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हिन्दी / देवनागरी తెలుగు தமிழ்ಕನ್ನಡ മലയാളം ગુજરાતી বাংলা ଓଡ଼ିଆ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ Englishසිංහල𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌨𑍍𑌥

Origin & Story

Hindu devotional tradition (Chalisa literature) · Unknown (folk composition in the Chalisa tradition) · Medieval period

The Ganesh Chalisa draws from multiple Puranic sources for the birth story of Lord Ganesha. The version narrated in this chalisa describes how Parvati performed severe penance for a son, and a divine Brahmin (Ganesha himself in disguise) appeared, blessed her, and then manifested as a baby on a cradle. Other versions from the Shiva Purana describe Parvati creating Ganesha from sandalwood paste. Regardless of the version, all agree that Ganesha is the firstborn son of Shiva and Parvati and holds the supreme position of being worshipped before all other deities.

✦ As told in scripture

One of the most famous miracles associated with Ganesha occurred on September 21, 1995, when millions of Ganesha statues across India and around the world were reported to be drinking milk offered by devotees. The phenomenon, known as the 'Milk Miracle,' began at a temple in New Delhi and spread worldwide within hours. Scientists and skeptics investigated but could not fully explain the phenomenon. For devotees, it was Ganesha demonstrating his living presence — the same presence invoked through prayers like the Ganesh Chalisa. The event remains one of the most widely witnessed and documented religious phenomena in modern history.

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Doha 1

ජය ගණපති සදගුණ සදන, කවිවර බදන කෘපාල . විඝ්න හරණ මංගල කරණ, ජය ජය ගිරිජාලාල ..

Jaya ganapati sadaguna sadana, kavivara badana kripala vighna harana mamgala karana, jaya jaya girijalala

Meaning:ಗಣಪತಿಗೆ ಜಯ, ಸದ್ಗುಣಗಳ ನೆಲೆಯೇ, ಕವಿಗಳಿಂದ ಸ್ತುತಿಸಲ್ಪಡುವ ಕೃಪಾಮಯ ಮುಖವುಳ್ಳವನೇ; ವಿಘ್ನಗಳ ಹರ್ತ, ಸರ್ವ ಮಂಗಳಕರ್ತ — ಜಯ ಜಯ ಗಿರಿಜಾ (ಪಾರ್ವತಿ)ಯ ಲಾಲ!

Doha 2

ජය ජය ජය ගණපති ගණරාජූ . මංගල භරණ කරණ ශුභඃ කාජූ ..

Jaya jaya jaya ganapati ganaraju mamgala bharana karana shubhah kaju

Meaning:ಜಯ ಜಯ ಜಯ ಗಣಪತೀ, ಗಣಗಳ ರಾಜಾ; ಎಲ್ಲರನ್ನೂ ಮಂಗಳದಿಂದ ತುಂಬಿ ಪ್ರತಿ ಶುಭಕಾರ್ಯವನ್ನು ಸಿದ್ಧಿಗೊಳಿಸುವವನೇ.

Chaupai 1

ජෛ ගජබදන සදන සුඛදාතා . විශ්ව විනායකා බුද්ධි විධාතා ..

Jai gajabadana sadana sukhadata vishva vinayaka buddhi vidhata

Meaning:ಜಯ ಗಜಮುಖಾ, ಸುಖದ ನೆಲೆಯೇ, ದಾತಾ; ವಿಶ್ವದ ಒಡೆಯ (ವಿನಾಯಕ) ಮತ್ತು ಬುದ್ಧಿಯ ವಿಧಾತ.

Chaupai 2

වක්ර තුණ්ඩ ශුචී ශුණ්ඩ සුහාවනා . තිලක ත්රිපුණ්ඩ භාල මන භාවන ..

Vakra tunda shuchi shunda suhavana tilaka tripunda bhala mana bhavana

Meaning:ವಕ್ರತುಂಡನೇ, ಪ್ರಕಾಶಮಾನ ಸುಂದರ ಸೊಂಡಿಲುಳ್ಳವನೇ; ನಿನ್ನ ಹಣೆಯ ಮೇಲಿನ ತ್ರಿಪುಂಡ್ರ ತಿಲಕ ಮನಸ್ಸನ್ನು ಮೋಹಿಸುತ್ತದೆ.

