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गणेश पञ्चरत्नम् in Grantha · 𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌨𑍍𑌥

🕉️ hindu·📿 1× repetitions·🕐 Dawn (as the hymn itself prescribes); especially Wednesdays, Ganesh Chaturthi and Sankashti·🎵 Audio included·📜 Composed by Adi Shankaracharya
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Origin & Story

Composed by Adi Shankaracharya · Adi Shankaracharya · c. 8th century CE

Adi Shankaracharya composed the Ganesha Pancharatnam as five 'jewels' of praise to Vinayaka, the remover of obstacles worshipped before every undertaking. Set in a swift, cascading metre, each verse heaps epithet upon epithet — the modaka-bearing, moon-crowned, single-tusked Lord who dwells in the hearts of yogis — making it both a philosophical meditation and a joyous song.

As told in scripture

Ganesha is invoked first in every Hindu rite as Vighnaharta, the remover of obstacles. Shankaracharya's Pancharatnam distils that power into five verses whose own closing promise — health, learning, worthy children and long life — has made it a treasured daily prayer for students, seekers and householders beginning anything new.

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Verse 1

𑌮𑍁𑌦𑌾𑌕𑌰𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌮𑍋𑌦𑌕𑌂 𑌸𑌦𑌾 𑌵𑌿𑌮𑍁𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌸𑌾𑌧𑌕𑌂 𑌕𑌲𑌾𑌧𑌰𑌾𑌵𑌤𑌂𑌸𑌕𑌂 𑌵𑌿𑌲𑌾𑌸𑌿𑌲𑍋𑌕𑌰𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌕𑌮𑍍 𑌅𑌨𑌾𑌯𑌕𑍈𑌕𑌨𑌾𑌯𑌕𑌂 𑌵𑌿𑌨𑌾𑌶𑌿𑌤𑍇𑌭𑌦𑍈𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌕𑌂 𑌨𑌤𑌾𑌶𑍁𑌭𑌾𑌶𑍁𑌨𑌾𑌶𑌕𑌂 𑌨𑌮𑌾𑌮𑌿 𑌤𑌂 𑌵𑌿𑌨𑌾𑌯𑌕𑌮𑍍 ௧॥

Mudakarattamodakam sada vimuktisadhakam Kaladharavatamsakam vilasilokarakshakam Anayakaikanayakam vinashitebhadaityakam Natashubhashunashakam namami tam vinayakam

Meaning:जो आनन्दपूर्वक हाथ में मोदक धारण करते हैं, सदा मुक्ति देने वाले, चन्द्रकला को आभूषण रूप में धारण किए, विलासमय लोकों के रक्षक, अनाथों के एकमात्र नायक, गजासुर का नाश करने वाले, नमन करने वालों के अशुभ को शीघ्र नष्ट करने वाले — उन विनायक को मैं नमन करता हूँ।

Verse 2

𑌨𑌤𑍇𑌤𑌰𑌾𑌤𑌿𑌭𑍀𑌕𑌰𑌂 𑌨𑌵𑍋𑌦𑌿𑌤𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌕𑌭𑌾𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌰𑌂 𑌨𑌮𑌤𑍍𑌸𑍁𑌰𑌾𑌰𑌿𑌨𑌿𑌰𑍍𑌜𑌰𑌂 𑌨𑌤𑌾𑌧𑌿𑌕𑌾𑌪𑌦𑍁𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌰𑌮𑍍 𑌸𑍁𑌰𑍇𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌰𑌂 𑌨𑌿𑌧𑍀𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌰𑌂 𑌗𑌜𑍇𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌰𑌂 𑌗𑌣𑍇𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌰𑌂 𑌮𑌹𑍇𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌰𑌂 𑌤𑌮𑌾𑌶𑍍𑌰𑌯𑍇 𑌪𑌰𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌪𑌰𑌂 𑌨𑌿𑌰𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌰𑌮𑍍 ௨॥

Natetaratibhikaram navoditarkabhasvaram Namatsurarinirjaram natadhikapaduddharam Sureshvaram nidhishvaram gajeshvaram ganeshvaram Maheshvaram tamashraye paratparam nirantaram

Meaning:विनम्रों के शत्रुओं के लिए भयंकर, नवोदित सूर्य के समान तेजस्वी, देवों और अमरों द्वारा वन्दित, भक्तों की भारी विपत्ति को दूर करने वाले — देवेश्वर, निधीश्वर, गजेश्वर, गणेश्वर, महेश्वर — उन परात्पर का मैं निरन्तर आश्रय लेता हूँ।

