Atha Śrī Aṣṭākṣara Vighneśa Gaṇanāyaka Mahāmantraḥ (अथ श्री अष्टाक्षर विघ्नेश गणनायक महामन्त्रः) :-

Source :- Mantra Koṣa.

Purpose :- To attain knowledge of the Divine, Spiritual wealth and accomplishment of all desires, material and spiritual. Removal of all obstacles in our progress and ushering in auspiciousness.

Introduction :- Śrī Gaṇapati is verily the eternal singular reality – Brahman Itself. He bestows spiritual knowledge, removes all obstacles in our progress and dispels all ignorance to help us expand our consciousness to its highest level. This one lettered mantra is also His seed bīja mantra, which also represents the Gāyatrī mātṛkā śakti, enhances the faculties of discernment, assimilation of knowledge and progress on material and spiritual fronts. The sincere devotees of Lord Gaṇeśa will experience great comforts and well-being in their lives and He is adored and duly worshipped before the start of any new beginnings. Śrī Vighneśa Gaṇanāyaka is invoked to remove all obstacles in our progress thereby heralding auspiciousness.

1. Viniyogaḥ (विनियोगः) :-

asya kṣipraprasāda gaṇapati mantrasya ।

gaṇaka ṛṣiḥ ।

virāṭ chandaḥ ।

vighna gaṇeśa devatā ।

gam̐ bījaṃ ।

āya śaktiḥ ।

sarvābhīṣṭa siddhyarthe jape viniyogaḥ ॥

अस्य क्षिप्रप्रसाद गणपति मन्त्रस्य ।

गणक ऋषिः ।

विराट् छन्दः ।

विघ्न गणेश देवता ।

गँ बीजं ।

आय शक्तिः ।

सर्वाभीष्ट सिद्ध्यर्थे जपे विनियोगः ॥

Meaning:- This prayer/mantra japa is to invoke Śrī Vighneśa Gaṇanāyaka also known as Kṣipraprasāda Gaṇapati and perform His mantra japa to obtain His complete grace in all aspects, and to obtain the four puruṣārtha-s – dharma (justice, law), artha (wealth), kāma (desires) and mokṣa (liberation) and all desires that one may seek from the Divine. The sage (ṛṣiḥ) is the obstacle remover Lord Gaṇaka, the meter (chandas) for the mantra is Virāṭ and the deity is Śrī Vighna Gaṇeśa. The seed (bīja) mantra is ‘gam̐’ and the power (śakti) to invoke the mantra is ‘āya’.

2. Ṛṣyādi nyāsa ( ऋष्यादि न्यास ) :-

S.no.

IAST

Devanāgari

Procedure

1

Gaṇaka ṛṣaye namaḥ śirasi

गणक ऋषये नमः शिरसि

Open the right palm and touch the top of the forehead with the ring and thumb fingers joined at the top.

2

Virāṭ chandase namaḥ mukhe

विराट् छन्दसे नमः मुखे

Now touch the lips of the mouth with the above mudrā.

3

Śrī Vighna Gaṇeśa devatāyai namaḥ hṛdi

श्री विघ्नेश गणनायक देवतायै नमः हृदि

Touch the heart with the right palm.

4

gam̐ bījāya namaḥ guhye

गँ बीजाय नमः गुह्ये

Touch the genitalia with the right ring finger and thumb joined together.

5

āya śaktaye namaḥ pādayoḥ

आय शक्तये नमः पादयोः 

Touch the feet with the right ring finger and thumb joined together.

6

sarvābhīṣṭa siddhaye jape viniyogāya namaḥ sarvāṅge

सर्वाभीष्ट सिद्धये जपे विनियोगाय नमः सर्वाङ्गे

Run both the palms all over the body.

7

iti ṛṣyādi nyāsaḥ

इति ऋष्यादि न्यासः

 

3. Karanyāsaḥ (करन्यासः) :-

S.no.