Chaupai 3

රාජත මණි මුක්තන උර මාලා . ස්වර්ණ මුකුට ශිර නයන විශාලා ..

Rajata mani muktana ura mala svarna mukuta shira nayana vishala

Meaning:ನಿನ್ನ ಎದೆಯ ಮೇಲೆ ಮಣಿ, ಮುತ್ತಿನ ಮಾಲೆ ಶೋಭಿಸುತ್ತದೆ; ಶಿರದ ಮೇಲೆ ಸ್ವರ್ಣ ಕಿರೀಟ, ವಿಶಾಲ ನೇತ್ರಗಳು.

Chaupai 4

පුස්තක පාණි කුඨාර ත්රිශූලං . මෝදක භෝග සුගන්ධිත ඵූලං ..

Pustaka pani kuthara trishulam modaka bhoga sugandhita phulam

Meaning:ಕೈಯಲ್ಲಿ ಪುಸ್ತಕ, ಕೊಡಲಿ (ಕುಠಾರ), ತ್ರಿಶೂಲ; ಮೋದಕದ ಭೋಗ, ಸುಗಂಧ ಪುಷ್ಪಗಳು.

Chaupai 5

සුන්දර පීතාම්බර තන සාජිත . චරණ පාදුකා මුනි මන රාජිත ..

Sundara pitambara tana sajita charana paduka muni mana rajita

Meaning:ಸುಂದರ ಪೀತಾಂಬರದಿಂದ ಶರೀರ ಅಲಂಕೃತ; ನಿನ್ನ ಚರಣ ಪಾದುಕೆಗಳು ಮುನಿಗಳ ಮನಸ್ಸನ್ನು ಆನಂದಗೊಳಿಸುತ್ತವೆ.

Chaupai 6

ධනි ශිව සුවන ෂඩානන භ්රාතා . ගෞරී ලාලන විශ්ව-විඛ්යාතා ..

Dhani shiva suvana shadanana bhrata gauri lalana vishva-vikhyata

Meaning:ಧನ್ಯನು ನೀನು, ಆರು ಮುಖಗಳ ಕಾರ್ತಿಕೇಯನ ಸಹೋದರನೇ, ಶಿವನ ಪುತ್ರನೇ; ಗೌರಿಯ ಮುದ್ದಿನವನೇ, ವಿಶ್ವ ವಿಖ್ಯಾತನೇ.

Chaupai 7

ඍද්ධි-සිද්ධි තව චංවර සුධාරේ . මුෂක වාහන සෝහත ද්වාරේ ..

Riddhi-siddhi tava chamvara sudhare mushaka vahana sohata dvare

Meaning:ಋದ್ಧಿ ಮತ್ತು ಸಿದ್ಧಿ ನಿನ್ನ ಮೇಲೆ ರಾಜ ಚಾಮರ ಬೀಸುತ್ತಾರೆ; ನಿನ್ನ ಮೂಷಿಕ ವಾಹನ ಬಾಗಿಲಲ್ಲಿ ಶೋಭಿಸುತ್ತದೆ.

Chaupai 8

කහෞ ජන්ම ශුභ කථා තුම්හාරී . අති ශුචී පාවන මංගලකාරී ..

Kahau janma shubha katha tumhari ati shuchi pavana mamgalakari

Meaning:ಈಗ ನಾನು ನಿನ್ನ ಜನ್ಮದ ಮಂಗಳಕರ ಕಥೆಯನ್ನು ಹೇಳುತ್ತೇನೆ — ಅತಿ ಪವಿತ್ರ, ಪಾವನ, ಸರ್ವ ಮಂಗಳಪ್ರದ.

Chaupai 9

ඒක සමය ගිරිරාජ කුමාරී . පුත්ර හේතු තප කීන්හා භාරී ..

Eka samaya giriraja kumari putra hetu tapa kinha bhari

Meaning:ಒಮ್ಮೆ ಪರ್ವತರಾಜನ ಪುತ್ರಿ (ಪಾರ್ವತಿ) ಪುತ್ರನ ಬಯಕೆಯಿಂದ ಕಠೋರ ತಪಸ್ಸು ಮಾಡಿದಳು.

