Ganesa Dwadasa Nama stotram
(Taken from Narada Purana)
Translated by
P.R.Ramachander
Pranamya
sirasa devam,
Gauri
putram, Vinayakam,
Bhakthya
vyasa smaren nithya,
Mayu kama
artha sidhaye.
The learned one, who
wishes,
For more life,
wealth and love,
Should salute with
his head,
Lord Ganapathi who
is the son of Parvathy.
Prathamam
Vakra thundam cha,
Ekadantham
dveethiyakam,
Trithiyam
Krishna pingalaksham,
Gajavakthram
Chathurthakam.
Think him first as
god with broken tusk,
Second as the God
with one tusk,
Third as the one
with reddish black eyes,
Fourth as the one
who has the face of an elephant.
Lambhodaram
panchamam cha ,
Sashtam
Vikatameva cha,
Sapthamam
Vignarajam cha,
Dhoomra
varnam thadashtamam.
Fifth as the one who
has a very broad paunch,
Sixth as the one who
is cruel to his enemies,
Seventh as the one
who is remover of obstacles,
Eighth as the one who is of the colour of smoke.
Navamam
phala chandram cha,
Dasamam
thu Vinayakam,
Ekadasam
Ganapathim,
Dwadasam
the gajananam.
Ninth as the one who
crescent in his forehead,
Tenth as the one,
who is the leader of remover of obstacles,
Eleventh as the
leader of the army of Lord Shiva,
And twelfth as the one
who has the face of an elephant.
Dwathasaithani
namani ,
Trisandhyam
ya paden
Na cha
vigna bhayam thasya,
Sarva
sidhi karam dhruvam.
Any one reading
these twelve names,
At dawn, noon and
dusk,
Will never have fear
of defeat,
And would always
achieve whatever he wants.
Vidyarthi
labhadhe vidhyam,
Danarthi
labhathe danam,
Puthrarthi
labhathe puthran,
Moksharthi
labhathe gatheem.
One who pursues
education will get knowledge,
One who wants to
earn money will get money,
One who wishes for a
son , will get a son,
And one who wants
salvation will get salvation.
Japeth
Ganapathi sthothram,
Shadbhir
masai phalam labeth,
Samvatsarena
sidhim cha,
Labhathe
nathra samsaya.
Results of chanting
this prayer,
Of Ganapthi will be
got within six months,
And within a year ,
he would get all wishes fulfilled,
And there is no
doubt about this.