IAST

Devanāgari

Procedure

1

gām̐ aṅguṣṭhābhyāṃ namaḥ

गाँ अङ्गुष्ठाभ्यां नमः

Use both the index fingers and run them on both the thumbs.

2

gīm̐ tarjanībhyāṃ namaḥ

गीँ तर्जनीभ्यां नमः

Use both the thumbs and run them on both the index fingers.

3

gūm̐ madhyamābhyāṃ namaḥ

गूँ मध्यमाभ्यां नमः

Use both the thumbs on the middle fingers.

4

gaim̐ anāmikābhyāṃ namaḥ

गैँ अनामिकाभ्यां नमः

Use both the thumbs on the ring fingers.

5

gaum̐ kaniṣṭhikābhyāṃ namaḥ

गौँ कनिष्ठिकाभ्यां नमः

Use both the thumbs on the little fingers.

6

gaḥ karatalakarapṛṣṭhābhyāṃ namaḥ

गः करतलकरपृष्ठाभ्यां नमः

Open both the palms; run the opened palms of the right hand on the front and back sides of the left palm and repeat the same for the other palm.

7

iti kara nyāsaḥ

इति कर न्यासः

 

4. Aṅganyāsaḥ (अङ्गन्यासः) :-

S.no.

IAST

Devanāgari

Procedure

1

gām̐ hṛdayāya namaḥ

गाँ हृदयाय नमः

Open index, middle and ring fingers of the right hand and place them on the heart chakra.

2

gīm̐ śirase svāhā

गीँ शिरसे स्वाहा

Open middle and ring fingers of the right hand and touch the top of the forehead.

3

gūm̐ śikhāyai vaṣaṭ

गूँ शिखायै वषट्

Open the right thumb and touch the back of the head. This is the point where the tuft of hair, is kept.

4

gaim̐ kavacāya hum̐

गैँ कवचाय हुँ

Cross both the hands and run the fully opened palms from shoulders to finger tips.

5

gaum̐ netratrayāya vauṣaṭ

गौँ नेत्रत्रयाय वौषट्

Touch the eyes with the right index and ring fingers, with the middle finger touching the ājña cakra.

6

gaḥ astrāya phaṭ

गः अस्त्राय फट्

Open up the left palm and strike it three times with index and middle fingers of the right hand.

7

iti ṣaḍaṅga nyāsaḥ

इति षडङ्ग न्यासः

 

bhūr-bhuva-ssuvarom-iti digbandhaḥ ॥

भूर्भुवस्सुवरोमिति दिग्बन्धः॥

(May all the directions be bound and no interferences come from any direction.)

5. Dhyānaṃ (ध्यानं) :-

pāśāṅkuśau kalpalatāṃ svadantaṃ karairvahantaṃ kanakādi kāntaṃ ।

sopāna paṅktyā dinanātha bimbādāyāntam-ambhoja-gataṃ cintaye ॥ 1 ॥

pāśāṅkuśau vilasataṃ patrāgraṃ ca dadhatkaraiḥ bījapūraṃ puṣkare ca trinetro raktavastravān ।

bhaktaṃ sadā pūrṇa candra mauliravyād gaṇeśvaraḥ ॥ 2 ॥

पाशाङ्कुशौ कल्पलतां स्वदन्तं करैर्वहन्तं कनकादि कान्तं ।

सोपान पङ्क्त्या दिननाथ बिम्बादायान्तमम्भोजगतं चिन्तये ॥ १ ॥

पाशाङ्कुशौ विलसतं पत्राग्रं च दधत्करैः बीजपूरं पुष्करे च त्रिनेत्रो रक्तवस्त्रवान् ।

भक्तं सदा पूर्ण चन्द्र मौलिरव्याद् गणेश्वरः ॥ २ ॥

 Meaning: 1. Salutations to the Divine Lord Vighneśa, the remover and lord of all obstacles, blood-red in complexion, like the rising sun with five shades of deep red. He is seated on a lotus bearing a noose and an elephant goad on His upper set of arms, a tree branch consisting of a bunch of leaves and His own broken tusk on the lower arms. He exudes a golden radiance.

