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गणेशभुजङ्गम् in Grantha · 𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌨𑍍𑌥

🕉️ hindu·📿 9× repetitions·🕐 Early morning at dawn (Brahma Muhurta), as the hymn itself prescribes 'pratar-utthaya' (rising at dawn); especially on Chaturthi tithi and Ganesh Chaturthi·📜 Stotra attributed to the works of Adi Shankaracharya (Shankaracharya Stotra collection)
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Origin & Story

Stotra attributed to the works of Adi Shankaracharya (Shankaracharya Stotra collection) · Adi Shankaracharya · Traditionally 8th century CE

The Ganesha Bhujangam belongs to Adi Shankaracharya's celebrated series of 'Bhujanga' hymns, in which he poured devotion into a swaying, song-like metre. Where the philosopher-Acharya elsewhere expounds the formless Absolute, here he first delights in the most tangible and joyful image of God — the elephant-faced Ganesha dancing the Tandava, bells ringing, trunk swirling. Verse by verse he ascends from this enchanting form to the realisation that the same Ganesha is the imperishable Om, the supreme Brahman beyond the gunas, thus uniting bhakti (devotion) and jnana (knowledge) in a single short hymn.

As told in scripture

Tradition holds that those who rise before dawn and recite this hymn daily with devotion attain Vak-Siddhi — the boon by which whatever they sincerely utter comes to pass. Devotees and scholars recount that consistent recitation has loosened tongues bound by stammering, blessed students with eloquence in examinations, and made the speech of singers and orators carry unusual power and truth.

Complete Text with Meaning

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Verse 1

𑌰𑌣𑌤𑍍𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍁𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌘𑌣𑍍𑌟𑌾𑌨𑌿𑌨𑌾𑌦𑌾𑌭𑌿𑌰𑌾𑌮𑌂 𑌚𑌲𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌾𑌣𑍍𑌡𑌵𑍋𑌦𑍍𑌦𑌣𑍍𑌡𑌵𑌤𑍍𑌪𑌦𑍍𑌮𑌤𑌾𑌲𑌮𑍍। 𑌲𑌸𑌤𑍍𑌤𑍁𑌨𑍍𑌦𑌿𑌲𑌾𑌙𑍍𑌗𑍋𑌪𑌰𑌿𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌲𑌹𑌾𑌰𑌂 𑌗𑌣𑌾𑌧𑍀𑌶𑌮𑍀𑌶𑌾𑌨𑌸𑍂𑌨𑍁𑌂 𑌤𑌮𑍀𑌡𑍇॥௧॥

raṇat-kṣudra-ghaṇṭā-ninādābhirāmaṁ chalat-tāṇḍavoddaṇḍavat-padma-tālam। lasat-tundilāṅgopari-vyāla-hāraṁ gaṇādhīśam-īśāna-sūnuṁ tam-īḍe॥1॥

Meaning:मैं गणाधीश, ईशानपुत्र (शिव के पुत्र) की स्तुति करता हूँ — जो अपनी छोटी घण्टियों की मधुर झंकार से मनोहर हैं, उद्दण्ड ताण्डव नृत्य में उठे हुए कमल समान चरणों से ताल देते हैं, और जिनके चमकते हुए स्थूल उदर पर सर्प का हार सुशोभित है।

Verse 2

𑌧𑍍𑌵𑌨𑌿𑌧𑍍𑌵𑌂𑌸𑌵𑍀𑌣𑌾𑌲𑌯𑍋𑌲𑍍𑌲𑌾𑌸𑌿𑌵𑌕𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌂 𑌸𑍍𑌫𑍁𑌰𑌚𑍍𑌛𑍁𑌣𑍍𑌡𑌦𑌣𑍍𑌡𑍋𑌲𑍍𑌲𑌸𑌦𑍍𑌬𑍀𑌜𑌪𑍂𑌰𑌮𑍍। 𑌗𑌲𑌦𑍍𑌦𑌰𑍍𑌪𑌸𑍗𑌗𑌨𑍍𑌧𑍍𑌯𑌲𑍋𑌲𑌾𑌲𑌿𑌮𑌾𑌲𑌂 𑌗𑌣𑌾𑌧𑍀𑌶𑌮𑍀𑌶𑌾𑌨𑌸𑍂𑌨𑍁𑌂 𑌤𑌮𑍀𑌡𑍇॥௨॥

