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Atharva Veda tradition (Atharvashirsha Upanishad) · Traditional (Vedic-Upanishadic) · Ancient

The Ganpati Atharvashirsha belongs to the family of late Upanishadic 'Atharvashirsha' texts that exalt a chosen deity as the supreme Brahman. Here Lord Ganesha — the remover of obstacles invoked before every undertaking — is revealed as the very Reality from which all creation arises, in which it abides, and into which it dissolves. Long cherished by the Ganapatya tradition, it is recited daily across Maharashtra and all of India, especially during abhishekam of the Lord.

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The text itself promises that one who recites it a thousand times accomplishes any desire, that worship with durva grass makes one prosperous as Kubera, and that recitation during a solar eclipse on a river bank makes the mantra fully potent. For centuries devotees have recited the Atharvashirsha 21 or 1,000 times during Ganesh festivals and abhishekam, trusting its closing assurance: 'he becomes all-knowing; he is never afraid, ever again.'

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Verse 1

॥ 𑌶𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌿 𑌪𑌾𑌠 ॥ 𑍐 𑌭𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌂 𑌕𑌰𑍍𑌣𑍇𑌭𑌿𑌃 𑌶‍𑍃𑌣𑍁𑌯𑌾𑌮 𑌦𑍇𑌵𑌾𑌃 । 𑌭𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌂 𑌪𑌶𑍍𑌯𑍇𑌮𑌾𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌭𑌿𑌰𑍍𑌯𑌜𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌃 ॥ 𑌸𑍍𑌥𑌿𑌰𑍈𑌰𑌙𑍍𑌗𑍈𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍁𑌷𑍍𑌟𑍁𑌵𑌾𑌂𑌸𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌨𑍂𑌭𑌿𑌃 । 𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌶𑍇𑌮 𑌦𑍇𑌵𑌹𑌿𑌤𑌂 𑌯𑌦𑌾𑌯𑍁𑌃 ॥ 𑍐 𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌿 𑌨 𑌇𑌨𑍍𑌦𑍍𑌰𑍋 𑌵𑍃𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌶𑍍𑌰𑌵𑌾𑌃 । 𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌿 𑌨𑌃 𑌪𑍂𑌷𑌾 𑌵𑌿𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌵𑍇𑌦𑌾𑌃 ॥ 𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌿 𑌨𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍍𑌯𑍋 𑌅𑌰𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌟𑌨𑍇𑌮𑌿𑌃 । 𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌿 𑌨𑍋 𑌬𑍃𑌹𑌸𑍍𑌪𑌤𑌿𑌰𑍍𑌦𑌧𑌾𑌤𑍁 ॥ 𑍐 𑌶𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌃 𑌶𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌃 𑌶𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌃 ॥

Shanti patha Om bhadram karnebhih sharinuyama devah Bhadram pashyemakshabhiryajatrah Sthirairangaistushtuvamsastanubhih Vyashema devahitam yadayuh Om svasti na indro vriddhashravah Svasti nah pusha vishvavedah Svasti nastarkshyo arishtanemih Svasti no brihaspatirdadhatu Om shantih shantih shantih

Meaning:Peace Invocation: Om. O gods, may we hear with our ears what is auspicious; may we see with our eyes what is auspicious, O worshipful ones. With steady limbs and bodies, offering praise, may we enjoy the full span of life allotted by the gods. May Indra of ancient fame grant us well-being; may the all-knowing Pushan be gracious to us; may Tarkshya (Garuda), the swift, protect us; may Brihaspati bestow well-being upon us. Om, peace, peace, peace.

Verse 2

॥ 𑌉𑌪𑌨𑌿𑌷𑌤𑍍 ॥ 𑍐 𑌨𑌮𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍇 𑌗𑌣𑌪𑌤𑌯𑍇 ॥ 𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌮𑍇𑌵 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌂 𑌤𑌤𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌮𑌸𑌿 ॥ 𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌮𑍇𑌵 𑌕𑍇𑌵𑌲𑌂 𑌕𑌰𑍍𑌤𑌾𑌽𑌸𑌿 ॥ 𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌮𑍇𑌵 𑌕𑍇𑌵𑌲𑌂 𑌧𑌰𑍍𑌤𑌾𑌽𑌸𑌿 ॥ 𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌮𑍇𑌵 𑌕𑍇𑌵𑌲𑌂 𑌹𑌰𑍍𑌤𑌾𑌽𑌸𑌿 ॥ 𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌮𑍇𑌵 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌂 𑌖𑌲𑍍𑌵𑌿𑌦𑌂 𑌬𑍍𑌰𑌹𑍍𑌮𑌾𑌸𑌿 ॥ 𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌂 𑌸𑌾𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌾𑌦𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌾𑌽𑌸𑌿 𑌨𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌮𑍍 ॥ ௧॥

Upanishat Om namaste ganapataye Tvameva pratyaksham tattvamasi Tvameva kevalam kartasi tvameva kevalam dhartasi Tvameva kevalam hartasi Tvameva sarvam khalvidam brahmasi Tvam sakshadatmasi nityam

Meaning:The Upanishad: Om, salutations to you, Ganapati. You yourself are the visible Reality (Tattva). You alone are the Creator; you alone are the Sustainer; you alone are the Destroyer. You are truly all this — you are Brahman itself. You are the eternal Self (Atman) made manifest.

