ganeshaganadhipaganapatishankaracharya

ගණාධිප ස්තෝත්රම් (ගණාධිපතාෂ්ටකම්)

गणाधिप स्तोत्रम् (गणाधिपताष्टकम्) in Sinhala · සිංහල

🕉️ 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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हिन्दी / देवनागरी తెలుగు தமிழ்ಕನ್ನಡ മലയാളം ગુજરાતી বাংলা ଓଡ଼ିଆ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ Englishසිංහල𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌨𑍍𑌥

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.

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Verse 1

ශ්රියමනපායිනීං ප්රදිශතු ශ්රිතකල්පතරුඃ ශිවතනයඃ ශිරෝවිධෘතශීතමයූඛශිශුඃ . සකලසුරාසුරාදිශරණීකරණීයපදඃ කරටිමුඛඃ කරෝතු කරුණාජලධිඃ කුශලම් ..1..

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

ද්විරදමුඛෝ ධුනෝතු දුරිතානි දුරන්තමද- ත්රිදශවිරෝධියූථකුමුදාකරතිග්මකරඃ . කලුෂමපාකරෝතු කෘපයා කලභේන්ද්රමුඛඃ කුලගිරිනන්දිනීකුතුකදෝහනසංහනනඃ ..2..

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

ගජවදනෝ ධිනෝතු ධියමාධිපයෝධිවල- ත්සුජනමනඃප්ලවායිතපදාම්බුරුහෝ(අ)විරතම් . දිශතු ශතක්රතුප්රභෘතිනිර්ජරතර්ජනකෘ- ද්දිතිජචමූචමූරුමෘගරාඩිභරාජමුඛඃ ..3..

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

අතුලබලෝ(අ)තිවේලමඝවන්මතිදර්පහර- ස්ඵුරදහිතාපකාරිමහිමා වපුෂීඪවිධුඃ . නිජරදශූලපාශනවශාලිශිරෝරිගදා- කුවලයමාතුලුඞ්ගකමලේක්ෂුශරාසකරඃ ..4..

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

හරතු විපත්තිමේෂ භගවාන් සකලාපදුදාර- ශ්රවණසුධාධුනීමුදිතමානසකෛරවකඃ . රචයතු සංපදඃ සපදි දේවශිඛාමණිර- ප්යනුදිනමුන්නතිං විතනුතාං වරකුඤ්ජරවක්ත්රඃ ..5..

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

ජගති විභූතයඃ සකලසිද්ධිවිධායි-ගණා- ධිපපදපඞ්කජස්මරණමාත්රත ඒව නෘණාම් . ප්රභවති යස්ය තස්ය පරමේශ්වරමේකමජං ශරණමුපාස්මහේ ජගති සර්වහිතෛකපරම් ..6..

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

පඨතු ගණාධිපාෂ්ටකමිදං සුජනෝ(අ)නුදිනං කඨිනශුචාකුඨාවලිකඨෝරකුඨාරවරම් . විමතපරාභවෝද්භටනිදාඝනවීනඝනං විමලවචෝවිලාසකමලාකරබාලරවිම් ..7..

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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ශ්රියම් අනපායිනීම්🔊śriyam anapāyinīmUnfailing, never-departing prosperity (Lakshmi)

ශ්රිතකල්පතරුඃ🔊śrita-kalpataruḥThe wish-fulfilling tree for those who take refuge in Him

ශිවතනයඃ🔊śiva-tanayaḥThe son of Shiva

ශිරෝවිධෘතශීතමයූඛශිශුඃ🔊śiro-vidhṛta-śīta-mayūkha-śiśuḥBearing the infant (crescent) moon of cool rays upon His head

කරටිමුඛඃ🔊karaṭi-mukhaḥThe elephant-faced one

කරුණාජලධිඃ🔊karuṇā-jaladhiḥAn ocean of compassion

කරෝතු කුශලම්🔊karotu kuśalamMay He grant well-being / auspiciousness

ද්විරදමුඛඃ🔊dvirada-mukhaḥThe two-tusked (elephant) faced one

ධුනෝතු දුරිතානි🔊dhunotu duritāniMay He shake off / destroy (our) sins

කලභේන්ද්රමුඛඃ🔊kalabhendra-mukhaḥFaced like the lord of young elephants

කුලගිරිනන්දිනී🔊kula-giri-nandinīThe daughter of the great mountain (Parvati, daughter of Himavan)

ගජවදනඃ🔊gaja-vadanaḥThe elephant-faced one

ධිනෝතු ධියම්🔊dhinotu dhiyamMay He gladden and strengthen our intellect

අතුලබලඃ🔊atula-balaḥOf incomparable strength

මතිදර්පහරඃ🔊mati-darpa-haraḥThe destroyer of (the demons') pride and arrogance

හරතු විපත්තිම්🔊haratu vipattimMay He remove (our) calamity / misfortune

රචයතු සංපදඃ🔊rachayatu saṁpadaḥMay He bring about prosperity / riches

ගණාධිපපදපඞ්කජස්මරණමාත්රතඃ🔊gaṇādhipa-pada-paṅkaja-smaraṇa-mātrataḥBy the mere remembrance of the lotus-feet of Ganadhipa

ශරණම් උපාස්මහේ🔊śaraṇam upāsmaheWe worship and take refuge (in Him)

ගණාධිපාෂ්ටකම් ඉදං පඨතු🔊gaṇādhipāṣṭakam idaṁ paṭhatuLet the good person recite this Ganadhipa Ashtakam daily

Benefits of Chanting गणाधिप स्तोत्रम् (गणाधिपताष्टकम्)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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 Sinhala 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.