ganeshaganeshsankat-nashanganpati-stotra

සංකටනාශන ගණේශ ස්තෝත්ර

संकटनाशन गणेश स्तोत्र in Sinhala · සිංහල

🕉️ hindu·📿 1× repetitions·🕐 The three sandhyas (dawn, noon, dusk); before any new work; Wednesdays and Ganesh Chaturthi·🎵 Audio included·📜 Narada Purana

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हिन्दी / देवनागरी తెలుగు தமிழ்ಕನ್ನಡ മലയാളം ગુજરાતી বাংলা ଓଡ଼ିଆ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ Englishසිංහල𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌨𑍍𑌥

Origin & Story

Narada Purana · Traditional (Narada Purana) · Puranic

The Sankatnashana Ganesha Stotra comes from the Narada Purana, where it is given as a sure means of removing all obstacles. In eight verses it bows to Gauri's son and recites his twelve names, promising that whoever remembers them at the three sandhyas will face no obstacle and gain knowledge, wealth, children and liberation. It is among the most widely recited Ganesha stotras, chanted before any new beginning.

✦ As told in scripture

The stotra makes its own promise: recited at dawn, noon and dusk, it leaves the devotee with 'no fear of obstacles' and grants every success — knowledge to the student, wealth to the seeker, children to the parent and liberation to the sage — and so it is chanted first before any work that one wishes to see completed without hindrance.

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Verse 1

ප්රණම්ය ශිරසා දේවං ගෞරීපුත්රං විනායකම් . භක්තාවාසං ස්මරේන්නිත්යමායුඃකාමාර්ථසිද්ධයේ ..

Pranamya shirasa devam gauriputram vinayakam Bhaktavasam smarennityamayuhkamarthasiddhaye

Meaning:गौरीपुत्र विनायक देव को शिर से प्रणाम कर, भक्तों के आश्रय उन्हें सदा स्मरण करना चाहिए — दीर्घायु, कामनाओं की पूर्ति और समृद्धि के लिए।

Verse 2

ප්රථමං වක්රතුණ්ඩං ච ඒකදන්තං ද්විතීයකම් . තෘතීයං කෘෂ්ණපිඞ්ගාක්ෂං ගජවක්ත්රං චතුර්ථකම් ..

Prathamam vakratundam cha ekadantam dvitiyakam Tritiyam krishnapingaksham gajavaktram chaturthakam

Meaning:पहला वक्रतुण्ड और दूसरा एकदन्त; तीसरा कृष्णपिङ्गाक्ष और चौथा गजवक्त्र।

Verse 3

ලම්බෝදරං පඤ්චමං ච ෂෂ්ඨං විකටමේව ච . සප්තමං විඝ්නරාජේන්ද්රං ධූම්රවර්ණං තථාෂ්ටමම් ..

Lambodaram panchamam cha shashtham vikatameva cha Saptamam vighnarajendram dhumravarnam tathashtamam

Meaning:पाँचवाँ लम्बोदर और छठा विकट; सातवाँ विघ्नराजेन्द्र और आठवाँ धूम्रवर्ण।

Verse 4

නවමං භාලචන්ද්රං ච දශමං තු විනායකම් . ඒකාදශං ගණපතිං ද්වාදශං තු ගජානනම් ..

Navamam bhalachandram cha dashamam tu vinayakam Ekadasham ganapatim dvadasham tu gajananam

Meaning:नौवाँ भालचन्द्र और दसवाँ विनायक; ग्यारहवाँ गणपति और बारहवाँ गजानन।

Verse 5

ද්වාදශෛතානි නාමානි ත්රිසන්ධ්යං යඃ පඨේන්නරඃ . න ච විඝ්නභයං තස්ය සර්වසිද්ධිකරං ප්රභෝ ..

Dvadashaitani namani trisandhyam yah pathennarah Na cha vighnabhayam tasya sarvasiddhikaram prabho

Meaning:जो मनुष्य इन बारह नामों को तीनों संध्याओं में पढ़ता है, उसे किसी विघ्न का भय नहीं रहता, हे प्रभु, और यह उसे सब सिद्धियाँ देता है।

Verse 6

විද්යාර්ථී ලභතේ විද්යාං ධනාර්ථී ලභතේ ධනම් . පුත්රාර්ථී ලභතේ පුත්රාන්මෝක්ෂාර්ථී ලභතේ ගතිම් ..

