Ganesha Bhujanga Stotram
ಗಣೇಶ ಭುಜಙ್ಗಮ್
Ganesha Bhujanga Stotram
ಗಣೇಶ ಭುಜಙ್ಗಮ್
ರಣತ್ಕ್ಷುದ್ರಘಣ್ಟಾನಿನಾದಾಭಿರಾಮಂ
ಚಲತ್ತಾಣ್ಡವೋದ್ದಣ್ಡವತ್ಪದ್ಮತಾಲಮ್ ।
ಲಸತ್ತುನ್ದಿಲಾಙ್ಗೋಪರಿವ್ಯಾಲಹಾರಂ
ಗಣಾಧೀಶಮೀಶಾನಸೂನುಂ ತಮೀಡೇ ॥ 1 ॥
ಧ್ವನಿಧ್ವಂಸವೀಣಾಲಯೋಲ್ಲಾಸಿವಕ್ತ್ರಂ
ಸ್ಫುರಚ್ಛುಣ್ಡದಣ್ಡೋಲ್ಲಸದ್ಬೀಜಪೂರಮ್ ।
ಗಲದ್ದರ್ಪಸೌಗನ್ಧ್ಯಲೋಲಾಲಿಮಾಲಂ
ಗಣಾಧೀಶಮೀಶಾನಸೂನುಂ ತಮೀಡೇ ॥ 2 ॥
ಪ್ರಕಾಶಜ್ಜಪಾರಕ್ತರತ್ನಪ್ರಸೂನ-
ಪ್ರವಾಲಪ್ರಭಾತಾರುಣಜ್ಯೋತಿರೇಕಮ್ ।
ಪ್ರಲಮ್ಬೋದರಂ ವಕ್ರತುಣ್ಡೈಕದನ್ತಂ
ಗಣಾಧೀಶಮೀಶಾನಸೂನುಂ ತಮೀಡೇ ॥ 3 ॥
ವಿಚಿತ್ರಸ್ಫುರದ್ರತ್ನಮಾಲಾಕಿರೀಟಂ
ಕಿರೀಟೋಲ್ಲಸಚ್ಚನ್ದ್ರರೇಖಾವಿಭೂಷಮ್ ।
ವಿಭೂಷೈಕಭೂಷಂ ಭವಧ್ವಂಸಹೇತುಂ
ಗಣಾಧೀಶಮೀಶಾನಸೂನುಂ ತಮೀಡೇ ॥ 4 ॥
ಉದಞ್ಚದ್ಭುಜಾವಲ್ಲರೀದೃಶ್ಯಮೂಲೋ-
ಚ್ಚಲದ್ಭ್ರೂಲತಾವಿಭ್ರಮಭ್ರಾಜದಕ್ಷಮ್ ।
ಮರುತ್ಸುನ್ದರೀಚಾಮರೈಃ ಸೇವ್ಯಮಾನಂ
ಗಣಾಧೀಶಮೀಶಾನಸೂನುಂ ತಮೀಡೇ ॥ 5 ॥
ಸ್ಫುರನ್ನಿಷ್ಠುರಾಲೋಲಪಿಙ್ಗಾಕ್ಷಿತಾರಂ
ಕೃಪಾಕೋಮಲೋದಾರಲೀಲಾವತಾರಮ್ ।
ಕಲಾಬಿನ್ದುಗಂ ಗೀಯತೇ ಯೋಗಿವರ್ಯೈ-
ರ್ಗಣಾಧೀಶಮೀಶಾನಸೂನುಂ ತಮೀಡೇ ॥ 6 ॥
ಯಮೇಕಾಕ್ಷರಂ ನಿರ್ಮಲಂ ನಿರ್ವಿಕಲ್ಪಂ
ಗುಣಾತೀತಮಾನನ್ದಮಾಕಾರಶೂನ್ಯಮ್ ।
ಪರಂ ಪಾರಮೋಙ್ಕಾರಮಾಮ್ನಾಯಗರ್ಭಂ
ವದನ್ತಿ ಪ್ರಗಲ್ಭಂ ಪುರಾಣಂ ತಮೀಡೇ ॥ 7 ॥
ಚಿದಾನನ್ದಸಾನ್ದ್ರಾಯ ಶಾನ್ತಾಯ ತುಭ್ಯಂ
ನಮೋ ವಿಶ್ವಕರ್ತ್ರೇ ಚ ಹರ್ತ್ರೇ ಚ ತುಭ್ಯಮ್ ।
ನಮೋಽನನ್ತಲೀಲಾಯ ಕೈವಲ್ಯಭಾಸೇ
ನಮೋ ವಿಶ್ವಬೀಜ ಪ್ರಸೀದೇಶಸೂನೋ ॥ 8 ॥
ಇಮಂ ಸುಸ್ತವಂ ಪ್ರಾತರುತ್ಥಾಯ ಭಕ್ತ್ಯಾ
ಪಠೇದ್ಯಸ್ತು ಮರ್ತ್ಯೋ ಲಭೇತ್ಸರ್ವಕಾಮಾನ್ ।
ಗಣೇಶಪ್ರಸಾದೇನ ಸಿದ್ಧ್ಯನ್ತಿ ವಾಚೋ
ಗಣೇಶೇ ವಿಭೌ ದುರ್ಲಭಂ ಕಿಂ ಪ್ರಸನ್ನೇ ॥ 9 ॥
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About This Stotram
Overview
The Ganesha Bhujanga Stotram is a Sanskrit devotional hymn dedicated to Lord Ganesha, the remover of obstacles and the son of Shiva and Parvati. It is composed in the Bhujanga Prayata meter — a Sanskrit prosodic form characterized by a flowing, serpentine rhythm — which gives the recitation a distinctive melodic quality. The text belongs to the Ganapatya tradition of Sanskrit devotional hymnology.
What are the benefits of chanting Ganesha Bhujanga Stotram?
- Removal of obstacles and impediments
- Cultivation of wisdom and intelligence
- Success in material and spiritual endeavors
- Protection and well-being through devotional recitation
When is the best time to recite this?
Morning and evening recitation is appropriate. Ganesha Chaturthi and Sankashti Chaturthi are the primary festival occasions. It is also recited before embarking on new ventures or when seeking Ganesha's guidance.
What is the historical and traditional background?
The Bhujanga Prayata meter is a recognized Sanskrit prosodic form used in devotional hymns composed across multiple traditions. Several well-known stotrams in this meter exist, including compositions attributed to Adi Shankaracharya dedicated to other deities. The author and composition date of this specific Ganesha Bhujanga Stotram are unknown. It belongs to the broader tradition of Ganesha devotional poetry that developed during the Puranic and medieval periods and is preserved in regional devotional anthologies.
Available scripts
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Related Texts
- Ganesha Ashtakam — another Sanskrit devotional hymn praising Ganesha's attributes
- Ganesha Kavacham — a protective hymn from the same Ganesha devotional corpus