Shloka 28

The Hymn to Gaṇapati

and the Rule of Worshipping Gaṇeśa First

Devanagari script

स्तोत्रं तस्य प्रवक्ष्यामि नामद्वादशकं शुभं । ओंनमो गणपतये मंत्र एष उदाहृतः

Transliteration

stotraṃ tasya pravakṣyāmi nāmadvādaśakaṃ śubhaṃ | oṃnamo gaṇapataye maṃtra eṣa udāhṛtaḥ

Translation

Je vais maintenant proclamer son hymne auspiceux composé de douze noms. Ainsi est énoncé le mantra : « Oṃ, hommage à Gaṇapati ».

Word by Word

• स्तोत्रम्: hymn
• स्तोत्रम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्तोत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2/कर्म), एकवचन

• तस्य: of him/that (of Gaṇeśa)
• तस्य: Shashthi-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुं/नपुंसक, षष्ठी (6/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन

• प्रवक्ष्यामि: I shall declare
• प्रवक्ष्यामि: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-वच् (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (simple future), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• नाम-द्वादशकम्: a set of twelve names
• नाम-द्वादशकम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नामन् (प्रातिपदिक) + द्वादशक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (षष्ठी): नाम्नां द्वादशकम् (a set of twelve names)

• शुभम्: auspicious
• शुभम्: Karma-qualifier (कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (to नाम-द्वादशकम्/स्तोत्रम्)

• ॐ: Oṃ
• ॐ: Mantra-particle (मन्त्र-निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ॐ (अव्यय/प्रणव)
• Form: प्रणव-अव्यय (sacred syllable)

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: Sambandha/Prayojana (सम्बन्ध/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; नमस्कारार्थक-निपात

• गणपतये: to Gaṇapati
• गणपतये: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गणपति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4/सम्प्रदान), एकवचन

• मन्त्रः: the mantra
• मन्त्रः: Kartā/Pratijñā (कर्ता/प्रतिज्ञा-विषय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

• एषः: this
• एषः: Kartā (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

• उदाहृतः: is declared/uttered
• उदाहृतः: Kriya-predicative (क्रिया-विशेषण/विधेय)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उद्-आ-हृ (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; कर्मणि भावः—‘has been uttered/declared’

Speaker

Narrator/primary speaker in the Adhyaya (context not provided in the excerpt)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: ओंनमो → ॐ + नमः. अन्यत्र पदच्छेदः स्पष्टः।

Characters & Entities

• Gaṇapati

FAQs

What is a nāma-dvādaśaka in this verse?

It refers to a devotional composition structured around twelve sacred names (a “twelve-name” hymn), presented here as auspicious and worthy of recitation.

What mantra is explicitly given in this śloka?

The verse explicitly cites the invocation: “Oṃ namo gaṇapataye” (“Oṃ, homage to Gaṇapati”).

What is the devotional focus of this verse within the Sṛṣṭikhaṇḍa context?

Even within a creation-themed khanda, the verse foregrounds bhakti practice by introducing a stotra and a direct mantra of reverence to Gaṇapati, emphasizing sacred speech as a means of auspiciousness.