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Ganapati Atharvashirsha
గణపత్యథర్వశీర్షమ్
Ganapati Atharvashirsha is a traditional Ganesha devotional reading. This page presents the full text of the linked Wikisource edition, with Telugu and IAST transliterations.
|| śrī gaṇapatyatharvaśīrṣa ||
|| śānti pāṭha ||
oṃ bhadraṃ karṇebhiḥ śṛṇuyāma devāḥ |
bhadraṃ paśyemākṣabhiryajatrāḥ ||
sthirairaṅgaistuṣṭuvāṃsastanūbhiḥ |
vyaśema devahitaṃ yadāyuḥ ||
oṃ svasti na indro vṛddhaśravāḥ |
svasti naḥ pūṣā viśvavedāḥ ||
svastinastārkṣyo ariṣṭanemiḥ |
svasti no bṛhaspatirdadhātu ||
oṃ tanmāmavatu tad vaktāramavatu avatu mām avatu vaktāram |
oṃ śāntiḥ śāntiḥ śāntiḥ ||
|| upaniṣat ||
hariḥ oṃ namaste gaṇapataye |
tvameva pratyakṣaṃ tattvamasi ||
tvameva kevalaṃ kartā'si |
tvameva kevalaṃ dhartā'si ||
tvameva kevalaṃ hartā'si |
tvameva sarvaṃ khalvidaṃ brahmāsi ||
tvaṃ sākṣādātmā'si nityam || 1 ||
|| svarūpa tattva ||
ṛtaṃ vacmi (vadiṣyāmi) ||
satyaṃ vacmi (vadiṣyāmi) || 2 ||
ava tvaṃ mām |
ava vaktāram ||
ava śrotāram |
ava dātāram ||
ava dhātāram |
avānūcānamava śiṣyam ||
ava paścāttāt |
ava purastāt ||
avottarāttāt |
ava dakṣiṇāttāt ||
ava cordhvāttāt |
avādharāttāt ||
sarvato māṃ pāhi pāhi samantāt || 3 ||
tvaṃ vāṅgmayastvaṃ cinmayaḥ |
tvamānandamayastvaṃ brahmamayaḥ ||
tvaṃ saccidānandādvitīyo'si |
tvaṃ pratyakṣaṃ brahmāsi ||
tvaṃ jñānamayo vijñānamayo'si || 4 ||
sarvaṃ jagadidaṃ tvatto jāyate |
sarvaṃ jagadidaṃ tvattastiṣṭhati ||
sarvaṃ jagadidaṃ tvayi layameṣyati |
sarvaṃ jagadidaṃ tvayi pratyeti ||
tvaṃ bhūmirāpo'nalo'nilo nabhaḥ ||
tvaṃ catvāri vākpadāni || 5 ||
tvaṃ guṇatrayātītaḥ | tvamavasthātrayātītaḥ |
tvaṃ dehatrayātītaḥ ||
tvaṃ kālatrayātītaḥ |
tvaṃ mūlādhāraḥ sthitho'si nityam ||
tvaṃ śaktitrayātmakaḥ |
tvāṃ yogino dhyāyanti nityam ||
tvaṃ brahmā tvaṃ viṣṇustvaṃ rudrastvamindrastvamagnistvaṃ vāyustvaṃ sūryastvaṃ candramāstvaṃ brahmabhūrbhuvaḥsvarom || 6 ||
|| gaṇeśa mantra ||
gaṇādiṃ pūrvamuccārya varṇādīṃstadanantaram |
anusvāraḥ parataraḥ ||
ardhendulasitam |
tāreṇa ṛddham ||
etattava manusvarūpam |
gakāraḥ pūrvarūpam ||
akāro madhyamarūpam |
anusvāraścāntyarūpam ||
binduruttararūpam |
nādaḥ sandhānam ||
saṃhitāsandhiḥ |
saiṣā gaṇeśavidyā ||
gaṇaka ṛṣiḥ |
nicṛdgāyatrīcchandaḥ ||
gaṇapatirdevatā ||
oṃ gaṃ gaṇapataye namaḥ || 7 ||
|| gaṇeśa gāyātrī ||
ekadantāya vidmahe vakratuṇḍāya dhīmahi |
tanno dantiḥ pracodayāt || 8 ||
|| gaṇeśa rūpa ||
ekadantaṃ caturhastaṃ pāśamaṅkuśadhāriṇam |
radaṃ ca varadaṃ hastairbibhrāṇaṃ mūṣakadhvajam ||
raktaṃ lambodaraṃ śūrpakarṇakaṃ raktavāsasam |
raktagandhānuliptāṅgaṃ raktapuṣpaiḥ supūjitam ||
bhaktānukampinaṃ devaṃ jagatkāraṇamacyutam |
āvirbhūtaṃ ca sṛṣṭyādau prakṛteḥ puruṣātparam ||
