑌕𑌾𑌰𑌿𑌮𑌹𑌿𑌮𑌾 𑌵𑌪𑍁𑌷𑍀𑌢𑌵𑌿𑌧𑍁𑌃 𑌨𑌿𑌜𑌰𑌦𑌶𑍂𑌲𑌪𑌾𑌶𑌨𑌵𑌶𑌾𑌲𑌿𑌶𑌿𑌰𑍋𑌰𑌿𑌗𑌦𑌾- 𑌕𑍁𑌵𑌲𑌯𑌮𑌾𑌤𑍁𑌲𑍁𑌙𑍍𑌗𑌕𑌮𑌲𑍇𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍁𑌶𑌰𑌾𑌸𑌕𑌰𑌃 ॥௪॥

atula-balo'ti-velam aghavan-mati-darpa-hara- sphurad-ahitāpakāri-mahimā vapuṣīḍha-vidhuḥ । nija-rada-śūla-pāśa-nava-śāli-śiro'ri-gadā- kuvalaya-mātuluṅga-kamalekṣu-śarāsa-karaḥ ॥4॥

Meaning:जो अतुलबल वाले, दुष्टों के अति मद एवं दर्प को हरने वाले, अहितकारियों के विरुद्ध प्रकाशमान महिमा वाले, चन्द्र को भी आच्छादित करने वाली देहकान्ति वाले हैं — जो अपने हाथों में अपना दाँत, त्रिशूल, पाश, नवीन धान की बाली, शत्रु का कटा शिर, गदा, नीलकमल, मातुलुङ्ग (बिजौरा), कमल एवं इक्षु-धनुष धारण करते हैं।

Verse 5

𑌹𑌰𑌤𑍁 𑌵𑌿𑌪𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌮𑍇𑌷 𑌭𑌗𑌵𑌾𑌨𑍍 𑌸𑌕𑌲𑌾𑌪𑌦𑍁𑌦𑌾𑌰- 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑌵𑌣𑌸𑍁𑌧𑌾𑌧𑍁𑌨𑍀𑌮𑍁𑌦𑌿𑌤𑌮𑌾𑌨𑌸𑌕𑍈𑌰𑌵𑌕𑌃 𑌰𑌚𑌯𑌤𑍁 𑌸𑌂𑌪𑌦𑌃 𑌸𑌪𑌦𑌿 𑌦𑍇𑌵𑌶𑌿𑌖𑌾𑌮𑌣𑌿𑌰- 𑌪𑍍𑌯𑌨𑍁𑌦𑌿𑌨𑌮𑍁𑌨𑍍𑌨𑌤𑌿𑌂 𑌵𑌿𑌤𑌨𑍁𑌤𑌾𑌂 𑌵𑌰𑌕𑍁𑌞𑍍𑌜𑌰𑌵𑌕𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌃 ॥௫॥

haratu vipattim eṣa bhagavān sakalāpad-udāra- śravaṇa-sudhā-dhunī-mudita-mānasa-kairavakaḥ । rachayatu saṁpadaḥ sapadi deva-śikhā-maṇir- apy anu-dinam unnatiṁ vitanutāṁ vara-kuñjara-vaktraḥ ॥5॥

Meaning:ये भगवान् समस्त विपत्ति हरें — जो प्रत्येक आपत्ति में उदार हैं, जिनका मन भक्तों की स्तुति-रूपी अमृत-धारा से कुमुद के समान खिल उठता है; वे देवशिखामणि, श्रेष्ठ गजमुख, शीघ्र सम्पत्ति रचें और प्रतिदिन उन्नति का विस्तार करें।

Verse 6

𑌜𑌗𑌤𑌿 𑌵𑌿𑌭𑍂𑌤𑌯𑌃 𑌸𑌕𑌲𑌸𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌿𑌵𑌿𑌧𑌾𑌯𑌿-𑌗𑌣𑌾- 𑌧𑌿𑌪𑌪𑌦𑌪𑌙𑍍𑌕𑌜𑌸𑍍𑌮𑌰𑌣𑌮𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌤 𑌏𑌵 𑌨𑍃𑌣𑌾𑌮𑍍 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌭𑌵𑌤𑌿 𑌯𑌸𑍍𑌯 𑌤𑌸𑍍𑌯 𑌪𑌰𑌮𑍇𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌰𑌮𑍇𑌕𑌮𑌜𑌂 𑌶𑌰𑌣𑌮𑍁𑌪𑌾𑌸𑍍𑌮𑌹𑍇 𑌜𑌗𑌤𑌿 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌹𑌿𑌤𑍈𑌕𑌪𑌰𑌮𑍍 ॥௬॥

jagati vibhūtayaḥ sakala-siddhi-vidhāyi-gaṇā- dhipa-pada-paṅkaja-smaraṇa-mātrata eva nṛṇām । prabhavati yasya tasya parameśvaram ekam ajaṁ śaraṇam upāsmahe jagati sarva-hitaika-param ॥6॥

