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Ganesha Pancharatnam गणेश पञ्चरत्नम्

Five jewel-like verses to Ganesha in a lilting metre, each ending in his praise, with a sixth verse stating the fruit of reciting them every morning.

Deity Ganesha
Type Stotra
Language Sanskrit
Tradition Smarta
Source The Works of Sri Sankaracharya, vol. 17 (Stotras, part 1) — Sri Vani Vilas Press, Srirangam, 1910 — Vol. 17, pp. 1–2 (scan pages 9–10)

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Shloka 1

मुदा करात्तमोदकं सदा विमुक्तिसाधकंmudā karāttamodakaṃ sadā vimuktisādhakaṃ

कलाधरावतंसकं विलासिलोकरक्षकम् ।kalādharāvataṃsakaṃ vilāsilokarakṣakam |

अनायकैकनायकं विनाशितेभदैत्यकंanāyakaikanāyakaṃ vināśitebhadaityakaṃ

नताशुभाशुनाशकं नमामि तं विनायकम् ॥ १ ॥natāśubhāśunāśakaṃ namāmi taṃ vināyakam || 1 ||

Shloka 2

नतेतरातिभीकरं नवोदितार्कभास्वरंnatetarātibhīkaraṃ navoditārkabhāsvaraṃ

नमत्सुरारिनिर्जरं नताधिकापदुद्धरम् ।namatsurārinirjaraṃ natādhikāpaduddharam |

सुरेश्वरं निधीश्वरं गजेश्वरं गणेश्वरंsureśvaraṃ nidhīśvaraṃ gajeśvaraṃ gaṇeśvaraṃ

महेश्वरं तमाश्रये परात्परं निरन्तरम् ॥ २ ॥maheśvaraṃ tamāśraye parātparaṃ nirantaram || 2 ||

Shloka 3

समस्तलोकशंकरं निरस्तदैत्यकुञ्जरंsamastalokaśaṃkaraṃ nirastadaityakuñjaraṃ

दरेतरोदरं वरं वरेभवक्त्रमक्षरम् ।daretarodaraṃ varaṃ varebhavaktramakṣaram |

कृपाकरं क्षमाकरं मुदाकरं यशस्करंkṛpākaraṃ kṣamākaraṃ mudākaraṃ yaśaskaraṃ

मनस्करं नमस्कृतां नमस्करोमि भास्वरम् ॥ ३ ॥manaskaraṃ namaskṛtāṃ namaskaromi bhāsvaram || 3 ||

Shloka 4

अकिंचनार्तिमार्जनं चिरन्तनोक्तिभाजनंakiṃcanārtimārjanaṃ cirantanoktibhājanaṃ

पुरारिपूर्वनन्दनं सुरारिगर्वचर्वणम् ।purāripūrvanandanaṃ surārigarvacarvaṇam |

प्रपञ्चनाशभीषणं धनञ्जयादिभूषणंprapañcanāśabhīṣaṇaṃ dhanañjayādibhūṣaṇaṃ

कपोलदानवारणं भजे पुराणवारणम् ॥ ४ ॥kapoladānavāraṇaṃ bhaje purāṇavāraṇam || 4 ||

Shloka 5

नितान्तकान्तदन्तकान्तिमन्तकान्तकात्मजम्nitāntakāntadantakāntimantakāntakātmajam

अचिन्त्यरूपमन्तहीनमन्तरायकृन्तनम् ।acintyarūpamantahīnamantarāyakṛntanam |

हृदन्तरे निरन्तरं वसन्तमेव योगिनांhṛdantare nirantaraṃ vasantameva yogināṃ

तमेकदन्तमेव तं विचिन्तयामि सन्ततम् ॥ ५ ॥tamekadantameva taṃ vicintayāmi santatam || 5 ||

Phala-shruti 6

महागणेशपञ्चरत्नमादरेण योऽन्वहंmahāgaṇeśapañcaratnamādareṇa yo'nvahaṃ

प्रजल्पति प्रभातके हृदि स्मरन्गणेश्वरम् ।prajalpati prabhātake hṛdi smarangaṇeśvaram |

अरोगतामदोषतां सुसाहितीं सुपुत्रतांarogatāmadoṣatāṃ susāhitīṃ suputratāṃ

समाहितायुरष्टभूतिमभ्युपैति सोऽचिरात् ॥ ६ ॥samāhitāyuraṣṭabhūtimabhyupaiti so'cirāt || 6 ||

Read in another script: ગુજરાતી বাংলা தமிழ் తెలుగు ಕನ್ನಡ മലയാളം ଓଡ଼ିଆ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ

Text: The Works of Sri Sankaracharya, vol. 17 (Stotras, part 1), Sri Vani Vilas Press, Srirangam, 1910, printed pp. 1–2 = scan pages 9–10, validated on Sanskrit Wikisource (https://sa.wikisource.org/w/index.php?title=%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%83%E0%A4%B7%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A0%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%8D%3A%E0%A4%B6%E0%A4%99%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%9A%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%9A%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%BF_%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A3%E0%A4%BF_%28%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%A5%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%83_%E0%A4%AD%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%97%E0%A4%83%29.pdf/%E0%A5%AF&oldid=286211; https://sa.wikisource.org/w/index.php?title=%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%83%E0%A4%B7%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A0%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%8D%3A%E0%A4%B6%E0%A4%99%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%9A%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%9A%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%BF_%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A3%E0%A4%BF_%28%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%A5%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%83_%E0%A4%AD%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%97%E0%A4%83%29.pdf/%E0%A5%A7%E0%A5%A6&oldid=286219). Verified on 11 November 2026 against three independent witnesses, by half-verse with cmp.py --loose: (A) Brihat Stotra Ratnakara vol. 1 (1953), scan pages 98–99 (printed pp. 90–91; https://sa.wikisource.org/w/index.php?title=%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%83%E0%A4%B7%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A0%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%8D%3A%E0%A4%AC%E0%A5%83%E0%A4%B9%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%83_%28%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%A5%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%83_%E0%A4%AD%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%97%E0%A4%83%29.pdf/%E0%A5%AF%E0%A5%AE&oldid=319689; https://sa.wikisource.org/w/index.php?title=%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%83%E0%A4%B7%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A0%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%8D%3A%E0%A4%AC%E0%A5%83%E0%A4%B9%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%83_%28%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%A5%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%83_%E0%A4%AD%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%97%E0%A4%83%29.pdf/%E0%A5%AF%E0%A5%AF&oldid=318639): 3 identical, 9 differing, 0 only in edition, 0 only in witness; letter agreement 96.9%; (B) Sanskrit Wikisource main page गणेशपञ्चरत्नम् (https://sa.wikisource.org/w/index.php?title=%E0%A4%97%E0%A4%A3%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%B6%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%9E%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%9A%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%8D&oldid=226046): 9 identical, 3 differing, 0 only in edition, 0 only in witness; letter agreement 99.3%; (C) Sanskrit Wikisource page श्री गणेश स्तुति (https://sa.wikisource.org/w/index.php?title=%E0%A4%B6%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%80_%E0%A4%97%E0%A4%A3%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%B6_%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%BF&oldid=84578): 6 identical, 6 differing, 0 only in edition, 0 only in witness; letter agreement 98.4%. No reading of the edition was changed. Edition readings kept where witnesses differ: v.1 विलासिलोकरक्षकम् (A and C विलासिलोकरञ्जकम्, B विलासलोकरक्षकम्); v.3 समस्तलोकशंकरं with anusvara (B शङ्करं); v.4 अकिंचनार्तिमार्जनं (B अकिञ्चन…), धनञ्जयादिभूषणं (A's धनञ्जयाविभूषणं is a transcription slip); v.5 कान्तकात्मजम् with final m before the vowel (A and B …कात्मजं); v.6 प्रजल्पति (C प्रगायति), समाहितायुरष्टभूतिम् (B समीहितायु…), स्मरन्गणेश्वरम् written as one word (A, B, C स्मरन् गणेश्वरम्). The remaining differences in A are its own transcription slips (करातमोदकं, अनापकैकनायकं, विनाशितभदैत्यकं, भाखरं, वमत्सुरारि, सुरेवर, समस्खलोक, पश्चरत्नम्, अष्ठभूतिम्) and in C (निर्जकं, सुरेश्वरमं, नमस्करं); B numbers verse 5 as ६ by mistake. Verse 6 is the phala-shruti and is labelled as such; the Vani Vilas colophon is not printed on these pages.

The Roman line is IAST transliteration derived from the Devanagari (ā = long a, ṃ = anusvara, ḥ = visarga, ś/ṣ = sh sounds, c = ch as in “church”). In Hindi, Awadhi and Braj texts the silent final “a” is dropped. Transliteration does not show Vedic accents.