Verse 3

॥ 𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌰𑍂𑌪 𑌤𑌤𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌵 ॥ 𑌋𑌤𑌂 𑌵𑌚𑍍𑌮𑌿 ॥ 𑌸𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌂 𑌵𑌚𑍍𑌮𑌿 ॥ ௨॥ 𑌅𑌵 𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌂 𑌮𑌾𑌮𑍍 ॥ 𑌅𑌵 𑌵𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌾𑌰𑌮𑍍 ॥ 𑌅𑌵 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍋𑌤𑌾𑌰𑌮𑍍 ॥ 𑌅𑌵 𑌦𑌾𑌤𑌾𑌰𑌮𑍍 ॥ 𑌅𑌵 𑌧𑌾𑌤𑌾𑌰𑌮𑍍 ॥ 𑌅𑌵𑌾𑌨𑍂𑌚𑌾𑌨𑌮𑌵 𑌶𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌯𑌮𑍍 ॥ 𑌅𑌵 𑌪𑌶𑍍𑌚𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌾𑌤𑍍 ॥ 𑌅𑌵 𑌪𑍁𑌰𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌾𑌤𑍍 ॥ 𑌅𑌵𑍋𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌰𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌾𑌤𑍍 ॥ 𑌅𑌵 𑌦𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌿𑌣𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌾𑌤𑍍 ॥ 𑌅𑌵 𑌚𑍋𑌰𑍍𑌧𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌾𑌤𑍍 ॥ 𑌅𑌵𑌾𑌧𑌰𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌾𑌤𑍍 ॥ 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌤𑍋 𑌮𑌾𑌂 𑌪𑌾𑌹𑌿 𑌪𑌾𑌹𑌿 𑌸𑌮𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌾𑌤𑍍 ॥ ௩॥

Svarupa tattva Ritam vachmi satyam vachmi Ava tvam mam ava vaktaram ava shrotaram Ava dataram ava dhataram Avanuchanamava shishyam Ava pashchattat ava purastat Avottarattat ava dakshinattat Ava chordhvattat avadharattat Sarvato mam pahi pahi samantat

Meaning:I speak the divine order (Rta); I speak the Truth. Protect me; protect the speaker; protect the listener; protect the giver; protect the sustainer; protect the student who recites. Protect me from behind, from the front, from the north and the south, from above and from below. Guard me, guard me on every side, everywhere.

Verse 4

𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌂 𑌵𑌾𑌙𑍍𑌮𑌯𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌂 𑌚𑌿𑌨𑍍𑌮𑌯𑌃 ॥ 𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌮𑌾𑌨𑌨𑍍𑌦𑌮𑌯𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌂 𑌬𑍍𑌰𑌹𑍍𑌮𑌮𑌯𑌃 ॥ 𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌂 𑌸𑌚𑍍𑌚𑌿𑌦𑌾𑌨𑌨𑍍𑌦𑌾𑌦𑍍𑌵𑌿𑌤𑍀𑌯𑍋𑌽𑌸𑌿 ॥ 𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌂 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌂 𑌬𑍍𑌰𑌹𑍍𑌮𑌾𑌸𑌿 ॥ 𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌂 𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌾𑌨𑌮𑌯𑍋 𑌵𑌿𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌾𑌨𑌮𑌯𑍋𑌽𑌸𑌿 ॥ ௪॥

Tvam vanmayastvam chinmayah Tvamanandamayastvam brahmamayah Tvam sachchidanandadvitiyosi Tvam pratyaksham brahmasi Tvam jnanamayo vijnanamayosi

Meaning:You are the essence of speech and the essence of consciousness. You are bliss itself and Brahman itself. You are Existence-Consciousness-Bliss, the one without a second. You are the directly perceptible Brahman. You are pure knowledge and pure discernment.