Chaupai 10

භයෝ යජ්ඤ ජබ පූර්ණ අනූපා . තබ පහුංච්යෝ තුම ධරී ද්විජ රූපා ..

Bhayo yajna jaba purna anupa taba pahumchyo tuma dhari dvija rupa

Meaning:ಆ ಅನುಪಮ ಯಜ್ಞ ಪೂರ್ಣವಾದಾಗ, ನೀನು ಬ್ರಾಹ್ಮಣ ರೂಪ ಧರಿಸಿ ಬಂದೆ.

Chaupai 11

අතිථි ජානී කේ ගෞරී සුඛාරී . බහුවිධි සේවා කරී තුම්හාරී ..

Atithi jani ke gauri sukhari bahuvidhi seva kari tumhari

Meaning:ಅತಿಥಿಯೆಂದು ತಿಳಿದು ಗೌರಿ ಸಂತೋಷಿಸಿ, ಹಲವು ವಿಧದಲ್ಲಿ ನಿನಗೆ ಸೇವೆ ಮಾಡಿದಳು.

Chaupai 12

අති ප්රසන්න හවෛ තුම වර දීන්හා . මාතු පුත්ර හිත ජෝ තප කීන්හා ..

Ati prasanna havai tuma vara dinha matu putra hita jo tapa kinha

Meaning:ಅತ್ಯಂತ ಪ್ರಸನ್ನನಾಗಿ, ಪುತ್ರನಿಗಾಗಿ ಅವಳು ಮಾಡಿದ ಆ ತಪಸ್ಸಿಗೆ ನೀನು ವರ ನೀಡಿದೆ:

Chaupai 13

මිලහි පුත්ර තුහි, බුද්ධි විශාලා . බිනා ගර්භ ධාරණ යහි කාලා ..

Milahi putra tuhi, buddhi vishala bina garbha dharana yahi kala

Meaning:"ನಿನಗೆ ವಿಶಾಲ ಬುದ್ಧಿಯ ಪುತ್ರ ಸಿಗುತ್ತಾನೆ — ಅದೂ ಈ ಕ್ಷಣದಲ್ಲೇ, ಗರ್ಭಧಾರಣೆಯಿಲ್ಲದೆ.

Chaupai 14

ගණනායක ගුණ ජ්ඤාන නිධානා . පූජිත ප්රථම රූප භගවානා ..

Gananayaka guna jnana nidhana pujita prathama rupa bhagavana

Meaning:ಅವನು ಗಣಗಳ ನಾಯಕ, ಗುಣ-ಜ್ಞಾನ ನಿಧಿ, ಸರ್ವ ದೇವತೆಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಪ್ರಥಮ ಪೂಜ್ಯ ಭಗವಂತನಾಗುತ್ತಾನೆ."

Chaupai 15

අස කහී අන්තර්ධාන රූප හවෛ . පාලනා පර බාලක ස්වරූප හවෛ ..

Asa kahi antardhana rupa havai palana para balaka svarupa havai

Meaning:ಎಂದು ಹೇಳಿ ಆ ಬ್ರಾಹ್ಮಣ ಅಂತರ್ಧಾನವಾಗಿ, ತೊಟ್ಟಿಲಲ್ಲಿ ಮಗುವಿನ ರೂಪ ಧರಿಸಿದನು.

Chaupai 16

බනි ශිශු රුදන ජබහිං තුම ඨානා . ලඛි මුඛ සුඛ නහිං ගෞරී සමානා ..

Bani shishu rudana jabahim tuma thana lakhi mukha sukha nahim gauri samana

Meaning:ಶಿಶು ರೂಪದಲ್ಲಿ ನೀನು ಅಳಲು ಆರಂಭಿಸಿದಾಗ, ನಿನ್ನ ಮುಖ ನೋಡಿ ಗೌರಿಯ ಆನಂದಕ್ಕೆ ಮಿತಿಯಿರಲಿಲ್ಲ.

Chaupai 17

සකල මගන, සුඛමංගල ගාවහිං . නාභ තේ සුරන, සුමන වර්ෂාවහිං ..

