Ganesha Bhujanga Stotram
Ganesha Bhujanga Stotram
gaNeza bhujaGgam
raNatkSudraghaNTAninAdAbhirAmaM
calattANDavoddaNDavatpadmatAlam |
lasattundilAGgoparivyAlahAraM
gaNAdhIzamIzAnasUnuM tamIDe || 1 ||
dhvanidhvaMsavINAlayollAsivaktraM
sphuracchuNDadaNDollasadbIjapUram |
galaddarpasaugandhyalolAlimAlaM
gaNAdhIzamIzAnasUnuM tamIDe || 2 ||
prakAzajjapAraktaratnaprasUna-
pravAlaprabhAtAruNajyotirekam |
pralambodaraM vakratuNDaikadantaM
gaNAdhIzamIzAnasUnuM tamIDe || 3 ||
vicitrasphuradratnamAlAkirITaM
kirITollasaccandrarekhAvibhUSam |
vibhUSaikabhUSaM bhavadhvaMsahetuM
gaNAdhIzamIzAnasUnuM tamIDe || 4 ||
udaJcadbhujAvallarIdRzyamUlo-
ccaladbhrUlatAvibhramabhrAjadakSam |
marutsundarIcAmaraiH sevyamAnaM
gaNAdhIzamIzAnasUnuM tamIDe || 5 ||
sphuranniSThurAlolapiGgAkSitAraM
kRpAkomalodAralIlAvatAram |
kalAbindugaM gIyate yogivaryai-
rgaNAdhIzamIzAnasUnuM tamIDe || 6 ||
yamekAkSaraM nirmalaM nirvikalpaM
guNAtItamAnandamAkArazUnyam |
paraM pAramoGkAramAmnAyagarbhaM
vadanti pragalbhaM purANaM tamIDe || 7 ||
cidAnandasAndrAya zAntAya tubhyaM
namo vizvakartre ca hartre ca tubhyam |
namo'nantalIlAya kaivalyabhAse
namo vizvabIja prasIdezasUno || 8 ||
imaM sustavaM prAtarutthAya bhaktyA
paThedyastu martyo labhetsarvakAmAn |
gaNezaprasAdena siddhyanti vAco
gaNeze vibhau durlabhaM kiM prasanne || 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.
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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