Verse 5

𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌂 𑌜𑌗𑌦𑌿𑌦𑌂 𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌤𑍍𑌤𑍋 𑌜𑌾𑌯𑌤𑍇 ॥ 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌂 𑌜𑌗𑌦𑌿𑌦𑌂 𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌠𑌤𑌿 ॥ 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌂 𑌜𑌗𑌦𑌿𑌦𑌂 𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌯𑌿 𑌲𑌯𑌮𑍇𑌷𑍍𑌯𑌤𑌿 ॥ 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌂 𑌜𑌗𑌦𑌿𑌦𑌂 𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌯𑌿 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌤𑍍𑌯𑍇𑌤𑌿 ॥ 𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌂 𑌭𑍂𑌮𑌿𑌰𑌾𑌪𑍋𑌽𑌨𑌲𑍋𑌽𑌨𑌿𑌲𑍋 𑌨𑌭𑌃 ॥ 𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌂 𑌚𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌰𑌿 𑌵𑌾𑌕𑍍𑌪𑌦𑌾𑌨𑌿 ॥ ௫॥

Sarvam jagadidam tvatto jayate Sarvam jagadidam tvattastishthati Sarvam jagadidam tvayi layameshyati Sarvam jagadidam tvayi pratyeti Tvam bhumiraponalonilo nabhah Tvam chatvari vakpadani

Meaning:All this universe is born from you; all this universe is sustained by you; all this universe dissolves back into you; all this universe returns to you. You are earth, water, fire, air and ether — the five elements. You are the four levels of speech (para, pashyanti, madhyama and vaikhari).

Verse 6

𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌂 𑌗𑍁𑌣𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌯𑌾𑌤𑍀𑌤𑌃 ॥ 𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌮𑌵𑌸𑍍𑌥𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌯𑌾𑌤𑍀𑌤𑌃 ॥ 𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌂 𑌦𑍇𑌹𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌯𑌾𑌤𑍀𑌤𑌃 ॥ 𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌂 𑌕𑌾𑌲𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌯𑌾𑌤𑍀𑌤𑌃 ॥ 𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌂 𑌮𑍂𑌲𑌾𑌧𑌾𑌰𑌸𑍍𑌥𑌿𑌤𑍋𑌽𑌸𑌿 𑌨𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌮𑍍 ॥ 𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌂 𑌶𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌯𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌕𑌃 ॥ 𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌂 𑌯𑍋𑌗𑌿𑌨𑍋 𑌧𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌯𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌿 𑌨𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌮𑍍 ॥ 𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌂 𑌬𑍍𑌰𑌹𑍍𑌮𑌾 𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌂 𑌵𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌣𑍁𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌂 𑌰𑍁𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌮𑌿𑌨𑍍𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌮𑌗𑍍𑌨𑌿𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌂 𑌵𑌾𑌯𑍁𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌂 𑌸𑍂𑌰𑍍𑌯𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌂 𑌚𑌨𑍍𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌮𑌾𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌂 𑌬𑍍𑌰𑌹𑍍𑌮 𑌭𑍂𑌰𑍍𑌭𑍁𑌵𑌃𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌰𑍋𑌮𑍍 ॥ ௬॥

Tvam gunatrayatitah tvamavasthatrayatitah Tvam dehatrayatitah tvam kalatrayatitah Tvam muladharasthitosi nityam Tvam shaktitrayatmakah Tvam yogino dhyayanti nityam Tvam brahma tvam vishnustvam rudrastvamindrastvamagnistvam Vayustvam suryastvam chandramastvam brahma bhurbhuvahsvarom

Meaning:You are beyond the three gunas; beyond the three states (waking, dream, deep sleep); beyond the three bodies; beyond the three times (past, present, future). You dwell eternally in the Muladhara chakra. You are the embodiment of the three powers (will, knowledge, action). The yogis ever meditate upon you. You are Brahma, Vishnu, Rudra, Indra, Agni, Vayu, Surya and Chandra; you are Brahman, the three worlds (Bhuh, Bhuvah, Svah) and Om.

Verse 7

॥ 𑌗𑌣𑍇𑌶 𑌮𑌨𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌰 ॥ 𑌗𑌣𑌾𑌦𑌿𑌂 𑌪𑍂𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌮𑍁𑌚𑍍𑌚𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌯 𑌵𑌰𑍍𑌣𑌾𑌦𑌿𑌂 𑌤𑌦𑌨𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌰𑌮𑍍 ॥ 𑌅𑌨𑍁𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌰𑌃 𑌪𑌰𑌤𑌰𑌃 ॥ 𑌅𑌰𑍍𑌧𑍇𑌨𑍍𑌦𑍁𑌲𑌸𑌿𑌤𑌮𑍍 ॥ 𑌤𑌾𑌰𑍇𑌣 𑌋𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌮𑍍 ॥ 𑌏𑌤𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌵 𑌮𑌨𑍁𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌰𑍂𑌪𑌮𑍍 ॥ 𑌗𑌕𑌾𑌰𑌃 𑌪𑍂𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌰𑍂𑌪𑌮𑍍 ॥ 𑌅𑌕𑌾𑌰𑍋 𑌮𑌧𑍍𑌯𑌮𑌰𑍂𑌪𑌮𑍍 ॥ 𑌅𑌨𑍁𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌰𑌶𑍍𑌚𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌰𑍂𑌪𑌮𑍍 ॥ 𑌬𑌿𑌨𑍍𑌦𑍁𑌰𑍁𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌰𑌰𑍂𑌪𑌮𑍍 ॥ 𑌨𑌾𑌦𑌃 𑌸𑌨𑍍𑌧𑌾𑌨𑌮𑍍 ॥ 𑌸𑌂𑌹𑌿𑌤𑌾𑌸𑌨𑍍𑌧𑌿𑌃 ॥ 𑌸𑍈𑌷𑌾 𑌗𑌣𑍇𑌶𑌵𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌯𑌾 ॥ 𑌗𑌣𑌕𑌋𑌷𑌿𑌃 ॥ 𑌨𑌿𑌚𑍃𑌦𑍍𑌗𑌾𑌯𑌤𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌚𑍍𑌛𑌨𑍍𑌦𑌃 ॥ 𑌗𑌣𑌪𑌤𑌿𑌰𑍍𑌦𑍇𑌵𑌤𑌾 ॥ 𑍐 𑌗𑌂 𑌗𑌣𑌪𑌤𑌯𑍇 𑌨𑌮𑌃 ॥ ௭॥

