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𑌏𑌕𑌦𑌨𑍍𑌤 𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍋𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌮𑍍 (𑌏𑌕𑌦𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌶𑌰𑌣𑌾𑌗𑌤𑌿 𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍋𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌮𑍍)

Ekadanta Stotram (Ekadanta Sharanagati Stotram) in Grantha · 𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌨𑍍𑌥

🕉️ hindu·📿 21× repetitions·🕐 Brahma Muhurta or early morning after bath; especially on Sankashti Chaturthi, Vinayaka Chaturthi and Ganesh Chaturthi·📜 Mudgala Purana (Second Khanda, Chapter 3)

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Mudgala Purana (Second Khanda, Chapter 3) · Traditional; spoken by the Devarshis (gods and sages), narrated by Gritsamada / Mudgala · Puranic

In the Mudgala Purana — the great Ganapatya scripture devoted to Ganesha's incarnations — the gods and sages, overwhelmed by the glory of Ekadanta, offer this hymn of total surrender. Unable to praise Him adequately, they simply take refuge in Him verse after verse as the supreme Brahman from whom and by whose command the entire cosmos proceeds. Pleased, Ekadanta appears, accepts their stuti, and grants the boon that whoever recites it as prescribed will gain every accomplishment and union with Brahman.

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Pleased by this hymn of surrender, Ekadanta himself declared it to be 'sarva-siddhi-pradayakam' — the giver of every accomplishment — promising that one who recites its twenty-one verses twenty-one times for twenty-one days will find nothing in the three worlds beyond reach and will accomplish even the impossible.

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Verse 1

𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌗𑌣𑍇𑌶𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌃 । 𑌦𑍇𑌵𑌰𑍍𑌷𑌯 𑌊𑌚𑍁𑌃 । 𑌸𑌦𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌰𑍂𑌪𑌂 𑌸𑌕𑌲𑌾𑌦𑌿𑌭𑍂𑌤𑌮𑍍 𑌅𑌮𑌾𑌯𑌿𑌨𑌂 𑌸𑍋𑌽𑌹𑌮𑌚𑌿𑌨𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌬𑍋𑌧𑌮𑍍 । 𑌅𑌨𑌾𑌦𑌿𑌮𑌧𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌵𑌿𑌹𑍀𑌨𑌮𑍇𑌕𑌂 𑌤𑌮𑍇𑌕𑌦𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌂 𑌶𑌰𑌣𑌂 𑌵𑍍𑌰𑌜𑌾𑌮𑌃 ॥௧॥

śrī gaṇeśāya namaḥ । devarṣaya ūchuḥ । sadātma-rūpaṁ sakalādi-bhūtam amāyinaṁ so'ham achintya-bodham । anādi-madhyānta-vihīnam ekaṁ tam ekadantaṁ śaraṇaṁ vrajāmaḥ ॥1॥

Meaning:Salutations to Sri Ganesha. The gods and sages said:

Verse 2

𑌅𑌨𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌚𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌰𑍂𑌪𑌮𑌯𑌂 𑌗𑌣𑍇𑌶𑌮𑍍 𑌅𑌭𑍇𑌦𑌭𑍇𑌦𑌾𑌦𑌿𑌵𑌿𑌹𑍀𑌨𑌮𑌾𑌦𑍍𑌯𑌮𑍍 । 𑌹𑍃𑌦𑌿 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌕𑌾𑌶𑌸𑍍𑌯 𑌧𑌰𑌂 𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌧𑍀𑌸𑍍𑌥𑌂 𑌤𑌮𑍇𑌕𑌦𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌂 𑌶𑌰𑌣𑌂 𑌵𑍍𑌰𑌜𑌾𑌮𑌃 ॥௨॥

ananta-chid-rūpam ayaṁ gaṇeśam abheda-bhedādi-vihīnam ādyam । hṛdi prakāśasya dharaṁ svadhī-sthaṁ tam ekadantaṁ śaraṇaṁ vrajāmaḥ ॥2॥

Meaning:To Him who is of the nature of eternal Being, the first source of all, free of illusion, the very 'I am' of inconceivable awareness, without beginning, middle or end, the One — to that Ekadanta we take refuge.

