Ganesha Pancharatnam
Last updated: 14 June 2026
Author: Shree Adi Shankaracharya
English Transliteration
Om Ganesha Pancharatnam
mudākarāttamodakaṃ sadāvimuktisādhakaṃ
kalādharāvataṃsakaṃ vilāsilokarakṣakam |
anāyakaikanāyakaṃ vināśitebhadaityakaṃ
natāśubhāśunāśakaṃ namāmi taṃ vināyakam || 1||
natetarātibhīkaraṃ navoditārkabhāsvaraṃ
namatsurārinirjaraṃ natādhikāpaduddharam |
sureśvaraṃ nidhīśvaraṃ gajeśvaraṃ gaṇeśvaraṃ
maheśvaraṃ tamāśraye parātparaṃ nirantaram || 2||
samastalokaśaṅkaraṃ nirastadaityakuñjaraṃ
daretarodaraṃ varaṃ varebhavaktramakṣaram |
kṛpākaraṃ kṣamākaraṃ mudākaraṃ yaśaskaraṃ
manaskaraṃ namaskṛtāṃ namaskaromi bhāsvaram || 3||
akiñcanārtimārjanaṃ cirantanoktibhājanaṃ
purāripūrvanandanaṃ surārigarvacarvaṇam |
prapañcanāśabhīṣaṇaṃ dhanañjayādibhūṣaṇaṃ
kapoladānavāraṇaṃ bhaje purāṇavāraṇam || 4||
nitāntakāntadantakāntimantakāntakātmajaṃ
acintyarūpamantahīnamantarāyakṛntanam |
hṛdantare nirantaraṃ vasantameva yogināṃ
tamekadantameva taṃ vicintayāmi santatam || 5||
mahāgaṇeśapañcaratnamādareṇa yo'nvahaṃ
prajalpati prabhātake hṛdi smaran gaṇeśvaram |
arogatāmadoṣatāṃ susāhitīṃ suputratāṃ
samāhitāyuraṣṭabhūtimabhyupaiti so'cirāt || 6||Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Ganesha Pancharatnam?
The Ganesha Pancharatnam is a sacred Hindu devotional hymn (stotram) dedicated to Ganesha. VedKosh provides its complete text in Hindi and English with transliteration for regional readers.
What are the benefits of reciting the Ganesha Pancharatnam?
Reciting the Ganesha Pancharatnam with devotion is traditionally believed to invoke the grace of Ganesha, calm and focus the mind, and create an auspicious, sattvic atmosphere. It is practised as an act of bhakti (devotion) rather than for any guaranteed material outcome.
When should the Ganesha Pancharatnam be recited?
The Ganesha Pancharatnam can be recited during daily morning or evening worship of Ganesha, and especially on the deity's sacred days and festivals. A clean, quiet space and a steady, devotional mind are the main requirements.
Updated for 2026