dhvani-dhvaṁsa-vīṇā-layollāsi-vaktraṁ sphurach-chuṇḍa-daṇḍollasad-bīja-pūram। galad-darpa-saugandhya-lolāli-mālaṁ gaṇādhīśam-īśāna-sūnuṁ tam-īḍe॥2॥

Meaning:मैं उन गणाधीश की स्तुति करता हूँ जिनका मुख वीणावादन से प्रफुल्लित है, जिनकी चंचल सूँड हर्ष से बीजपूर (अनार) धारण किए है, और जिनके मद की सुगन्ध पर भ्रमरों की पंक्ति मँडराती है।

Verse 3

𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌕𑌾𑌶𑌜𑍍𑌜𑌪𑌾𑌰𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌰𑌤𑍍𑌨𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌸𑍂𑌨- 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌵𑌾𑌲𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌭𑌾𑌤𑌾𑌰𑍁𑌣𑌜𑍍𑌯𑍋𑌤𑌿𑌰𑍇𑌕𑌮𑍍। 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌲𑌮𑍍𑌬𑍋𑌦𑌰𑌂 𑌵𑌕𑍍𑌰𑌤𑍁𑌣𑍍𑌡𑍈𑌕𑌦𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌂 𑌗𑌣𑌾𑌧𑍀𑌶𑌮𑍀𑌶𑌾𑌨𑌸𑍂𑌨𑍁𑌂 𑌤𑌮𑍀𑌡𑍇॥௩॥

prakāśaj-japā-rakta-ratna-prasūna- pravāla-prabhā-tāruṇa-jyotir-ekam। pralambodaraṁ vakra-tuṇḍaika-dantaṁ gaṇādhīśam-īśāna-sūnuṁ tam-īḍe॥3॥

Meaning:मैं उन शिवपुत्र की स्तुति करता हूँ, जिनकी एकमात्र कान्ति प्रवाल, रक्त जपापुष्प और उदयकालीन अरुण रत्न के समान दीप्त है — जो प्रलम्ब उदर वाले, वक्रतुण्ड और एकदन्त हैं।

Verse 4

𑌵𑌿𑌚𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌸𑍍𑌫𑍁𑌰𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌤𑍍𑌨𑌮𑌾𑌲𑌾𑌕𑌿𑌰𑍀𑌟𑌂 𑌕𑌿𑌰𑍀𑌟𑍋𑌲𑍍𑌲𑌸𑌚𑍍𑌚𑌨𑍍𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌰𑍇𑌖𑌾𑌵𑌿𑌭𑍂𑌷𑌮𑍍। 𑌵𑌿𑌭𑍂𑌷𑍈𑌕𑌭𑍂𑌷𑌂 𑌭𑌵𑌧𑍍𑌵𑌂𑌸𑌹𑍇𑌤𑍁𑌂 𑌗𑌣𑌾𑌧𑍀𑌶𑌮𑍀𑌶𑌾𑌨𑌸𑍂𑌨𑍁𑌂 𑌤𑌮𑍀𑌡𑍇॥௪॥

vichitra-sphurad-ratna-mālā-kirīṭaṁ kirīṭollasach-chandra-rekhā-vibhūṣam। vibhūṣaika-bhūṣaṁ bhava-dhvaṁsa-hetuṁ gaṇādhīśam-īśāna-sūnuṁ tam-īḍe॥4॥

Meaning:मैं उन गणाधीश की स्तुति करता हूँ, जो विचित्र रत्नमालाओं से जड़े मुकुट धारण करते हैं, जिस पर चन्द्ररेखा सुशोभित है — जो समस्त आभूषणों के भी आभूषण हैं और संसार-बन्धन के विनाश के कारण हैं।

