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 kin karma karteti na jaane munisattama (1)
daityaa naanaavidhaa dushtaah saadhudevadruhh khalaah.ato'sya kanthe kinchittvn rakshaarthn baddhumarhasi (2)
muniruvaacha.dhyaayetsinhagatn vinaayakamamun digbaahumaadye yuge.tretaayaan tu mayooravaahanamamun shadbaahukn siddhidam.dvaapaare tu gajaanann yugabhujn raktaanggaraagn vibhun.turye tu dvibhujn sitaanggaruchirn sarvaarthadn sarvadaa (3)
vinaayakh shikhaan paatu paramaatmaa paraatparh.atisundarakaayastu mastakn sumahotkath (4)
lalaatn kashyaph paatu bhrooyugn tu mahodarh.nayane bhaalachandrastu gajaasyastvoshthapallavau (5)
jihvaan paatu ganakreedashchibukn girijaasuth.vaachn vinaayakh paatu dantaan rakshatu vighnahaa (6)
shravanau paashapaanistu naasikaan chintitaarthadh.ganeshastu mukhn kanthn paatu devo gananyjayh (7)
skandhau paatu gajaskandhh stanau vighnavinaashanh.hridayn gananaathastu herambo jatharn mahaan (8)
dharaadharh paatu paarshvau prishthn vighnaharh shubhh.linggn guhyn sadaa paatu vakratundo mahaabalh (9)
ganakreedo jaanujangghe ooroo manggalamoortimaan.ekadanto mahaabuddhih paadau gulphau sadaa'vatu (10)
kshipraprasaadano baahoo paanee aashaaprapoorakh.angguleeshcha nakhaan paatu padmahasto'rinaashanh (11)
sarvaanggaani mayooresho vishvavyaapee sadaa'vatu.anuktamapi yatsthaann dhoomraketuh sadaa'vatu (12)
aamodastvagrath paatu pramodh prishthato'vatu.praachyaan rakshatu buddheesha aagneyyaan siddhidaayakh (13)
dakshinasyaamumaaputro nairrityaan tu ganeshvarh.prateechyaan vighnahartaa'vyaadvaayavyaan gajakarnakh (14)
kauberyaan nidhiph paayaadeeshaanyaameeshanandanh.divaa'vyaadekadantastu raatrau sandhyaasu vighnahrit (15)
raakshasaasuravetaalagrahabhootapishaachath.paashaangkushadharh paatu rajhsattvatamh smriteeh (16)
jnyaann dharmn cha lakshmeen cha lajjaan keertin tathaa kulam.vapurdhann cha dhaanyn cha grihaan daaraan sutaan sakheen (17)
sarvaayudhadharh pautraan mayooresho'vataatsadaa.kapilo'jaadikn paatu gajaashvaan vikato'vatu (18)
bhoorjapatre likhitvedn yh kanthe dhaarayetsudheeh.na bhayn jaayate tasya yaksharakshhpishaachath (19)
trisandhyn japate yastu vajrasaaratanurbhavet.yaatraakaale pathedyastu nirvighnena phaln labhet (20)
yuddhakaale pathedyastu vijayn chaapnuyaaddrutam.maaranochchaatanaakarshastambhamohanakarmani (21)
saptavaarn japedetaddinaanaamekavinshatim.tattatphalamavaapnoti saadhako naatra snshayh (22)
ekavinshativaarn cha pathettaavaddinaani yh.kaaraagrihagatn sadyo raajnyaa vadhyn cha mochayet (23)
raajadarshanavelaayaan pathedetattrivaarath.sa raajaann vashn neetvaa prakriteeshcha sabhaan jayet (24)
idn ganeshakavachn kashyapena sameeritam.mudgalaaya cha tenaatha maandavyaaya maharshaye (25)
mahyn sa praaha kripayaa kavachn sarvasiddhidam.na deyn bhaktiheenaaya deyn shraddhaavate shubham (26)
yasyaanena kritaa rakshaa na baadhaa'sya bhavetkvachit.raakshasaasuravetaaladaityadaanavasambhavaa (27) 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.