Sakala magana, sukhamamgala gavahim nabha te surana, sumana varshavahim

Meaning:ಎಲ್ಲರೂ ಆನಂದಮಗ್ನರಾಗಿ ಸುಖ-ಮಂಗಳ ಗೀತೆಗಳನ್ನು ಹಾಡಲಾರಂಭಿಸಿದರು; ಆಕಾಶದಿಂದ ದೇವತೆಗಳು ಪುಷ್ಪವೃಷ್ಟಿ ಸುರಿಸಿದರು.

Chaupai 18

ශම්භු, උමා, බහුදාන ලුටාවහිං . සුර මුනිජන, සුත දේඛන ආවහිං ..

Shambhu, uma, bahudana lutavahim sura munijana, suta dekhana avahim

Meaning:ಶಂಭು (ಶಿವ), ಉಮಾ ಬಹಳಷ್ಟು ದಾನ ಮಾಡಿದರು; ದೇವತೆಗಳು, ಮುನಿಗಳು ಪುತ್ರನನ್ನು ನೋಡಲು ಬಂದರು.

Chaupai 19

ලඛි අති ආනන්ද මංගල සාජා . දේඛන භී ආයේ ශනි රාජා ..

Lakhi ati ananda mamgala saja dekhana bhi aye shani raja

Meaning:ಆನಂದ, ಮಂಗಳಮಯ ಈ ಉತ್ಸವವನ್ನು ನೋಡಿ ಶನಿ ರಾಜನೂ ದರ್ಶನಕ್ಕೆ ಬಂದನು.

Chaupai 20

නිජ අවගුණ ගුනි ශනි මන මාහීං . බාලක, දේඛන චාහත නාහීං ..

Nija avaguna guni shani mana mahim balaka, dekhana chahata nahim

Meaning:ತನ್ನ ದೋಷವನ್ನು ಮನಸ್ಸಿನಲ್ಲಿ ನೆನೆದು ಶನಿ ಮಗುವನ್ನು ನೋಡಲು ಇಷ್ಟಪಡಲಿಲ್ಲ.

Chaupai 21

ගිරිජා කඡු මන භේද බඪායෝ . උත්සව මෝර, න ශනි තුහී භායෝ ..

Girija kachhu mana bheda badhayo utsava mora, na shani tuhi bhayo

Meaning:ಗಿರಿಜಾಳ ಮನಸ್ಸಿನಲ್ಲಿ ಸ್ವಲ್ಪ ಭೇದ ಬೆಳೆಯಿತು: "ನನ್ನ ಉತ್ಸವದಲ್ಲಿ ಶನಿಗೂ ನನ್ನ ಪುತ್ರನನ್ನು ನೋಡುವುದು ಇಷ್ಟವಾಗಲಿಲ್ಲವೇ?"

Chaupai 22

කහත ලගේ ශනි, මන සකුචාඊ . කා කරිහෞ, ශිශු මෝහි දිඛාඊ ..

Kahata lage shani, mana sakuchai ka karihau, shishu mohi dikhai

Meaning:ಶನಿ ಮನಸ್ಸಿನಲ್ಲಿ ಸಂಕೋಚಿಸುತ್ತಾ ಹೇಳಿದನು: "ನಾನು ಮಗುವನ್ನು ನೋಡಿದರೆ ಏನಾಗುವುದೋ?"

Chaupai 23

නහිං විශ්වාස, උමා උර භයඌ . ශනි සෝං බාලක දේඛන කහයඌ ..

Nahim vishvasa, uma ura bhayau shani som balaka dekhana kahayau

Meaning:ಉಮಾಳ ಹೃದಯದಲ್ಲಿ ಯಾವುದೇ ಸಂದೇಹ ಮೂಡಲಿಲ್ಲ; ಅವಳು ಶನಿಗೆ ಮಗುವನ್ನು ನೋಡಲು ಹೇಳಿದಳು.

Chaupai 24

පදතහිං ශනි දෘග කෝණ ප්රකාශා . බාලක සිර උड़ි ගයෝ අකාශා ..