Verse 5

𑌉𑌦𑌞𑍍𑌚𑌦𑍍𑌭𑍁𑌜𑌾𑌵𑌲𑍍𑌲𑌰𑍀𑌦𑍃𑌶𑍍𑌯𑌮𑍂𑌲- 𑌶𑍍𑌚𑌲𑌦𑍍𑌭𑍍𑌰𑍂𑌲𑌤𑌾𑌵𑌿𑌭𑍍𑌰𑌮𑌭𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌜𑌦𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌮𑍍। 𑌮𑌰𑍁𑌤𑍍𑌸𑍁𑌨𑍍𑌦𑌰𑍀𑌚𑌾𑌮𑌰𑍈𑌃 𑌸𑍇𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌮𑌾𑌨𑌂 𑌗𑌣𑌾𑌧𑍀𑌶𑌮𑍀𑌶𑌾𑌨𑌸𑍂𑌨𑍁𑌂 𑌤𑌮𑍀𑌡𑍇॥௫॥

udañchad-bhujā-vallarī-dṛśya-mūla- ś-chalad-bhrū-latā-vibhrama-bhrājad-akṣam। marut-sundarī-chāmaraiḥ sevyamānaṁ gaṇādhīśam-īśāna-sūnuṁ tam-īḍe॥5॥

Meaning:मैं उन गणाधीश की स्तुति करता हूँ, जिनकी ऊपर उठी भुजाएँ लता के समान उनके स्वरूप को प्रकट करती हैं, जिनकी चंचल भृकुटि मुख की शोभा बढ़ाती है, और जिनकी सेवा देवांगनाएँ चामरों से करती हैं।

Verse 6

𑌸𑍍𑌫𑍁𑌰𑌨𑍍𑌨𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌠𑍁𑌰𑌾𑌲𑍋𑌲𑌪𑌿𑌙𑍍𑌗𑌾𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌿𑌤𑌾𑌰𑌂 𑌕𑍃𑌪𑌾𑌕𑍋𑌮𑌲𑍋𑌦𑌾𑌰𑌲𑍀𑌲𑌾𑌵𑌤𑌾𑌰𑌮𑍍। 𑌕𑌲𑌾𑌬𑌿𑌨𑍍𑌦𑍁𑌗𑌂 𑌗𑍀𑌯𑌤𑍇 𑌯𑍋𑌗𑌿𑌵𑌰𑍍𑌯𑍈- 𑌰𑍍𑌗𑌣𑌾𑌧𑍀𑌶𑌮𑍀𑌶𑌾𑌨𑌸𑍂𑌨𑍁𑌂 𑌤𑌮𑍀𑌡𑍇॥௬॥

sphuran-niṣṭhurālola-piṅgākṣi-tāraṁ kṛpā-komalodāra-līlāvatāram। kalā-bindu-gaṁ gīyate yogi-varyair- gaṇādhīśam-īśāna-sūnuṁ tam-īḍe॥6॥

Meaning:मैं उन गणाधीश की स्तुति करता हूँ, जिनके स्थिर नेत्र पिंगल वर्ण के चंचल हैं, जिनका अवतार ही कोमल एवं उदार करुणा की लीला है, और जिन्हें श्रेष्ठ योगी कला-बिन्दु में स्थित जानकर गाते हैं।

Verse 7

𑌯𑌮𑍇𑌕𑌾𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌰𑌂 𑌨𑌿𑌰𑍍𑌮𑌲𑌂 𑌨𑌿𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌿𑌕𑌲𑍍𑌪𑌂 𑌗𑍁𑌣𑌾𑌤𑍀𑌤𑌮𑌾𑌨𑌨𑍍𑌦𑌮𑌾𑌕𑌾𑌰𑌶𑍂𑌨𑍍𑌯𑌮𑍍। 𑌪𑌰𑌂 𑌪𑌰𑌤𑌰𑌂 𑌬𑍍𑌰𑌹𑍍𑌮 𑌵𑍇𑌦𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌵𑍇𑌦𑍍𑌯𑌂 𑌵𑌦𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌿 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌗𑌲𑍍𑌭𑌂 𑌪𑍁𑌰𑌾𑌣𑌂 𑌤𑌮𑍀𑌡𑍇॥௭॥

yam-ekākṣaraṁ nirmalaṁ nirvikalpaṁ guṇātītam-ānandam-ākāra-śūnyam। paraṁ parataraṁ brahma vedānta-vedyaṁ vadanti pragalbhaṁ purāṇaṁ tam-īḍe॥7॥

