Ganesha Pancharatnam

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गणेश पञ्चरत्नम्

StotramGaneshaAdi ShankaracharyaSanskrit

The “five jewels” of Ganesha — five majestic verses attributed to Adi Shankaracharya, chanted at dawn and on Ganesh Chaturthi, with a phalashruti promising health, learning and long life.

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Verse 1

मुदाकरात्तमोदकं सदा विमुक्तिसाधकं कलाधरावतंसकं विलासिलोकरक्षकम् । अनायकैकनायकं विनाशितेभदैत्यकं नताशुभाशुनाशकं नमामि तं विनायकम् ॥

muda karatta-modakam sada vimukti-sadhakam kaladharavatamsakam vilasi-loka-rakshakam anayakaika-nayakam vinashitebha-daityakam atashubhashu-nashakam namami tam vinayakam

mudā karātta-modakaṃ sadā vimukti-sādhakaṃ kalādharāvataṃsakaṃ vilāsi-loka-rakṣakam anāyakaika-nāyakaṃ vināśitebha-daityakaṃ atāśubhāśu-nāśakaṃ namāmi taṃ vināyakam

I bow to Vinayaka — who joyfully holds the modaka in his hand, who ever bestows liberation, who wears the crescent moon as his crest, protector of the worlds at play, the one leader of those who have no leader, destroyer of the elephant demon, who swiftly removes the misfortunes of those who bow to him.

Verse 2

नतेतरातिभीकरं नवोदितार्कभास्वरं नमत्सुरारिनिर्जरं नताधिकापदुद्धरम् । सुरेश्वरं निधीश्वरं गजेश्वरं गणेश्वरं महेश्वरं तमाश्रये परात्परं निरन्तरम् ॥

natetarati-bhikaram navoditarka-bhasvaram namat-surari-nirjaram natadhikapad-uddharam sureshvaram nidhishvaram gajeshvaram ganeshvaram maheshvaram tam ashraye paratparam nirantaram

natetarāti-bhīkaraṃ navoditārka-bhāsvaraṃ namat-surāri-nirjaraṃ natādhikāpad-uddharam sureśvaraṃ nidhīśvaraṃ gajeśvaraṃ gaṇeśvaraṃ maheśvaraṃ tam āśraye parātparaṃ nirantaram

I take refuge unceasingly in him — terrifying to those who do not bow, radiant as the newly risen sun, honoured even by gods and their foes, uplifter of the bowed from every calamity; lord of the gods, lord of treasures, lord of elephants, lord of the ganas, the great lord, higher than the highest.

Verse 3

समस्तलोकशंकरं निरस्तदैत्यकुञ्जरं दरेतरोदरं वरं वरेभवक्त्रमक्षरम् । कृपाकरं क्षमाकरं मुदाकरं यशस्करं मनस्करं नमस्कृतां नमस्करोमि भास्वरम् ॥

samasta-loka-shamkaram nirasta-daitya-kunjaram daretarodaram varam varebha-vaktram aksharam kripakaram kshamakaram mudakaram yashaskaram manaskaram namaskritam namaskaromi bhasvaram

samasta-loka-śaṃkaraṃ nirasta-daitya-kuñjaraṃ daretarodaraṃ varaṃ varebha-vaktram akṣaram kṛpākaraṃ kṣamākaraṃ mudākaraṃ yaśaskaraṃ manaskaraṃ namaskṛtāṃ namaskaromi bhāsvaram

I salute the radiant one — bringer of blessing to all the worlds, who cast down the demon elephant; large-bellied, supreme, imperishable, with the noble elephant's face; mine of compassion, mine of forbearance, mine of joy, giver of renown, who awakens the minds of those who bow to him.