Ganesha mantra Ganadim purvamuchcharya varnadim tadanantaram Anusvarah paratarah ardhendulasitam tarena riddham Etattava manusvarupam Gakarah purvarupam akaro madhyamarupam Anusvarashchantyarupam binduruttararupam Nadah sandhanam samhitasandhih Saisha ganeshavidya ganakarishih Nichridgayatrichchhandah ganapatirdevata Om gam ganapataye namah

Meaning:The Ganesha Mantra: First utter the letter 'ga' (the first of 'gana'), then the first vowel 'a'; add the anusvara (the nasal 'm') above, adorned by the crescent and crowned by the syllable Om (tara). This is the very form of your mantra: 'ga' is the first part, 'a' the middle, the anusvara the last, the dot (bindu) the higher form, and the resonance (nada) the joining. This is the sacred science of Ganesha. Its seer is the sage Ganaka, its metre is Nichrid-Gayatri, its deity is Ganapati: Om Gam Ganapataye Namah.

Verse 8

॥ 𑌗𑌣𑍇𑌶 𑌗𑌾𑌯𑌤𑍍𑌰𑍀 ॥ 𑌏𑌕𑌦𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌾𑌯 𑌵𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌮𑌹𑍇 । 𑌵𑌕𑍍𑌰𑌤𑍁𑌣𑍍𑌡𑌾𑌯 𑌧𑍀𑌮𑌹𑌿 ॥ 𑌤𑌨𑍍𑌨𑍋 𑌦𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌃 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌚𑍋𑌦𑌯𑌾𑌤𑍍 ॥ ௮॥

Ganesha gayatri Ekadantaya vidmahe vakratundaya dhimahi Tanno dantih prachodayat

Meaning:The Ganesha Gayatri: May we know the One-Tusked One; may we meditate upon the Curved-Trunk One. May that Tusked Lord (Ganesha) inspire and impel us.

Verse 9

॥ 𑌗𑌣𑍇𑌶 𑌰𑍂𑌪 ॥ 𑌏𑌕𑌦𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌂 𑌚𑌤𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌹𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌂 𑌪𑌾𑌶𑌮𑌙𑍍𑌕𑍁𑌶𑌧𑌾𑌰𑌿𑌣𑌮𑍍 ॥ 𑌰𑌦𑌂 𑌚 𑌵𑌰𑌦𑌂 𑌹𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍈𑌰𑍍𑌬𑌿𑌭𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌣𑌂 𑌮𑍂𑌷𑌕𑌧𑍍𑌵𑌜𑌮𑍍 ॥ 𑌰𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌂 𑌲𑌮𑍍𑌬𑍋𑌦𑌰𑌂 𑌶𑍂𑌰𑍍𑌪𑌕𑌰𑍍𑌣𑌕𑌂 𑌰𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌵𑌾𑌸𑌸𑌮𑍍 ॥ 𑌰𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌗𑌨𑍍𑌧𑌾𑌨𑍁𑌲𑌿𑌪𑍍𑌤𑌾𑌙𑍍𑌗𑌂 𑌰𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌪𑍁𑌷𑍍𑌪𑍈𑌃 𑌸𑍁𑌪𑍂𑌜𑌿𑌤𑌮𑍍 ॥ 𑌭𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌾𑌨𑍁𑌕𑌮𑍍𑌪𑌿𑌨𑌂 𑌦𑍇𑌵𑌂 𑌜𑌗𑌤𑍍𑌕𑌾𑌰𑌣𑌮𑌚𑍍𑌯𑍁𑌤𑌮𑍍 ॥ 𑌆𑌵𑌿𑌰𑍍𑌭𑍂𑌤𑌂 𑌚 𑌸𑍃𑌷𑍍𑌟𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌦𑍗 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌕𑍃𑌤𑍇𑌃 𑌪𑍁𑌰𑍁𑌷𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌪𑌰𑌮𑍍 ॥ 𑌏𑌵𑌂 𑌧𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌯𑌤𑌿 𑌯𑍋 𑌨𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌂 𑌸 𑌯𑍋𑌗𑍀 𑌯𑍋𑌗𑌿𑌨𑌾𑌂 𑌵𑌰𑌃 ॥ ௯॥