Meaning:मैं उनकी स्तुति करता हूँ जिन्हें मनीषी एकाक्षर, निर्मल, निर्विकल्प, गुणातीत, आनन्दस्वरूप, आकाररहित तथा वेदान्त से ज्ञेय परात्पर ब्रह्म कहते हैं।

Verse 8

𑌚𑌿𑌦𑌾𑌨𑌨𑍍𑌦𑌸𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌯 𑌶𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌾𑌯 𑌤𑍁𑌭𑍍𑌯𑌂 𑌨𑌮𑍋 𑌵𑌿𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌕𑌰𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌰𑍇 𑌚 𑌹𑌰𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌰𑍇 𑌚 𑌤𑍁𑌭𑍍𑌯𑌮𑍍। 𑌨𑌮𑍋𑌽𑌨𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌲𑍀𑌲𑌾𑌯 𑌕𑍈𑌵𑌲𑍍𑌯𑌭𑌾𑌸𑍇 𑌨𑌮𑍋 𑌵𑌿𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌬𑍀𑌜 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌸𑍀𑌦𑍇𑌶𑌸𑍂𑌨𑍋॥௮॥

chidānanda-sāndrāya śāntāya tubhyaṁ namo viśva-kartre cha hartre cha tubhyam। namo'nanta-līlāya kaivalya-bhāse namo viśva-bīja prasīdeśa-sūno॥8॥

Meaning:हे चिदानन्दघन, शान्तस्वरूप, आपको नमस्कार है; हे विश्व के कर्ता और हर्ता, आपको नमस्कार है; अनन्त लीला वाले, कैवल्य के प्रकाशस्वरूप, आपको नमस्कार है; हे विश्वबीज, हे ईशानपुत्र, प्रसन्न होइए।

Verse 9

𑌇𑌮𑌂 𑌸𑍁𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌵𑌂 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌤𑌰𑍁𑌤𑍍𑌥𑌾𑌯 𑌭𑌕𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌾 𑌪𑌠𑍇𑌦𑍍𑌯𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍁 𑌮𑌰𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌯𑍋 𑌲𑌭𑍇𑌤𑍍𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌕𑌾𑌮𑌾𑌨𑍍। 𑌗𑌣𑍇𑌶𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌸𑌾𑌦𑍇𑌨 𑌸𑌿𑌧𑍍𑌯𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌿 𑌵𑌾𑌚𑍋 𑌗𑌣𑍇𑌶𑍇 𑌵𑌿𑌭𑍗 𑌦𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌲𑌭𑌂 𑌕𑌿𑌂 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌸𑌨𑍍𑌨𑍇॥௯॥

imaṁ sustavaṁ prātar-utthāya bhaktyā paṭhed-yas-tu martyo labhet-sarva-kāmān। gaṇeśa-prasādena sidhyanti vācho gaṇeśe vibhau durlabhaṁ kiṁ prasanne॥9॥

Meaning:जो मनुष्य प्रातः उठकर भक्तिपूर्वक इस सुन्दर स्तोत्र का पाठ करता है, वह समस्त कामनाओं को प्राप्त करता है। गणेश की कृपा से उसकी वाणी सिद्ध हो जाती है — विभु गणेश के प्रसन्न होने पर भला क्या दुर्लभ रह जाता है?

