Who is Kapila in the context of this text?

Kapila is the speaker of the verses, offering salutations to Ganesha, the remover of obstacles.

What qualities of Ganesha are praised in the verses?

Ganesha is praised as the lord of obstacles, the essence of elements, mind, intellect, and the source of joy and yoga.

What are the benefits of reciting the 'Yoga-prada Ganesha Stotram'?

Reciting this hymn is said to bestow dharma (righteousness), artha (wealth), kama (desire), and moksha (liberation).

To whom does Kapila offer salutations in the first verse?

Kapila offers salutations to Vighnaraja (Ganesha), the remover of obstacles for devotees and the creator of obstacles for non-devotees.

What does Ganesha say about the stotra composed by Kapila?

Ganesha says that the stotra composed by Kapila will be yoga-bestowing and will grant dharma, artha, kama, and moksha.

yōgaprada gaṇēśa stōtram (mudgala purāṇē)

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Ganesha Stotra

kapila uvāca |
namastē vighnarājāya bhaktānāṁ vighnahāriṇē |
abhaktānāṁ viśēṣēṇa vighnakartrē namō namaḥ || 1 ||

ākāśāya ca bhūtānāṁ manasē cāmarēṣu tē |
buddhyairindriyavargēṣu trividhāya namō namaḥ || 2 ||

dēhānāṁ bindurūpāya mōharūpāya dēhinām |
tayōrabhēdabhāvēṣu bōdhāya tē namō namaḥ || 3 ||

sāṅkhyāya vai vidēhānāṁ samyōgānāṁ nijātmanē |
caturṇāṁ pañca māyaiva sarvatra tē namō namaḥ || 4 ||

nāmarūpātmakānāṁ vai śaktirūpāya tē namaḥ |
ātmanāṁ ravayē tubhyaṁ hērambāya namō namaḥ || 5 ||

ānandānāṁ mahāviṣṇurūpāya nēti dhāriṇām |
śaṅkarāya ca sarvēṣāṁ samyōgē gaṇapāya tē || 6 ||

karmaṇāṁ karmayōgāya jñānayōgāya jānatām |
samēṣu samarūpāya lambōdara namō:’stu tē || 7 ||

svādhīnānāṁ gaṇādhyakṣa sahajāya namō namaḥ |
tēṣāmabhēdabhāvēṣu svānandāya ca tē namaḥ || 8 ||

nirmāyikasvarūpāṇāmayōgāya namō namaḥ |
yōgānāṁ yōgarūpāya gaṇēśāya namō namaḥ || 9 ||

śāntiyōgapradātrē tē śāntiyōgamayāya ca |
kiṁ staumi tatra dēvēśa atastvāṁ praṇamāmyaham || 10 ||

tatastaṁ gaṇanāthō vai jagāda bhaktamuttamam |
harṣēṇa mahatā yuktō harṣayanmunisattama || 11 ||

śrīgaṇēśa uvāca |
tvayā kr̥taṁ madīyaṁ yat stōtraṁ yōgapradaṁ bhavēt |
dharmārthakāmamōkṣāṇāṁ dāyakaṁ prabhaviṣyati || 12 ||

iti śrīmudgalapurāṇē yōgaprada gaṇēśa stōtram samāptam |

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