ganeshaganeshashtakamganesha-purana

ගණේශාෂ්ටකම්

गणेशाष्टकम् in Sinhala · සිංහල

🕉️ hindu·📿 1× repetitions·🕐 Morning after bath; Ganesh Chaturthi, Sankashti Chaturthi, and as daily parayana·📜 Ganesha Purana

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हिन्दी / देवनागरी తెలుగు தமிழ்ಕನ್ನಡ മലയാളം ગુજરાતી বাংলা ଓଡ଼ିଆ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ Englishසිංහල𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌨𑍍𑌥

Origin & Story

Ganesha Purana · Unknown (traditional; from the Ganesha Purana) · Puranic

This Ashtakam appears in the Ganesha Purana as a hymn of praise to Ganesha as the Supreme Brahman. Rather than dwelling on his iconographic form, it sweeps through the whole of creation — beings and gods, elements and oceans, beasts and birds, even Shesha and the heavenly worlds, and obstacles, grief and desire themselves — declaring that all of it arises 'yatah', from Ganesha, and ending each verse by bowing to and worshipping him as the source of all.

✦ As told in scripture

Tradition holds that this Ashtakam, by praising Ganesha as Para-Brahman itself, is among the most spiritually potent of Ganesha hymns: its own closing verse declares that one who recites it daily with devotion attains both worldly prosperity and final liberation, for in it the Lord himself has been praised.

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Verse 1

යතෝ(අ)නන්තශක්තේරනන්තාශ්ච ජීවා යතෝ නිර්ගුණාදප්රමේයා ගුණාස්තේ . යතෝ භාති සර්වං ත්රිධා භේදභින්නං සදා තං ගණේශං නමාමෝ භජාමඃ ..

Yato'nanta-shakter ananta-shcha jiva Yato nirgunad aprameya gunaste Yato bhati sarvam tridha bhedabhinnam Sada tam ganesham namamo bhajamah

Meaning:जिस अनन्त-शक्ति से अनन्त जीव उत्पन्न होते हैं; जिस निर्गुण से सृष्टि के अप्रमेय गुण प्रकट होते हैं; जिससे यह समस्त त्रिविध भेदों में विभक्त जगत् प्रकाशित होता है — उस गणेश को हम सदा प्रणाम एवं भजन करते हैं।

Verse 2

යතශ්චාවිරාසීජ්ජගත්සර්වමේතත් තථාබ්ජාසනෝ විශ්වගෝ විශ්වගෝප්තා . තථේන්ද්රාදයෝ දේවසඞ්ඝා මනුෂ්යාඃ සදා තං ගණේශං නමාමෝ භජාමඃ ..

Yata-shchavirasij jagat sarvam etat Tathabjasano vishvago vishvagopta Tathendradayo devasangha manushyah Sada tam ganesham namamo bhajamah

Meaning:जिससे यह समस्त जगत् प्रकट हुआ, तथा कमलासन ब्रह्मा, विश्वव्यापी रक्षक विष्णु, एवं इन्द्रादि देवगण एवं मनुष्य — उस गणेश को हम सदा प्रणाम एवं भजन करते हैं।

Verse 3

යතෝ වහ්නිභානූ භවෝ භූර්ජලං ච යතඃ සාගරාශ්චන්ද්රමා ව්යෝම වායුඃ . යතඃ ස්ථාවරා ජඞ්ගමා වෘක්ෂසඞ්ඝාඃ සදා තං ගණේශං නමාමෝ භජාමඃ ..

Yato vahnibhanu bhavo bhurjalam cha Yatah sagara-shchandrama vyoma vayuh Yatah sthavara jangama vriksha-sanghah Sada tam ganesham namamo bhajamah

Meaning:जिससे अग्नि एवं सूर्य, सृष्टि, पृथ्वी एवं जल; जिससे सागर, चन्द्रमा, आकाश एवं वायु; जिससे स्थावर-जंगम प्राणी एवं समस्त वृक्ष — उस गणेश को हम सदा प्रणाम एवं भजन करते हैं।

Verse 4

යතෝ දානවාඃ කින්නරා යක්ෂසඞ්ඝා යතශ්චාරණා වාරණාඃ ශ්වාපදාශ්ච . යතඃ පක්ෂිකීටා යතෝ වීරුධශ්ච සදා තං ගණේශං නමාමෝ භජාමඃ ..

