Ganesha Ashtakam

gaṇeśa aṣṭakam

Śloka 1

sarve ucuḥ |

yato'nantaśakteranantāśca jīvā

yato nirguṇādaprameyā guṇāste |

yato bhāti sarvaṃ tridhā bhedabhinnaṃ

sadā taṃ gaṇeśaṃ namāmo bhajāmaḥ || 1 ||

yataścāvirāsījjagatsarvameta-

-ttathābjāsano viśvago viśvagoptā |

tathendrādayo devasaṅghā manuṣyāḥ

sadā taṃ gaṇeśaṃ namāmo bhajāmaḥ || 2 ||

yato vahnibhānū bhavo bhūrjalaṃ ca

yataḥ sāgarāścandramā vyoma vāyuḥ |

yataḥ sthāvarā jaṅgamā vṛkṣasaṅghāḥ

sadā taṃ gaṇeśaṃ namāmo bhajāmaḥ || 3 ||

yato dānavāḥ kinnarā yakṣasaṅghā

yataścāraṇā vāraṇāḥ śvāpadāśca |

yataḥ pakṣikīṭā yato vīrudhaśca

sadā taṃ gaṇeśaṃ namāmo bhajāmaḥ || 4 ||

yato buddhirajñānanāśo mumukṣo-

-ryataḥ sampado bhaktasantoṣadāḥ syuḥ |

yato vighnanāśo yataḥ kāryasiddhiḥ

sadā taṃ gaṇeśaṃ namāmo bhajāmaḥ || 5 ||

yataḥ putrasampadyato vāñchitārtho

yato'bhaktavighnāstathā'nekarūpāḥ |

yataḥ śokamohau yataḥ kāma eva

sadā taṃ gaṇeśaṃ namāmo bhajāmaḥ || 6 ||

yato'nantaśaktiḥ sa śeṣo babhūva

dharādhāraṇe'nekarūpe ca śaktaḥ |

yato'nekadhā svargalokā hi nānā

sadā taṃ gaṇeśaṃ namāmo bhajāmaḥ || 7 ||

yato vedavāco vikuṇṭhā manobhiḥ

sadā neti netīti yattā gṛṇanti |

parabrahmarūpaṃ cidānandabhūtaṃ

sadā taṃ gaṇeśaṃ namāmo bhajāmaḥ || 8 ||

śrīgaṇeśa uvāca |

punarūce gaṇādhīśaḥ stotrametatpaṭhennaraḥ |

trisandhyaṃ tridinaṃ tasya sarvakāryaṃ bhaviṣyati || 9 ||

yo japedaṣṭadivasaṃ ślokāṣṭakamidaṃ śubham |

aṣṭavāraṃ caturthyāṃ tu so'ṣṭasiddhīravāpnuyāt || 10 ||

yaḥ paṭhenmāsamātraṃ tu daśavāraṃ dine dine |

sa mocayedbandhagataṃ rājavadhyaṃ na saṃśayaḥ || 11 ||

vidyākāmo labhedvidyāṃ putrārthī putramāpnuyāt |

vāñchitā~llabhate sarvānekaviṃśativārataḥ || 12 ||

yo japetparayā bhaktyā gajānanaparo naraḥ |

evamuktvā tato devaścāntardhānaṃ gataḥ prabhuḥ || 13 ||

iti śrīgaṇeśapurāṇe upāsanākhaṇḍe śrīgaṇeśāṣṭakam |