Ganapati Gakara Ashtottara Sata Namavali
Ganapati Gakara Ashtottara Sata Namavali
Ganapati Gakara Ashtottara Sata Namavali
gaṇapati gakāra aṣṭottara śata nāmāvali
oṃ gakārarūpāya namaḥ
oṃ gambījāya namaḥ
oṃ gaṇeśāya namaḥ
oṃ gaṇavanditāya namaḥ
oṃ gaṇāya namaḥ
oṃ gaṇyāya namaḥ
oṃ gaṇanātītasadguṇāya namaḥ
oṃ gaganādikasṛje namaḥ
oṃ gaṅgāsutāya namaḥ
oṃ gaṅgāsutārcitāya namaḥ
oṃ gaṅgādharaprītikarāya namaḥ
oṃ gavīśeḍyāya namaḥ
oṃ gadāpahāya namaḥ
oṃ gadādharasutāya namaḥ
oṃ gadyapadyātmakakavitvadāya namaḥ
oṃ gajāsyāya namaḥ
oṃ gajalakṣmīpate namaḥ
oṃ gajāvājirathapradāya namaḥ
oṃ gañjānirataśikṣākṛtaye namaḥ
oṃ gaṇitajñāya namaḥ
oṃ gaṇḍadānāñcitāya namaḥ
oṃ gantre namaḥ
oṃ gaṇḍopalasamākṛtaye namaḥ
oṃ gaganavyāpakāya namaḥ
oṃ gamyāya namaḥ
oṃ gamanādivivarjitāya namaḥ
oṃ gaṇḍadoṣaharāya namaḥ
oṃ gaṇḍabhramadbhramarakuṇḍalāya namaḥ
oṃ gatāgatajñāya namaḥ
oṃ gatidāya namaḥ
oṃ gatamṛtyave namaḥ
oṃ gatodbhavāya namaḥ
oṃ gandhapriyāya namaḥ
oṃ gandhavāhāya namaḥ
oṃ gandhasindhurabṛndagāya namaḥ
oṃ gandhādipūjitāya namaḥ
oṃ gavyabhoktre namaḥ
oṃ gargādisannutāya namaḥ
oṃ gariṣṭhāya namaḥ
oṃ garabhide namaḥ
oṃ garvaharāya namaḥ
oṃ garalibhūṣaṇāya namaḥ
oṃ gaviṣṭhāya namaḥ
oṃ garjitārāvāya namaḥ
oṃ gabhīrahṛdayāya namaḥ
oṃ gadine namaḥ
oṃ galatkuṣṭhaharāya namaḥ
oṃ garbhapradāya namaḥ
oṃ garbhārbharakṣakāya namaḥ
oṃ garbhādhārāya namaḥ
oṃ garbhavāsiśiśujñānapradāya namaḥ
oṃ garutmattulyajavanāya namaḥ
oṃ garuḍadhvajavanditāya namaḥ
oṃ gayeḍitāya namaḥ
oṃ gayāśrāddhaphaladāya namaḥ
oṃ gayākṛtaye namaḥ
oṃ gadādharāvatāriṇe namaḥ
oṃ gandharvanagarārcitāya namaḥ
oṃ gandharvagānasantuṣṭāya namaḥ
oṃ garuḍāgrajavanditāya namaḥ
oṃ gaṇarātrasamārādhyāya namaḥ
oṃ garhaṇāstutisāmyadhiye namaḥ
oṃ gartābhanābhaye namaḥ
oṃ gavyūtidīrghatuṇḍāya namaḥ
oṃ gabhastimate namaḥ
oṃ garhitācāradūrāya namaḥ
oṃ garuḍopalabhūṣitāya namaḥ
oṃ gajārivikramāya namaḥ
oṃ gandhamūṣavājine namaḥ
oṃ gataśramāya namaḥ
oṃ gaveṣaṇīyāya namaḥ
oṃ gahanāya namaḥ
oṃ gahanasthamunistutāya namaḥ
oṃ gavayacchide namaḥ
oṃ gaṇḍakabhide namaḥ
oṃ gahvarāpathavāraṇāya namaḥ
oṃ gajadantāyudhāya namaḥ
oṃ garjadripughnāya namaḥ
oṃ gajakarṇikāya namaḥ
oṃ gajacarmāmayacchetre namaḥ
oṃ gaṇādhyakṣāya namaḥ
oṃ gaṇārcitāya namaḥ
oṃ gaṇikānartanaprītāya namaḥ
oṃ gacchate namaḥ
oṃ gandhaphalīpriyāya namaḥ
oṃ gandhakādirasādhīśāya namaḥ
oṃ gaṇakānandadāyakāya namaḥ
oṃ garabhādijanurhartre namaḥ
oṃ gaṇḍakīgāhanotsukāya namaḥ
oṃ gaṇḍūṣīkṛtavārāśaye namaḥ
oṃ garimālaghimādidāya namaḥ
oṃ gavākṣavatsaudhavāsine namaḥ
oṃ garbhitāya namaḥ
oṃ garbhiṇīnutāya namaḥ
oṃ gandhamādanaśailābhāya namaḥ
oṃ gaṇḍabheruṇḍavikramāya namaḥ
oṃ gaditāya namaḥ
oṃ gadgadārāvasaṃstutāya namaḥ
oṃ gahvarīpataye namaḥ
oṃ gajeśāya namaḥ
oṃ garīyase namaḥ
oṃ gadyeḍyāya namaḥ
oṃ gatabhide namaḥ
oṃ gaditāgamāya namaḥ
oṃ garhaṇīyaguṇābhāvāya namaḥ
oṃ gaṅgādikaśucipradāya namaḥ
oṃ gaṇanātītavidyāśrībalāyuṣyādidāyakāya namaḥ
|| iti gaṇapati gakāra aṣṭottara śatanāmāvali ||
About This Stotram
Overview
The Ganapati Gakara Ashtottara Sata Namavali is a Sanskrit collection of 108 names of Lord Ganesha, each beginning with the syllable "Ga" (ग). The "Ga" syllable functions as a phonetic seed (bija) associated with Ganesha, and the compilation organizes his epithets around this sound. The text is used in Ganesha worship (upasana) within the Ganapatya and broader Hindu devotional traditions.
What are the benefits of chanting Ganapati Gakara Ashtottara Sata Namavali?
- Removal of obstacles (vighna nivarana) in daily life and undertakings
- Seeking wisdom and intelligence (buddhi prapti) through name recitation
- Cultivation of devotion to Ganesha through focused phonetic meditation
- Observance of Ganesha Chaturthi and Sankashti Chaturthi practices
When is the best time to recite this?
This namavali is recited in the morning, during Ganesha Chaturthi, on Sankashti Chaturthi days, and before beginning new ventures or important tasks.
What is the historical and traditional background?
Ashtottara sata namavalis for Ganesha belong to a tradition of Tantric and Puranic devotional compilation that developed over the medieval period. This specific namavali organizes names around the "Ga" phoneme, reflecting the practice in mantra shastra of using the deity's seed syllable as a structural principle. Comparable "akara" or "gakara" namavali formats are found across Hindu devotional literature for multiple deities. The author and date of this compilation are unknown. It circulates within devotional collections associated with Ganesha worship.
Available scripts
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Related Texts
- Ganapati Gakara Ashtottara Satanama Stotram — the stotram version (with verses) of the same 108 Gakara names used for recitation in hymn format
- Ganapati Atharva Sheersham — the Upanishadic foundation text for Ganesha worship, establishing the theological basis underlying Ganesha namavali practice