Sri Ganesha Pratah Smaranam

Ganesha

Aum, Sri Mahaaganaadhipataye Namah

Guidelines for pronunciation are in the footnotes at the end of the page

shree ganesha prathah smaranam

aum praathah smaraami gana naadha manaadha bandhum
sindhuura puuga parishobhita ganda yugmam
uddhanda vighna pari khandhana chanda danda
maakhanda laadi suranaayaka brunda vandyam

praathar namaami chathuraa nana vandhya maana
micchhaanu kuula makhilan cha varam dadaanam
tam tundilam dvirasanaa dhipa yajïa suutram
puthram vilaasa chaturam shivayo sshivaaya

praatharbhaja mabhyadayam khalu bhakta shoka
daavaanalam gana vibhum vara kunja raasyam
ajïnana kaanana vinaashana havya vaaha
muthsaaha vardhana maham suta meeshvarasya

shlokathrayamidam punyam sadaa saamraajya daayakam
praatha rutthaaya sathatham yah pattheth prayatah pumaan

shree ganesha prathahsmaranam sampuurnam

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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.

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