सङ्कष्टहरण गणेशाष्टकम्

Sankashta Harana Ganesha Ashtakam

An eight-verse Sanskrit hymn contemplating Ganesha through sacred sound, vivid iconography and the removal of obstacles.

समर्पितश्री गणेश

shreeganeshaaya namh. Om asya shreesangkashtaharanastotramantrasya shreemahaaganapatirdevataa, sangkashtaharanaarthe jape viniyogh.

Om Om Omkaararoopn tryahamiti cha parn yatsvaroopn tureeyn traigunyaateetaneeln kalayati manasastejasindooramoortim. yogeendrairbrahmarandhraiः sakalagunamayn shreeharendrena sanggn gn gn gn gn ganeshn gajamukhamabhito vyaapakn chintayanti..

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..

tuं tuं tuं tunggaroopn gaganapathi gatn vyaapnuvantn digantaan kleeं kleeं kleeं kaaranaathn galitamadamilallolamattaalimaalam. hreeं hreeं hreeं kaarapinggn sakalamunivaradhyeyamundn cha shundn shreeं shreeं shreeं shreeं shrayantn nikhilanidhikuln naumi herambabimbam..

lauं lauं lauं kaaramaadyn pranavamiva padn mantramuktaavaleenaaं shuddhn vighneshabeejn shashikarasadrishn yoginaaं dhyaanagamyam. dn dn dn daamaroopn dalitabhavabhayn sooryakotiprakaashn yn yn yn yajnyanaathn japati munivaro baahyamabhyantarn cha..

huं huं huं hemavarnn shrutiganitagunn shoorpakarnn kripaaluं dhyeyn sooryasya bimbn hyurasi cha vilasatsarpayajnyopaveetam. svaahaa huं phat namo'ntaishthathathathasahitaiः pallavaiः sevyamaann mantraanaaं saptakotipragunitamahimaadhaarameeshn prapadye..

poorvn peethn trikonn tadupariruchirn shatkapatrn pavitrn yasyordhvn shuddharekhaa vasudalakamaln vaa svatejashchatusram. madhye hungkaarabeejn tadanu bhagavath svaanggashatkn shadasre ashtau shakteeshcha siddheerbahulaganapatirvishtarashchaashtakn cha..

dharmaadyashtau prasiddhaa dashadishi viditaa vaa dhvajaalyh kapaaln tasya kshetraadinaathn munikulamakhiln mantramudraamahesham. evn yo bhaktiyukto japati ganapatiं pushpadhoopaakshataadyairnaivedyairmodakaanaaं stutiyutavilasadgeetavaaditranaadaiः..

raajaanastasya bhrityaa iva yuvatikuln daasavatsarvadaaste lakshmeeः sarvaanggayuktaa shrayati cha sadann kingkaraaः sarvalokaaः. putraaः putryh pavitraa ranabhuvi vijayee dyootavaade'pi veero yasyesho vighnaraajo nivasati hridaye bhaktibhaagyasya rudrh.. iti sangkashtaharann ganeshaashtakn sampoornam.

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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.