What qualities of Ganesha are celebrated in the prayer?

The prayer celebrates Ganesha as the source of infinite power, the origin of all beings, the bestower of prosperity, and the remover of obstacles.

According to the prayer, what elements and beings originate from Ganesha?

The prayer states that fire, the sun, earth, water, oceans, the moon, sky, wind, stationary and moving beings, trees, demons, and various creatures originate from Ganesha.

What benefits are promised to those who recite this Ganesha Ashtakam prayer?

Reciting this prayer is said to ensure success in all endeavors, grant eight supernatural powers, free those imprisoned, and fulfill desires for knowledge and children.

How often should one recite the Ganesha Ashtakam for desired results?

Reciting it three times a day for three days helps in all works, eight times on the fourth lunar day brings eight supernatural powers, and ten times daily for a month frees the imprisoned.

What does the prayer say about Ganesha's ultimate form and nature?

The prayer describes Ganesha as the supreme Brahman, the embodiment of consciousness and bliss, whom the Vedas describe as 'neti neti' (not this, not this).

śrī gaṇēśāṣṭakam

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Ganesha Stotra

sarvē ucuḥ |
yatō:’nantaśaktēranantāśca jīvā
yatō nirguṇādapramēyā guṇāstē |
yatō bhāti sarvaṁ tridhā bhēdabhinnaṁ
sadā taṁ gaṇēśaṁ namāmō bhajāmaḥ || 1 ||

yataścāvirāsījjagatsarvamēta-
-ttathābjāsanō viśvagō viśvagōptā |
tathēndrādayō dēvasaṅghā manuṣyāḥ
sadā taṁ gaṇēśaṁ namāmō bhajāmaḥ || 2 ||

yatō vahnibhānū bhavō bhūrjalaṁ ca
yataḥ sāgarāścandramā vyōma vāyuḥ |
yataḥ sthāvarā jaṅgamā vr̥kṣasaṅghāḥ
sadā taṁ gaṇēśaṁ namāmō bhajāmaḥ || 3 ||

yatō dānavāḥ kinnarā yakṣasaṅghā
yataścāraṇā vāraṇāḥ śvāpadāśca |
yataḥ pakṣikīṭā yatō vīrudhaśca
sadā taṁ gaṇēśaṁ namāmō bhajāmaḥ || 4 ||

yatō buddhirajñānanāśō mumukṣō-
-ryataḥ sampadō bhaktasantōṣadāḥ syuḥ |
yatō vighnanāśō yataḥ kāryasiddhiḥ
sadā taṁ gaṇēśaṁ namāmō bhajāmaḥ || 5 ||

yataḥ putrasampadyatō vāñchitārthō
yatō:’bhaktavighnāstathā:’nēkarūpāḥ |
yataḥ śōkamōhau yataḥ kāma ēva
sadā taṁ gaṇēśaṁ namāmō bhajāmaḥ || 6 ||

yatō:’nantaśaktiḥ sa śēṣō babhūva
dharādhāraṇē:’nēkarūpē ca śaktaḥ |
yatō:’nēkadhā svargalōkā hi nānā
sadā taṁ gaṇēśaṁ namāmō bhajāmaḥ || 7 ||

yatō vēdavācō vikuṇṭhā manōbhiḥ
sadā nēti nētīti yattā gr̥ṇanti |
parabrahmarūpaṁ cidānandabhūtaṁ
sadā taṁ gaṇēśaṁ namāmō bhajāmaḥ || 8 ||

śrīgaṇēśa uvāca |
punarūcē gaṇādhīśaḥ stōtramētatpaṭhēnnaraḥ |
trisandhyaṁ tridinaṁ tasya sarvakāryaṁ bhaviṣyati || 9 ||

yō japēdaṣṭadivasaṁ ślōkāṣṭakamidaṁ śubham |
aṣṭavāraṁ caturthyāṁ tu sō:’ṣṭasiddhīravāpnuyāt || 10 ||

yaḥ paṭhēnmāsamātraṁ tu daśavāraṁ dinē dinē |
sa mōcayēdbandhagataṁ rājavadhyaṁ na saṁśayaḥ || 11 ||

vidyākāmō labhēdvidyāṁ putrārthī putramāpnuyāt |
vāñchitām̐llabhatē sarvānēkaviṁśativārataḥ || 12 ||

yō japētparayā bhaktyā gajānanaparō naraḥ |
ēvamuktvā tatō dēvaścāntardhānaṁ gataḥ prabhuḥ || 13 ||

iti śrīgaṇēśapurāṇē upāsanākhaṇḍē śrīgaṇēśāṣṭakam |

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