सङ्कष्टहरण गणेशाष्टकम्
Sankashta Harana Ganesha Ashtakam
An eight-verse Sanskrit hymn contemplating Ganesha through sacred sound, vivid iconography and the removal of obstacles.
समर्पितश्री गणेशshreeganeshaaya namh. Om asya shreesangkashtaharanastotramantrasya shreemahaaganapatirdevataa, sangkashtaharanaarthe jape viniyogh.
Om Om Omkaararoopn tryahamiti cha parn yatsvaroopn tureeyn traigunyaateetaneeln kalayati manasastejasindooramoortim.yogeendrairbrahmarandhraih sakalagunamayn shreeharendrena sanggn gn gn gn gn ganeshn gajamukhamabhito vyaapakn chintayanti (1)
vn vn vn vighnaraajn bhajati nijabhuje dakshine nyastashundn krn krn krn krodhamudraadalitaripubaln kalpavrikshasya moole.dn dn dn dantamekn dadhati munimukhn kaamadhenvaa nishevyn dhn dhn dhn dhaarayantn dhanadamatidhiyn siddhibuddhidviteeyam (2)
tun tun tun tunggaroopn gaganapathi gatn vyaapnuvantn digantaan kleen kleen kleen kaaranaathn galitamadamilallolamattaalimaalam.hreen hreen hreen kaarapinggn sakalamunivaradhyeyamundn cha shundn shreen shreen shreen shreen shrayantn nikhilanidhikuln naumi herambabimbam (3)
laun laun laun kaaramaadyn pranavamiva padn mantramuktaavaleenaan shuddhn vighneshabeejn shashikarasadrishn yoginaan dhyaanagamyam.dn dn dn daamaroopn dalitabhavabhayn sooryakotiprakaashn yn yn yn yajnyanaathn japati munivaro baahyamabhyantarn cha (4)
hun hun hun hemavarnn shrutiganitagunn shoorpakarnn kripaalun dhyeyn sooryasya bimbn hyurasi cha vilasatsarpayajnyopaveetam.svaahaa hun phat namo'ntaishthathathathasahitaih pallavaih sevyamaann mantraanaan saptakotipragunitamahimaadhaarameeshn prapadye (5)
poorvn peethn trikonn tadupariruchirn shatkapatrn pavitrn yasyordhvn shuddharekhaa vasudalakamaln vaa svatejashchatusram.madhye hungkaarabeejn tadanu bhagavath svaanggashatkn shadasre ashtau shakteeshcha siddheerbahulaganapatirvishtarashchaashtakn cha (6)
dharmaadyashtau prasiddhaa dashadishi viditaa vaa dhvajaalyh kapaaln tasya kshetraadinaathn munikulamakhiln mantramudraamahesham.evn yo bhaktiyukto japati ganapatin pushpadhoopaakshataadyairnaivedyairmodakaanaan stutiyutavilasadgeetavaaditranaadaih (7)
raajaanastasya bhrityaa iva yuvatikuln daasavatsarvadaaste lakshmeeh sarvaanggayuktaa shrayati cha sadann kingkaraah sarvalokaah.putraah putryh pavitraa ranabhuvi vijayee dyootavaade'pi veero yasyesho vighnaraajo nivasati hridaye bhaktibhaagyasya rudrh (8) iti sangkashtaharann ganeshaashtakn sampoornam.
सङ्कष्टहरण गणेशाष्टकम् का अर्थ
This ashtakam is unusually rich in mantra imagery. It moves from Om and the seed syllables to Ganesha's form, a geometric meditation seat and a full offering of music and worship. Its language treats obstacle-removal as an inner ordering of attention as much as an outer blessing.