Ganesha rupa Ekadantam chaturhastam pashamankushadharinam Radam cha varadam hastairbibhranam mushakadhvajam Raktam lambodaram shurpakarnakam raktavasasam Raktagandhanuliptangam raktapushpaih supujitam Bhaktanukampinam devam jagatkaranamachyutam Avirbhutam cha srishtyadau prakriteh purushatparam Evam dhyayati yo nityam sa yogi yoginam varah

Meaning:The Form of Ganesha: One-tusked and four-handed, bearing the noose and the goad, holding in his hands a tusk and the boon-giving gesture, with a mouse for his banner; red in colour, pot-bellied, with winnowing-fan ears, clad in red, his body anointed with red sandal and worshipped with red flowers; the compassionate Lord, the cause of the universe, the imperishable, who appeared at the beginning of creation, beyond Nature (Prakriti) and Spirit (Purusha) — whoever meditates thus upon him daily is the foremost among yogis.

Verse 10

॥ 𑌅𑌷𑍍𑌟 𑌨𑌾𑌮 𑌗𑌣𑌪𑌤𑌿 ॥ 𑌨𑌮𑍋 𑌵𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌤𑌪𑌤𑌯𑍇 ॥ 𑌨𑌮𑍋 𑌗𑌣𑌪𑌤𑌯𑍇 ॥ 𑌨𑌮𑌃 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌮𑌥𑌪𑌤𑌯𑍇 ॥ 𑌨𑌮𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍇𑌽𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍁 𑌲𑌮𑍍𑌬𑍋𑌦𑌰𑌾𑌯𑍈𑌕𑌦𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌾𑌯 ॥ 𑌵𑌿𑌘𑍍𑌨𑌨𑌾𑌶𑌿𑌨𑍇 𑌶𑌿𑌵𑌸𑍁𑌤𑌾𑌯 ॥ 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌵𑌰𑌦𑌮𑍂𑌰𑍍𑌤𑌯𑍇 𑌨𑌮𑍋 𑌨𑌮𑌃 ॥ ௧௦॥

Ashta nama ganapati Namo vratapataye namo ganapataye Namah pramathapataye Namastestu lambodarayaikadantaya Vighnanashine shivasutaya Shrivaradamurtaye namo namah

Meaning:The Eight Names: Salutations to the Lord of the multitudes (Vratapati); salutations to the Lord of the ganas (Ganapati); salutations to the Lord of the Pramatha hosts. Salutations to the pot-bellied (Lambodara), the one-tusked (Ekadanta); to the destroyer of obstacles (Vighnanashin), the son of Shiva (Shivasuta); to the gracious boon-giving form (Varadamurti) — salutations again and again.

Verse 11

॥ 𑌫𑌲𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍁𑌤𑌿 ॥ 𑌏𑌤𑌦𑌥𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌶𑍀𑌰𑍍𑌷𑌂 𑌯𑍋𑌽𑌧𑍀𑌤𑍇 ॥ 𑌸 𑌬𑍍𑌰𑌹𑍍𑌮𑌭𑍂𑌯𑌾𑌯 𑌕𑌲𑍍𑌪𑌤𑍇 ॥ 𑌸 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌤𑌃 𑌸𑍁𑌖𑌮𑍇𑌧𑌤𑍇 ॥ 𑌸 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌵𑌿𑌘𑍍𑌨𑍈𑌰𑍍𑌨 𑌬𑌾𑌧𑍍𑌯𑌤𑍇 ॥ 𑌸 𑌪𑌞𑍍𑌚𑌮𑌹𑌾𑌪𑌾𑌪𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌮𑍁𑌚𑍍𑌯𑌤𑍇 ॥ 𑌸𑌾𑌯𑌮𑌧𑍀𑌯𑌾𑌨𑍋 𑌦𑌿𑌵𑌸𑌕𑍃𑌤𑌂 𑌪𑌾𑌪𑌂 𑌨𑌾𑌶𑌯𑌤𑌿 ॥ 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌤𑌰𑌧𑍀𑌯𑌾𑌨𑍋 𑌰𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌕𑍃𑌤𑌂 𑌪𑌾𑌪𑌂 𑌨𑌾𑌶𑌯𑌤𑌿 ॥ 𑌸𑌾𑌯𑌂 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌤𑌃 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌯𑍁𑌞𑍍𑌜𑌾𑌨𑍋 𑌅𑌪𑌾𑌪𑍋 𑌭𑌵𑌤𑌿 ॥ 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌧𑍀𑌯𑌾𑌨𑍋𑌽𑌪𑌵𑌿𑌘𑍍𑌨𑍋 𑌭𑌵𑌤𑌿 ॥ 𑌧𑌰𑍍𑌮𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥𑌕𑌾𑌮𑌮𑍋𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌂 𑌚 𑌵𑌿𑌨𑍍𑌦𑌤𑌿 ॥

