Sankata Nashana Ganesha Stotram With Lyrics, Audio, Meaning, Significance in Sanskrit, English and other languages

Sankata Nashana Ganesha Stotram

प्रणम्य शिरसा देवं गौरीपुत्र विनायकम् ।
भक्तावासं स्मरेन्नित्यायुष्कामार्थसिद्धये ॥१॥

praṇamya śirasā devaṃ gaurīputra vināyakam .
bhaktāvāsaṃ smarennityāyuṣkāmārthasiddhaye ..1..

The learned one, who wishes, for more life, wealth and love, should salute with his head, Lord Ganapathi who is the son of Goddess Parvathi

प्रथमं वक्रतुण्डं च एकदन्तं द्वितीयकम् ।
तृतीयं कृष्णपिङ्गाक्षं गजवक्त्रं चतुर्थकम् ॥२॥

prathamaṃ vakratuṇḍaṃ ca ekadantaṃ dvitīyakam .
tṛtīyaṃ kṛṣṇapiṅgākṣaṃ gajavaktraṃ caturthakam ..2..

Think of 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

लम्बोदरं पञ्चमं च षष्ठं विकटमेव च ।
सप्तमं विघ्नराजं च धूम्रवर्ण तथाष्टमम् ॥३॥

lambodaraṃ pañcamaṃ ca ṣaṣṭhaṃ vikaṭameva ca .
saptamaṃ vighnarājaṃ ca dhūmravarṇa tathāṣṭamam ..3..

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.

नवमं भालचन्द्रं च दशमं तु विनायकम् ।
एकादशं गणपतिं द्वादशं तु गजाननम् ॥४॥

navamaṃ bhālacandraṃ ca daśamaṃ tu vināyakam .
ekādaśaṃ gaṇapatiṃ dvādaśaṃ tu gajānanam ..4..

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.

द्वादशैतानि नामानि त्रिसन्ध्यं यः पठेन्नरः ।
न च विघ्नभयं तस्य सर्वसिद्धिश्च जायते ॥५॥

dvādaśaitāni nāmāni trisandhyaṃ yaḥ paṭhennaraḥ .
na ca vighnabhayaṃ tasya sarvasiddhiśca jāyate ..5..

Any one reading these twelve names, at dawn, noon and dusk, will never have fear of defeat, and would always achieve whatever he wants.

विद्यार्थी लभते विद्यां धनार्थी लभते धनम् ।
पुत्रार्थी लभते पुत्रान्मोक्षार्थी लभते गतिम् ॥६॥

vidyārthī labhate vidyāṃ dhanārthī labhate dhanam .
putrārthī labhate putrānmokṣārthī labhate gatim ..6..

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.

जपेद् गणपतिस्तोत्रं षड्भिर्मासैः फलं लभेत् ।
संवत्सरेण सिद्धिं च लभते नात्र संशयः ॥७॥

japed gaṇapatistotraṃ ṣaḍbhirmāsaiḥ phalaṃ labhet .
saṃvatsareṇa siddhiṃ ca labhate nātra saṃśayaḥ ..7..

Results of chanting this prayer, of Ganapati will be got within six months, and within a year, he would get all wishes fulfilled, and there is no doubt about this.

अष्टाभ्यो ब्राह्मणेभ्यश्च लिखित्वा यः समर्पयेत् ।
तस्य विद्या भवेत्सर्वा गणेशस्य प्रसादतः ॥८॥

aṣṭābhyo brāhmaṇebhyaśca likhitvā yaḥ samarpayet .
tasya vidyā bhavetsarvā gaṇeśasya prasādataḥ ..8..

One who gets this prayer, written by eight brahmanas, and offers it to Lord Ganesha, will become knowledgeable, and would be blessed with all stellar qualities, by the grace of Lord Ganesha.

Description

This stotram is from Narada Purana. Sankata means problems, difficulties and Nashanam means to destroy. So, by chanting this stotram one is praying to Lord Ganesha (who is the remover of obstacles) to remove their problems forever. Here, Sage Narada explains the magnificence of Lord Ganesh. Lord Ganesha’s different names should be called out including Vakratunda, Ekdanta, Krishna Pingaksha, Gajvakra, Lambodara, Chata Vikata, Vighna Rajendra, Dhumravarna, Bhalachandra, Vinayaka, Ganpati. These twelve names should be worshipped in all three time periods of the day. It frees a person from all kinds of impediments and destroys all sorrows. As said in the stotram, when prayed with sincerity results will happen within six months.

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