Verse 3

𑌸𑌮𑌾𑌧𑌿𑌸𑌂𑌸𑍍𑌥𑌂 𑌹𑍃𑌦𑌿 𑌯𑍋𑌗𑌿𑌨𑌾𑌂 𑌯𑌂 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌕𑌾𑌶𑌰𑍂𑌪𑍇𑌣 𑌵𑌿𑌭𑌾𑌤𑌮𑍇𑌤𑌮𑍍 । 𑌸𑌦𑌾 𑌨𑌿𑌰𑌾𑌲𑌮𑍍𑌬𑌸𑌮𑌾𑌧𑌿𑌗𑌮𑍍𑌯𑌂 𑌤𑌮𑍇𑌕𑌦𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌂 𑌶𑌰𑌣𑌂 𑌵𑍍𑌰𑌜𑌾𑌮𑌃 ॥௩॥

samādhi-saṁsthaṁ hṛdi yogināṁ yaṁ prakāśa-rūpeṇa vibhātam etam । sadā nirālamba-samādhi-gamyaṁ tam ekadantaṁ śaraṇaṁ vrajāmaḥ ॥3॥

Meaning:To Ganesha who is the infinite form of consciousness, the primal One free of all distinctions of difference and non-difference, the bearer of the light within the heart, abiding in our own intellect — to that Ekadanta we take refuge.

Verse 4

𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌬𑌿𑌮𑍍𑌬𑌭𑌾𑌵𑍇𑌨 𑌵𑌿𑌲𑌾𑌸𑌯𑍁𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌾𑌂 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌮𑌾𑌯𑌾𑌂 𑌵𑌿𑌵𑌿𑌧𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌰𑍂𑌪𑌾𑌮𑍍 । 𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌵𑍀𑌰𑍍𑌯𑌕𑌂 𑌤𑌤𑍍𑌰 𑌦𑌦𑌾𑌤𑌿 𑌯𑍋 𑌵𑍈 𑌤𑌮𑍇𑌕𑌦𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌂 𑌶𑌰𑌣𑌂 𑌵𑍍𑌰𑌜𑌾𑌮𑌃 ॥௪॥

svabimba-bhāvena vilāsa-yuktāṁ pratyakṣa-māyāṁ vividha-svarūpām । sva-vīryakaṁ tatra dadāti yo vai tam ekadantaṁ śaraṇaṁ vrajāmaḥ ॥4॥

Meaning:To Him whom the yogis behold seated in the samadhi of the heart, shining there as pure light, ever attainable through support-less samadhi — to that Ekadanta we take refuge.

Verse 5

𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌦𑍀𑌯𑌵𑍀𑌰𑍍𑌯𑍇𑌣 𑌸𑌮𑌰𑍍𑌥𑌭𑍂𑌤- 𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌮𑌾𑌯𑌯𑌾 𑌸𑌂𑌰𑌚𑌿𑌤𑌂 𑌚 𑌵𑌿𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌮𑍍 । 𑌤𑍁𑌰𑍀𑌯𑌕𑌂 𑌹𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌤𑍀𑌤𑌿𑌸𑌂𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌂 𑌤𑌮𑍇𑌕𑌦𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌂 𑌶𑌰𑌣𑌂 𑌵𑍍𑌰𑌜𑌾𑌮𑌃 ॥௫॥

tvadīya-vīryeṇa samartha-bhūta- sva-māyayā saṁrachitaṁ cha viśvam । turīyakaṁ hy ātma-pratīti-saṁjñaṁ tam ekadantaṁ śaraṇaṁ vrajāmaḥ ॥5॥

Meaning:To Him who, sporting through His own reflected being, grants His power to the directly-perceived Maya of manifold forms — to that Ekadanta we take refuge.

Verse 6

𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌦𑌾𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌯𑌾 𑌭𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌿 𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌹𑌾𑌶𑍍𑌚 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑍇 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌕𑌾𑌶𑌰𑍂𑌪𑌾𑌣𑌿 𑌵𑌿𑌭𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌿 𑌖𑍇 𑌵𑍈 । 𑌭𑍍𑌰𑌮𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌿 𑌨𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌂 𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌵𑌿𑌹𑌾𑌰𑌕𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌯𑌾- 𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌮𑍇𑌕𑌦𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌂 𑌶𑌰𑌣𑌂 𑌵𑍍𑌰𑌜𑌾𑌮𑌃 ॥௧௪॥

tvad-ājñayā bhānti grahāś cha sarve prakāśa-rūpāṇi vibhānti khe vai । bhramanti nityaṁ sva-vihāra-kāryā- stam ekadantaṁ śaraṇaṁ vrajāmaḥ ॥14॥

Meaning:To Him by whose power this whole universe is fashioned by His potent Maya, the Fourth state known as the pure awareness of the Self — to that Ekadanta we take refuge.

