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गणेश मङ्गलाष्टकम् in Grantha · 𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌨𑍍𑌥
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Origin & Story
Traditional Sanskrit Mangalashtakam (Ganapatya tradition) · Unknown (traditional) · Classical / medieval
The Mangalashtakam is a well-loved form of devotional poetry in which eight verses each invoke 'mangalam' — auspiciousness — upon a chosen deity, to be sung at the threshold of worship or any important beginning. This Ganesha Mangalashtakam gathers His most beloved names and images — Gajanana, son of Gauri and Shiva, brother of Skanda, wearer of the serpent-thread, four-armed bearer of the half-moon, the curved-trunked king and remover of obstacles — into a single garland of blessing, so that the devotee opens every undertaking by calling down Ganesha's auspicious grace.
✦ As told in scripture
It is the custom in countless homes and temples to begin Ganesha worship and every auspicious rite with this Mangalashtakam, trusting its closing promise that reciting the eight holy verses with reverence wards off all obstacles and surrounds the new undertaking with auspiciousness.
Complete Text with Meaning
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𑌗𑌜𑌾𑌨𑌨𑌾𑌯 𑌗𑌾𑌙𑍍𑌗𑍇𑌯𑌸𑌹𑌜𑌾𑌯 𑌸𑌦𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌨𑍇 । 𑌗𑍗𑌰𑍀𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌯𑌤𑌨𑍂𑌜𑌾𑌯 𑌗𑌣𑍇𑌶𑌾𑌯𑌾𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍁 𑌮𑌙𑍍𑌗𑌲𑌮𑍍 ॥௧॥
gajānanāya gāṅgeya-sahajāya sadātmane । gaurī-priya-tanūjāya gaṇeśāyāstu maṅgalam ॥1॥
Meaning:गणेश को मङ्गल हो — जो गजानन हैं, कार्तिकेय के भ्राता, सदा आत्मस्वरूप, गौरी के प्रिय पुत्र।
𑌨𑌾𑌗𑌯𑌜𑍍𑌞𑍋𑌪𑌵𑍀𑌤𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌤𑌵𑌿𑌘𑍍𑌨𑌵𑌿𑌨𑌾𑌶𑌿𑌨𑍇 । 𑌨𑌨𑍍𑌦𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌦𑌿𑌗𑌣𑌨𑌾𑌥𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌾𑌯𑌕𑌾𑌯𑌾𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍁 𑌮𑌙𑍍𑌗𑌲𑌮𑍍 ॥௨॥
nāga-yajñopavītāya nata-vighna-vināśine । nandyādi-gaṇa-nāthāya nāyakāyāstu maṅgalam ॥2॥
Meaning:उस नायक को मङ्गल हो — जो नाग का यज्ञोपवीत धारण करते हैं, नतजनों के विघ्नों का नाश करते हैं, नन्दी आदि गणों के अधिपति हैं।
𑌇𑌭𑌵𑌕𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌯 𑌚𑍇𑌨𑍍𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌦𑌿𑌵𑌨𑍍𑌦𑌿𑌤𑌾𑌯 𑌚𑌿𑌦𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌨𑍇 । 𑌈𑌶𑌾𑌨𑌪𑍍𑌰𑍇𑌮𑌪𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌾𑌯𑌕𑌾𑌯𑌾𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍁 𑌮𑌙𑍍𑌗𑌲𑌮𑍍 ॥௩॥
ibha-vaktrāya chendrādi-vanditāya chid-ātmane । īśāna-prema-pātrāya nāyakāyāstu maṅgalam ॥3॥
Meaning:उस नायक को मङ्गल हो — जो गजमुख हैं, इन्द्रादि से वन्दित, चिदात्मस्वरूप, ईशान (शिव) के प्रेमपात्र।
𑌸𑍁𑌮𑍁𑌖𑌾𑌯 𑌸𑍁𑌶𑍁𑌣𑍍𑌡𑌾𑌗𑍍𑌰𑍋𑌤𑍍𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌿𑌪𑍍𑌤𑌾𑌮𑍃𑌤𑌘𑌟𑌾𑌯 𑌚 । 𑌸𑍁𑌰𑌵𑍃𑌨𑍍𑌦𑌨𑌿𑌷𑍇𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌯 𑌚𑍇𑌷𑍍𑌟𑌦𑌾𑌯𑌾𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍁 𑌮𑌙𑍍𑌗𑌲𑌮𑍍 ॥௪॥
sumukhāya su-śuṇḍāgrotkṣiptāmṛta-ghaṭāya cha । sura-vṛnda-niṣevyāya cheṣṭadāyāstu maṅgalam ॥4॥
Meaning:उस इष्टदाता को मङ्गल हो — जो सुमुख हैं, जो अपनी सुन्दर सूँड के अग्रभाग से अमृत-घट उठाते हैं, देवगणों से सेवित।
𑌚𑌤𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌭𑍁𑌜𑌾𑌯 𑌚𑌨𑍍𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌧𑌵𑌿𑌲𑌸𑌨𑍍𑌮𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌕𑌾𑌯 𑌚 । 𑌚𑌰𑌣𑌾𑌵𑌨𑌤𑌾𑌨𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌤𑌾𑌰𑌣𑌾𑌯𑌾𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍁 𑌮𑌙𑍍𑌗𑌲𑌮𑍍 ॥௫॥