Phalashruti Etadatharvashirsham yodhite sa brahmabhuyaya kalpate Sa sarvatah sukhamedhate sa sarvavighnairna badhyate Sa panchamahapapatpramuchyate Sayamadhiyano divasakritam papam nashayati Prataradhiyano ratrikritam papam nashayati Sayam pratah prayunjano apapo bhavati Sarvatradhiyanopavighno bhavati Dharmarthakamamoksham cha vindati

Meaning:The Fruits of Recitation: Whoever studies this Atharvashirsha becomes fit to attain Brahman. He thrives in happiness on every side; he is troubled by no obstacle; he is freed from the five great sins. One who recites it in the evening destroys the sin committed by day; one who recites it in the morning destroys the sin committed by night; reciting it morning and evening, one becomes free of sin. Reciting it everywhere, one becomes free of obstacles, and attains dharma, wealth, fulfilment of desire and liberation (the four aims of life).

Verse 12

𑌇𑌦𑌮𑌥𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌶𑍀𑌰𑍍𑌷𑌮𑌶𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌯 𑌨 𑌦𑍇𑌯𑌮𑍍 ॥ 𑌯𑍋 𑌯𑌦𑌿 𑌮𑍋𑌹𑌾𑌦𑍍𑌦𑌾𑌸𑍍𑌯𑌤𑌿 𑌸 𑌪𑌾𑌪𑍀𑌯𑌾𑌨𑍍 𑌭𑌵𑌤𑌿 ॥ 𑌸𑌹𑌸𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌵𑌰𑍍𑌤𑌨𑌾𑌦𑍍𑌯𑌂 𑌯𑌂 𑌕𑌾𑌮𑌮𑌧𑍀𑌤𑍇 𑌤𑌂 𑌤𑌮𑌨𑍇𑌨 𑌸𑌾𑌧𑌯𑍇𑌤𑍍 ॥ ௧௧॥ 𑌅𑌨𑍇𑌨 𑌗𑌣𑌪𑌤𑌿𑌮𑌭𑌿𑌷𑌿𑌞𑍍𑌚𑌤𑌿 𑌸 𑌵𑌾𑌗𑍍𑌮𑍀 𑌭𑌵𑌤𑌿 ॥ 𑌚𑌤𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌥𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌮𑌨𑌶𑍍𑌨𑌨𑍍 𑌜𑌪𑌤𑌿 𑌸 𑌵𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌨𑍍 𑌭𑌵𑌤𑌿 ॥ 𑌇𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌥𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌣𑌵𑌾𑌕𑍍𑌯𑌮𑍍 ॥ 𑌬𑍍𑌰𑌹𑍍𑌮𑌾𑌦𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌵𑌰𑌣𑌂 𑌵𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌤𑍍 ॥ 𑌨 𑌬𑌿𑌭𑍇𑌤𑌿 𑌕𑌦𑌾𑌚𑌨𑍇𑌤𑌿 ॥ ௧௨॥

Idamatharvashirshamashishyaya na deyam Yo yadi mohaddasyati sa papiyan bhavati Sahasravartanadyam yam kamamadhite tam tamanena sadhayet Anena ganapatimabhishinchati sa vagmi bhavati Chaturthyamanashnan japati sa vidyavan bhavati Ityatharvanavakyam Brahmadyavaranam vidyat na bibheti kadachaneti

Meaning:This Atharvashirsha is not to be given to one who is not a worthy student; whoever gives it out of delusion becomes a sinner. By a thousand recitations, whatever desire one holds in mind, that desire is accomplished. One who consecrates (abhisheka of) Ganapati with this becomes eloquent; one who recites it fasting on the fourth lunar day (Chaturthi) becomes learned and renowned — so declares the Atharvana text. One who knows this knows the truth veiled even from Brahma and the gods, and is never afraid, ever again.