Yato danavah kinnara yaksha-sangha Yata-shcharana varanah shvapada-shcha Yatah pakshikita yato virudha-shcha Sada tam ganesham namamo bhajamah

Meaning:जिससे दानव, किन्नर एवं यक्षगण; जिससे चारण, हाथी एवं हिंसक पशु; जिससे पक्षी एवं कीट, एवं जिससे लताएँ — उस गणेश को हम सदा प्रणाम एवं भजन करते हैं।

Verse 5

යතෝ බුද්ධිරජ්ඤානනාශෝ මුමුක්ෂෝඃ යතඃ සම්පදෝ භක්තසන්තෝෂිකාඃ ස්යුඃ . යතෝ විඝ්නනාශෝ යතඃ කාර්යසිද්ධිඃ සදා තං ගණේශං නමාමෝ භජාමඃ ..

Yato buddhir ajnana-nasho mumukshoh Yatah sampado bhakta-santoshikah syuh Yato vighnanasho yatah karyasiddhih Sada tam ganesham namamo bhajamah

Meaning:जिससे मुमुक्षु को बुद्धि एवं अज्ञान का नाश; जिससे भक्तों को सन्तोष देने वाली सम्पत्ति; जिससे विघ्नों का नाश एवं कार्य की सिद्धि — उस गणेश को हम सदा प्रणाम एवं भजन करते हैं।

Verse 6

යතඃ පුත්රසම්පද්යතෝ වාඤ්ඡිතාර්ථෝ යතෝ(අ)භක්තවිඝ්නාස්තථානේකරූපාඃ . යතඃ ශෝකමෝහෞ යතඃ කාම ඒව සදා තං ගණේශං නමාමෝ භජාමඃ ..

Yatah putra-sampad yato vanchhitartho Yato'bhakta-vighnas tathaneka-rupah Yatah shoka-mohau yatah kama eva Sada tam ganesham namamo bhajamah

Meaning:जिससे पुत्र-सम्पत्ति एवं वाञ्छित अर्थ; जिससे अभक्तों के लिए अनेक रूप के विघ्न; जिससे शोक एवं मोह, एवं जिससे काम — उस गणेश को हम सदा प्रणाम एवं भजन करते हैं।

Verse 7

යතෝ(අ)නන්තශක්තිඃ ස ශේෂෝ බභූව ධරාධාරණේ(අ)නේකරූපේ ච ශක්තඃ . යතෝ(අ)නේකධා ස්වර්ගලෝකා හි නානාඃ සදා තං ගණේශං නමාමෝ භජාමඃ ..

Yato'nanta-shaktih sa shesho babhuva Dharadharane'neka-rupe cha shaktah Yato'nekadha svarga-loka hi nanah Sada tam ganesham namamo bhajamah

Meaning:जिससे अनन्त-शक्ति शेषनाग प्रकट हुए, जो अनेक रूपों में पृथ्वी को धारण करने में समर्थ हैं; जिससे अनेक प्रकार के नाना स्वर्गलोक हुए — उस गणेश को हम सदा प्रणाम एवं भजन करते हैं।

Verse 8

යතෝ වේදවාචෝ විකුණ්ඨා මනෝභිඃ සදා නේති නේතීති යත්තා ගෘණන්ති . පරබ්රහ්මරූපං චිදානන්දභූතං සදා තං ගණේශං නමාමෝ භජාමඃ ..

Yato vedavacho vikuntha manobhih Sada neti netiti yatta grinanti Parabrahma-rupam chidananda-bhutam Sada tam ganesham namamo bhajamah

Meaning:जिससे वेद-वाणी मन सहित विमुख होकर सदा 'नेति-नेति' कहती हुई स्तुति करती है — उस परब्रह्मस्वरूप, चिदानन्दमय को — उस गणेश को हम सदा प्रणाम एवं भजन करते हैं।

Verse 9

පුනශ්චේදමෂ්ටකං භක්තියුක්තෝ පඨේද්යෝ නරෝ භක්තිභාවේන නිත්යම් . ඉහ ශ්රීසමෘද්ධිං පරත්රාපි මුක්තිං ලභේද්භක්තියුක්තඃ ස්තුතෝ යේන දේවඃ ..

