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🕉️ hindu·📿 1× repetitions·🕐 At dawn (as the phalashruti directs); Ganesh Chaturthi and Sankashti·🎵 Audio included·📜 Composed by Adi Shankaracharya
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Composed by Adi Shankaracharya · Adi Shankaracharya · 8th century CE

The Ganesha Pancharatnam is one of Adi Shankaracharya's most loved stotras — five 'jewel' verses set in an intricate, dancing Sanskrit metre, each beholding Lord Ganesha in a cascade of epithets: holder of the modaka, wearer of the moon, slayer of demons, lord of the ganas, the one-tusked Ekadanta who dwells in the yogis' hearts. The sixth verse promises rich fruit to whoever recites it at dawn.

As told in scripture

The hymn carries its own promise: whoever recites these five jewels at daybreak, holding Ganesha in the heart, is said to gain health, blamelessness, learning, good children, long life and the eightfold prosperity — Ganesha's grace flowing to the devotee who begins each day with his name.

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Verse 1

𑌮𑍁𑌦𑌾 𑌕𑌰𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌤 𑌮𑍋𑌦𑌕𑌂 𑌸𑌦𑌾 𑌵𑌿𑌮𑍁𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌿 𑌸𑌾𑌧𑌕𑌂 𑌕𑌲𑌾𑌧𑌰𑌾𑌵𑌤𑌂𑌸𑌕𑌂 𑌵𑌿𑌲𑌾𑌸𑌿𑌲𑍋𑌕 𑌰𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌕𑌮𑍍 𑌅𑌨𑌾𑌯𑌕𑍈𑌕 𑌨𑌾𑌯𑌕𑌂 𑌵𑌿𑌨𑌾𑌶𑌿𑌤𑍇𑌭 𑌦𑍈𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌕𑌂 𑌨𑌤𑌾𑌶𑍁𑌭𑌾𑌶𑍁 𑌨𑌾𑌶𑌕𑌂 𑌨𑌮𑌾𑌮𑌿 𑌤𑌂 𑌵𑌿𑌨𑌾𑌯𑌕𑌮𑍍

Muda karatta modakam sada vimukti sadhakam Kaladharavatamsakam vilasiloka rakshakam Anayakaika nayakam vinashitebha daityakam Natashubhashu nashakam namami tam vinayakam

Meaning:मैं उस विनायक को नमन करता हूँ जो आनंदपूर्वक अपने हाथ में मोदक धारण करते हैं, मुक्ति के शाश्वत दाता; जो शिरोरत्न के रूप में चंद्रमा को धारण करते हैं, उज्ज्वल लोकों के रक्षक; अनाथों के एकमात्र नाथ, गजासुर के संहारक, उन सभी के दुर्भाग्य के शीघ्र नाशक जो उन्हें नमन करते हैं।

Verse 2

𑌨𑌤𑍇𑌤𑌰𑌾𑌤𑌿 𑌭𑍀𑌕𑌰𑌂 𑌨𑌵𑍋𑌦𑌿𑌤𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌕 𑌭𑌾𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌰𑌂 𑌨𑌮𑌤𑍍𑌸𑍁𑌰𑌾𑌰𑌿 𑌨𑌿𑌰𑍍𑌜𑌰𑌂 𑌨𑌤𑌾𑌧𑌿𑌕𑌾𑌪𑌦𑍁𑌦𑍍𑌢𑌰𑌮𑍍 𑌸𑍁𑌰𑍇𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌰𑌂 𑌨𑌿𑌧𑍀𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌰𑌂 𑌗𑌜𑍇𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌰𑌂 𑌗𑌣𑍇𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌰𑌂 𑌮𑌹𑍇𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌰𑌂 𑌤𑌮𑌾𑌶𑍍𑌰𑌯𑍇 𑌪𑌰𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌪𑌰𑌂 𑌨𑌿𑌰𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌰𑌮𑍍

Natetarati bhikaram navoditarka bhasvaram Namatsurari nirjaram natadhikapaduddharam Sureshvaram nidhishvaram gajeshvaram ganeshvaram Maheshvaram tamashraye paratparam nirantaram

Meaning:मैं सदा उस परात्पर की शरण लेता हूँ: जो अपने भक्तों के शत्रुओं के लिए भयंकर हैं, नवोदित सूर्य के समान तेजस्वी; जिनके सम्मुख देवताओं के शत्रु भी झुकते हैं, जो अपने भक्तों को घोर विपत्ति से उबारते हैं; देवों के स्वामी, निधियों के स्वामी, गजों के स्वामी, गणों के स्वामी, महान महेश्वर।