The red complexion indicates opulence and rajasic (royal) pursuits, fulfilling all desires of the devotees, especially the material needs. The noose – pāśa, is for drawing the deluded beings referred to as paśus back to their own true reality and away from the cosmic illusion of māyā, which supplants the ego and an individual identity within us. The elephant goad Aṅkuśa, represents the driving away of stubborn karma that binds us to the worldly existence and the eternal cycle of life and death, cause and effects of the material reality. The golden wine glass and intoxication, as well as His presence in a four petalled lotus (Mūlādhāra or root cakra), indicate His disposition towards the Rajasic guṇa and the fulfillment of all material desires of His sincere devotees. The bunch of leaves – kalpalatā represents the fabulous creeper that grants all desires. The broken tusk represents His status as the Singular Eternal Reality.

2. Salutations to the Divine Lord Vighneśa, the remover and lord of all obstacles, bearing a noose and an elephant goad on His upper set of arms, a tree branch consisting of a bunch of leaves and a pomegranate in His lower arms. He is three-eyed and clad in red garments and bears a crescent moon on His forehead. He fulfills all the aspirations and desires of His sincere devotees.

The three-eyes represent an elevated state of the ājñā cakra. The crescent moon represents the descent of consciousness into the material reality. The pomegranate represents the seeds of the entire Creation representing all the sentient beings and the non-sentient matter.

6. Pañcapūjā (पञ्चपूजा) :-

S.no.

IAST

Devanāgari

Procedure

1

lam̐ - pṛthivyātmikāyai gandhaṁ samarpayāmi

 

लँ - पृथिव्यात्मिकायै गन्धं समर्पयामि

 

Hold the lower tip of the bottom phalange of the little fingers of both hands with the upper tip of the thumbs, with the back of the hand facing us.

2

ham̐ - ākāśātmikāyai puṣpaiḥ pūjayāmi

 

हँ - आकाशात्मिकायै पुष्पैः पूजयामि

 

Hold the lower tip of the bottom phalange of the thumbs of both hands with the upper tip/nails of the index fingers, with the back of the hand facing us.

3

yam̐ - vāyvātmikāyai dhūpamāghrāpayāmi

 

यँ - वाय्वात्मिकायै धूपमाघ्रापयामि

 

Hold the lower tip of the bottom phalange of the index fingers of both hands with the upper tip of the thumbs, with the back of the hand facing us.

4

ram̐ - agnyātmikāyai dīpaṁ darśayāmi

 

रँ - अग्न्यात्मिकायै दीपं दर्शयामि

 

Hold the lower tip of the bottom phalange of the middle fingers of both hands with the upper tip of the thumbs, with the back of the hand facing us.

5

vam̐ - amṛtātmikāyai amṛtaṁ mahānaivedyaṁ nivedayāmi

 

वँ - अमृतात्मिकायै अमृतं महानैवेद्यं निवेदयामि

 

Hold the lower tip of the bottom phalange of the ring fingers of both hands with the upper tip of the thumbs, with the back of the hand facing us.

6

sam̐ - sarvātmikāyai sarvopacāra pūjām samarpayāmi

 

सँ - सर्वात्मिकायै सर्वोपचार पूजाम् समर्पयामि

 

Hold the fingers of each palm in a folded manner with the tips of each fingers of both hands touching each other and the thumbs facing the heart, in a Namaste position.