English meaning

A short paraphrase, not a translation. I bow to Vinayaka, who joyfully holds a sweet in his hand, who grants liberation, wears the moon as his crest-jewel, protects the playful worlds, is the one leader of the leaderless, destroyed the elephant demon, and swiftly removes the ills of those who bow. I take refuge in him who terrifies those who do not bow, shines like the rising sun, is Lord of gods, of treasures, of elephants and of the ganas, higher than the highest. I salute the radiant one who gives joy to all worlds, drove away the elephant demon, has a vast belly and an elephant face, is imperishable, and is a mine of compassion, patience, joy and fame. I worship the ancient elephant-faced one who wipes away the distress of the poor, is praised in ancient speech, is the elder son of Shiva, crushes the pride of the demons, is fearsome at the dissolution of the world, and is adorned by Arjuna and others. I meditate always on Ekadanta, whose tusk shines with lovely light, the son of Shiva, of inconceivable form, endless, the cutter of obstacles, who dwells unceasingly in the hearts of yogis. The phala-shruti says: one who recites these five jewels every morning with devotion, remembering Ganesha in the heart, soon attains health, freedom from faults, good learning, good sons, long life and the eightfold prosperity.

हिंदी अर्थ

संक्षिप्त भावार्थ, अनुवाद नहीं। मैं उन विनायक को प्रणाम करता हूँ जो आनन्द से हाथ में मोदक लिए हैं, मुक्ति देते हैं, चन्द्रमा को शिरोभूषण बनाए हैं, लोकों के रक्षक हैं, अनाथों के एकमात्र नाथ हैं, गजासुर का नाश करने वाले और नमन करने वालों के अशुभ को शीघ्र हरने वाले हैं। जो न झुकने वालों के लिए भयंकर, उदित सूर्य से भास्वर, देवों, निधियों, गजों और गणों के ईश्वर और परात्पर हैं, उनकी शरण लेता हूँ। जो सब लोकों का कल्याण करते हैं, दैत्यरूपी हाथी को हटाते हैं, लम्बोदर, गजमुख, अक्षर, कृपा-क्षमा-आनन्द-यश की खान हैं, उन भास्वर को नमस्कार। जो दीनों की पीड़ा मिटाते हैं, पुरातन वाणी से स्तुत, शिव के ज्येष्ठ पुत्र, दैत्यों के गर्व को चूर करने वाले, प्रलय में भीषण, अर्जुन आदि से विभूषित हैं, उन पुराण-गज का भजन करता हूँ। जिनके दन्त की कान्ति मनोहर है, जो शिवपुत्र, अचिन्त्यरूप, अनन्त, विघ्नहर्ता और योगियों के हृदय में सदा बसने वाले हैं, उन एकदन्त का निरन्तर चिन्तन करता हूँ। फलश्रुति: जो प्रतिदिन प्रातः हृदय में गणेश का स्मरण करते हुए इस पञ्चरत्न का पाठ करता है, वह शीघ्र आरोग्य, निर्दोषता, विद्या, सुपुत्र, दीर्घायु और अष्ट ऐश्वर्य पाता है।

A short explanation in our own words, not a scholarly translation.

Source, tradition and version

Source: The Works of Sri Sankaracharya, vol. 17 (Stotras, part 1) — Sri Vani Vilas Press, Srirangam, 1910
Reference: Vol. 17, pp. 1–2 (scan pages 9–10)
Composer / attribution: Adi Shankaracharya (traditional attribution)
Version: Verified text (Source-attributed version)
Tradition: Smarta
Region: Across India
Copyright: Public domain · Text in the public domain. Transcription from Sanskrit Wikisource, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Transcription: Adapted from the Sanskrit Wikisource transcription, revision 286211 · CC BY-SA 4.0. Compared line by line with other sources; any corrections are listed in the version notes.
Credits: Text: The Works of Sri Sankaracharya vol. 17 (Sri Vani Vilas Press, 1910) via Sanskrit Wikisource contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0). Verification, summary and meaning: Udyog Jyotish editorial team.
Review: Editorially checked

Recited texts differ in a few words: verse 1 विलासिलोकरक्षकम् (this edition) or विलासिलोकरञ्जकम् (Brihat Stotra Ratnakara and many booklets); verse 6 प्रजल्पति or प्रगायति, समाहितायुः or समीहितायुः; verse 5 कात्मजम् / कात्मजं. Some prints count the phala-shruti as a sixth verse, others leave it unnumbered.

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Weekdays: Wednesday (Budhvar)

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What is Ganesha Pancharatnam?

Five jewel-like verses to Ganesha in a lilting metre, each ending in his praise, with a sixth verse stating the fruit of reciting them every morning.

Who is Ganesha Pancharatnam associated with?

Ganesha Pancharatnam is associated with Ganesha. Remover of obstacles and lord of beginnings, worshipped first in almost every Hindu puja.

What does Ganesha Pancharatnam mean?

What is the source of Ganesha Pancharatnam?

The Works of Sri Sankaracharya, vol. 17 (Stotras, part 1) — Sri Vani Vilas Press, Srirangam, 1910 — Vol. 17, printed pp. 1–2 (scan pages 9–10). Tradition: Smarta.

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