Ganapati Atharva Sheersham
Ganapati Atharva Sheersham
Ganapati Atharva Sheersham
śrī gaṇapati atharva ṣīrṣam (gaṇapatyatharvaṣīrṣopaniṣat)
o-mbha॒dra-ṅkarṇḙbhi-śśṛṇu॒yāma̭ devāḥ |
bha॒dra-mpa̭śyemā॒kṣabhi॒ryaja̭trāḥ |
sthi॒rairaṅgai᳚stuṣṭhu॒vāgṃ sa̭sta॒nūbhiḥ̭ |
vyaśḙma de॒vahi̭taṃ॒-ya~dāyuḥ̭ |
sva॒sti na॒ indro̭ vṛ॒ddhaśra̭vāḥ |
sva॒sti naḥ̭ pū॒ṣā vi॒śvavḙdāḥ |
sva॒sti na॒stārkṣyo॒ ari̭ṣṭanemiḥ |
sva॒sti no॒ bṛha॒spati̭rdadhātu ||
oṃ śānti॒-śśānti॒-śśāntiḥ̭ ||
o-nnama̭ste ga॒ṇapa̭taye |
tvame॒va pra॒tyakṣa॒-ntattva̭masi |
tvame॒va ke॒vala॒-ṅkartā̭-'si |
tvame॒va ke॒valaṃ॒ hartā̭-'si |
tvame॒va ke॒vala॒-ndhartā̭-'si |
tvameva sarva-ṅkhalvida̭-mbrahmā॒si |
tvaṃ sākṣādātmā̭-'si ni॒tyam || 1 ||
ṛ̭taṃ-va॒cmi | sa̭tyaṃ-va॒cmi || 2 ||
a॒va tva॒-mmām | ava̭ va॒ktāram᳚ |
ava̭ śro॒tāram᳚ | ava̭ dā॒tāram᳚ | ava̭ dhā॒tāram᳚ |
avānūcānama̭va śi॒ṣyam | ava̭ pa॒ścāttā᳚t |
ava̭ pu॒rastā᳚t | avotta॒rāttā᳚t |
ava̭ da॒kṣiṇāttā᳚t | ava̭ co॒rdhvāttā᳚t |
avādha॒rāttā᳚t | sarvato mā-mpāhi pāhi̭ sama॒ntāt || 3 ||
tvaṃ-vā~ṅmaya̭stva-ñcinma॒yaḥ |
tvamānandamaya̭stva-mbrahma॒mayaḥ |
tvaṃ saccidānandā-'dvi̭tīyo॒-'si |
tva-mpra॒tyakṣa॒-mbrahmā̭si |
tva-ñjñānamayo vijñāna̭mayo॒-'si || 4 ||
sarva-ñjagadida-ntva̭tto jā॒yate |
sarva-ñjagadida-ntva̭ttasti॒ṣṭhati |
sarva-ñjagadida-ntvayi laya̭meṣya॒ti |
sarva-ñjagadida-ntvayi̭ pratye॒ti |
tva-mbhūmirāpo-'nalo-'ni̭lo na॒bhaḥ |
tva-ñcatvāri vā᳚kpadā॒ni || 5 ||
tva-ṅgu॒ṇatra̭yātī॒taḥ | tvaṃ avasthātra̭yātī॒taḥ |
tva-nde॒hatra̭yātī॒taḥ | tva-ṅkā॒latra̭yātī॒taḥ |
tva-mmūlādhārasthito̭-'si ni॒tyam | tvaṃ śaktitra̭yātma॒kaḥ |
tvāṃ-yo~gino dhyāya̭nti ni॒tyam |
tva-mbrahmā tvaṃ-viṣṇustvaṃ rudrastvamindrastvamagnistvaṃ-vāyustvaṃ sūryastva-ñcandramāstva-mbrahma॒ bhūrbhuva॒-ssvarom || 6 ||
ga॒ṇādiṃ᳚ pūrva̭muccā॒rya॒ va॒rṇādīṃ᳚ stadana॒ntaram |
anusvāraḥ pa̭rata॒raḥ | ardhe᳚ndula॒sitam |
tārḙṇa ṛ॒ddham | etattava manṷsvarū॒pam |
gakāraḥ pū᳚rvarū॒pam | akāro madhya̭marū॒pam |
anusvāraścā᳚ntyarū॒pam | bindurutta̭rarū॒pam |
nādaḥ̭ sandhā॒nam | sagṃhi̭tā sa॒ndhiḥ |
saiṣā gaṇḙśavi॒dyā | gaṇa̭ka ṛ॒ṣiḥ |
nicṛdgāya̭trīccha॒ndaḥ | śrī mahāgaṇapati̭rdevatā |
o-ṅga-ṅga॒ṇapa̭taye namaḥ || 7 ||
ekada॒ntāya̭ vi॒dmahḙ vakratu॒ṇḍāya̭ dhīmahi |
tanno̭ dantiḥ praco॒dayā᳚t || 8 ||