7. Japamālā mantraṃ (जपमाला मन्त्रं) :-

Recite the below mantra once, to pray to the japa māla and invoke the blessings for a fruitful japa.

om̐ māṃ māle mahāmāye sarvamantra svarūpiṇi ।
caturvarga stvayinyasta stasmānye siddhidā bhava ॥

ॐ मां माले महामाये सर्वमन्त्र स्वरूपिणि ।
चतुर्वर्ग स्त्वयिन्यस्त स्तस्मान्ये सिद्धिदा भव॥

8. Guru Mantra (गुरु मन्त्र) :-

 Recite the following guru mantra once, to seek the blessings of all gurus and the Guru.

om̐ hrīm̐ siddhaguro prasīda hrīm̐ om̐

ॐ ह्रीँ सिद्धगुरो प्रसीद ह्रीँ ॐ ।

9. Atha Śrī Aṣṭākṣara Vighneśa gaṇanāyaka Mahā Mantraḥ (अथ श्री अष्टाक्षर विघ्नेश गणनायकमहामन्त्रः) -

The 8 lettered mantra of Śrī Vighneśa Gaṇanāyaka is -

gam̐ ekadantāya namaḥ ।

गँ एकदन्ताय नमः । 

Meaning:

The Gaṇeśa (seed) mantra gam̐ (गँ )  represents removal of all obstacles and bestowal of complete success, prosperity and auspiciousness in all aspects. The bīja consists of – ‘ga’ indicating Lord Gaṇeśa, the remover of all obstacles and Vindu ‘m̐’ indicating Duḥkhaharaṇa or removal of all miseries.

The word “ekadantāya” (एकदन्ताय )  represents His single tusk. The single tusk represents His status as the Singular Eternal Reality.

The salutations bīja (seed) mantra namaḥ (नमः) is used for paying our obeisance to the Divine Father.

10.  Aṅganyāsaḥ (अङ्गन्यासः)

 

S.no

IAST

Devanāgari

Procedure

1

gām̐ hṛdayāya namaḥ

गाँ हृदयाय नमः

Open index, middle and ring fingers of the right hand and place them on the heart chakra.

2

gīm̐ śirase svāhā

गीँ शिरसे स्वाहा

Open middle and ring fingers of the right hand and touch the top of the forehead.

3

gūm̐ śikhāyai vaṣaṭ

गूँ शिखायै वषट्

Open the right thumb and touch the back of the head. This is the point where the tuft of hair, is kept.

4

gaim̐ kavacāya hum̐

गैँ कवचाय हुँ

Cross both the hands and run the fully opened palms from shoulders to finger tips.

5

gaum̐ netratrayāya vauṣaṭ

गौँ नेत्रत्रयाय वौषट्

Touch the eyes with the right index and ring fingers, with the middle finger touching the ājña cakra.

6

gaḥ astrāya phaṭ

गः अस्त्राय फट्

Open up the left palm and strike it three times with index and middle fingers of the right hand.

7

iti ṣaḍaṅga nyāsaḥ

इति षडङ्ग न्यासः

 

bhūr-bhuva-ssuvarom-iti digvimokaḥ ॥

भूर्भुवस्सुवरोमिति दिग्विमोकः॥

11. dhyānaṃ (ध्यानं) :-

pāśāṅkuśau kalpalatāṃ svadantaṃ karairvahantaṃ kanakādi kāntaṃ ।

sopāna paṅktyā dinanātha bimbādāyāntam-ambhoja-gataṃ cintaye ॥ 1 ॥

pāśāṅkuśau vilasataṃ patrāgraṃ ca dadhatkaraiḥ bījapūraṃ puṣkare ca trinetro raktavastravān ।

bhaktaṃ sadā pūrṇa candra mauliravyād gaṇeśvaraḥ ॥ 2 ॥

पाशाङ्कुशौ कल्पलतां स्वदन्तं करैर्वहन्तं कनकादि कान्तं ।

सोपान पङ्क्त्या दिननाथ बिम्बादायान्तमम्भोजगतं चिन्तये ॥ १ ॥

पाशाङ्कुशौ विलसतं पत्राग्रं च दधत्करैः बीजपूरं पुष्करे च त्रिनेत्रो रक्तवस्त्रवान् ।

भक्तं सदा पूर्ण चन्द्र मौलिरव्याद् गणेश्वरः ॥ २ ॥

12. Pañcapūjā (पञ्चपूजा) :-

S.no.