Verse 3

𑌸𑌮𑌸𑍍𑌤 𑌲𑍋𑌕 𑌶𑌙𑍍𑌕𑌰𑌂 𑌨𑌿𑌰𑌸𑍍𑌤 𑌦𑍈𑌤𑍍𑌯 𑌕𑍁𑌞𑍍𑌜𑌰𑌂 𑌦𑌰𑍇𑌤𑌰𑍋𑌦𑌰𑌂 𑌵𑌰𑌂 𑌵𑌰𑍇𑌭 𑌵𑌕𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌮𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌰𑌮𑍍 𑌕𑍃𑌪𑌾𑌕𑌰𑌂 𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌮𑌾𑌕𑌰𑌂 𑌮𑍁𑌦𑌾𑌕𑌰𑌂 𑌯𑌶𑌸𑍍𑌕𑌰𑌂 𑌮𑌨𑌸𑍍𑌕𑌰𑌂 𑌨𑌮𑌸𑍍𑌕𑍃𑌤𑌾𑌂 𑌨𑌮𑌸𑍍𑌕𑌰𑍋𑌮𑌿 𑌭𑌾𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌰𑌮𑍍

Samasta loka shankaram nirasta daitya kunjaram Daretarodaram varam varebha vaktramaksharam Kripakaram kshamakaram mudakaram yashaskaram Manaskaram namaskritam namaskaromi bhasvaram

Meaning:मैं उस तेजस्वी प्रभु को प्रणाम करता हूँ: समस्त लोकों के कल्याणकारी, जिन्होंने गजासुर का नाश किया; विशाल उदर वाले, वरदाता, श्रेष्ठ गज के मुख वाले, अक्षर; कृपा, क्षमा, आनंद और यश के कर्ता, जो उन सभी को बुद्धि प्रदान करते हैं जो उन्हें नमन करते हैं।

Verse 4

𑌅𑌕𑌿𑌞𑍍𑌚𑌨𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌤𑌿 𑌮𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌜𑌨𑌂 𑌚𑌿𑌰𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌨𑍋𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌿 𑌭𑌾𑌜𑌨𑌂 𑌪𑍁𑌰𑌾𑌰𑌿 𑌪𑍂𑌰𑍍𑌵 𑌨𑌨𑍍𑌦𑌨𑌂 𑌸𑍁𑌰𑌾𑌰𑌿 𑌗𑌰𑍍𑌵 𑌚𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌣𑌮𑍍 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌪𑌞𑍍𑌚 𑌨𑌾𑌶 𑌭𑍀𑌷𑌣𑌂 𑌧𑌨𑌞𑍍𑌜𑌯𑌾𑌦𑌿 𑌭𑍂𑌷𑌣𑌂 𑌕𑌪𑍋𑌲 𑌦𑌾𑌨𑌵𑌾𑌰𑌣𑌂 𑌭𑌜𑍇 𑌪𑍁𑌰𑌾𑌣 𑌵𑌾𑌰𑌣𑌮𑍍

Akinchanarti marjanam chirantanokti bhajanam Purari purva nandanam surari garva charvanam Prapancha nasha bhishanam dhananjayadi bhushanam Kapola danavaranam bhaje purana varanam

Meaning:मैं उस प्राचीन गजमुख प्रभु की उपासना करता हूँ: जो दीनों की पीड़ा का नाश करते हैं, युगों से गाई जाने वाली स्तुति के पात्र; त्रिपुरारि शिव के ज्येष्ठ पुत्र, जो देवशत्रुओं के गर्व को चूर करते हैं; समस्त प्रपंच के संहार में भीषण, सर्पों से अलंकृत, जिनके कपोल कृपा के मद से बहते हैं।

Verse 5

𑌨𑌿𑌤𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌤 𑌕𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌿 𑌦𑌨𑍍𑌤 𑌕𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌿 𑌮𑌨𑍍𑌤 𑌕𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌿 𑌕𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌜𑌮𑍍 𑌅𑌚𑌿𑌨𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌯 𑌰𑍂𑌪𑌮𑌨𑍍𑌤 𑌹𑍀𑌨 𑌮𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌰𑌾𑌯 𑌕𑍃𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌨𑌮𑍍 𑌹𑍃𑌦𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌰𑍇 𑌨𑌿𑌰𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌰𑌂 𑌵𑌸𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌮𑍇𑌵 𑌯𑍋𑌗𑌿𑌨𑌾𑌂 𑌤𑌮𑍇𑌕𑌦𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌮𑍇𑌵 𑌤𑌂 𑌵𑌿𑌚𑌿𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌯𑌾𑌮𑌿 𑌸𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌤𑌮𑍍

Nitanta kanti danta kanti manta kanti katmajam Achintya rupamanta hina mantaraya krintanam Hridantare nirantaram vasantameva yoginam Tamekadantameva tam vichintayami santatam

Meaning:मैं निरंतर उस एकदन्त प्रभु का ध्यान करता हूँ: शिव के पुत्र, अनंत तेज वाले, अपने दन्त की कांति से मनोहर; अचिंत्य रूप और अंतहीन, प्रत्येक विघ्न के नाशक, जो योगियों के हृदय में सदा निवास करते हैं।