Verse 7

𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌦𑌾𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌯𑌾 𑌸𑍃𑌷𑍍𑌟𑌿𑌕𑌰𑍋 𑌵𑌿𑌧𑌾𑌤𑌾 𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌦𑌾𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌯𑌾 𑌪𑌾𑌲𑌕 𑌏𑌵 𑌵𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌣𑍁𑌃 । 𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌦𑌾𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌯𑌾 𑌸𑌂𑌹𑌰𑌕𑍋 𑌹𑌰𑍋𑌽𑌪𑌿 𑌤𑌮𑍇𑌕𑌦𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌂 𑌶𑌰𑌣𑌂 𑌵𑍍𑌰𑌜𑌾𑌮𑌃 ॥௧௫॥

tvad-ājñayā sṛṣṭi-karo vidhātā tvad-ājñayā pālaka eva viṣṇuḥ । tvad-ājñayā saṁharako haro'pi tam ekadantaṁ śaraṇaṁ vrajāmaḥ ॥15॥

Meaning:By Your command all the planets shine and the luminaries glow in the sky, ever wandering in their appointed courses — to that Ekadanta we take refuge.

Verse 8

𑌯𑌦𑌾𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌯𑌾 𑌦𑍇𑌵𑌗𑌣𑌾 𑌦𑌿𑌵𑌿𑌸𑍍𑌥𑌾 𑌦𑌦𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌿 𑌵𑍈 𑌕𑌰𑍍𑌮𑌫𑌲𑌾𑌨𑌿 𑌨𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌮𑍍 । 𑌯𑌦𑌾𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌯𑌾 𑌶𑍈𑌲𑌗𑌣𑌾𑌃 𑌸𑍍𑌥𑌿𑌰𑌾 𑌵𑍈 𑌤𑌮𑍇𑌕𑌦𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌂 𑌶𑌰𑌣𑌂 𑌵𑍍𑌰𑌜𑌾𑌮𑌃 ॥௧௭॥

yad-ājñayā deva-gaṇā divisthā dadanti vai karma-phalāni nityam । yad-ājñayā śaila-gaṇāḥ sthirā vai tam ekadantaṁ śaraṇaṁ vrajāmaḥ ॥17॥

Meaning:By Your command Brahma creates, by Your command Vishnu protects, and by Your command Hara too dissolves — to that Ekadanta we take refuge.

Verse 9

𑌯𑌦𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌰𑍇 𑌸𑌂𑌸𑍍𑌥𑌿𑌤𑌮𑍇𑌕𑌦𑌨𑍍𑌤- 𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌦𑌾𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌯𑌾 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌮𑌿𑌦𑌂 𑌵𑌿𑌭𑌾𑌤𑌿 । 𑌅𑌨𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌰𑍂𑌪𑌂 𑌹𑍃𑌦𑌿 𑌬𑍋𑌧𑌕𑌂 𑌯- 𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌮𑍇𑌕𑌦𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌂 𑌶𑌰𑌣𑌂 𑌵𑍍𑌰𑌜𑌾𑌮𑌃 ॥௨௦॥

yad-antare saṁsthitam ekadanta- stad-ājñayā sarvam idaṁ vibhāti । ananta-rūpaṁ hṛdi bodhakaṁ ya- stam ekadantaṁ śaraṇaṁ vrajāmaḥ ॥20॥

Meaning:By whose command the hosts of gods in heaven ever grant the fruits of action, and by whose command the mountains stand firm — to that Ekadanta we take refuge.

