Complete · ~3 min chant
Ganapati Stotram
गणपतिस्तोत्रम्
Gaṇapatistotram
Golden-complexioned Vinayaka praised from lotus seat to the six-syllable Om, attributed to Shankara.
5 verses · About 3 min · Lord Ganesha
How do you want to read?
New here? Read the full text first, or go verse by verse to chant.
Ganapati Stotram is a five-verse hymn to Vinayaka, traditionally attributed to Adi Shankaracharya. It is not the same work as Ganesha Pancharatnam Stotram. This reader gives Devanagari, IAST, English meaning, and Advaita study notes.
Ganapati Stotram is a hymn attributed to Sri Adi Shankaracharya, opening with the memorable line on the Lord's golden radiance and single white tusk. The verses gather vivid iconographic detail: pasha and ankusha, serpent yajnopavita, four arms, lotus seat, crown and jewels, chamara whisks, and the six-syllable Om as his inner form.
More about this stotra
The stotra moves from outer praise to the Lord worshipped by Brahma and Vishnu, remembered in great sacrifices, and finally to the joy of devoted hearts and the gift of liberation through Vakratunda, the curved-trunk Lord.
This edition presents the five main verses of the stotra, omitting the separate phala shruti verse sometimes appended in traditional paddhatis, as with Ganesha Pancharatnam Stotram. It pairs naturally with the Pancharatnam and Bhujangam for Ganesha worship.
At a glance
- Deity
- Lord Ganesha
- Verses
- 5 verses
- Chant time
- About 3 minutes
- Attribution
- Traditionally attributed to Adi Shankaracharya
- Sanskrit source
- sanskritdocuments.org · All sources
- Deity praised
- Ganesha (Vinayaka)
- Related hymn
- Ganesha Pancharatnam Stotram (separate work)
- Guide
- Reading guide
Traditional context
Ganapati Stotram is a concise hymn praising Ganesha as the auspicious doorway to wisdom. It is often recited at the start of study sessions and before reading longer works.
Structure of this recension
The hymn uses direct address and vivid epithets: lord of obstacles removed, bearer of modaka, son of Shiva. Its brevity suits daily repetition.
How to read this edition
Each verse includes Sanskrit, transliteration, and editorial study notes. This is a reader edition, not a ritual manual.
Suggested practice
Use as an opening chant before Nirvana Shatakam or Bhaja Govindam. Explore Ganesha Pancharatnam for a slightly longer daily hymn.
Verse overview
- 1
Ganesha at the threshold removes the obstacles that arise when the mind clings to name and form. His golden radiance points to the undivided consciousness that…
- 2
The ornaments that adorn the Lord are the virtues of a purified mind. When inner clarity dawns like the morning sun, even the body becomes a temple of the…
- 3
He who is the six-syllable Om is the primordial sound from which all speech arises and into which it returns. Breaking calamity means severing identification…
- 4
Even the highest gods bow before the Lord of beginnings, for no action succeeds without first returning to the source. Offering with supreme intent transforms…
- 5
Single-minded devotion dissolves the sense of a separate seeker and the sought. The fierce liberation he grants is not escape from the world but the sudden…
All verses
Open full textRelated works
Common questions
- Who composed Ganapati Stotram?
- Ganapati Stotram is traditionally attributed to Adi Shankaracharya. The site presents a working recension with editorial study notes and does not claim to settle every historical authorship question.
- How many verses are in Ganapati Stotram?
- This edition presents 5 verses with Devanagari, IAST transliteration, English meaning, word breakdown, and editorial Advaita study notes.
- Does Ganapati Stotram include English meaning?
- Yes. Each verse includes an editorial English meaning and Advaita study note. Sanskrit is in Devanagari, with IAST and Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, or Kannada transliteration in Reading settings. This edition does not include Hindi meanings.
- Can I read Ganapati Stotram in regional scripts?
- Yes. Use Reading settings or the reader toolbar to view the Sanskrit as Devanagari, IAST, Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, or Kannada transliteration. Those views are script transliterations, not separate language translations.
- How is Ganapati Stotram different from Ganesha Pancharatnam Stotram?
- Ganapati Stotram is a five-verse hymn opening with the Lord's golden radiance and single white tusk. Ganesha Pancharatnam Stotram is a different five-verse jewel-hymn. Open each hub for its own Sanskrit and English meaning.