Verse 6

𑌮𑌹𑌾𑌗𑌣𑍇𑌶 𑌪𑌞𑍍𑌚𑌰𑌤𑍍𑌨𑌮𑌾𑌦𑌰𑍇𑌣 𑌯𑍋𑌽𑌨𑍍𑌵𑌹𑌂 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌜𑌲𑍍𑌪𑌤𑌿 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌭𑌾𑌤𑌕𑍇 𑌹𑍃𑌦𑌿 𑌸𑍍𑌮𑌰𑌨𑍍 𑌗𑌣𑍇𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌰𑌮𑍍 𑌅𑌰𑍋𑌗𑌤𑌾𑌮𑌦𑍋𑌷𑌤𑌾𑌂 𑌸𑍁𑌸𑌾𑌹𑌿𑌤𑍀𑌂 𑌸𑍁𑌪𑍁𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌤𑌾𑌂 𑌸𑌮𑌾𑌹𑌿𑌤𑌾𑌯𑍁 𑌰𑌷𑍍𑌟𑌭𑍂𑌤𑌿 𑌮𑌭𑍍𑌯𑍁𑌪𑍈𑌤𑌿 𑌸𑍋𑌽𑌚𑌿𑌰𑌾𑌤𑍍

Mahaganesha pancharatnamadarena yonvaham Prajalpati prabhatake hridi smaran ganeshvaram Arogatamadoshatam susahitim suputratam Samahitayu rashtabhuti mabhyupaiti sochirat

Meaning:जो भी श्रद्धापूर्वक प्रतिदिन प्रातःकाल इस महागणेश पञ्चरत्नम् का पाठ करता है, हृदय में गणेश्वर का स्मरण करते हुए, वह शीघ्र ही रोग और दोषों से मुक्ति, उत्तम विद्या, सुपुत्र, पूर्ण आयु और अष्ट ऐश्वर्य प्राप्त करता है।

Word-by-Word Meaning

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𑌮𑍁𑌦𑌾𑌕𑌰𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌤 𑌮𑍋𑌦𑌕𑌂🔊Mudakaratta ModakamWho joyfully holds the modaka (sweet) in his hand
𑌵𑌿𑌨𑌾𑌯𑌕𑌮𑍍🔊VinayakamVinayaka — Lord Ganesha, the supreme remover of obstacles
𑌏𑌕𑌦𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌮𑍍🔊EkadantamThe single-tusked Lord, a beloved name of Ganesha
𑌅𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌰𑌾𑌯 𑌕𑍃𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌨𑌮𑍍🔊Antaraya KrintanamThe cutter-down of every obstacle (antaraya)
𑌪𑌞𑍍𑌚𑌰𑌤𑍍𑌨𑌮𑍍🔊Pancharatnam'Five jewels' — the five gem-like verses (with a sixth phalashruti) of this hymn

Benefits of Chanting श्री गणेश पञ्चरत्नम्

Composed by Adi Shankaracharya, the 'Five Jewels' of Lord Ganesha is recited to invoke his blessings for wisdom, the removal of obstacles, and success in every undertaking.

Its dense, beautiful verses praise Ganesha as Vinayaka, Ekadanta and lord of the ganas, deepening devotion and concentration as they are chanted.

The closing phalashruti promises that one who recites it at dawn gains health, freedom from faults, fine learning, worthy children, long life and the eightfold prosperity.

Especially recited on Ganesh Chaturthi, on Sankashti and Vinayaka Chaturthi, and before beginning any new work, study or journey.

Chanted with the Ganesh Chalisa, Vakratunda Mahakaya and Ganesh Aarti to complete the worship of Lord Ganesha.

How to Chant श्री गणेश पञ्चरत्नम्

Repetitions1times
Best TimeAt dawn (as the phalashruti directs); Ganesh Chaturthi and Sankashti
FaceEast or facing the deity

After bathing, sit before an image of Lord Ganesha, light a lamp and offer durva grass, red flowers and modak. Recite the five verses with devotion, remembering Ganesha in the heart, and conclude with the phalashruti. It is traditionally recited every morning at dawn for the fruits the hymn itself promises.

Frequently Asked Questions

This page shows the complete श्री 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.
Ganesha Pancharatnam ('the Five Jewels of Ganesha') is a Sanskrit hymn composed by Adi Shankaracharya, made of five gem-like verses (and a closing phalashruti) in praise of Lord Ganesha. Beginning 'Mudakaratha Modakam', it is recited for wisdom, the removal of obstacles, and all-round prosperity.
It was composed by Adi Shankaracharya (8th century CE), the great teacher of Advaita Vedanta, who also wrote the Nirvana Shatkam, Bhaja Govindam and many beloved stotras. Its intricate, musical Sanskrit is admired as much as it is loved in worship.
The hymn's own closing verse recommends reciting it at dawn (prabhatake) each day, remembering Ganesha in the heart. It is recited especially on Ganesh Chaturthi, Sankashti and Vinayaka Chaturthi, and before starting any new venture, study or journey.
The phalashruti (fruit-verse) promises that one who recites it daily at dawn soon gains freedom from disease and faults, fine learning and eloquence, worthy children, a full life-span, and the eightfold prosperity (ashta-bhuti) — all through the grace of Lord Ganesha.

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