Verse 10

𑌸𑍁𑌯𑍋𑌗𑌿𑌨𑍋 𑌯𑍋𑌗𑌬𑌲𑍇𑌨 𑌸𑌾𑌧𑍍𑌯𑌂 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌕𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌤𑍇 𑌕𑌃 𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌵𑌨𑍇𑌨 𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍗𑌤𑌿 । 𑌅𑌤𑌃 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌣𑌾𑌮𑍇𑌨 𑌸𑍁𑌸𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌿𑌦𑍋𑌽𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍁 𑌤𑌮𑍇𑌕𑌦𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌂 𑌶𑌰𑌣𑌂 𑌵𑍍𑌰𑌜𑌾𑌮𑌃 ॥௨௧॥

su-yogino yoga-balena sādhyaṁ prakurvate kaḥ stavanena stauti । ataḥ praṇāmena su-siddhido'stu tam ekadantaṁ śaraṇaṁ vrajāmaḥ ॥21॥

Meaning:Within whom Ekadanta abides, by whose command all this shines forth, of infinite form, the awakener within the heart — to that Ekadanta we take refuge.

Verse 11

𑌏𑌕𑌦𑌨𑍍𑌤 𑌉𑌵𑌾𑌚 । 𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍋𑌤𑍍𑌰𑍇𑌣𑌾𑌽𑌹𑌂 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌸𑌨𑍍𑌨𑍋𑌽𑌸𑍍𑌮𑌿 𑌸𑍁𑌰𑌾𑌃 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌷𑌿𑌗𑌣𑌾𑌃 𑌕𑌿𑌲 । 𑌵𑌰𑌦𑌂 𑌭𑍋 𑌵𑍃𑌣𑍁𑌤 𑌵𑍋 𑌦𑌾𑌸𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌮𑌿 𑌮𑌨𑌸𑍀𑌪𑍍𑌸𑌿𑌤𑌮𑍍 ॥௨௪॥

ekadanta uvācha । stotreṇā'haṁ prasanno'smi surāḥ sarṣi-gaṇāḥ kila । varadaṁ bho vṛṇuta vo dāsyāmi manasīpsitam ॥24॥

Meaning:What the great yogis accomplish by the power of yoga, who can praise by mere hymns? Therefore may He, granting perfect attainment through our prostration, be pleased — to that Ekadanta we take refuge.

Verse 12

𑌭𑌵𑌤𑍍𑌕𑍃𑌤𑌂 𑌮𑌦𑍀𑌯𑌂 𑌯𑌤𑍍𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍋𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌂 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌤𑌿𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌦𑌂 𑌚 𑌤𑌤𑍍 । 𑌭𑌵𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌯𑌤𑌿 𑌨 𑌸𑌨𑍍𑌦𑍇𑌹𑌃 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌸𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌿𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌦𑌾𑌯𑌕𑌮𑍍 ॥௨௫॥

bhavat-kṛtaṁ madīyaṁ yat stotraṁ prīti-pradaṁ cha tat । bhaviṣyati na sandehaḥ sarva-siddhi-pradāyakam ॥25॥

Meaning:Ekadanta said: I am pleased by your hymn, O gods and hosts of sages. Ask a boon — I shall grant your heart's desire.

Verse 13

𑌏𑌕𑌵𑌿𑌂𑌶𑌤𑌿𑌵𑌾𑌰𑌂 𑌯𑌃 𑌶𑍍𑌲𑍋𑌕𑌾𑌨𑍇𑌵𑍈𑌕𑌵𑌿𑌂𑌶𑌤𑍀𑌨𑍍 । 𑌪𑌠𑍇𑌚𑍍𑌚 𑌹𑍃𑌦𑌿 𑌮𑌾𑌂 𑌸𑍍𑌮𑍃𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌾 𑌦𑌿𑌨𑌾𑌨𑌿 𑌤𑍍𑌵𑍇𑌕𑌵𑌿𑌂𑌶𑌤𑌿𑌃 ॥௨௯॥

ekaviṁśati-vāraṁ yaḥ ślokān evaikaviṁśatīn । paṭhech cha hṛdi māṁ smṛtvā dināni tv ekaviṁśatiḥ ॥29॥

Meaning:This hymn composed about Me by you is dear and pleasing, and it shall grant every accomplishment — there is no doubt.