Verse 4

अकिंचनार्तिमार्जनं चिरन्तनोक्तिभाजनं पुरारिपूर्वनन्दनं सुरारिगर्वचर्वणम् । प्रपञ्चनाशभीषणं धनंजयादिभूषणं कपोलदानवारणं भजे पुराणवारणम् ॥

akimcanarti-marjanam cirantanokti-bhajanam purari-purva-nandanam surari-garva-carvanam prapanca-nasha-bhishanam dhanamjayadi-bhushanam kapola-dana-varanam bhaje purana-varanam

akiṃcanārti-mārjanaṃ cirantanokti-bhājanaṃ purāri-pūrva-nandanaṃ surāri-garva-carvaṇam prapañca-nāśa-bhīṣaṇaṃ dhanaṃjayādi-bhūṣaṇaṃ kapola-dāna-vāraṇaṃ bhaje purāṇa-vāraṇam

I worship the primeval elephant — who wipes away the anguish of the destitute, vessel of the ancient Vedic word, first-born delight of Shiva the foe of Tripura, who chews up the pride of the gods' enemies; awesome at the dissolution of the world, adorned by serpents like Dhananjaya, the temple-juice of grace flowing at his cheeks.

Verse 5

नितान्तकान्तदन्तकान्तिमन्तकान्तकात्मजं अचिन्त्यरूपमन्तहीनमन्तरायकृन्तनम् । हृदन्तरे निरन्तरं वसन्तमेव योगिनां तमेकदन्तमेव तं विचिन्तयामि सन्ततम् ॥

nitanta-kanta-danta-kantim antakantakatmajam acintya-rupam antahinam antaraya-krintanam hrid-antare nirantaram vasantam eva yoginam tam ekadantam eva tam vicintayami santatam

nitānta-kānta-danta-kāntim antakāntakātmajaṃ acintya-rūpam antahīnam antarāya-kṛntanam hṛd-antare nirantaraṃ vasantam eva yogināṃ tam ekadantam eva taṃ vicintayāmi santatam

On him I meditate without pause — the One Tusk of exceedingly lovely lustre, son of Shiva who ended Death itself; of inconceivable form, without end, cutter of obstacles, dwelling for ever within the hearts of yogis.

Phalashruti

महागणेशपञ्चरत्नमादरेण योऽन्वहं प्रजल्पति प्रभातके हृदि स्मरन् गणेश्वरम् । अरोगतामदोषतां सुसाहितीं सुपुत्रतां समाहितायुरष्टभूतिमभ्युपैति सोऽचिरात् ॥

maha-ganesha-pancaratnam adarena yo 'nvaham prajalpati prabhatake hridi smaran ganeshvaram arogatam adoshatam susahitim suputratam samahitayur ashta-bhutim abhyupaiti so 'cirat

mahā-gaṇeśa-pañcaratnam ādareṇa yo 'nvahaṃ prajalpati prabhātake hṛdi smaran gaṇeśvaram arogatām adoṣatāṃ susāhitīṃ suputratāṃ samāhitāyur aṣṭa-bhūtim abhyupaiti so 'cirāt

Whoever recites these five jewels of the great Ganesha with reverence each morning, remembering the lord of the ganas in the heart, soon attains health, faultlessness, good learning, worthy children, a collected long life and the eightfold prosperity.

When it is recited: Morning recitation, Wednesdays, Sankashti and Vinayaka Chaturthi, and especially Ganesh Chaturthi. Its rolling metre makes it a favourite for group chanting.

Traditional significance: Each verse is a single flowing sentence of praise — Ganesha holding the modaka, destroyer of the elephant demon, refuge of the destitute, the One Tusk meditated on ceaselessly. The concluding verse promises that one who recites the five jewels each morning, remembering Ganesha in the heart, quickly attains freedom from illness and fault, learning, worthy children and a full life.

Questions

Why is it called “Pancharatnam”?

Pancha-ratna means “five jewels” — five verses of praise, with the sixth verse as the phalashruti describing the fruit of daily morning recitation.

Ganesh Mantras Jai Ganesh Deva (Ganesh Aarti)

Source: Composition attributed to Adi Shankaracharya. Regional versions may vary — this text follows the version most widely used in community worship.