Verse 3

𑌸𑌮𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌲𑍋𑌕𑌶𑌂𑌕𑌰𑌂 𑌨𑌿𑌰𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌦𑍈𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌕𑍁𑌞𑍍𑌜𑌰𑌂 𑌦𑌰𑍇𑌤𑌰𑍋𑌦𑌰𑌂 𑌵𑌰𑌂 𑌵𑌰𑍇𑌭𑌵𑌕𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌮𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌰𑌮𑍍 𑌕𑍃𑌪𑌾𑌕𑌰𑌂 𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌮𑌾𑌕𑌰𑌂 𑌮𑍁𑌦𑌾𑌕𑌰𑌂 𑌯𑌶𑌸𑍍𑌕𑌰𑌂 𑌮𑌨𑌸𑍍𑌕𑌰𑌂 𑌨𑌮𑌸𑍍𑌕𑍃𑌤𑌾𑌂 𑌨𑌮𑌸𑍍𑌕𑌰𑍋𑌮𑌿 𑌭𑌾𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌰𑌮𑍍 ௩॥

Samastalokashamkaram nirastadaityakunjaram Daretarodaram varam varebhavaktramaksharam Kripakaram kshamakaram mudakaram yashaskaram Manaskaram namaskritam namaskaromi bhasvaram

Meaning:समस्त लोकों का कल्याण करने वाले, दैत्यरूपी हाथी का नाश करने वाले, सुन्दर उदर वाले, श्रेष्ठ, गजमुख, अक्षर; कृपा, क्षमा, आनन्द और यश के दाता, नमन करने वालों के मन में बसने वाले — उन तेजस्वी को मैं नमस्कार करता हूँ।

Verse 4

𑌅𑌕𑌿𑌂𑌚𑌨𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌮𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌜𑌨𑌂 𑌚𑌿𑌰𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌨𑍋𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌭𑌾𑌜𑌨𑌂 𑌪𑍁𑌰𑌾𑌰𑌿𑌪𑍂𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌨𑌨𑍍𑌦𑌨𑌂 𑌸𑍁𑌰𑌾𑌰𑌿𑌗𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌚𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌣𑌮𑍍 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌪𑌞𑍍𑌚𑌨𑌾𑌶𑌭𑍀𑌷𑌣𑌂 𑌧𑌨𑌂𑌜𑌯𑌾𑌦𑌿𑌭𑍂𑌷𑌣𑌂 𑌕𑌪𑍋𑌲𑌦𑌾𑌨𑌵𑌾𑌰𑌣𑌂 𑌭𑌜𑍇 𑌪𑍁𑌰𑌾𑌣𑌵𑌾𑌰𑌣𑌮𑍍 ௪॥

Akimchanartimarjanam chirantanoktibhajanam Puraripurvanandanam surarigarvacharvanam Prapanchanashabhishanam dhanamjayadibhushanam Kapoladanavaranam bhaje puranavaranam

Meaning:दीन-दुखियों की पीड़ा मिटाने वाले, सनातन स्तुति के पात्र, शिव (पुरारि) के आनन्दमय पुत्र, देवशत्रुओं के गर्व का चूर्ण करने वाले, प्रलयकाल में भयंकर, अर्जुन आदि से सुशोभित, जिनके गण्डस्थल से कृपारूपी मद बहता है — उन पुरातन गजमुख का मैं भजन करता हूँ।

Verse 5

𑌨𑌿𑌤𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌕𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌦𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌕𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌮𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌕𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌕𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌜𑌂 𑌅𑌚𑌿𑌨𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌰𑍂𑌪𑌮𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌹𑍀𑌨𑌮𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌰𑌾𑌯𑌕𑍃𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌨𑌮𑍍 𑌹𑍃𑌦𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌰𑍇 𑌨𑌿𑌰𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌰𑌂 𑌵𑌸𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌮𑍇𑌵 𑌯𑍋𑌗𑌿𑌨𑌾𑌂 𑌤𑌮𑍇𑌕𑌦𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌮𑍇𑌵 𑌤𑌂 𑌵𑌿𑌚𑌿𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌯𑌾𑌮𑌿 𑌸𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌤𑌮𑍍 ௫॥

Nitantakantadantakantimantakantakatmajam Achintyarupamantahinamantarayakrintanam Hridantare nirantaram vasantameva yoginam Tamekadantameva tam vichintayami santatam

Meaning:अत्यन्त सुन्दर दन्त की कान्ति वाले, मृत्यु को जीतने वाले शिव के पुत्र, अचिन्त्यरूप, अनन्त, समस्त विघ्नों को काटने वाले, योगियों के हृदय में निरन्तर निवास करने वाले — उन एकदन्त का मैं सदा ध्यान करता हूँ।