Verse 13

𑌯𑍋 𑌦𑍂𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌙𑍍𑌕𑍁𑌰𑍈𑌰𑍍𑌯𑌜𑌤𑌿 𑌸 𑌵𑍈𑌶𑍍𑌰𑌵𑌣𑍋𑌪𑌮𑍋 𑌭𑌵𑌤𑌿 ॥ 𑌯𑍋 𑌲𑌾𑌜𑍈𑌰𑍍𑌯𑌜𑌤𑌿 𑌸 𑌯𑌶𑍋𑌵𑌾𑌨𑍍 𑌭𑌵𑌤𑌿 ॥ 𑌸 𑌮𑍇𑌧𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌨𑍍 𑌭𑌵𑌤𑌿 ॥ 𑌯𑍋 𑌮𑍋𑌦𑌕𑌸𑌹𑌸𑍍𑌰𑍇𑌣 𑌯𑌜𑌤𑌿 𑌸 𑌵𑌾𑌞𑍍𑌛𑌿𑌤𑌫𑌲𑌮𑌵𑌾𑌪𑍍𑌨𑍋𑌤𑌿 ॥ 𑌯𑌃 𑌸𑌾𑌜𑍍𑌯𑌸𑌮𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌭𑌿𑌰𑍍𑌯𑌜𑌤𑌿 𑌸 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌂 𑌲𑌭𑌤𑍇 𑌸 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌂 𑌲𑌭𑌤𑍇 ॥ ௧௩॥ 𑌅𑌷𑍍𑌟𑍗 𑌬𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌹𑍍𑌮𑌣𑌾𑌨𑍍 𑌸𑌮𑍍𑌯𑌗𑍍𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌹𑌯𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌾 𑌸𑍂𑌰𑍍𑌯𑌵𑌰𑍍𑌚𑌸𑍍𑌵𑍀 𑌭𑌵𑌤𑌿 ॥ 𑌸𑍂𑌰𑍍𑌯𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌹𑍇 𑌮𑌹𑌾𑌨𑌦𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌂 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌤𑌿𑌮𑌾𑌸𑌨𑍍𑌨𑌿𑌧𑍗 𑌵𑌾 𑌜𑌪𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌾 𑌸𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌮𑌨𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌰𑍋 𑌭𑌵𑌤𑌿 ॥ 𑌮𑌹𑌾𑌵𑌿𑌘𑍍𑌨𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌮𑍁𑌚𑍍𑌯𑌤𑍇 ॥ 𑌮𑌹𑌾𑌦𑍋𑌷𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌮𑍁𑌚𑍍𑌯𑌤𑍇 ॥ 𑌮𑌹𑌾𑌪𑌾𑌪𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌮𑍁𑌚𑍍𑌯𑌤𑍇 ॥ 𑌸 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌵𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌭𑌵𑌤𑌿 𑌸 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌵𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌭𑌵𑌤𑌿 ॥ 𑌯 𑌏𑌵𑌂 𑌵𑍇𑌦 ॥ 𑌇𑌤𑍍𑌯𑍁𑌪𑌨𑌿𑌷𑌤𑍍 ॥ ௧௪॥

Yo durvankurairyajati sa vaishravanopamo bhavati Yo lajairyajati sa yashovan bhavati sa medhavan bhavati Yo modakasahasrena yajati sa vanchhitaphalamavapnoti Yah sajyasamidbhiryajati sa sarvam labhate sa sarvam labhate Ashtau brahmanan samyaggrahayitva suryavarchasvi bhavati Suryagrahe mahanadyam pratimasannidhau va japtva siddhamantro bhavati Mahavighnatpramuchyate mahadoshatpramuchyate mahapapatpramuchyate Sa sarvavidbhavati sa sarvavidbhavati ya evam veda ityupanishat

Meaning:Whoever worships with blades of durva grass becomes like Kubera (lord of wealth); whoever worships with parched grain becomes renowned and wise; whoever worships with a thousand modakas obtains the fruit desired; whoever worships with ghee and sacred fuel-sticks obtains everything — yes, obtains everything. Having a worthy eight brahmins learn it, one becomes radiant as the sun. Reciting it during a solar eclipse, on the bank of a great river, or before the image of Ganesha, one becomes accomplished in the mantra; he is freed from great obstacles, great faults and great sins, and becomes all-knowing — he becomes all-knowing. Whoever knows this — thus the Upanishad.

Verse 14

॥ 𑌶𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌿 𑌮𑌨𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌰 ॥ 𑍐 𑌸𑌹𑌨𑌾𑌵𑌵𑌤𑍁 ॥ 𑌸𑌹 𑌨𑍗 𑌭𑍁𑌨𑌕𑍍𑌤𑍁 ॥ 𑌸𑌹 𑌵𑍀𑌰𑍍𑌯𑌂 𑌕𑌰𑌵𑌾𑌵𑌹𑍈 ॥ 𑌤𑍇𑌜𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌿𑌨𑌾𑌵𑌧𑍀𑌤𑌮𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍁 𑌮𑌾 𑌵𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌵𑌿𑌷𑌾𑌵𑌹𑍈 ॥ 𑍐 𑌭𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌂 𑌕𑌰𑍍𑌣𑍇𑌭𑌿𑌃 𑌶‍𑍃𑌣𑍁𑌯𑌾𑌮 𑌦𑍇𑌵𑌾𑌃 । 𑍐 𑌶𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌃 𑌶𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌃 𑌶𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌃 ॥ ॥ 𑌇𑌤𑌿 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌗𑌣𑌪𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌥𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌶𑍀𑌰𑍍𑌷𑌂 𑌸𑌮𑌾𑌪𑍍𑌤𑌮𑍍 ॥

Shanti mantra Om sahanavavatu saha nau bhunaktu Saha viryam karavavahai Tejasvinavadhitamastu ma vidvishavahai Om bhadram karnebhih sharinuyama devah Om shantih shantih shantih Iti shriganapatyatharvashirsham samaptam

Meaning:Closing Peace Invocation: Om. May He protect us both (teacher and student); may He nourish us both; may we work together with vigour; may our study be brilliant and effective; may we never quarrel. Om, may we hear what is auspicious. Om, peace, peace, peace. Thus concludes the Sri Ganapati Atharvashirsha.

