Santhana Ganapathi Stotram
Santhana Ganapathi Stotram
सन्तान गणपति स्तोत्रम्
नमोऽस्तु गणनाथाय सिद्धिबुद्धियुताय च ।
सर्वप्रदाय देवाय पुत्रवृद्धिप्रदाय च ॥ 1 ॥
गुरूदराय गुरवे गोप्त्रे गुह्यासिताय ते ।
गोप्याय गोपिताशेषभुवनाय चिदात्मने ॥ 2 ॥
विश्वमूलाय भव्याय विश्वसृष्टिकराय ते ।
नमो नमस्ते सत्याय सत्यपूर्णाय शुण्डिने ॥ 3 ॥
एकदन्ताय शुद्धाय सुमुखाय नमो नमः ।
प्रपन्नजनपालाय प्रणतार्तिविनाशिने ॥ 4 ॥
शरणं भव देवेश सन्ततिं सुदृढा कुरु ।
भविष्यन्ति च ये पुत्रा मत्कुले गणनायक ॥ 5 ॥
ते सर्वे तव पूजार्थं निरताः स्युर्वरोमतः ।
पुत्रप्रदमिदं स्तोत्रं सर्वसिद्धिप्रदायकम् ॥ 6 ॥
इति सन्तानगणपतिस्तोत्रं सम्पूर्णम् ॥
About This Stotram
Overview
The Santhana Ganapathi Stotram is a Sanskrit hymn of six verses that invokes Ganesha in his specific form as Santhana Ganapathi, the bestower of offspring. It belongs to the Ganapatya devotional tradition and addresses devotees seeking blessings related to children, including conception, the health of existing children, and the removal of obstacles in family matters.
What are the benefits of chanting Santhana Ganapathi Stotram?
- Bestowal of progeny (santhana prapti) for those seeking children
- Protection and well-being of existing children
- Removal of obstacles in family and domestic life
- General blessings for household welfare
When is the best time to recite this?
Morning and evening recitation are standard. Ganesha Chaturthi and Sankashti Chaturthi are the most auspicious occasions. It is also recited at important family milestones such as pregnancies, naming ceremonies, and other domestic rites.
What is the historical and traditional background?
The Santhana Ganapathi form represents one of the recognized thirty-two forms of Ganesha described in Ganapatya tradition, where different aspects of the deity are associated with specific boons. The stotram's specific authorship and source text are not documented. Devotional hymns for specific Ganesha forms have developed across centuries within both Smarta and Ganapatya communities in India. The text reflects the tradition of invoking Ganesha as an obstacle-remover applied to the specific domain of family and progeny.
Available scripts
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Related Texts
- Santana Gopala Stotram — a parallel Vaishnava text seeking the same boon of progeny, addressed to Krishna rather than Ganesha
- Sankata Nashana Ganesha Stotram — another Ganesha stotram in this collection addressing a different aspect of the deity's functions