Word-by-Word Meaning

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𑌰𑌣𑌤𑍍𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍁𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌘𑌣𑍍𑌟𑌾🔊raṇat-kṣudra-ghaṇṭāwith tinkling small bells (on his anklets/ornaments)
𑌨𑌿𑌨𑌾𑌦𑌾𑌭𑌿𑌰𑌾𑌮𑌮𑍍🔊ninādābhirāmamcharming with their resonant sound
𑌚𑌲𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌾𑌣𑍍𑌡𑌵🔊chalat-tāṇḍavaperforming the dynamic Tandava dance
𑌉𑌦𑍍𑌦𑌣𑍍𑌡𑌵𑌤𑍍𑌪𑌦𑍍𑌮𑌤𑌾𑌲𑌮𑍍🔊uddaṇḍavat-padma-tālamkeeping rhythm with uplifted lotus-soft feet
𑌲𑌸𑌤𑍍𑌤𑍁𑌨𑍍𑌦𑌿𑌲𑌾𑌙𑍍𑌗🔊lasat-tundilāṅgawith a shining, rounded pot-belly
𑌉𑌪𑌰𑌿𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌲𑌹𑌾𑌰𑌮𑍍🔊upari-vyāla-hāramwearing a serpent as a garland upon his body
𑌗𑌣𑌾𑌧𑍀𑌶𑌮𑍍🔊gaṇādhīśamthe Lord of the ganas (celestial hosts)
𑌈𑌶𑌾𑌨𑌸𑍂𑌨𑍁𑌮𑍍🔊īśāna-sūnumthe son of Ishana (Lord Shiva)
𑌤𑌮𑍍 𑌈𑌡𑍇🔊tam īḍeI praise / I extol Him (the refrain of every verse)
𑌸𑍍𑌫𑍁𑌰𑌚𑍍𑌛𑍁𑌣𑍍𑌡𑌦𑌣𑍍𑌡🔊sphurach-chuṇḍa-daṇḍawith a quivering, raised trunk
𑌉𑌲𑍍𑌲𑌸𑌦𑍍𑌬𑍀𑌜𑌪𑍂𑌰𑌮𑍍🔊ullasad-bīja-pūramjoyfully holding a pomegranate (bijapura) fruit
𑌵𑌕𑍍𑌰𑌤𑍁𑌣𑍍𑌡𑍈𑌕𑌦𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌮𑍍🔊vakra-tuṇḍaika-dantamthe curved-trunked, single-tusked one
𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌲𑌮𑍍𑌬𑍋𑌦𑌰𑌮𑍍🔊pralambodaramhaving a large, hanging belly
𑌰𑌤𑍍𑌨𑌮𑌾𑌲𑌾𑌕𑌿𑌰𑍀𑌟𑌮𑍍🔊ratna-mālā-kirīṭamwearing a crown studded with jewel garlands
𑌚𑌨𑍍𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌰𑍇𑌖𑌾𑌵𑌿𑌭𑍂𑌷𑌮𑍍🔊chandra-rekhā-vibhūṣamadorned with the crescent-moon streak
𑌭𑌵𑌧𑍍𑌵𑌂𑌸𑌹𑍇𑌤𑍁𑌮𑍍🔊bhava-dhvaṁsa-hetumthe cause of the destruction of worldly bondage (samsara)
𑌮𑌰𑍁𑌤𑍍𑌸𑍁𑌨𑍍𑌦𑌰𑍀𑌚𑌾𑌮𑌰𑍈𑌃🔊marut-sundarī-chāmaraiḥby the celestial damsels with fly-whisks
𑌸𑍇𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌮𑌾𑌨𑌮𑍍🔊sevyamānambeing attended upon / served
𑌕𑍃𑌪𑌾𑌕𑍋𑌮𑌲𑍋𑌦𑌾𑌰𑌲𑍀𑌲𑌾𑌵𑌤𑌾𑌰𑌮𑍍🔊kṛpā-komalodāra-līlāvatāramwhose incarnation is a play of tender, generous compassion
𑌏𑌕𑌾𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌰𑌮𑍍🔊ekākṣaramthe single syllable (the primordial Om / the imperishable)
𑌨𑌿𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌿𑌕𑌲𑍍𑌪𑌮𑍍🔊nirvikalpamfree of all distinctions, beyond thought
𑌗𑍁𑌣𑌾𑌤𑍀𑌤𑌮𑍍🔊guṇātītamtranscending the three gunas of nature
𑌬𑍍𑌰𑌹𑍍𑌮 𑌵𑍇𑌦𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌵𑍇𑌦𑍍𑌯𑌮𑍍🔊brahma vedānta-vedyamthe Brahman knowable through the Vedanta
𑌚𑌿𑌦𑌾𑌨𑌨𑍍𑌦𑌸𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌯🔊chidānanda-sāndrāyato Him who is dense with consciousness and bliss
𑌵𑌿𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌕𑌰𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌰𑍇 𑌚 𑌹𑌰𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌰𑍇 𑌚🔊viśva-kartre cha hartre chato the creator and the dissolver of the universe
𑌇𑌮𑌂 𑌸𑍁𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌵𑌂 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌤𑌰𑍁𑌤𑍍𑌥𑌾𑌯🔊imaṁ sustavaṁ prātar-utthāyarising at dawn (and reciting) this beautiful hymn
𑌲𑌭𑍇𑌤𑍍𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌕𑌾𑌮𑌾𑌨𑍍🔊labhet-sarva-kāmānobtains all his desires
𑌸𑌿𑌧𑍍𑌯𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌿 𑌵𑌾𑌚𑌃🔊sidhyanti vāchaḥhis words come true (Vak-Siddhi is attained)