Vidyarthi labhate vidyam dhanarthi labhate dhanam Putrarthi labhate putranmoksharthi labhate gatim

Meaning:विद्या का इच्छुक विद्या पाता है, धन का इच्छुक धन पाता है; पुत्र का इच्छुक पुत्र पाता है और मोक्ष का इच्छुक गति (मुक्ति) पाता है।

Verse 7

ජපේද්ගණපතිස්තෝත්රං ෂඩ්භිර්මාසෛඃ ඵලං ලභේත් . සංවත්සරේණ සිද්ධිං ච ලභතේ නාත්ර සංශයඃ ..

Japedganapatistotram shadbhirmasaih phalam labhet Samvatsarena siddhim cha labhate natra samshayah

Meaning:जो इस गणपति स्तोत्र का जप करता है, वह छह मास में फल पाता है, और एक वर्ष में सिद्धि पाता है — इसमें कोई संशय नहीं।

Verse 8

අෂ්ටභ්යෝ බ්රාහ්මණේභ්යශ්ච ලිඛිත්වා යඃ සමර්පයේත් . තස්ය විද්යා භවේත්සර්වා ගණේශස්ය ප්රසාදතඃ ..

Ashtabhyo brahmanebhyashcha likhitva yah samarpayet Tasya vidya bhavetsarva ganeshasya prasadatah

Meaning:जो इसे लिखकर आठ ब्राह्मणों को अर्पित करता है, उसे गणेश की कृपा से समस्त विद्या प्राप्त होती है।

Word-by-Word Meaning

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සංකටනාශන🔊Sankat-nashana'Destroyer of troubles' (sankat) — the stotra that removes all obstacles and difficulties

ගෞරීපුත්රං🔊GauriputramThe son (putra) of Gauri (Parvati) — Lord Ganesha

වක්රතුණ්ඩම්🔊VakratundamThe curved-trunked one — the first of the twelve names of Ganesha

ත්රිසන්ධ්යම්🔊TrisandhyamAt the three sandhyas — dawn, noon and dusk

සර්වසිද්ධිකරම්🔊Sarva-siddhi-karamThe bestower of all success and accomplishment (siddhi)

Benefits of Chanting संकटनाशन गणेश स्तोत्र

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The Sankatnashana Ganesha Stotra (from the Narada Purana) is recited to remove every obstacle and trouble (sankat) and to ensure success in any undertaking.

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It enshrines the twelve sacred names of Ganesha; reciting them at the three sandhyas is promised to banish all fear of obstacles.

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Its phalashruti grants knowledge to the student, wealth to the seeker, children to the parent, and liberation to the seeker of moksha.

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Recited before beginning any new work, study, journey or venture, and daily for Ganesha's continuous grace.

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

How to Chant संकटनाशन गणेश स्तोत्र

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Best TimeThe three sandhyas (dawn, noon, dusk); before any new work; Wednesdays and Ganesh Chaturthi

FaceEast or facing the deity

Sit before an image of Lord Ganesha, light a lamp and offer durva grass and red flowers. Recite the stotra with devotion, dwelling on the twelve names, ideally at the three sandhyas. It is especially recited before starting any important task so that obstacles are removed.

Frequently Asked Questions

This page shows the complete संकटनाशन गणेश स्तोत्र 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 a short, powerful stotra of Lord Ganesha from the Narada Purana, beginning 'Pranamya Shirasa Devam'. It enshrines the twelve names of Ganesha and is recited to destroy obstacles and troubles (sankat) and to gain success in every endeavour.

Vakratunda, Ekadanta, Krishnapingaksha, Gajavaktra, Lambodara, Vikata, Vighnarajendra, Dhumravarna, Bhalachandra, Vinayaka, Ganapati and Gajanana. Reciting these twelve names at dawn, noon and dusk is said to banish all fear of obstacles.

Its own phalashruti promises that the student gains knowledge, the seeker of wealth gains wealth, the one desiring children gains them, and the seeker of liberation attains it. Regular recitation removes obstacles and brings success within six months, and siddhi within a year.

It is best recited at the three sandhyas (dawn, noon and dusk), and especially before beginning any new work, study, journey or venture so that Ganesha removes all obstacles. It is also recited daily and on Wednesdays and Ganesh Chaturthi.