Punash chedam ashtakam bhaktiyukto Pathedyo naro bhaktibhavena nityam Iha shri-samriddhim paratrapi muktim Labhed bhaktiyuktah stuto yena devah

Meaning:जो मनुष्य भक्तियुक्त होकर इस अष्टक का नित्य प्रेमपूर्वक पाठ करता है, वह इस लोक में श्री-समृद्धि एवं परलोक में मुक्ति प्राप्त करता है — क्योंकि इससे स्वयं देव की स्तुति की गई है।

Word-by-Word Meaning

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යතඃ🔊YatahFrom whom / because of whom (the anaphora opening each verse)

අනන්තශක්තේඃ🔊Ananta-shaktehFrom the one of infinite power / energy

අනන්තාශ්ච ජීවාඃ🔊Ananta-shcha jivah(From whom arise) the infinite living beings

නිර්ගුණාත්🔊NirgunatFrom the attributeless (formless) one

අප්රමේයා ගුණාඃ🔊Aprameya gunahThe immeasurable qualities (of creation)

ත්රිධා භේදභින්නම්🔊Tridha bhedabhinnamDivided into the three-fold distinctions (of creation)

සදා තං ගණේශං නමාමෝ භජාමඃ🔊Sada tam ganesham namamo bhajamahWe ever bow to and worship that Ganesha (the refrain)

අබ්ජාසනඃ🔊AbjasanahThe lotus-seated one (Brahma)

විශ්වගෝප්තා🔊VishvagoptaThe protector of the universe (Vishnu)

වහ්නිභානූ🔊VahnibhanuFire and the sun

ස්ථාවරා ජඞ්ගමාඃ🔊Sthavara jangamahThe unmoving and the moving (all beings)

බුද්ධිරජ්ඤානනාශඃ🔊Buddhir ajnana-nashahIntellect, and the destruction of ignorance (for the seeker of liberation)

විඝ්නනාශඃ🔊VighnanashahThe destruction of obstacles

කාර්යසිද්ධිඃ🔊KaryasiddhihThe accomplishment of (every) task

පුත්රසම්පත්🔊Putra-sampatThe blessing of children

වාඤ්ඡිතාර්ථඃ🔊VanchhitarthahThe desired object / fulfilment of wishes

ශේෂඃ🔊SheshaShesha, the cosmic serpent who bears the earth

නේති නේති🔊Neti neti'Not this, not this' — the Upanishadic negation by which the Vedas seek the Absolute

පරබ්රහ්මරූපම්🔊Parabrahma-rupamOf the form of the Supreme Brahman

චිදානන්දභූතම්🔊Chidananda-bhutamBeing of the nature of consciousness and bliss (chit-ananda)

Benefits of Chanting गणेशाष्टकम्

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Reveals Ganesha as Para-Brahman, the supreme source of all creation — a hymn of deep Vedantic devotion

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Cultivates wisdom and the destruction of ignorance, as verse five explicitly states

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Invokes the removal of obstacles (vighna-nasha) and the accomplishment of every task (karya-siddhi)

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Its closing verse promises prosperity (shri-samriddhi) in this world and liberation (mukti) hereafter

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Steadies and elevates the mind through the contemplative 'neti neti' vision of the eighth verse

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Recited for devotion, wisdom and success on Ganesh Chaturthi, Sankashti and during daily worship

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Suitable as a daily parayana (recitation) for seekers of both worldly welfare and liberation

How to Chant गणेशाष्टकम्

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Best TimeMorning after bath; Ganesh Chaturthi, Sankashti Chaturthi, and as daily parayana

Sit before an image of Lord Ganesha, light a lamp and offer durva grass, red flowers and modak. Recite the eight verses with devotion and contemplation, dwelling on the meaning of each 'Yatah' (from whom) and bowing inwardly at the refrain 'Sada tam ganesham namamo bhajamah'. Conclude with the phala-shruti verse. It may be recited once daily as parayana for prosperity and liberation.

Frequently Asked Questions

This page shows the complete गणेशाष्टकम् 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 from the Ganesha Purana, beginning 'Yato'nanta-shakter ananta-shcha jiva'. Unusually philosophical, it praises Ganesha as Para-Brahman — the supreme Reality from whom all beings, gods, elements and worlds arise — each verse closing 'Sada tam ganesham namamo bhajamah' ('We ever bow to and worship that Ganesha').

Where many Ganesha stotras describe his form and emblems, this Ashtakam is a Vedantic hymn: it contemplates Ganesha as the formless Absolute (Para-Brahman, chit-ananda) from whom the entire cosmos — and even obstacles, grief and desire — proceeds, echoing the Upanishadic 'neti neti'.

It means 'We ever bow to and worship that Ganesha'. This line closes every verse, so that each contemplation of Ganesha as the source of creation ends in an act of reverent worship and surrender.

Its phala-shruti (closing verse) promises that one who recites it daily with devotion gains prosperity (shri-samriddhi) in this world and liberation (mukti) in the next. It is chanted for wisdom, the removal of obstacles, success in undertakings and spiritual upliftment.