Padatahim shani driga kona prakasha balaka sira uड़i gayo akasha

Meaning:ಶನಿಯ ವಕ್ರ ದೃಷ್ಟಿಯ ಕಿರಣ ಬೀಳುತ್ತಿದ್ದಂತೆ, ಮಗುವಿನ ಶಿರ ಆಕಾಶಕ್ಕೆ ಹಾರಿಹೋಯಿತು.

Chaupai 25

ගිරිජා ගිරී විකල හවෛ ධරණී . සෝ දුඃඛ දශා ගයෝ නහීං වරණී ..

Girija giri vikala havai dharani so duhkha dasha gayo nahim varani

Meaning:ಗಿರಿಜಾ ವ್ಯಾಕುಲಳಾಗಿ ನೆಲದ ಮೇಲೆ ಬಿದ್ದಳು; ಆ ದುಃಖದ ಸ್ಥಿತಿಯನ್ನು ವರ್ಣಿಸಲಾಗದು.

Chaupai 26

හාහාකාර මච්යෞ කෛලාශා . ශනි කීන්හෝං ලඛි සුත කෝ නාශා ..

Hahakara machyau kailasha shani kinhom lakhi suta ko nasha

Meaning:ಕೈಲಾಸದಲ್ಲಿ ಹಾಹಾಕಾರ ಎದ್ದಿತು — ಶನಿ ಪುತ್ರನ ನಾಶ ಮಾಡಿದನೆಂದು ಕಂಡಿತು.

Chaupai 27

තුරත ගරුड़ චढ़ි විෂ්ණු සිධායෝ . කාටී චක්ර සෝ ගජ සිර ලායේ ..

Turata garuड़ chaढ़i vishnu sidhayo kati chakra so gaja sira laye

Meaning:ತಕ್ಷಣ ವಿಷ್ಣು ಗರುಡನ ಮೇಲೆ ಏರಿ ಹೊರಟನು; ಚಕ್ರದಿಂದ ಒಂದು ಶಿರವನ್ನು ಕತ್ತರಿಸಿ ಆನೆಯ ತಲೆ ತಂದನು.

Chaupai 28

බාලක කේ ධඩ़ ඌපර ධාරයෝ . ප්රාණ මන්ත්ර පढ़ි ශංකර ඩාරයෝ ..

Balaka ke dhada़ upara dharayo prana mantra paढ़i shamkara darayo

Meaning:ಅದನ್ನು ಮಗುವಿನ ಮುಂಡದ ಮೇಲೆ ಇಟ್ಟರು, ಶಂಕರನು ಪ್ರಾಣಮಂತ್ರ ಪಠಿಸಿ ಅವನನ್ನು ಬದುಕಿಸಿದನು.

Chaupai 29

නාම ගණේශ ශම්භු තබ කීන්හේ . ප්රථම පූජ්ය බුද්ධි නිධි, වර දීන්හේ ..

Nama ganesha shambhu taba kinhe prathama pujya buddhi nidhi, vara dinhe

Meaning:ಆಗ ಶಂಭು ಅವನಿಗೆ ಗಣೇಶ ನಾಮ ನೀಡಿ, ಪ್ರಥಮ ಪೂಜ್ಯತ್ವ ಮತ್ತು ಬುದ್ಧಿ ನಿಧಿಯ ವರ ನೀಡಿದನು.

Chaupai 30

බුද්ධි පරීක්ෂා ජබ ශිව කීන්හා . පෘථ්වී කර ප්රදක්ෂිණා ලීන්හා ..

Buddhi pariksha jaba shiva kinha prithvi kara pradakshina linha

Meaning:ಶಿವ ಅವರ ಬುದ್ಧಿಯನ್ನು ಪರೀಕ್ಷಿಸಿದಾಗ, ಇಬ್ಬರು ಸಹೋದರರು ಭೂಮಿಗೆ ಪ್ರದಕ್ಷಿಣೆ ಮಾಡಬೇಕಿತ್ತು.

Chaupai 31

චලේ ෂඩානන, භරමි භුලාඊ . රචේ බෛඨ තුම බුද්ධි උපාඊ ..

Chale shadanana, bharami bhulai rache baitha tuma buddhi upai

Meaning:ಆರು ಮುಖಗಳ ಕಾರ್ತಿಕೇಯ ಭ್ರಮಿತನಾಗಿ ಅಲೆಯಲಾರಂಭಿಸಿದನು; ಆದರೆ ನೀನು ಒಂದು ಚತುರ ಉಪಾಯ ರಚಿಸಿದೆ.

