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ganeshaganeshsankat-nashanganpati-stotra

ਸੰਕਟਨਾਸ਼ਨ ਗਣੇਸ਼ ਸਤੋਤਰ

संकटनाशन गणेश स्तोत्र

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

Also known as: pranamya shirasa devam gauriputram vinayakam · sankat nashan ganesh stotra lyrics

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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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Complete Text with Meaning

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Verse 1

प्रणम्य शिरसा देवं गौरीपुत्रं विनायकम् भक्तावासं स्मरेन्नित्यमायुःकामार्थसिद्धये

Pranamya shirasa devam gauriputram vinayakam Bhaktavasam smarennityamayuhkamarthasiddhaye

Meaning:ਗੌਰੀ ਦੇ ਪੁੱਤਰ ਵਿਨਾਯਕ ਦੇਵ ਨੂੰ ਸਿਰ ਨਾਲ ਪ੍ਰਣਾਮ ਕਰ ਕੇ, ਭਗਤਾਂ ਦੇ ਆਸਰੇ ਉਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਸਦਾ ਸਿਮਰਨਾ ਚਾਹੀਦਾ ਹੈ — ਲੰਮੀ ਉਮਰ, ਕਾਮਨਾਵਾਂ ਦੀ ਪੂਰਤੀ ਤੇ ਖ਼ੁਸ਼ਹਾਲੀ ਲਈ।

Verse 2

प्रथमं वक्रतुण्डं एकदन्तं द्वितीयकम् तृतीयं कृष्णपिङ्गाक्षं गजवक्त्रं चतुर्थकम्

Prathamam vakratundam cha ekadantam dvitiyakam Tritiyam krishnapingaksham gajavaktram chaturthakam

Meaning:ਪਹਿਲਾ ਵਕ੍ਰਤੁੰਡ ਤੇ ਦੂਜਾ ਏਕਦੰਤ; ਤੀਜਾ ਕ੍ਰਿਸ਼ਨਪਿੰਗਾਕਸ਼ ਤੇ ਚੌਥਾ ਗਜਵਕਤ੍ਰ।

Verse 3

लम्बोदरं पञ्चमं षष्ठं विकटमेव सप्तमं विघ्नराजेन्द्रं धूम्रवर्णं तथाष्टमम्

Lambodaram panchamam cha shashtham vikatameva cha Saptamam vighnarajendram dhumravarnam tathashtamam

Meaning:ਪੰਜਵਾਂ ਲੰਬੋਦਰ ਤੇ ਛੇਵਾਂ ਵਿਕਟ; ਸੱਤਵਾਂ ਵਿਘਨਰਾਜੇਂਦਰ ਤੇ ਅੱਠਵਾਂ ਧੂਮ੍ਰਵਰਣ।

Verse 4

नवमं भालचन्द्रं दशमं तु विनायकम् एकादशं गणपतिं द्वादशं तु गजाननम्

Navamam bhalachandram cha dashamam tu vinayakam Ekadasham ganapatim dvadasham tu gajananam

Meaning:ਨੌਵਾਂ ਭਾਲਚੰਦਰ ਤੇ ਦਸਵਾਂ ਵਿਨਾਯਕ; ਗਿਆਰਵਾਂ ਗਣਪਤੀ ਤੇ ਬਾਰ੍ਹਵਾਂ ਗਜਾਨਨ।

Verse 5

द्वादशैतानि नामानि त्रिसन्ध्यं यः पठेन्नरः विघ्नभयं तस्य सर्वसिद्धिकरं प्रभो

Dvadashaitani namani trisandhyam yah pathennarah Na cha vighnabhayam tasya sarvasiddhikaram prabho

Meaning:ਜੋ ਮਨੁੱਖ ਇਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਬਾਰਾਂ ਨਾਮਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਤਿੰਨੇ ਸੰਧਿਆਵਾਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਪੜ੍ਹਦਾ ਹੈ, ਉਸ ਨੂੰ ਕਿਸੇ ਵਿਘਨ ਦਾ ਭੈਅ ਨਹੀਂ ਰਹਿੰਦਾ, ਹੇ ਪ੍ਰਭੂ, ਤੇ ਇਹ ਉਸ ਨੂੰ ਸਭ ਸਿੱਧੀਆਂ ਦਿੰਦਾ ਹੈ।