IAST

Devanāgari

Procedure

1

lam̐ - pṛthivyātmikāyai gandhaṁ samarpayāmi

 

लँ - पृथिव्यात्मिकायै गन्धं समर्पयामि

 

Hold the lower tip of the bottom phalange of the little fingers of both hands with the upper tip of the thumbs, with the back of the hand facing us.

2

ham̐ - ākāśātmikāyai puṣpaiḥ pūjayāmi

 

हँ - आकाशात्मिकायै पुष्पैः पूजयामि

 

Hold the lower tip of the bottom phalange of the thumbs of both hands with the upper tip/nails of the index fingers, with the back of the hand facing us.

3

yam̐ - vāyvātmikāyai dhūpamāghrāpayāmi

 

यँ - वाय्वात्मिकायै धूपमाघ्रापयामि

 

Hold the lower tip of the bottom phalange of the index fingers of both hands with the upper tip of the thumbs, with the back of the hand facing us.

4

ram̐ - agnyātmikāyai dīpaṁ darśayāmi

 

रँ - अग्न्यात्मिकायै दीपं दर्शयामि

 

Hold the lower tip of the bottom phalange of the middle fingers of both hands with the upper tip of the thumbs, with the back of the hand facing us.

5

vam̐ - amṛtātmikāyai amṛtaṁ mahānaivedyaṁ nivedayāmi |

 

वँ - अमृतात्मिकायै अमृतं महानैवेद्यं निवेदयामि।

 

Hold the lower tip of the bottom phalange of the ring fingers of both hands with the upper tip of the thumbs, with the back of the hand facing us.

6

sam̐ - sarvātmikāyai sarvopacāra pūjām samarpayāmi

 

सँ - सर्वात्मिकायै सर्वोपचार पूजाम् समर्पयामि

 

Hold the fingers of each palm in a folded manner with the tips of each fingers of both hands touching each other and the thumbs facing the heart, in a Namaste position.

13. Samarpaṇam (समर्पणम्) :-

Take water in uttaraṇi (spoon) and by reciting the following śloka, offer the water to the earth.

    guhyātiguhyagoptrā tvaṁ gṛhāṇāsmat-kṛtaṁ japam।
    siddhirbhavatu me deva tvatprasādānmayi sthirā ॥

   गुह्यातिगुह्यगोप्त्रा त्वं गृहाणास्मत्-कृतं जपम्।

   सिद्धिर्भवतु मे देव त्वत्प्रसादान्मयि स्थिरा ॥

14. japānaṃtaraṃ mālāmantraṃ (जपानंतरं मालामन्त्रं) :-

Recite the below śloka and mantra, followed by placing the māla upon the top of the head and then place it back in the māla bag and conceal it. It should NOT be worn.

śloka॥ om̐ tvaṃ māle sarvadevānāṃ prītidā śubhadā bhava।

śubhaṃ kuruṣya me bhadre yaśo vīryaṃ ca dehime॥

श्लोक॥ ॐ त्वं माले सर्वदेवानां प्रीतिदा शुभदा भव।

शुभं कुरुष्य मे भद्रे यशो वीर्यं च देहिमे॥

mantra॥ om̐ hrīm̐ siddhyai namaḥ॥

मन्त्र॥ ॐ ह्रीँ सिद्ध्यै नमः॥

15. Puraścaraṇa (पुरश्चरण) :-

Japa

100,000

Homa

10,000

Tarpaṇa

1,000

Mārjana

100

Bhojana

32

 

This article is written by Krishna Vallapareddy and can be contacted at Krishna@manblunder.com.