Word-by-Word Meaning

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𑍐 𑌗𑌂 𑌗𑌣𑌪𑌤𑌯𑍇 𑌨𑌮𑌃🔊Om Gam Ganapataye NamahThe root (bija) mantra of Ganesha revealed in the text

𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌮𑍇𑌵 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌂 𑌤𑌤𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌮𑌸𑌿🔊Tvameva Pratyaksham TattvamasiYou alone are the directly perceptible Reality

𑌗𑌣𑌪𑌤𑌯𑍇🔊GanapatayeTo Ganapati, the Lord of the ganas

𑌏𑌕𑌦𑌨𑍍𑌤🔊EkadantaThe single-tusked one

𑌵𑌕𑍍𑌰𑌤𑍁𑌣𑍍𑌡🔊VakratundaThe curved-trunk one

𑌲𑌮𑍍𑌬𑍋𑌦𑌰🔊LambodaraThe pot-bellied one

𑌵𑌿𑌘𑍍𑌨𑌨𑌾𑌶𑌿𑌨𑍇🔊VighnanashineTo the destroyer of obstacles

𑌮𑍂𑌲𑌾𑌧𑌾𑌰🔊MuladharaThe root chakra where Ganesha eternally dwells

𑌸𑌚𑍍𑌚𑌿𑌦𑌾𑌨𑌨𑍍𑌦🔊SachchidanandaExistence-Consciousness-Bliss

𑌬𑍍𑌰𑌹𑍍𑌮𑌭𑍂𑌯𑌾𑌯 𑌕𑌲𑍍𑌪𑌤𑍇🔊Brahmabhuyaya KalpateBecomes fit to attain Brahman

Benefits of Chanting Ganpati Atharvashirsha

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The Ganpati Atharvashirsha is among the most powerful and revered Ganesha texts — an Upanishad that identifies Ganesha with Brahman, the supreme Reality.

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Daily recitation is said to free one from all obstacles, the five great sins, and fear, and to bestow dharma, wealth, fulfilment and liberation (the four purusharthas).

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Reciting it morning and evening cleanses the sins of day and night; a thousand recitations are said to fulfil any sincere desire.

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Worship with durva grass brings prosperity; with modakas, the fulfilment of wishes — as the Phalashruti promises.

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Sharpens intellect, memory and eloquence — treasured by students and seekers; one who fasts and recites it on Chaturthi becomes learned and renowned.

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Recited at the start of all Ganesha worship and abhishekam; especially powerful on Sankashti and Vinayaka Chaturthi, Wednesdays and Ganesh Chaturthi.

How to Chant Ganpati Atharvashirsha

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Best TimeMorning and evening; especially Chaturthi (Sankashti/Vinayaka), Wednesdays and Ganesh Chaturthi

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Bathe and sit facing east before an image of Ganesha. Begin and end with the Shanti Path (peace invocation). Recite the Upanishad slowly and with understanding, dwelling on Ganesha as the supreme Reality. For abhishekam, pour water over the Linga/idol while reciting. A traditional practice is to recite it 21 times, or 1,000 times over days to fulfil a cherished wish. Offer durva grass and modak.

Frequently Asked Questions

This page shows the complete Ganpati Atharvashirsha 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.

The Ganpati Atharvashirsha (or Ganapati Upanishad) is a sacred Sanskrit text associated with the Atharva Veda tradition. It declares Lord Ganesha to be Brahman itself — the supreme Reality, creator, sustainer and destroyer — and includes his bija mantra, Gayatri, meditative form and the fruits of recitation.

It means 'You alone are the directly perceptible Reality.' It is the opening declaration that Ganesha is not merely a deity but the visible form of Brahman, the Absolute, the very Self (Atman).

The text reveals the formation of Ganesha's seed-mantra and gives it as 'Om Gam Ganapataye Namah', explaining how the syllable 'Gam' is constructed and crowned with Om.

The Phalashruti promises freedom from obstacles, the five great sins and fear, and the attainment of dharma, wealth, desire and liberation. A thousand recitations are said to fulfil any sincere wish, and it grants intellect, eloquence and fame.

Morning and evening daily, and especially on Sankashti and Vinayaka Chaturthi, Wednesdays, and Ganesh Chaturthi. It is recited at the beginning of all Ganesha worship and during abhishekam.