Verse 6

विद्यार्थी लभते विद्यां धनार्थी लभते धनम् पुत्रार्थी लभते पुत्रान्मोक्षार्थी लभते गतिम्

Vidyarthi labhate vidyam dhanarthi labhate dhanam Putrarthi labhate putranmoksharthi labhate gatim

Meaning:ਵਿਦਿਆ ਦਾ ਚਾਹਵਾਨ ਵਿਦਿਆ ਪਾਉਂਦਾ ਹੈ, ਧਨ ਦਾ ਚਾਹਵਾਨ ਧਨ ਪਾਉਂਦਾ ਹੈ; ਪੁੱਤਰ ਦਾ ਚਾਹਵਾਨ ਪੁੱਤਰ ਪਾਉਂਦਾ ਹੈ ਤੇ ਮੋਕਸ਼ ਦਾ ਚਾਹਵਾਨ ਗਤੀ (ਮੁਕਤੀ) ਪਾਉਂਦਾ ਹੈ।

Verse 7

जपेद्गणपतिस्तोत्रं षड्भिर्मासैः फलं लभेत् संवत्सरेण सिद्धिं लभते नात्र संशयः

Japedganapatistotram shadbhirmasaih phalam labhet Samvatsarena siddhim cha labhate natra samshayah

Meaning:ਜੋ ਇਸ ਗਣਪਤੀ ਸਤੋਤਰ ਦਾ ਜਾਪ ਕਰਦਾ ਹੈ, ਉਹ ਛੇ ਮਹੀਨਿਆਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਫਲ ਪਾਉਂਦਾ ਹੈ, ਤੇ ਇੱਕ ਸਾਲ ਵਿੱਚ ਸਿੱਧੀ ਪਾਉਂਦਾ ਹੈ — ਇਸ ਵਿੱਚ ਕੋਈ ਸੰਸ਼ਾ ਨਹੀਂ।

Verse 8

अष्टभ्यो ब्राह्मणेभ्यश्च लिखित्वा यः समर्पयेत् तस्य विद्या भवेत्सर्वा गणेशस्य प्रसादतः

Ashtabhyo brahmanebhyashcha likhitva yah samarpayet Tasya vidya bhavetsarva ganeshasya prasadatah

Meaning:ਜੋ ਇਸ ਨੂੰ ਲਿਖ ਕੇ ਅੱਠ ਬ੍ਰਾਹਮਣਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਅਰਪਣ ਕਰਦਾ ਹੈ, ਉਸ ਨੂੰ ਗਣੇਸ਼ ਦੀ ਕਿਰਪਾ ਨਾਲ ਸਮਸਤ ਵਿਦਿਆ ਪ੍ਰਾਪਤ ਹੁੰਦੀ ਹੈ।

Word-by-Word Meaning

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संकटनाशन🔊Sankat-nashana'Destroyer of troubles' (sankat) — the stotra that removes all obstacles and difficulties
गौरीपुत्रं🔊GauriputramThe son (putra) of Gauri (Parvati) — Lord Ganesha
वक्रतुण्डम्🔊VakratundamThe curved-trunked one — the first of the twelve names of Ganesha
त्रिसन्ध्यम्🔊TrisandhyamAt the three sandhyas — dawn, noon and dusk
सर्वसिद्धिकरम्🔊Sarva-siddhi-karamThe bestower of all success and accomplishment (siddhi)

Benefits of Chanting ਸੰਕਟਨਾਸ਼ਨ ਗਣੇਸ਼ ਸਤੋਤਰ

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

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

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

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

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

How to Chant ਸੰਕਟਨਾਸ਼ਨ ਗਣੇਸ਼ ਸਤੋਤਰ

Repetitions1times
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

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.

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