Chaupai 32

චරණ මාතු-පිතු කේ ධර ලීන්හේං . තිනකේ සාත ප්රදක්ෂිණ කීන්හේං ..

Charana matu-pitu ke dhara linhem tinake sata pradakshina kinhem

Meaning:ನೀನು ನಿನ್ನ ತಂದೆ-ತಾಯಿಯ ಪಾದಗಳನ್ನು ಹಿಡಿದು, ಅವರಿಗೆ ಏಳು ಬಾರಿ ಪ್ರದಕ್ಷಿಣೆ ಮಾಡಿದೆ.

Chaupai 33

ධනි ගණේශ කහී ශිව හියේ හරෂේ . නභ තේ සුරන සුමන බහු බරසේ ..

Dhani ganesha kahi shiva hiye harashe nabha te surana sumana bahu barase

Meaning:"ಧನ್ಯ ಗಣೇಶ!" ಎಂದು ಶಿವ ಹೇಳಿದನು, ಅವನ ಹೃದಯ ಆನಂದಿಸಿತು; ಆಕಾಶದಿಂದ ದೇವತೆಗಳು ಅನೇಕ ಪುಷ್ಪಗಳನ್ನು ಸುರಿಸಿದರು.

Chaupai 34

තුම්හරී මහිමා බුද්ධි බड़ාඊ . ශේෂ සහසමුඛ සකේ න ගාඊ ..

Tumhari mahima buddhi baड़ai shesha sahasamukha sake na gai

Meaning:ನಿನ್ನ ಮಹಿಮೆ ಮತ್ತು ಬುದ್ಧಿಯ ಮಹತ್ತ್ವವನ್ನು ಸಹಸ್ರ ಮುಖಗಳ ಶೇಷನೂ ಹಾಡಲಾಗಲಿಲ್ಲ.

Chaupai 35

මෛං මතිහීන මලීන දුඛාරී . කරහූං කෞන විධි විනය තුම්හාරී ..

Maim matihina malina dukhari karahum kauna vidhi vinaya tumhari

Meaning:ನಾನು ಮಂದಬುದ್ಧಿ, ಮಲಿನ, ದುಃಖಿತ — ಯಾವ ವಿಧಾನದಿಂದ ನಿನಗೆ ಸೂಕ್ತ ಸ್ತುತಿ ಮಾಡಲಿ?

Chaupai 36

භජත රාමසුන්දර ප්රභුදාසා . ජග ප්රයාග, කකරා, දුර්වාසා ..

Bhajata ramasundara prabhudasa jaga prayaga, kakara, durvasa

Meaning:ಪ್ರಯಾಗದ (ಕಕರಾ ನಿವಾಸಿ, ದುರ್ವಾಸ ವಂಶದ) ರಾಮಸುಂದರ ಪ್ರಭುದಾಸ ನಿನ್ನನ್ನು ಭಜಿಸುತ್ತಾನೆ.

Chaupai 37

අබ ප්රභු දයා දීනා පර කීජෛ . අපනී ශක්ති භක්ති කුඡ දීජෛ ..

Aba prabhu daya dina para kijai apani shakti bhakti kuchha dijai

Meaning:ಈಗ ಓ ಪ್ರಭೂ, ಈ ದೀನನ ಮೇಲೆ ದಯೆ ತೋರು; ನಿನ್ನ ಶಕ್ತಿ ಮತ್ತು ಭಕ್ತಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಸ್ವಲ್ಪ ನನಗೆ ಪ್ರಸಾದಿಸು.

Closing Doha

ශ්රී ගණේශ යහ චාලීසා, පාඨ කරෛ කර ධ්යාන . නිත නව මංගල ගෘහ බසෛ, ලහේ ජගත සන්මාන ..

