श्री गणेश कवच
Shri Ganesha Kavach
The complete 27-verse protective hymn from the Ganesha Purana, invoking Ganesha's names for every part of life and every direction.
समर्पितश्री गणेशgauryuvaacha. esho'tichapalo daityaan baalye'pi naashayatyaho. agre kiं karma karteti na jaane munisattama..
daityaa naanaavidhaa dushtaaः saadhudevadruhh khalaaः. ato'sya kanthe kiंchittvn rakshaarthn baddhumarhasi..
muniruvaacha. dhyaayetsiंhagatn vinaayakamamuं digbaahumaadye yuge. tretaayaaं tu mayooravaahanamamuं shadbaahukn siddhidam. dvaapaare tu gajaanann yugabhujn raktaanggaraagn vibhuं. turye tu dvibhujn sitaanggaruchirn sarvaarthadn sarvadaa..
vinaayakh shikhaaं paatu paramaatmaa paraatparh. atisundarakaayastu mastakn sumahotkath..
lalaatn kashyaph paatu bhrooyugn tu mahodarh. nayane bhaalachandrastu gajaasyastvoshthapallavau..
jihvaaं paatu ganakreedashchibukn girijaasuth. vaachn vinaayakh paatu dantaan rakshatu vighnahaa..
shravanau paashapaanistu naasikaaं chintitaarthadh. ganeshastu mukhn kanthn paatu devo gananyjayh..
skandhau paatu gajaskandhh stanau vighnavinaashanh. hridayn gananaathastu herambo jatharn mahaan..
dharaadharh paatu paarshvau prishthn vighnaharh shubhh. linggn guhyn sadaa paatu vakratundo mahaabalh..
ganakreedo jaanujangghe ooroo manggalamoortimaan. ekadanto mahaabuddhiः paadau gulphau sadaa'vatu..
kshipraprasaadano baahoo paanee aashaaprapoorakh. angguleeshcha nakhaan paatu padmahasto'rinaashanh..
sarvaanggaani mayooresho vishvavyaapee sadaa'vatu. anuktamapi yatsthaann dhoomraketuः sadaa'vatu..
aamodastvagrath paatu pramodh prishthato'vatu. praachyaaं rakshatu buddheesha aagneyyaaं siddhidaayakh..
dakshinasyaamumaaputro nairrityaaं tu ganeshvarh. prateechyaaं vighnahartaa'vyaadvaayavyaaं gajakarnakh..
kauberyaaं nidhiph paayaadeeshaanyaameeshanandanh. divaa'vyaadekadantastu raatrau sandhyaasu vighnahrit..
raakshasaasuravetaalagrahabhootapishaachath. paashaangkushadharh paatu rajhsattvatamh smriteeः..
jnyaann dharmn cha lakshmeeं cha lajjaaं keertiं tathaa kulam. vapurdhann cha dhaanyn cha grihaan daaraan sutaan sakheen..
sarvaayudhadharh pautraan mayooresho'vataatsadaa. kapilo'jaadikn paatu gajaashvaan vikato'vatu..
bhoorjapatre likhitvedn yh kanthe dhaarayetsudheeः. na bhayn jaayate tasya yaksharakshhpishaachath..
trisandhyn japate yastu vajrasaaratanurbhavet. yaatraakaale pathedyastu nirvighnena phaln labhet..
yuddhakaale pathedyastu vijayn chaapnuyaaddrutam. maaranochchaatanaakarshastambhamohanakarmani..
saptavaarn japedetaddinaanaamekaviंshatim. tattatphalamavaapnoti saadhako naatra snshayh..
ekaviंshativaarn cha pathettaavaddinaani yh. kaaraagrihagatn sadyo raajnyaa vadhyn cha mochayet..
raajadarshanavelaayaaं pathedetattrivaarath. sa raajaann vashn neetvaa prakriteeshcha sabhaaं jayet..
idn ganeshakavachn kashyapena sameeritam. mudgalaaya cha tenaatha maandavyaaya maharshaye..
mahyn sa praaha kripayaa kavachn sarvasiddhidam. na deyn bhaktiheenaaya deyn shraddhaavate shubham..
yasyaanena kritaa rakshaa na baadhaa'sya bhavetkvachit. raakshasaasuravetaaladaityadaanavasambhavaa.. iti shreeganeshapuraane shreeganeshakavachn sampoornam.
श्री गणेश कवच का अर्थ
The Ganesha Kavach is a map of protection rather than a promise of invulnerability. It moves carefully from the senses and limbs to directions, times of day, memory, relationships and livelihood, inviting the devotee to place the whole of life under Ganesha's wise guardianship. Its fruit verses belong to an old ritual world; read thoughtfully today, they emphasize steadiness, courage, disciplined practice and responsible transmission.