chatur-bhujāya chandrārdha-vilasan-mastakāya cha । charaṇāvanatānanta-tāraṇāyāstu maṅgalam ॥5॥
Meaning:जो अपने चरणों में नत अनन्त जीवों को तारने वाले हैं, चतुर्भुज, जिनके मस्तक पर अर्धचन्द्र शोभित है — उन्हें मङ्गल हो।
𑌵𑌕𑍍𑌰𑌤𑍁𑌣𑍍𑌡𑌾𑌯 𑌵𑌟𑌵𑍇 𑌵𑌨𑍍𑌦𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌯 𑌵𑌰𑌦𑌾𑌯 𑌚 । 𑌵𑌿𑌰𑍂𑌪𑌾𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌸𑍁𑌤𑌾𑌯𑌾𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍁 𑌵𑌿𑌘𑍍𑌨𑌨𑌾𑌶𑌾𑌯 𑌮𑌙𑍍𑌗𑌲𑌮𑍍 ॥௬॥
vakra-tuṇḍāya vaṭave vandyāya varadāya cha । virūpākṣa-sutāyāstu vighna-nāśāya maṅgalam ॥6॥
Meaning:वक्रतुण्ड, वटु (ब्रह्मचारी), वन्द्य, वरद, विरूपाक्ष (शिव) के पुत्र — उनके विघ्ननाश हेतु मङ्गल हो।
𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌮𑍋𑌦𑌮𑍋𑌦𑌰𑍂𑌪𑌾𑌯 𑌸𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌿𑌵𑌿𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌾𑌨𑌰𑍂𑌪𑌿𑌣𑍇 । 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌕𑍃𑌷𑍍𑌟𑌪𑌾𑌪𑌨𑌾𑌶𑌾𑌯 𑌫𑌲𑌦𑌾𑌯𑌾𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍁 𑌮𑌙𑍍𑌗𑌲𑌮𑍍 ॥௭॥
pramoda-moda-rūpāya siddhi-vijñāna-rūpiṇe । prakṛṣṭa-pāpa-nāśāya phaladāyāstu maṅgalam ॥7॥
Meaning:उस फलदाता को मङ्गल हो — जो प्रमोद एवं मोद के स्वरूप हैं, सिद्धि एवं विज्ञान के रूप, प्रकृष्ट पापों के नाशक।
𑌮𑌙𑍍𑌗𑌲𑌂 𑌗𑌣𑌨𑌾𑌥𑌾𑌯 𑌮𑌙𑍍𑌗𑌲𑌂 𑌹𑌰𑌸𑍂𑌨𑌵𑍇 । 𑌮𑌙𑍍𑌗𑌲𑌂 𑌵𑌿𑌘𑍍𑌨𑌰𑌾𑌜𑌾𑌯 𑌵𑌿𑌘𑍍𑌨𑌹𑌰𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌰𑍇𑌽𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍁 𑌮𑌙𑍍𑌗𑌲𑌮𑍍 ॥௮॥
maṅgalaṁ gaṇa-nāthāya maṅgalaṁ hara-sūnave । maṅgalaṁ vighna-rājāya vighna-hartre'stu maṅgalam ॥8॥
Meaning:गणनाथ को मङ्गल, हर के पुत्र को मङ्गल, विघ्नराज को मङ्गल, विघ्नहर्ता को मङ्गल हो।
𑌶𑍍𑌲𑍋𑌕𑌾𑌷𑍍𑌟𑌕𑌮𑌿𑌦𑌂 𑌪𑍁𑌣𑍍𑌯𑌂 𑌮𑌙𑍍𑌗𑌲𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌦𑌮𑌾𑌦𑌰𑌾𑌤𑍍 । 𑌪𑌠𑌿𑌤𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌂 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌯𑌤𑍍𑌨𑍇𑌨 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌵𑌿𑌘𑍍𑌨𑌨𑌿𑌵𑍃𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌯𑍇 ॥௯॥
ślokāṣṭakam idaṁ puṇyaṁ maṅgala-pradam ādarāt । paṭhitavyaṁ prayatnena sarva-vighna-nivṛttaye ॥9॥
Meaning:यह पुण्यप्रद, मङ्गलदायक श्लोकाष्टक समस्त विघ्नों की निवृत्ति के लिए आदरपूर्वक एवं प्रयत्नपूर्वक पढ़ना चाहिए।
Word-by-Word Meaning
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Benefits of Chanting गणेश मङ्गलाष्टकम्
Invokes mangalam (auspiciousness) upon every undertaking — traditionally sung at the start of worship, weddings and new ventures
Its closing verse promises removal of all obstacles (sarva-vighna-nivritti) to those who recite it with care
Each verse meditates on a different aspect of Ganesha — His form, family, emblems and grace
Cultivates devotion and a positive, auspicious frame of mind
Brings blessings of accomplishment (siddhi), knowledge (vijnana) and the fruits of one's efforts
Said to destroy grievous sins (prakrishta-papa-nasha)
Short and melodious, ideal for daily recitation and group singing on Ganesh Chaturthi
How to Chant गणेश मङ्गलाष्टकम्
Recite this Mangalashtakam at the beginning of puja or any auspicious undertaking to invoke Ganesha's blessing of mangalam. Sit before an image of Ganesha, light a lamp, and offer durva grass and red flowers. Sing the eight verses with reverence, letting each close on the word 'mangalam', and finish with the phalashruti. As the ninth verse advises, it should be recited 'with effort and reverence' for the removal of all obstacles.
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