evaṃ dhyāyati yo nityaṃ sa yogī yogināṃ varaḥ || 9 ||
|| aṣṭa nāma gaṇapati ||
namo vrātapataye namo gaṇapataye namaḥ pramathapataye
namaste'stu lambodarāyaikadantāya vighnanāśine śivasutāya
śrīvaradamūrtaye namo namaḥ || 10 ||
|| phalaśruti ||
etadatharvaśīrṣaṃ yo'dhīte |
sa brahmabhūyāya kalpate ||
sa sarvataḥ sukhamedhate |
sa sarva vighnairnabādhyate ||
sa pañcamahāpāpātpramucyate |
sāyamadhīyāno divasakṛtaṃ pāpaṃ nāśayati ||
prātaradhīyāno rātrikṛtaṃ pāpaṃ nāśayati |
sāyamprātaḥ prayuñjāno apāpo bhavati ||
sarvatrādhīyāno'pavighno bhavati |
dharmārthakāmamokṣaṃ ca vindati ||
idamatharvaśīrṣamaśiṣyāya na deyam |
yo yadi mohāddāsyati sa pāpīyān bhavati ||
sahasrāvartanādyaṃ yaṃ kāmamadhīte taṃ tamanena sādhayet || 11 ||
anena gaṇapatimabhiṣiñcati sa vāgmī bhavati ||
caturthyāmanaśnan japati sa vidyāvān bhavati |
sa yaśovān bhavati |
ityatharvaṇavākyam ||
brahmādyācaraṇaṃ vidyāt na bibheti kadācaneti || 12 ||
yo dūrvāṅkurairyajati sa vaiśravaṇopamo bhavati |
yo lājairyajati sa yaśovān bhavati ||
sa medhāvān bhavati |
yo modakasahasreṇa yajati ||
sa vāñchitaphalamavāpnoti |
yaḥ sājyasamidbhiryajati ||
sa sarvaṃ labhate sa sarvaṃ labhate || 13 ||
aṣṭau brāhmaṇān samyaggrāhayitvā sūryavarcasvī bhavati |
sūryagrahe mahānadyāṃ pratimāsannidhau vā japtvā siddhamantro bhavati ||
mahāvighnātpramucyate |
mahādoṣātpramucyate ||
mahāpāpāt pramucyate |
sa sarvavidbhavati sa sarvavidbhavati ||
ya evaṃ veda ityupaniṣat || 14 ||
|| śānti mantra ||
oṃ sahanāvavatu |
sahanaubhunaktu ||
saha vīryaṃ karavāvahai |
tejasvināvadhītamastu mā vidviṣāvahai ||
oṃ bhadraṃ karṇebhiḥ śṛṇuyāma devāḥ |
bhadraṃ paśyemākṣabhiryajatrāḥ ||
sthirairaṅgaistuṣṭuvāṃsastanūbhiḥ |
vyaśema devahitaṃ yadāyuḥ ||
oṃ svasti na indro vṛddhaśravāḥ |
svasti naḥ pūṣā viśvavedāḥ ||
svastinastārkṣyo ariṣṭanemiḥ |
svasti no bṛhaspatirdadhātu ||
oṃ śāntiḥ śāntiḥ śāntiḥ ||
|| iti śrīgaṇapatyatharvaśīrṣaṃ samāptam ||
Reading & reflection
Ganesha hymns are often read at the beginning of a new undertaking. Settle your attention before reciting, and allow a brief pause at the end of each verse.
Text edition & attribution
Complete text of गणपत्यथर्वशीर्षम् on Sanskrit Wikisource, revision 415703, contributed by Wikisource editors. Text and generated transliterations are shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Changes: interface material removed, spacing normalized, and Telugu and IAST transliterations generated. The source may contain transcription variants; automated transliterations have not been independently proofread. No source verses have been intentionally shortened.
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