Meaning:जिस मनुष्य के लिए केवल समस्त सिद्धियों के दाता गणाधिप के चरणकमल के स्मरणमात्र से जगत् की समस्त विभूतियाँ प्रकट हो जाती हैं — उस एकमात्र अज परमेश्वर की, जो जगत् के सर्वहित में तत्पर हैं, हम शरण रूप में उपासना करते हैं।

Verse 7

𑌪𑌠𑌤𑍁 𑌗𑌣𑌾𑌧𑌿𑌪𑌾𑌷𑍍𑌟𑌕𑌮𑌿𑌦𑌂 𑌸𑍁𑌜𑌨𑍋𑌽𑌨𑍁𑌦𑌿𑌨𑌂 𑌕𑌠𑌿𑌨𑌶𑍁𑌚𑌾𑌕𑍁𑌠𑌾𑌵𑌲𑌿𑌕𑌠𑍋𑌰𑌕𑍁𑌠𑌾𑌰𑌵𑌰𑌮𑍍 𑌵𑌿𑌮𑌤𑌪𑌰𑌾𑌭𑌵𑍋𑌦𑍍𑌭𑌟𑌨𑌿𑌦𑌾𑌘𑌨𑌵𑍀𑌨𑌘𑌨𑌂 𑌵𑌿𑌮𑌲𑌵𑌚𑍋𑌵𑌿𑌲𑌾𑌸𑌕𑌮𑌲𑌾𑌕𑌰𑌬𑌾𑌲𑌰𑌵𑌿𑌮𑍍 ॥௭॥

paṭhatu gaṇādhipāṣṭakam idaṁ su-jano'nudinaṁ kaṭhina-śuchā-kuṭhāvali-kaṭhora-kuṭhāra-varam । vimata-parābhavod-bhaṭa-nidāgha-navīna-ghanaṁ vimala-vacho-vilāsa-kamalākara-bāla-ravim ॥7॥

Meaning:सज्जन प्रतिदिन इस गणाधिपाष्टक का पाठ करें — जो कठिन शोक की सघन झाड़ी के लिए तीक्ष्ण कुठार (कुल्हाड़ा) है, शत्रुओं की पराजय रूपी प्रचण्ड ग्रीष्म के लिए नवीन मेघ है, तथा निर्मल वाणी के विलास रूपी कमल-सरोवर के लिए बालसूर्य है।