ekada॒nta-ñca̭turha॒sta॒-mpā॒śama̭ṅkuśa॒dhāri̭ṇam |
rada̭-ñca॒ vara̭daṃ ha॒stai॒rbi॒bhrāṇa̭-mmūṣa॒kadhva̭jam |
raktaṃ̭-la~॒mboda̭raṃ śū॒rpa॒karṇakaṃ̭ rakta॒vāsa̭sam |
rakta̭ga॒ndhānṷliptā॒ṅgaṃ॒ ra॒ktapṷṣpai-ssu॒pūji̭tam |
bhaktā̭nu॒kampi̭na-nde॒va॒-ñja॒gatkā̭raṇa॒macyṷtam |
āvi̭rbhū॒ta-ñca̭ sṛ॒ṣṭyā॒dau॒ pra॒kṛteḥ᳚ puru॒ṣātpa̭ram |
eva̭-ndhyā॒yati̭ yo ni॒tyaṃ॒ sa॒ yogī̭ yogi॒nāṃ-va~̭raḥ || 9 ||
namo vrātapataye namo gaṇapataye namaḥ pramathapataye namaste-'stu lambodarāyaikadantāya vighnavināśine śivasutāya śrīvaradamūrtaye॒ namaḥ || 10 ||
etadatharvaśīrṣaṃ-yo~-'dhī॒te | sa brahmabhūyā̭ya ka॒lpate |
sa sarvavighnai᳚rna bā॒dhyate | sa sarvata-ssukha̭medha॒te |
sa pañcamahāpāpā᳚-tpramu॒cyate | sā॒yama̭dhīyā॒no॒ divasakṛta-mpāpa̭-nnāśa॒yati |
prā॒tara̭dhīyā॒no॒ rātrikṛta-mpāpa̭-nnāśa॒yati |
sāya-mprātaḥ pra̭yuñjā॒no॒ pāpo-'pā̭po bha॒vati |
sarvatrādhīyāno-'pavi̭ghno bhavati | dharmārthakāmamokṣa̭-ñca vi॒ndati |
idamatharvaśīrṣamaśiṣyāya̭ na de॒yam | yo yadi mo̭hād dā॒syati sa pāpī̭yā-nbha॒vati |
sahasrāvartanādyaṃ-ya~-ṅkāma̭madhī॒te | ta-ntamanḙna sā॒dhayet || 11 ||
anena gaṇapatima̭bhiṣi॒ñcati | sa vā᳚gmī bha॒vati |
caturthyāmana̭śnan ja॒pati sa vidyā̭vā-nbha॒vati |
ityatharva̭ṇavā॒kyam | brahmādyā॒cara̭ṇaṃ-vi~॒dyānna bibheti kadā̭cane॒ti || 12 ||
yo dūrvāṅkṷrairya॒jati sa vaiśravaṇopa̭mo bha॒vati |
yo lā̭jairya॒jati sa yaśo̭vā-nbha॒vati | sa medhā̭vā-nbha॒vati |
yo modakasahasrḙṇa ya॒jati sa vāñchitaphalama̭vāpno॒ti |
ya-ssājya sami̭dbhirya॒jati sa sarvaṃ-labhate sa sa̭rvaṃ-la॒bhate || 13 ||
aṣṭau brāhmaṇān samyag grā̭hayi॒tvā sūryavarca̭svī bha॒vati |
sūryagrahe ma̭hāna॒dyā-mpratimāsannidhau vā ja॒ptvā siddhama̭ntro bha॒vati |
mahāvighnā᳚-tpramu॒cyate | mahādoṣā᳚-tpramu॒cyate |
mahāpāpā᳚-tpramu॒cyate | [mahāpratyavāyā᳚-tpramu॒cyate | ]
sa sarva̭vidbhavati sa sarva̭vidbha॒vati |
ya ḙvaṃ-ve~॒da | ityṷpa॒niṣa̭t || 14 ||
o-mbha॒dra-ṅkarṇḙbhi-śśṛṇu॒yāma̭ devāḥ |
bha॒dra-mpa̭śyemā॒kṣabhi॒ryaja̭trāḥ |
sthi॒rairaṅgai᳚stuṣṭhu॒vāgṃ sa̭sta॒nūbhiḥ̭ |
vyaśḙma de॒vahi̭taṃ॒-ya~dāyuḥ̭ |
sva॒sti na॒ indro̭ vṛ॒ddhaśra̭vāḥ |
sva॒sti naḥ̭ pū॒ṣā vi॒śvavḙdāḥ |
sva॒sti na॒stārkṣyo॒ ari̭ṣṭanemiḥ |
sva॒sti no॒ bṛha॒spati̭rdadhātu ||
oṃ śānti॒-śśānti॒-śśāntiḥ̭ ||
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