Ganapati Atharva Sheersham
Ganapati Atharva Sheersham
zrI gaNapati atharva SIrSam (gaNapatyatharvaSIrSopaniSat)
o-mbha॒dra-GkarNe॑bhi-zzRNu॒yAma॑ devAH |
bha॒dra-mpa॑zyemA॒kSabhi॒ryaja॑trAH |
sthi॒rairaGgai᳚stuSThu॒vAgM sa॑sta॒nUbhiH॑ |
vyaze॑ma de॒vahi॑taM॒-ya~dAyuH॑ |
sva॒sti na॒ indro॑ vR॒ddhazra॑vAH |
sva॒sti naH॑ pU॒SA vi॒zvave॑dAH |
sva॒sti na॒stArkSyo॒ ari॑STanemiH |
sva॒sti no॒ bRha॒spati॑rdadhAtu ||
OM zAnti॒-zzAnti॒-zzAntiH॑ ||
o-nnama॑ste ga॒Napa॑taye |
tvame॒va pra॒tyakSa॒-ntattva॑masi |
tvame॒va ke॒vala॒-GkartA॑-'si |
tvame॒va ke॒valaM॒ hartA॑-'si |
tvame॒va ke॒vala॒-ndhartA॑-'si |
tvameva sarva-Gkhalvida॑-mbrahmA॒si |
tvaM sAkSAdAtmA॑-'si ni॒tyam || 1 ||
R॑taM-va॒cmi | sa॑tyaM-va॒cmi || 2 ||
a॒va tva॒-mmAm | ava॑ va॒ktAram᳚ |
ava॑ zro॒tAram᳚ | ava॑ dA॒tAram᳚ | ava॑ dhA॒tAram᳚ |
avAnUcAnama॑va zi॒Syam | ava॑ pa॒zcAttA᳚t |
ava॑ pu॒rastA᳚t | avotta॒rAttA᳚t |
ava॑ da॒kSiNAttA᳚t | ava॑ co॒rdhvAttA᳚t |
avAdha॒rAttA᳚t | sarvato mA-mpAhi pAhi॑ sama॒ntAt || 3 ||
tvaM-vA~Gmaya॑stva-Jcinma॒yaH |
tvamAnandamaya॑stva-mbrahma॒mayaH |
tvaM saccidAnandA-'dvi॑tIyo॒-'si |
tva-mpra॒tyakSa॒-mbrahmA॑si |
tva-JjJAnamayo vijJAna॑mayo॒-'si || 4 ||
sarva-Jjagadida-ntva॑tto jA॒yate |
sarva-Jjagadida-ntva॑ttasti॒SThati |
sarva-Jjagadida-ntvayi laya॑meSya॒ti |
sarva-Jjagadida-ntvayi॑ pratye॒ti |
tva-mbhUmirApo-'nalo-'ni॑lo na॒bhaH |
tva-JcatvAri vA᳚kpadA॒ni || 5 ||
tva-Ggu॒Natra॑yAtI॒taH | tvaM avasthAtra॑yAtI॒taH |
tva-nde॒hatra॑yAtI॒taH | tva-GkA॒latra॑yAtI॒taH |
tva-mmUlAdhArasthito॑-'si ni॒tyam | tvaM zaktitra॑yAtma॒kaH |
tvAM-yo~gino dhyAya॑nti ni॒tyam |
tva-mbrahmA tvaM-viSNustvaM rudrastvamindrastvamagnistvaM-vAyustvaM sUryastva-JcandramAstva-mbrahma॒ bhUrbhuva॒-ssvarom || 6 ||
ga॒NAdiM᳚ pUrva॑muccA॒rya॒ va॒rNAdIM᳚ stadana॒ntaram |
anusvAraH pa॑rata॒raH | ardhe᳚ndula॒sitam |
tAre॑Na R॒ddham | etattava manu॑svarU॒pam |
gakAraH pU᳚rvarU॒pam | akAro madhya॑marU॒pam |
anusvArazcA᳚ntyarU॒pam | bindurutta॑rarU॒pam |
nAdaH॑ sandhA॒nam | sagMhi॑tA sa॒ndhiH |
saiSA gaNe॑zavi॒dyA | gaNa॑ka R॒SiH |
nicRdgAya॑trIccha॒ndaH | zrI mahAgaNapati॑rdevatA |
o-Gga-Gga॒Napa॑taye namaH || 7 ||
ekada॒ntAya॑ vi॒dmahe॑ vakratu॒NDAya॑ dhImahi |
tanno॑ dantiH praco॒dayA᳚t || 8 ||
ekada॒nta-Jca॑turha॒sta॒-mpA॒zama॑Gkuza॒dhAri॑Nam |
rada॑-Jca॒ vara॑daM ha॒stai॒rbi॒bhrANa॑-mmUSa॒kadhva॑jam |
raktaM॑-la~॒mboda॑raM zU॒rpa॒karNakaM॑ rakta॒vAsa॑sam |
rakta॑ga॒ndhAnu॑liptA॒GgaM॒ ra॒ktapu॑Spai-ssu॒pUji॑tam |
bhaktA॑nu॒kampi॑na-nde॒va॒-Jja॒gatkA॑raNa॒macyu॑tam |
Avi॑rbhU॒ta-Jca॑ sR॒STyA॒dau॒ pra॒kRteH᳚ puru॒SAtpa॑ram |
eva॑-ndhyA॒yati॑ yo ni॒tyaM॒ sa॒ yogI॑ yogi॒nAM-va~॑raH || 9 ||
namo vrAtapataye namo gaNapataye namaH pramathapataye namaste-'stu lambodarAyaikadantAya vighnavinAzine zivasutAya zrIvaradamUrtaye॒ namaH || 10 ||
etadatharvazIrSaM-yo~-'dhI॒te | sa brahmabhUyA॑ya ka॒lpate |
sa sarvavighnai᳚rna bA॒dhyate | sa sarvata-ssukha॑medha॒te |
sa paJcamahApApA᳚-tpramu॒cyate | sA॒yama॑dhIyA॒no॒ divasakRta-mpApa॑-nnAza॒yati |
prA॒tara॑dhIyA॒no॒ rAtrikRta-mpApa॑-nnAza॒yati |
sAya-mprAtaH pra॑yuJjA॒no॒ pApo-'pA॑po bha॒vati |
sarvatrAdhIyAno-'pavi॑ghno bhavati | dharmArthakAmamokSa॑-Jca vi॒ndati |
idamatharvazIrSamaziSyAya॑ na de॒yam | yo yadi mo॑hAd dA॒syati sa pApI॑yA-nbha॒vati |