Word-by-Word Meaning

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𑌶𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌯𑌮𑍍 𑌅𑌨𑌪𑌾𑌯𑌿𑌨𑍀𑌮𑍍🔊śriyam anapāyinīmUnfailing, never-departing prosperity (Lakshmi)
𑌶𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌤𑌕𑌲𑍍𑌪𑌤𑌰𑍁𑌃🔊śrita-kalpataruḥThe wish-fulfilling tree for those who take refuge in Him
𑌶𑌿𑌵𑌤𑌨𑌯𑌃🔊śiva-tanayaḥThe son of Shiva
𑌶𑌿𑌰𑍋𑌵𑌿𑌧𑍃𑌤𑌶𑍀𑌤𑌮𑌯𑍂𑌖𑌶𑌿𑌶𑍁𑌃🔊śiro-vidhṛta-śīta-mayūkha-śiśuḥBearing the infant (crescent) moon of cool rays upon His head
𑌕𑌰𑌟𑌿𑌮𑍁𑌖𑌃🔊karaṭi-mukhaḥThe elephant-faced one
𑌕𑌰𑍁𑌣𑌾𑌜𑌲𑌧𑌿𑌃🔊karuṇā-jaladhiḥAn ocean of compassion
𑌕𑌰𑍋𑌤𑍁 𑌕𑍁𑌶𑌲𑌮𑍍🔊karotu kuśalamMay He grant well-being / auspiciousness
𑌦𑍍𑌵𑌿𑌰𑌦𑌮𑍁𑌖𑌃🔊dvirada-mukhaḥThe two-tusked (elephant) faced one
𑌧𑍁𑌨𑍋𑌤𑍁 𑌦𑍁𑌰𑌿𑌤𑌾𑌨𑌿🔊dhunotu duritāniMay He shake off / destroy (our) sins
𑌕𑌲𑌭𑍇𑌨𑍍𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌮𑍁𑌖𑌃🔊kalabhendra-mukhaḥFaced like the lord of young elephants
𑌕𑍁𑌲𑌗𑌿𑌰𑌿𑌨𑌨𑍍𑌦𑌿𑌨𑍀🔊kula-giri-nandinīThe daughter of the great mountain (Parvati, daughter of Himavan)
𑌗𑌜𑌵𑌦𑌨𑌃🔊gaja-vadanaḥThe elephant-faced one
𑌧𑌿𑌨𑍋𑌤𑍁 𑌧𑌿𑌯𑌮𑍍🔊dhinotu dhiyamMay He gladden and strengthen our intellect
𑌅𑌤𑍁𑌲𑌬𑌲𑌃🔊atula-balaḥOf incomparable strength
𑌮𑌤𑌿𑌦𑌰𑍍𑌪𑌹𑌰𑌃🔊mati-darpa-haraḥThe destroyer of (the demons') pride and arrogance
𑌹𑌰𑌤𑍁 𑌵𑌿𑌪𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌮𑍍🔊haratu vipattimMay He remove (our) calamity / misfortune
𑌰𑌚𑌯𑌤𑍁 𑌸𑌂𑌪𑌦𑌃🔊rachayatu saṁpadaḥMay He bring about prosperity / riches
𑌗𑌣𑌾𑌧𑌿𑌪𑌪𑌦𑌪𑌙𑍍𑌕𑌜𑌸𑍍𑌮𑌰𑌣𑌮𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌤𑌃🔊gaṇādhipa-pada-paṅkaja-smaraṇa-mātrataḥBy the mere remembrance of the lotus-feet of Ganadhipa
𑌶𑌰𑌣𑌮𑍍 𑌉𑌪𑌾𑌸𑍍𑌮𑌹𑍇🔊śaraṇam upāsmaheWe worship and take refuge (in Him)
𑌗𑌣𑌾𑌧𑌿𑌪𑌾𑌷𑍍𑌟𑌕𑌮𑍍 𑌇𑌦𑌂 𑌪𑌠𑌤𑍁🔊gaṇādhipāṣṭakam idaṁ paṭhatuLet the good person recite this Ganadhipa Ashtakam daily

Benefits of Chanting गणाधिप स्तोत्रम् (गणाधिपताष्टकम्)

Prays for 'shriyam anapayinim' — unfailing, never-departing prosperity and the grace of Lakshmi

Each verse seeks a distinct blessing: well-being, removal of sins, a bright intellect, removal of calamity and the increase of wealth

Traditionally attributed to Adi Shankaracharya and prized for its dense, beautiful poetry

Removes obstacles and adversity (vipatti) through Ganesha's compassion

The mere remembrance of Ganadhipa's lotus-feet is said to bring all glories to the devotee (verse 6)

Sharpens speech and eloquence — the closing verse likens the hymn to a sun opening the lotus of pure words

Suitable as a daily recitation for prosperity, protection and clarity of mind

How to Chant गणाधिप स्तोत्रम् (गणाधिपताष्टकम्)

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Best TimeMorning after bath; on Sankashti Chaturthi, Vinayaka Chaturthi and Ganesh Chaturthi, or as a daily prayer

Sit before an image of Ganesha, light a lamp and offer durva grass, red flowers and modaka. Recite the eight verses with devotion and attention to their imagery, dwelling on each blessing prayed for — prosperity, freedom from sin, clear intellect, removal of calamity and increase of wealth. As the final verse advises, the good devotee should recite this Ganadhipa Ashtakam every day; conclude with a prostration to Ganadhipa.

Frequently Asked Questions

This page shows the complete गणाधिप स्तोत्रम् (गणाधिपताष्टकम्) 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 to Ganesha, beginning 'Shriyam anapayinim pradishatu', also called the Ganadhipati Ashtakam. Traditionally attributed to Adi Shankaracharya, it is famed for its ornate poetic imagery and prays to the elephant-faced Lord for prosperity, protection and wisdom.
Ganadhipa (Gana-adhipa) means 'Lord / chief of the ganas', the hosts of Shiva's attendants. It is a name of Ganesha, who was appointed by Shiva as the leader of these ganas — hence also Ganapati and Ganesha, all meaning 'Lord of the ganas'.
By tradition it is ascribed to Adi Shankaracharya, the great 8th-century Advaita teacher and hymn-composer. Its sophisticated metre and imagery are characteristic of the classical stotra style associated with him.
Successively it prays that Ganesha grant unfailing prosperity, shake away our sins, gladden the intellect, humble the wicked while protecting devotees, remove all calamity and bestow riches, and finally affirms that remembering His feet brings every glory — closing by extolling the hymn's own power.

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