This document contains a prayer to Lord Ganesha from the Narada Purana. It lists the 12 names of Ganesha - including names referring to his broken tusk, single tusk, pot belly, and role as the leader of the Ganas and remover of obstacles. It states that reciting these 12 names at dawn, noon and dusk will fulfill all desires and ensure success. It promises that chanting this stotra daily will yield fruits within six months and perfection within a year.
This document contains a prayer to Lord Ganesha from the Narada Purana. It lists the 12 names of Ganesha - including names referring to his broken tusk, single tusk, pot belly, and role as the leader of the Ganas and remover of obstacles. It states that reciting these 12 names at dawn, noon and dusk will fulfill all desires and ensure success. It promises that chanting this stotra daily will yield fruits within six months and perfection within a year.
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Ganesha Sankatanashana Stotram with meaning in English
This document contains a prayer to Lord Ganesha from the Narada Purana. It lists the 12 names of Ganesha - including names referring to his broken tusk, single tusk, pot belly, and role as the leader of the Ganas and remover of obstacles. It states that reciting these 12 names at dawn, noon and dusk will fulfill all desires and ensure success. It promises that chanting this stotra daily will yield fruits within six months and perfection within a year.
This document contains a prayer to Lord Ganesha from the Narada Purana. It lists the 12 names of Ganesha - including names referring to his broken tusk, single tusk, pot belly, and role as the leader of the Ganas and remover of obstacles. It states that reciting these 12 names at dawn, noon and dusk will fulfill all desires and ensure success. It promises that chanting this stotra daily will yield fruits within six months and perfection within a year.
pra?amya sirasa deva?, gauriputra? vinayakam | bhaktavasa? smaren-nityam, ayu? kamartha-siddhaye ||1|| I worship daily, with bowed head, the son of Gauri, Lord Vinayaka, the refuge of his devotees, for the complete attainment of longevity, fulfillment of desires (dharma-aviruddha kama) and wealth. (1) prathama? vakratu?da? ca, ekadanta? dvitiyakam | t?tiya? k???api?gak?a?, gajavaktra? caturthakam ||2||
i) First, as the one with the twisted/broken tusk, ii) second, as the one with t he single tusk, iii) third, as the one with the reddish-black eyes, iv) fourth, as the elephant-faced. (2) lambodara? pacama? ca, ?a??ha? vika?am eva ca | saptama? vighnaraja? ca, dhumravar?a? tatha??amam ||3|| v) Fifth, as the pot-bellied one, vi) sixth, as the terrible (appearance only) o ne, vii) seventh, as the king of obstacles, viii) eighth, as the smoke-colored o ne. (3) navama? bhalacandra? ca, dasama? tu vinayakam | ekadasa? ga?apati?, dvadasa? tu gajananam ||4|| ix) Ninth, as the one who has a crescent on his forehead, x) tenth, as the remov er of obstacles, xi) eleventh, as the leader of the Ga?as (army of Lord Siva), x ii) twelfth, as the elephant-faced. (4)
Phalasruti dvadasaitani namani, trisandhya? ya pa?hen-nara? | na ca vighnabhaya? tasya, sarvasiddhikara? prabho ||5|| Whosoever chants/repeats these twelve names at dawn, noon, and dusk, will never have fear of obstacles, and would always achieve whatever s/he wants (dharma-avi ruddha kama). (5) vidyarthi labhate vidya?, dhanarthi labhate dhanam | putrarthi labhate putran, mok?arthi labhate gatim ||6|| One who desires knowledge obtains knowledge, one who desires wealth, obtains wea lth, one who desires children, begets children, one who desires freedom (mok?a) obtains it. (6) japed ga?apati-stotra?, ?adbhir-masai? phala? labhet | sa?vatsare?a siddhi? ca, labhate natra sa?saya? ||7|| Whosoever chants this Ga?apati-Stotram (daily) has his/her desire/s fulfilled wi thin six months; and within a year achieves siddhi (perfection). There is no dou bt with regard to this (assurance).
a??abhyo brahma?ebhysca likihitva ya? samarpayet | tasya vidya bhavet sarva ga?esasya prasadata? ||8|| Whosoever writes down this Stotram eight times, and has them distributed to as m any (eight) brahma?as, has all the knowledge, by the grace of Lord Ga?esa. (8) || iti srinaradapura?e sa?ka?anasana-ga?esastotra? sampur?am || Here ends the prayer to Ga?esa from Narada Pura?a, which saves a person from any calamity/ies.