sahasrAvartanAdyaM-ya~-GkAma॑madhI॒te | ta-ntamane॑na sA॒dhayet || 11 ||
anena gaNapatima॑bhiSi॒Jcati | sa vA᳚gmI bha॒vati |
caturthyAmana॑znan ja॒pati sa vidyA॑vA-nbha॒vati |
ityatharva॑NavA॒kyam | brahmAdyA॒cara॑NaM-vi~॒dyAnna bibheti kadA॑cane॒ti || 12 ||
yo dUrvAGku॑rairya॒jati sa vaizravaNopa॑mo bha॒vati |
yo lA॑jairya॒jati sa yazo॑vA-nbha॒vati | sa medhA॑vA-nbha॒vati |
yo modakasahasre॑Na ya॒jati sa vAJchitaphalama॑vApno॒ti |
ya-ssAjya sami॑dbhirya॒jati sa sarvaM-labhate sa sa॑rvaM-la॒bhate || 13 ||
aSTau brAhmaNAn samyag grA॑hayi॒tvA sUryavarca॑svI bha॒vati |
sUryagrahe ma॑hAna॒dyA-mpratimAsannidhau vA ja॒ptvA siddhama॑ntro bha॒vati |
mahAvighnA᳚-tpramu॒cyate | mahAdoSA᳚-tpramu॒cyate |
mahApApA᳚-tpramu॒cyate | [mahApratyavAyA᳚-tpramu॒cyate | ]
sa sarva॑vidbhavati sa sarva॑vidbha॒vati |
ya e॑vaM-ve~॒da | ityu॑pa॒niSa॑t || 14 ||
o-mbha॒dra-GkarNe॑bhi-zzRNu॒yAma॑ devAH |
bha॒dra-mpa॑zyemA॒kSabhi॒ryaja॑trAH |
sthi॒rairaGgai᳚stuSThu॒vAgM sa॑sta॒nUbhiH॑ |
vyaze॑ma de॒vahi॑taM॒-ya~dAyuH॑ |
sva॒sti na॒ indro॑ vR॒ddhazra॑vAH |
sva॒sti naH॑ pU॒SA vi॒zvave॑dAH |
sva॒sti na॒stArkSyo॒ ari॑STanemiH |
sva॒sti no॒ bRha॒spati॑rdadhAtu ||
OM zAnti॒-zzAnti॒-zzAntiH॑ ||
About This Stotram
Overview
The Ganapati Atharva Sheersham (Ganapati Atharvashirsha Upanishad) is a Sanskrit Upanishadic text of 14 sections dedicated to Lord Ganesha. It presents Ganesha as identical with Brahman — the ultimate reality — and as the source of all mantras, all deities, and all existence. The text belongs to the Atharvaveda tradition and is among the most important scriptural sources for the Ganapatya sect within Hinduism.
What are the benefits of chanting Ganapati Atharva Sheersham?
- Removal of obstacles (vighna nivarana) in material and spiritual life
- Attainment of knowledge, wisdom, and clarity (jnana prapti)
- Success in new undertakings (siddhi prapti)
- Deepening of Ganesha worship within a Vedic-Upanishadic framework
When is the best time to recite this?
The Ganapati Atharva Sheersham is recited in the morning, during Ganesha Chaturthi, and before beginning any important new task. Regular daily recitation is practiced by devotees of Ganesha.
What is the historical and traditional background?
The Ganapati Atharva Sheersham is classified as a minor Upanishad of the Atharvaveda. Its composition date is uncertain and debated, with some scholars placing it in the medieval period and others arguing for an earlier date. The text follows the structural conventions of Upanishadic literature, including a statement of the rishi, meter, and deity, followed by philosophical and mantra content. It is the doctrinal foundation of the Ganapatya tradition, which venerates Ganesha as the supreme deity. The text gained particular prominence in Maharashtra, where Ganesha worship is especially central to regional religious life.
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
- Ganapati Gakara Ashtottara Satanama Stotram — a 108-name stotram of Ganesha used in worship alongside the Atharva Sheersham
- Sankata Nashana Ganesha Stotram — a short Sanskrit hymn for Ganesha focused on removal of distress, complementing the philosophical scope of the Atharva Sheersham