Verse 6

𑌮𑌹𑌾𑌗𑌣𑍇𑌶𑌪𑌞𑍍𑌚𑌰𑌤𑍍𑌨𑌮𑌾𑌦𑌰𑍇𑌣 𑌯𑍋𑌽𑌨𑍍𑌵𑌹𑌂 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌜𑌲𑍍𑌪𑌤𑌿 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌭𑌾𑌤𑌕𑍇 𑌹𑍃𑌦𑌿 𑌸𑍍𑌮𑌰𑌨𑍍 𑌗𑌣𑍇𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌰𑌮𑍍 𑌅𑌰𑍋𑌗𑌤𑌾𑌮𑌦𑍋𑌷𑌤𑌾𑌂 𑌸𑍁𑌸𑌾𑌹𑌿𑌤𑍀𑌂 𑌸𑍁𑌪𑍁𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌤𑌾𑌂 𑌸𑌮𑌾𑌹𑌿𑌤𑌾𑌯𑍁𑌰𑌷𑍍𑌟𑌭𑍂𑌤𑌿𑌮𑌭𑍍𑌯𑍁𑌪𑍈𑌤𑌿 𑌸𑍋𑌽𑌚𑌿𑌰𑌾𑌤𑍍

Mahaganeshapancharatnamadarena yonvaham Prajalpati prabhatake hridi smaran ganeshvaram Arogatamadoshatam susahitim suputratam Samahitayurashtabhutimabhyupaiti sochirat

Meaning:जो आदरपूर्वक प्रतिदिन प्रातःकाल हृदय में गणेश्वर का स्मरण करते हुए इस महागणेश पंचरत्न का पाठ करता है, वह शीघ्र ही आरोग्य, निर्दोषता, उत्तम विद्या, सुपुत्र और सुस्थिर दीर्घायु तथा आठों सिद्धियों को प्राप्त करता है।

Word-by-Word Meaning

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𑌵𑌿𑌨𑌾𑌯𑌕𑌮𑍍🔊VinayakamVinayaka — the supreme leader, Ganesha
𑌮𑍁𑌦𑌾𑌕𑌰𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌮𑍋𑌦𑌕𑌂🔊Mudakaratta-modakamJoyfully holding the modaka sweet in His hand
𑌵𑌿𑌮𑍁𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌸𑌾𑌧𑌕𑌂🔊Vimukti-sadhakamThe bestower of liberation
𑌗𑌣𑍇𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌰𑌂🔊GaneshvaramThe Lord of the ganas
𑌪𑌰𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌪𑌰𑌂🔊ParatparamThe supreme beyond the supreme
𑌏𑌕𑌦𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌮𑍍🔊EkadantamThe single-tusked one
𑌅𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌰𑌾𑌯𑌕𑍃𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌨𑌮𑍍🔊Antaraya-krintanamThe cutter of every obstacle
𑌅𑌷𑍍𑌟𑌭𑍂𑌤𑌿𑌮𑍍🔊AshtabhutimThe eight prosperities (siddhis)

Benefits of Chanting गणेश पञ्चरत्नम्

A jewel-like five-verse hymn by Adi Shankaracharya praising Ganesha as the remover of every obstacle and bestower of liberation.

Daily dawn recitation is promised to grant health, freedom from faults, fine learning and virtuous children (as stated in the final verse).

Invoked before any new venture, examination or journey to ensure success without obstacles.

Sharpens the intellect and memory — ideal for students and seekers of wisdom.

Its closing verse promises a composed long life endowed with the eight prosperities (ashta-siddhi).

Recited especially on Ganesh Chaturthi, Wednesdays and Sankashti Chaturthi.

How to Chant गणेश पञ्चरत्नम्

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Best TimeDawn (as the hymn itself prescribes); especially Wednesdays, Ganesh Chaturthi and Sankashti
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As the stotra itself directs, recite it at dawn (prabhata) while remembering Ganeshvara in the heart. Sit before an image of Ganesha, offer durva grass and modak, and chant the five verses with attention to their meaning, ending with the phala-shruti. Begin new undertakings after this recitation to remove obstacles.

Frequently Asked Questions

This page shows the complete गणेश पञ्चरत्नम् 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.
Ganesh Pancharatnam ('Five Jewels of Ganesha') is a five-verse hymn composed by Adi Shankaracharya, beginning 'Mudakaratha Modakam'. It praises Lord Ganesha as the remover of obstacles and giver of liberation, in an intricate, musical metre.
It was composed by Adi Shankaracharya, the 8th-century sage and philosopher, who wrote it in the flowing panchachamara metre that makes it a delight to chant.
The phala-shruti promises that whoever recites it daily at dawn, remembering Ganesha in the heart, swiftly attains health, freedom from faults, good learning, virtuous children and a long, composed life with the eight prosperities.
At dawn, as the hymn itself prescribes, and especially on Wednesdays, Ganesh Chaturthi and Sankashti Chaturthi, or before beginning any important new task.

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