Shri ganesha yaha chalisa, patha karai kara dhyana nita nava mamgala griha basai, lahe jagata sanmana

Meaning:ಯಾರು ಈ ಗಣೇಶ ಚಾಲೀಸಾವನ್ನು ಏಕಾಗ್ರ ಮನಸ್ಸಿನಿಂದ ಮತ್ತು ಧ್ಯಾನದಿಂದ ಪಠಿಸುತ್ತಾರೋ — ಅವರ ಮನೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ನಿತ್ಯ ನವ ಮಂಗಳ ನೆಲೆಸುತ್ತದೆ, ಅವರು ಜಗತ್ತಿನಲ್ಲಿ ಸನ್ಮಾನ ಪಡೆಯುತ್ತಾರೆ.

Word-by-Word Meaning

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ගණපති🔊GanapatiLord of the Ganas (celestial hosts)

ගණරාජූ🔊GanrajuKing of the Ganas

විඝ්න හරණ🔊Vighna HaranRemover of obstacles

ගජබදන🔊GajbadanElephant-faced

විනායක🔊VinayakSupreme leader, remover of obstacles

බුද්ධි විධාතා🔊Buddhi VidhataBestower of intelligence

වක්ර තුණ්ඩ🔊Vakra TundaCurved trunk

ත්රිපුණ්ඩ🔊TripundThree sacred marks on forehead

මෝදක🔊ModakSweet dumpling — Ganesha's favorite food

මූෂක🔊MushakMouse — Ganesha's vehicle

පීතාම්බර🔊PitambarYellow garment

ගිරිජාලාල🔊GirijalalBeloved son of Girija (Parvati)

ෂඩානන🔊ShadananSix-faced one (Kartikeya, Ganesha's brother)

ඍද්ධි සිද්ධි🔊Riddhi SiddhiProsperity and Spiritual Power (Ganesha's consorts)

කුඨාර🔊KutharAxe (weapon held by Ganesha)

ගණනායක🔊GananayakLeader of the Ganas

ගෞරී ලලන🔊Gauri LalanDarling child of Gauri (Parvati)

ශම්භු🔊ShambhuShiva, Ganesha's father

සංකට මෝචන🔊Sankat MochanLiberator from troubles

මංගල🔊MangalAuspiciousness

සුමන🔊SumanFlowers

Benefits of Chanting ಗಣೇಶ ಚಾಲೀಸಾ

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Removes all obstacles from the path of the devotee

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Bestows wisdom, intelligence, and clarity of thought

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Ensures success in new ventures, examinations, and business endeavors

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Brings auspiciousness and good fortune to the household

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Ganesha is worshipped first before all other gods — this chalisa invokes his primary blessing

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Removes fear and anxiety related to upcoming challenges

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Grants spiritual knowledge and the ability to discriminate between right and wrong

How to Chant ಗಣೇಶ ಚಾಲೀಸಾ

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Best TimeWednesday mornings, during Ganesh Chaturthi, or before beginning any new venture

Sit before a Ganesha idol or image. Offer modak, durva grass, and red flowers. Light a diya and incense. Recite the Ganesh Chalisa with devotion and concentration. It is traditional to begin any new project, journey, or important task with this chalisa. Reciting it on Wednesdays (Ganesha's day) and during Ganesh Chaturthi is especially auspicious.

Frequently Asked Questions

This page shows the complete ಗಣೇಶ ಚಾಲೀಸಾ 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.

According to Hindu tradition, Lord Shiva declared that Ganesha would be worshipped first before any deity and before any auspicious task. This is why every Hindu ceremony begins with a prayer to Ganesha — the Remover of Obstacles must clear the path before any work can succeed.

Wednesday (Budhvar) is Ganesha's day and is considered most auspicious. However, the chalisa can be recited any day, especially before important events, exams, or new beginnings.

Modak (sweet dumplings) is Ganesha's favorite food. Other offerings include durva grass (sacred grass), red flowers, laddu, coconut, and jaggery. The number 21 is considered sacred — offering 21 modaks or 21 durva grass blades is traditional.

Like most chalisas in the Hindu devotional tradition, the exact author of the Ganesh Chalisa is not definitively known. It follows the 40-verse chaupai format popularized by Goswami Tulsidas in the Hanuman Chalisa.

Yes, this is one of the most common practices. Ganesha is the god of wisdom and intelligence (Buddhi Vidhata). Students across India recite the Ganesh Chalisa before examinations to invoke clarity, memory, and success.