What is the meaning of 'Ganesha' according to the Sri Ganesha Namashtakam?

Ganesha means 'Lord of Gana', where 'Ga' represents knowledge and 'Na' represents salvation. Ganesha is the supreme Brahman, the controller of both.

What does 'Ekadanta' signify and what is its meaning?

'Ekadanta' means 'one-toothed'. 'Eka' signifies 'principal' or 'supreme,' and 'Danta' signifies 'strength'. Therefore, Ekadanta means the supreme strength, worthy of reverence.

What is the meaning of 'Heramba' in the context of Lord Ganesha?

'Heramba' signifies the protector of the helpless. 'He' means 'helpless', and 'Ramba' means 'protector'. Therefore, Heramba is the protector of those who are weak and needy.

What does the name 'Vighnanayaka' represent in the Sri Ganesha Namashtakam?

'Vighnanayaka' signifies the remover of obstacles. 'Vighna' means 'obstacle', and 'Nayaka' means 'destroyer'. Vighnanayaka destroys all difficulties and impediments.

What benefits are promised to those who recite the Sri Ganesha Namashtakam regularly?

Reciting the Sri Ganesha Namashtakam regularly brings happiness, victory, and dispels obstacles. It also grants knowledge, progeny, a good spouse, and makes even the dull-witted scholarly.

śrī gaṇēśa nāmāṣṭakam

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Ganesha Stotra

śrīviṣṇuruvāca |
gaṇēśamēkadantaṁ ca hērambaṁ vighnanāyakam |
lambōdaraṁ śūrpakarṇaṁ gajavaktraṁ guhāgrajam || 1 ||

nāmāṣṭārthaṁ ca putrasya śr̥ṇu mātarharapriyē |
stōtrāṇāṁ sārabhūtaṁ ca sarvavighnaharaṁ param || 2 ||

jñānārthavācakō gaśca ṇaśca nirvāṇavācakaḥ |
tayōrīśaṁ paraṁ brahma gaṇēśaṁ praṇamāmyaham || 3 ||

ēkaśabdaḥ pradhānārthō dantaśca balavācakaḥ |
balaṁ pradhānaṁ sarvasmādēkadantaṁ namāmyaham || 4 ||

dīnārthavācakō hēśca rambaḥ pālakavācakaḥ |
dīnānāṁ paripālakaṁ hērambaṁ praṇamāmyaham || 5 ||

vipattivācakō vighnō nāyakaḥ khaṇḍanārthakaḥ |
vipatkhaṇḍanakārakaṁ namāmi vighnanāyakam || 6 ||

viṣṇudattaiśca naivēdyairyasya lambōdaraṁ purā |
pitrā dattaiśca vividhairvandē lambōdaraṁ ca tam || 7 ||

śūrpākārau ca yatkarṇau vighnavāraṇakāraṇau |
sampadau jñānarūpau ca śūrpakarṇaṁ namāmyaham || 8 ||

viṣṇuprasādapuṣpaṁ ca yanmūrdhni munidattakam |
taṁ gajēndravaktrayuktaṁ gajavaktraṁ namāmyaham || 9 ||

guhasyāgrē ca jātō:’yamāvirbhūtō harālayē |
vandē guhāgrajaṁ dēvaṁ sarvadēvāgrapūjitam || 10 ||

ētannāmāṣṭakaṁ stōtraṁ nānārthasamyutaṁ śubham |
trisandhyaṁ yaḥ paṭhēnnityaṁ sa sukhī sarvatō jayī || 11 ||

tatō vighnāḥ palāyantē vainatēyādyathōragāḥ |
gaṇēśvaraprasādēna mahājñānī bhavēddhruvam || 12 ||

putrārthī labhatē putraṁ bhāryārthī vipulāṁ striyam |
mahājaḍaḥ kavīndraśca vidyāvāṁśca bhavēddhruvam || 13 ||

iti śrībrahmavaivartē gaṇapatikhaṇḍē viṣṇūpadiṣṭaṁ śrīgaṇēśanāmāṣṭakam |

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