Benefits of Chanting गणेशभुजङ्गम्

Grants Vak-Siddhi — the power by which one's spoken words come true

Fulfils all righteous desires when recited at dawn with devotion (as stated in the final verse)

Removes obstacles and dissolves the bondage of samsara ('bhava-dhvamsa-hetum')

Sharpens devotion through vivid contemplation of Ganesha's Nritya (dancing) form

Bestows poetic and oratorical gifts, making it cherished by students and speakers

Carries the special grace of Adi Shankaracharya's lineage and meditative depth

Leads the mind from the saguna (form) to the nirguna (formless Brahman) aspect of God

How to Chant गणेशभुजङ्गम्

Repetitions9times
Best TimeEarly morning at dawn (Brahma Muhurta), as the hymn itself prescribes 'pratar-utthaya' (rising at dawn); especially on Chaturthi tithi and Ganesh Chaturthi

Bathe and sit before an image of Ganesha facing east. Recite all nine verses melodiously, savouring the rolling bhujanga-prayata metre that gives the hymn its serpentine flow. The first six verses are meditations on his dancing form, so visualise each detail — the bells, the trunk holding the pomegranate, the jewelled crown, the serpent garland. The final verse is the phalashruti; recite it as a sincere prayer. Light a lamp and offer modaka or red flowers if possible, and end by chanting Om Gam Ganapataye Namah.

Frequently Asked Questions

This page shows the complete गणेशभुजङ्गम् 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.
Bhujangam refers to the 'bhujanga-prayata' metre — a flowing Sanskrit metre of four feet of laghu-guru syllables whose rhythm sways like the movement of a serpent (bhujanga). Shankaracharya used the same metre for his Subramanya Bhujangam and Shiva Bhujangam, which is why these hymns feel musical and continuous when chanted.
It is traditionally attributed to Adi Shankaracharya, the 8th-century philosopher-saint. It appears in collections of his stotras and shares his characteristic movement from describing the deity's beautiful form to declaring the formless Brahman in the closing verses.
It primarily celebrates Nritya Ganapati — Ganesha as the cosmic dancer. The opening verse describes him keeping rhythm with lotus feet in the vigorous Tandava, his anklet bells tinkling, which is why the hymn is often associated with grace, art and joyful devotion.
The phalashruti declares that a person who rises at dawn and recites this hymn with devotion obtains all desires and that 'his words become accomplished' (Vak-Siddhi). For this reason it is favoured by students, poets, singers and public speakers.

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