Verse 14

𑌨 𑌤𑌸𑍍𑌯 𑌦𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌲𑌭𑌂 𑌕𑌿𑌞𑍍𑌚𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌷𑍁 𑌲𑍋𑌕𑍇𑌷𑍁 𑌵𑍈 𑌭𑌵𑍇𑌤𑍍 । 𑌅𑌸𑌾𑌧𑍍𑌯𑌂 𑌸𑌾𑌧𑌯𑍇𑌨𑍍𑌮𑌰𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌃 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌤𑍍𑌰 𑌵𑌿𑌜𑌯𑍀 𑌭𑌵𑍇𑌤𑍍 ॥௩௦॥

na tasya durlabhaṁ kiñchit triṣu lokeṣu vai bhavet । asādhyaṁ sādhayen martyaḥ sarvatra vijayī bhavet ॥30॥

Meaning:Whoever recites these twenty-one verses twenty-one times, remembering Me in the heart, for twenty-one days —

Verse 15

𑌨𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌂 𑌯𑌃 𑌪𑌠𑌤𑌿 𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍋𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌂 𑌬𑍍𑌰𑌹𑍍𑌮𑌭𑍂𑌤𑌃 𑌸 𑌵𑍈 𑌨𑌰𑌃 । 𑌤𑌸𑍍𑌯 𑌦𑌰𑍍𑌶𑌨𑌤𑌃 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑍇 𑌦𑍇𑌵𑌾𑌃 𑌪𑍂𑌤𑌾 𑌭𑌵𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌿 𑌚 ॥௩௧॥

nityaṁ yaḥ paṭhati stotraṁ brahma-bhūtaḥ sa vai naraḥ । tasya darśanataḥ sarve devāḥ pūtā bhavanti cha ॥31॥

Meaning:for him nothing in the three worlds is hard to gain; the mortal accomplishes the unachievable and becomes victorious everywhere.

Verse 16

𑌇𑌤𑌿 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌮𑍁𑌦𑍍𑌗𑌲𑌪𑍁𑌰𑌾𑌣𑍇 𑌏𑌕𑌦𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌶𑌰𑌣𑌾𑌗𑌤𑌿𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍋𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌂 𑌸𑌮𑍍𑌪𑍂𑌰𑍍𑌣𑌮𑍍 ॥

iti śrī-mudgala-purāṇe ekadanta-śaraṇāgati-stotraṁ sampūrṇam ॥

Meaning:The person who recites this hymn daily verily becomes one with Brahman, and by his very sight all the gods are made pure.

Word-by-Word Meaning

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𑌤𑌮𑍍 𑌏𑌕𑌦𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌂 𑌶𑌰𑌣𑌂 𑌵𑍍𑌰𑌜𑌾𑌮𑌃🔊tam ekadantaṁ śaraṇaṁ vrajāmaḥWe take refuge in that One-Tusked Lord (Ekadanta) — the refrain that closes every verse

𑌸𑌦𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌰𑍂𑌪𑌮𑍍🔊sadātma-rūpamOf the nature of eternal Being (Sat)

𑌸𑌕𑌲𑌾𑌦𑌿𑌭𑍂𑌤𑌮𑍍🔊sakalādi-bhūtamThe first source of all that is

𑌅𑌮𑌾𑌯𑌿𑌨𑌮𑍍🔊amāyinamFree of illusion (beyond Maya)

𑌅𑌚𑌿𑌨𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌬𑍋𑌧𑌮𑍍🔊achintya-bodhamOf inconceivable consciousness / unthinkable awareness

𑌅𑌨𑌾𑌦𑌿𑌮𑌧𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌵𑌿𑌹𑍀𑌨𑌮𑍍🔊anādi-madhyānta-vihīnamWithout beginning, middle or end

𑌅𑌨𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌚𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌰𑍂𑌪𑌮𑌯𑌮𑍍🔊ananta-chid-rūpa-mayamMade of the infinite form of pure consciousness (chit)

𑌅𑌭𑍇𑌦𑌭𑍇𑌦𑌾𑌦𑌿𑌵𑌿𑌹𑍀𑌨𑌮𑍍🔊abheda-bhedādi-vihīnamFree of difference, non-difference and all such distinctions

𑌸𑌮𑌾𑌧𑌿𑌸𑌂𑌸𑍍𑌥𑌮𑍍🔊samādhi-saṁsthamEstablished in the samadhi (deep meditation) of yogis

𑌨𑌿𑌰𑌾𑌲𑌮𑍍𑌬𑌸𑌮𑌾𑌧𑌿𑌗𑌮𑍍𑌯𑌮𑍍🔊nirālamba-samādhi-gamyamAttainable through support-less (object-less) samadhi

𑌤𑍁𑌰𑍀𑌯𑌕𑌮𑍍🔊turīyakamThe Fourth — the transcendent state beyond waking, dream and sleep

𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌦𑌾𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌯𑌾🔊tvad-ājñayāBy Your command / order

𑌸𑍃𑌷𑍍𑌟𑌿𑌕𑌰𑍋 𑌵𑌿𑌧𑌾𑌤𑌾🔊sṛṣṭi-karo vidhātāBrahma the creator (acts by Your command)

𑌪𑌾𑌲𑌕 𑌏𑌵 𑌵𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌣𑍁𑌃🔊pālaka eva viṣṇuḥVishnu the protector (preserves by Your command)

𑌸𑌂𑌹𑌰𑌕𑍋 𑌹𑌰𑌃🔊saṁharako haraḥHara (Shiva) the dissolver (destroys by Your command)

𑌵𑌰𑌦𑌂 𑌭𑍋 𑌵𑍃𑌣𑍁𑌤🔊varadaṁ bho vṛṇuta'Choose a boon!' — Ekadanta's reply, pleased by the hymn

𑌏𑌕𑌵𑌿𑌂𑌶𑌤𑌿𑌵𑌾𑌰𑌮𑍍🔊ekaviṁśati-vāramTwenty-one times (the prescribed count of recitation)

𑌅𑌸𑌾𑌧𑍍𑌯𑌂 𑌸𑌾𑌧𑌯𑍇𑌤𑍍🔊asādhyaṁ sādhayetAccomplishes even the unachievable

𑌬𑍍𑌰𑌹𑍍𑌮𑌭𑍂𑌤𑌃 𑌸 𑌵𑍈 𑌨𑌰𑌃🔊brahma-bhūtaḥ sa vai naraḥThat person verily becomes one with Brahman

Benefits of Chanting Ekadanta Stotram (Ekadanta Sharanagati Stotram)

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Adores Ganesha as Ekadanta, the supreme Brahman beyond beginning, middle and end — a hymn of deep Vedantic surrender (sharanagati)

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Its own phalashruti promises that reciting the verses 21 times a day for 21 days fulfils every desire and makes nothing in the three worlds difficult to attain

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Removes obstacles and accomplishes even the seemingly impossible (asadhyam sadhayet)

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Cultivates the contemplative vision of the Self as Turiya — the Fourth, transcendent state

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Steadies the mind in object-less meditation (niralamba samadhi) as practised by yogis

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Daily recitation is said to make the devotee 'brahma-bhuta' — established in Brahman

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Invokes Ganesha as the inner light of the heart, deepening devotion and self-knowledge

How to Chant Ekadanta Stotram (Ekadanta Sharanagati Stotram)

Repetitions21times

Best TimeBrahma Muhurta or early morning after bath; especially on Sankashti Chaturthi, Vinayaka Chaturthi and Ganesh Chaturthi

Sit before an image of Ekadanta Ganesha, light a lamp and offer durva grass and red flowers. As prescribed in the phalashruti, recite the verses twenty-one times a day for twenty-one days while remembering Ganesha in the heart, for the fulfilment of a sincere wish. Dwell on the meaning of the refrain 'tam ekadantam sharanam vrajamah', surrendering completely at each verse. Conclude with the boon-granting verses and a prostration.

Frequently Asked Questions

This page shows the complete Ekadanta Stotram (Ekadanta Sharanagati Stotram) 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.

It is the Ekadanta Sharanagati Stotram from the Mudgala Purana, in which the assembled gods and sages (devarshis) take refuge in Ganesha as 'Ekadanta', the One-Tusked Supreme Brahman. Each verse ends 'tam ekadantam sharanam vrajamah' — 'we take refuge in that Ekadanta'.

Ekadanta means 'the one with a single tusk'. Traditionally Ganesha broke off one tusk (or lost it in battle with Parashurama) and used it to write the Mahabharata at sage Vyasa's dictation. In this stotra the single tusk also symbolises the one, non-dual Reality.

The hymn's own phalashruti prescribes reciting its verses twenty-one times a day, for twenty-one days, while remembering Ganesha in the heart. It promises that the devotee then attains even the unattainable and is victorious everywhere.

It is intensely philosophical: rather than describing Ganesha's form, it contemplates Him as the formless Absolute — eternal Being, infinite consciousness, the Turiya (Fourth) state — by whose sole command Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva carry out creation, preservation and dissolution.