Daridrya Dahana Ganapati Stotram
Daridrya Dahana Ganapati Stotram
दारिद्र्य दहन गणपति स्तोत्रम्
सुवर्ण वर्ण सुन्दरं सितैक दन्त-बन्धुरं
गृहीत पाश-मङ्कुशं वरप्रदा-ऽभयप्रधम् ।
चतुर्भुजं त्रिलोचनं भुजङ्ग-मोपवीतिनं
प्रफुल्ल वारिजासनं भजामि सिन्धुराननम् ॥
किरीट हार कुण्डलं प्रदीप्त बाहु भूषणं
प्रचण्ड रत्न कङ्कणं प्रशोभिताङ्घ्रि-यष्टिकम् ।
प्रभात सूर्य सुन्दराम्बर-द्वय प्रधारिणं
सरत्न हेमनूपुर प्रशोभिताङ्घ्रि-पङ्कजम् ॥
सुवर्ण दण्ड मण्डित प्रचण्ड चारु चामरं
गृह प्रतीर्ण सुन्दरं युगक्षण प्रमोदितम् ।
कवीन्द्र चित्तरञ्जकं महा विपत्ति भञ्जकं
षडक्षर स्वरूपिणं भजेद्गजेन्द्र रूपिणम् ॥
विरिञ्चि विष्णु वन्दितं विरुपलोचन स्तुतिं
गिरीश दर्शनेच्छया समार्पितं पराशाया ।
निरन्तरं सुरासुरैः सुपुत्र वामलोचनैः
महामखेष्ट-मिष्ट-कर्मनु भजामि तुन्दिलम् ॥
मदौघ लुब्ध चञ्चलार्क मञ्जु गुञ्जिता रवं
प्रबुद्ध चित्तरञ्जकं प्रमोद कर्णचालकम् ।
अनन्य भक्ति माननं प्रचण्ड मुक्ति दायकं
नमामि नित्य-मादरेण वक्रतुण्ड नायकम् ॥
दारिद्र्य विद्रावण माशु कामदं
स्तोत्रं पठॆदेत-दजस्र-मादरात् ।
पुत्री कलत्र स्वजनेषु मैत्री
पुमान्-भवे-देकदन्त वरप्रासादात् ॥
इति श्रीमच्छङ्कराचार्य विरचितं दारिद्र्य दहन गणपति स्तोत्रं सम्पूर्णम् ॥
About This Stotram
Overview
The Daridrya Dahana Ganapati Stotram is a Sanskrit hymn dedicated to Lord Ganapati (Ganesha) with the specific purpose indicated by its name: daridrya (poverty) dahana (burning away). The text invokes Ganapati in his role as the remover of obstacles and asks him to eliminate material lack and bring prosperity.
What are the benefits of chanting Daridrya Dahana Ganapati Stotram?
- Recitation is traditionally associated with relief from financial hardship and material scarcity.
- The hymn invokes Ganapati as Vighnaharta (remover of obstacles), which encompasses both material and spiritual impediments.
- Regular chanting is held to support auspicious beginnings and positive outcomes in new ventures.
- The text is used as a focused prayer for prosperity within the Ganapatya devotional tradition.
- Chanting on Thursdays or during Ganesh Chaturthi is considered especially meritorious.
When is the best time to recite this?
Thursdays are traditionally observed as auspicious for Ganapati worship. Ganesh Chaturthi and periods of financial difficulty are specific occasions when this stotram is commonly recited. Morning recitation as part of a daily devotional routine is also practiced.
What is the historical and traditional background?
The Daridrya Dahana Ganapati Stotram does not have a traceable origin in a specific ancient Purana or Tantra, and its author is unknown. It belongs to the category of later devotional compositions — hymns composed by unknown devotees or scholars within the Puranic and Tantric periods to address specific needs through divine invocation. Such specialized stotrams became common from the medieval period onward within the Ganapatya tradition. The text circulates in collections of Ganapati hymns and is used independently in devotional practice.
Available scripts
This text is available in 14 scripts: devanagari, tamil, telugu, kannada, malayalam, gujarati, bengali, iast, gurmukhi, oriya, assamese, sinhala, itrans, hk. Use the script selector above to switch between them.
Related Texts
- Daridrya Dahana Shiva Stotram — a parallel hymn addressing the same theme of eliminating poverty, but invoking Lord Shiva.
- Sri Ganapati Atharvashirsha — a Vedic-style text from the Atharva Veda tradition addressing Ganapati as the supreme reality.
- Sankatahara Ganapati Stotram — another hymn to Ganapati focused on removing distress and difficulties.