Ganesha Mantras

ॐ गं गणपतये नमः

oṃ gaṃ gaṇapataye namaḥ

I bow to Ganesha, the remover of obstacles and lord of beginnings.

वक्रतुण्ड महाकाय सूर्यकोटि समप्रभ । निर्विघ्नं कुरु मे देव सर्वकार्येषु सर्वदा ॥

vakratuṇḍa mahākāya sūryakoṭi samaprabha, nirvighnaṃ kuru me deva sarva-kāryeṣu sarvadā

O Ganesha of great form, radiant as a million suns, make all my endeavors free of obstacles.

ॐ एकदन्ताय विद्महे वक्रतुण्डाय धीमहि तन्नो दन्तिः प्रचोदयात्

oṃ ekadantāya vidmahe vakratuṇḍāya dhīmahi tanno dantiḥ pracodayāt

May we know the single-tusked one and meditate on Vakratunda; may Ganesha inspire us.

गजाननं भूतगणादिसेवितं कपित्थजम्बूफलसारभक्षितम् । उमासुतं शोकविनाशकारणं नमामि विघ्नेश्वरपादपङ्कजम् ॥

gajānanaṃ bhūta-gaṇādi-sevitaṃ kapittha-jambū-phala-sāra-bhakṣitam, umā-sutaṃ śoka-vināśa-kāraṇaṃ namāmi vighneśvara-pāda-paṅkajam

I bow to the lotus feet of Ganesha, son of Uma, destroyer of sorrow, lord of obstacles.

ॐ श्री गणेशाय नमः

oṃ śrī gaṇeśāya namaḥ

I bow to Sri Ganesha, lord of wisdom and beginnings.

ॐ गणानां त्वा गणपतिं हवामहे कविं कवीनामुपमश्रवस्तमम्

oṃ gaṇānāṃ tvā gaṇapatiṃ havāmahe kaviṃ kavīnām upama-śravas-tamam

We invoke you, Ganapati, lord of hosts, wisest of the wise, most renowned. (Rigvedic invocation)

ॐ विघ्नहराय नमः

oṃ vighna-harāya namaḥ

I bow to the remover of obstacles.

ॐ एकदन्ताय नमः

oṃ ekadantāya namaḥ

I bow to the single-tusked Ganesha.

अगजाननपद्मार्कं गजाननमहर्निशम् । अनेकदन्तं भक्तानामेकदन्तमुपास्महे ॥

agajānana-padmārkaṃ gajānanam ahar-niśam, aneka-dantaṃ bhaktānām ekadantam upāsmahe

I worship Ganesha day and night — sun to Parvati's lotus-face, giver of many boons to devotees.