Ganapathya Atharvashirsham
Aum, Sri Mahaaganaadhipataye Namah
Guidelines for pronunciation are in the footnotes
Ganapathya Atharva Sheersham
Aum, Namasthe Ganapathaye
Thvameva prathyaksham thatthavamasi
Thvameva kevalam karthaasi
Thvameva kevalam dharthaasi
Thvameva kevalam harthaasi
Thvameva sarva khalvidam brahmaasi
thvam sakshaadaathmaasi nithyam
1. Rutam vachmi
Satyam vachmi
2. Ava thvam maam
Ava vakthaaram
Ava shothaaram
Ava dathaaram
Ava dhathaaram
Avaanuuchanmava shishyam
Ava paschathaath
Ava purasthaath
avottharaathaath
ava
dakshinaathaath
ava chodvarthaath
ava dharaathaath
sarvathomaam pahi pahi samanthaath
3. thvam vajmayasthvam chinmayaha
thvamaandamayasthvam
brahmamaya
thvam sacchidaanandaasvitheeyosi
thvam prathyaksham
brahmaasi
thvam jnaanamayo vijnanamayosi
4. sarva jagadidam
thatthvo jaayathe
sarva jagadidam thvatthva-shithashathi
sarva jagadidam thvayi layameshyathi
sarva jagadidam thvayi
prathyethi
thvam bhumiraapo-analo-aneelo nabhaha
thvam
chathvaari vaakoopadaani
5. Thvam guna-thrayaatheethaha
thvam dehathrayaatheethaha
thvam kaalathrayatheethaha
thvam muulaa-dharaa-sthitho-asi nithyam
thvam shakthi-thrayaathmakaha
thvam yoginodhyaayanthi nithyam
thvam brahmaasthvam vishnusthvam
rudrasthva
mindrasthvam-agnisthvam vaayusthvam suuryasthvam
chnadramaasthvam brahma-bhuurbhuvah svarom.
6. Ganaadim puurvamucchaarya varnaadim thadanantharam
Anusvarah paratharah
ardhendu lasitham
thaarena ruddham
ethatthvamanusvaruupam
gakaarah puurva-ruupam
aakaaro
madhyama-ruupam
anusvaar kshantya-ruupam
bindurutthara
ruupam
nadaha sandhaanam
samhithaa sandhihi
Saisha
ganesha vidyaa
ganaka rushi
nichundaayathree chandaha
ganapathidevathaa
Aum, Ganapathaye namah
7. Eka danthaaya vinmahe vakrathundaya dheemahi
thannodanthi
prachodayath\
8. Ekadantham chathur-hastham paashaankusha-dhaarinam
radam cha varadam hasthair-vibhraanam muushaka-dhvajam
raktham
lambodaram shuurpakarnakam rakthavaasam
rakthagandhaanulipthaangam
raktha pushpaiha supuujitham
bhakthaanukampinam devam jagath-kaaranamachyutham
aavirbhuutham cha srushtachaadau prakrutaiha purushaathparam
evam dhyaayathi yo nithyam sa yogee yoginaam varah
9. Namo vraathapathaye
namo ganapathaye namah
pramathapathaye
namasthe-asthu
lambodaraayai-kadanthaaya vighna-naashine
shiva suthaaya varadamuurthayee namaha.
10. Ethad atharvasheersha yo-adheethe
sa brahmabhuuyaya
kalpathe
sa sarva-vighnainra baadhyathe
sa sarvathah
sukhamedhathe
sa pancha-mahaa-paapaath-pramuchyathe
saayamdheeyano
divaskrutham papam naashayathi
pathardheeyaano raathreekrutham
papam naashayathi
saayam-prataha prayngnano apaapo
bhavathi
sarvathraadheeyaano-apavighno bhavathi
dharmaardha-kama-moksha
cha vindathi
idam-atharvasheershamashishyaaya na deyam
yo yadi mohaadyaasyathi sa papeeyaan bhavathi
sahasraahvaarthanaath
yam yam kammdheethe tham thamanena saadhyayeth
anena ganapathibhishinchathi
sa vaagmi bhavathi
chathurthyamanashnantrajapathi
sa vidvavaan
bhavathi
ithyatharvanavaakyam brahmadhvavaranam vidvaath
na vibhothi kadaachanethi
yo durvankurai-yajathi sa vaisvanopamo
bhavathi
yo laajairyajathi sa yashovaan-bhavathi sa medhavaan-bhavathi
yo modakasahasthraina yajathi sa vaanchhita-phalamavaapnothi
yah saajyasamibhdaryajathi sa sarva labhathe sarva labhathe
ashtau braahmanaan samyag-grahayithvaa suurya-varchasvee bhavathi
suuryagrahe mahaanadvam prathimaasathridhau vaa japatva siddhamantro
bhavathi
mahaavighnaathpramuchyathe
mahaadhoshaapramuchyathe
sa sarvavibhdavathi sarvavibhdavathi
ya evam veda ithyupanishad
ithi ganapthyatharvasheersha samaaptham.
Suggestions for Further Reading
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- Maha Ganesha Pancha-ratnam
- A Morning Prayer to Lord Ganesha
- Sankata-naasana Ganapathi Sthothram
- A Hindu Prayer, Ganeshashtakam
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- English Devotional Prayers to Hindu Gods and Goddesses
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- Popular Prayers of Goddess Lakshmi
- Navagraha Dhyana Slokam
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- The Dream and Despair of a Yogi
- The Idolaters - The Idol(H)aters
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- Devotional Prayers to Lord Shiva
- The Vedas as the Source of Valid Knowledge
- Hymns from the Rig Veda
- The Meaning and Concept of Mantra in Hinduism
- Praying With the Right Attitude
- Why and How Should We Pray? The Prayer Purpose
- Shri Ganesha Ashtotthara Sathanama Puja
- Essays On Dharma
- Esoteric Mystic Hinduism
- Introduction to Hinduism
- Hindu Way of Life
- Essays On Karma
- Hindu Rites and Rituals
- The Origin of The Sanskrit Language
- Symbolism in Hinduism
- Essays on The Upanishads
- Concepts of Hinduism
- Essays on Atman
- Hindu Festivals
- Spiritual Practice
- Right Living
- Yoga of Sorrow
- Happiness
- Mental Health
- Concepts of Buddhism
- General Essays
Guidelines to pronunciation: Sanskrit is essentially a language of sounds and sound vibrations. The efficacy of Sanskrit prayers depends upon the vibrations that are produced during chanting. It is difficult to transliterate Sanskrit words into English with full justification to the original sounds. In the above stated transliteration we followed a simple approach to make it easier even for those who are not familiar with English or Sanskrit. Wherever you find repeat vowels (aa, uu, ee) please stretch the vowel sound (for ex., aa as in vast or path, uu as in cool or root, ee as in eel or feel). Similarly, "ai" should be pronounced as in gait, fight, or tight. Th should be pronounced as in think or thick, but when t alone is used, it should be pronounced as in two, top or tip.