Ganapati Prarthana Ghanapatham
Ganapati Prarthana Ghanapatham
गणपति प्रार्थन घनपाठः
ॐ श्री गुरुभ्यो नमः । हरिः ओम् ॥
ओ-ङ्ग॒णाना᳚-न्त्वा ग॒णप॑तिग्ं हवामहे क॒वि-ङ्क॑वी॒नां उप॒मश्र॑वस्तवम् । ज्ये॒ष्ठ॒राज॒-म्ब्रह्म॑णा-म्ब्रह्मणस्पत॒ आ नः॑ शृ॒ण्वन्नू॒तिभि॑स्सीद॒ साद॑नम् ॥
ग॒णाना᳚-न्त्वा त्वा ग॒णाना᳚-ङ्ग॒णाना᳚-न्त्वा ग॒णप॑ति-ङ्ग॒णप॑ति-न्त्वा ग॒णाना᳚-ङ्ग॒णाना᳚-न्त्वा ग॒णप॑तिम् ॥
त्वा॒ ग॒णप॑ति-ङ्ग॒णप॑ति-न्त्वात्वा ग॒णप॑तिग्ं हवामहे हवामहे ग॒णप॑ति-न्त्वात्वा गणप॑तिग्ं हवामहे । ग॒णप॑तिग्ं हवामहे हवामहे ग॒णप॑ति-ङ्ग॒णप॑तिग्ं हवामहे क॒विन्क॒विग्ं ह॑वामहे ग॒णप॑ति-ङ्ग॒णप॑तिग्ं हवामहे क॒विम् । ग॒णप॑ति॒मिति॑ग॒ण-प॒ति॒म् ॥
ह॒वा॒म॒हे॒ क॒वि-ङ्क॒विग्ं॒ ह॑वामहे हवामहे क॒वि-ङ्क॑वी॒नान्क॑वी॒ना-ङ्क॒विग्ं॒ ह॑वामहे हवामहे क॒विन्क॑वी॒नाम् ॥
क॒विन्क॑वी॒नान्क॑वी॒ना-ङ्क॒विन्क॒वि-ङ्क॑वी॒नामु॑प॒मश्र॑वस्तम मुप॒मश्र॑वस्तमङ्क॑वी॒ना-ङ्क॒विन्क॒वि-ङ्क॑वी॒नामु॑प॒मश्र॑वस्तमम् ॥
क॒वी॒नामु॑प॒मश्र॑व स्तममुप॒मश्र॑वस्तम-ङ्कवी॒ना न्क॑वी॒ना मु॑प॒मश्र॑वस्तमम् । उ॒प॒मश्र॑वस्तम॒ मित्यु॑प॒मश्र॑वः-त॒म॒म् ॥
ज्ये॒ष्ट॒राजं॒ ब्रह्म॑णा॒-म्ब्रह्म॑णा-ञ्ज्येष्ठ॒राजं॑ ज्येष्ठ॒राजं॒ ब्रह्म॑णा-म्ब्रह्मणो ब्रह्मणो॒ ब्रह्म॑णा-ञ्ज्येष्ठ॒राजं॑ ज्येष्ठ॒राजं॒ ब्रह्म॑णा-म्ब्रह्मणः । ज्ये॒ष्ठ॒राज॒मिति॑ज्येष्ठ राजम्᳚ ॥
ब्रह्म॑णा-म्ब्रह्मणो ब्रह्मणो॒ ब्रह्म॑णां॒ ब्रह्म॑णा-म्ब्रह्मणस्पते पतेब्रह्मणो॒ ब्रह्म॑णां॒ ब्रह्म॑णा-म्ब्रह्मणस्पते ॥
ब्र॒ह्म॒ण॒स्प॒ते॒ प॒ते॒ ब्र॒ह्म॒णो॒ ब्र॒ह्म॒ण॒स्प॒त॒ आप॑ते ब्रह्मणो ब्रह्मणस्पत॒ आ । प॒त॒ आ प॑तेपत॒ आनो॑न॒ आप॑ते पत॒ आनः॑ ॥
आनो॑न॒ आन॑श्शृ॒ण्वन्छृ॒ण्वन्न॒ आन॑श्शृण्वन्न् । न॒ श्शृण्वन्छृ॒ण्वन्नो॑न श्शृ॒ण्वन्नू॒तिभि॑ रू॒तिभि॑श्शृ॒ण्वन्नो॑न श्शृ॒ण्वन्नू॒तिभिः॑ ॥
श्शृ॒ण्वन्नू॒तिभि॑ रू॒तिभि॑श्शृ॒ण्वन्छृ॒ण्वन्नू॒तिभि॑स्सीद सीदो॒तिभि॑श्शृ॒ण्वन् छृ॒ण्वन्नू॒तिभि॑स्सीद ॥
ऊ॒तिभि॑स्सीद सीदो॒तिभि॑ रू॒तिभि॑स्सीद॒ साद॑न॒ग्ं॒ साद॑नग्ं॒ सीदो॒तिभि॑रू॒तिभि॑स्सीद॒ साद॑नम् । ऊ॒तिभि॒ रित्यू॒ति-भिः॒ ॥
सी॒द॒साद॑न॒ग्ं॒ साद॑नग्ं॒ सीद सीद॒ साद॑नम् । साद॑न॒मिति॒ साद॑नम् ॥
ॐ श्री महागणपतये नमः ॥
About This Stotram
Overview
The Ganapati Prarthana Ghanapatham is a Vedic chant dedicated to Lord Ganesha, recited using the Ghanapatham method — an advanced form of chanting in which words are combined in complex forward and reverse sequences to ensure precise oral preservation. The text is drawn from the Rigveda (Mandala 1, Sukta 16, Mantra 11) and belongs to the Vedic tradition of Ganesha invocation.
What are the benefits of chanting Ganapati Prarthana Ghanapatham?
- Removal of obstacles and impediments
- Cultivation of wisdom and clarity of intellect
- Success in endeavors when recited before commencing them
- Preservation of accurate pronunciation and intonation through the Ghanapatham method
When is the best time to recite this?
Morning recitation is traditional, particularly on Chaturthi (the fourth lunar day) and during the Ganesh Chaturthi festival. It is also recited before any important undertaking as an invocation for auspicious beginnings.
What is the historical and traditional background?
The Ghanapatham is one of the most complex methods of Vedic recitation, developed within Vedic schools (shakhas) to guarantee the exact transmission of mantras across generations. The Rigveda is among the oldest extant religious texts in the world. The practice of Ghanapatham dates to the early Vedic period and is preserved to this day through traditional gurukula training. Individual Suktas within the Rigveda are attributed to the seers (rishis) who received them, but specific human authorship in the modern sense is not assigned.
Available scripts
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Related Texts
- Ganapati Mala Mantra — a related concentrated mantra practice dedicated to Ganesha
- Ganesha Ashtottara Sata Namavali — a supplementary Ganesha namavali used in daily worship