Shloka 57 - Adhyaya 61 - Kaumarika Khanda - Mahesvara Khanda | Japanese | Vedapath

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Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 57

Devanagari script

ओंगांगींगूंगैंगौंगः सप्ताक्षरोऽयं महामंत्रः । ओंगणपतिमंत्रस्य गणको नाम ऋषिः विघ्नेश्वरो देवता गं बीजम् ओंशक्तिः पूजार्थे जपार्थे वा तिलकार्थे वा मनस ईप्सितार्थे होमार्थे वा विनियोग इति । साध कस्य पूर्वं तिलककरणम् । ओंगांगणपतये नमः । इति तिलकस्योपरि अक्षतान्दद्यात् अनेन मन्त्रेण । ॐ गांगणपतये नमः । इति तिलकमंत्रः । ओंगां गणपतये नमः । अनेन मंत्रेण गणेशाय पुष्पांजलित्रयं दद्यात् । मूलमंत्रेणात्र चंदनगंधपुष्पधूपदीपनैवेद्यपूगीफल तांबूलादिकं दद्यात् । अत ऊर्ध्वं मूलमन्त्रेण जपं कुर्यात् । अष्टोत्तरशतं सहस्रं लक्षं कोटिं चेति यथाशक्ति जप्त्वा दशांशहोमार्थे गणेशाग्नये आवाहयामीति अग्निमावाह्य । ॐ गां गणपतये स्वाहेति मन्त्रेण गुग्गुलगुटिकाभिर्होमं विदध्याद्विनियोगं चेति गाणेश्वरो ताकल्पः । य एवं सर्व विघ्नेषु साधयेन्मन्त्रमुत्तमम् । सर्वविघ्नानि नश्यंति मनोभीष्टं च सिध्यति

Transliteration

oṃgāṃgīṃgūṃgaiṃgauṃgaḥ saptākṣaro'yaṃ mahāmaṃtraḥ | oṃgaṇapatimaṃtrasya gaṇako nāma ṛṣiḥ vighneśvaro devatā gaṃ bījam oṃśaktiḥ pūjārthe japārthe vā tilakārthe vā manasa īpsitārthe homārthe vā viniyoga iti | sādha kasya pūrvaṃ tilakakaraṇam | oṃgāṃgaṇapataye namaḥ | iti tilakasyopari akṣatāndadyāt anena mantreṇa | oṃ gāṃgaṇapataye namaḥ | iti tilakamaṃtraḥ | oṃgāṃ gaṇapataye namaḥ | anena maṃtreṇa gaṇeśāya puṣpāṃjalitrayaṃ dadyāt | mūlamaṃtreṇātra caṃdanagaṃdhapuṣpadhūpadīpanaivedyapūgīphala tāṃbūlādikaṃ dadyāt | ata ūrdhvaṃ mūlamantreṇa japaṃ kuryāt | aṣṭottaraśataṃ sahasraṃ lakṣaṃ koṭiṃ ceti yathāśakti japtvā daśāṃśahomārthe gaṇeśāgnaye āvāhayāmīti agnimāvāhya | oṃ gāṃ gaṇapataye svāheti mantreṇa guggulaguṭikābhirhomaṃ vidadhyādviniyogaṃ ceti gāṇeśvaro tākalpaḥ | ya evaṃ sarva vighneṣu sādhayenmantramuttamam | sarvavighnāni naśyaṃti manobhīṣṭaṃ ca sidhyati

Translation

「オームガーṃ ギーṃ グーṃ ガイṃ ガウṃ ガḥ」—これが七音節の大いなる真言である。オーム・ガṇパティの真言において、リシ（聖仙）はガṇカ、主尊はヴィグネーシュヴァラ（障碍主）、『ガーṃ』はビージャ（種子音）、『オーム』はシャクティ（霊力）である。その用は供養、ジャパ（持誦）、額のティラカ、心に願う目的の成就、ならびにホーマ（護摩）にある。まず修行者はティラカを施し、次いで「オームガーṃ ガṇパタエナマḥ」と唱えつつ、その上にアクシャタ（割れぬ米粒）を置く。この真言によりガネーシャへ花の合掌供養を三度捧げ、さらに根本真言によって白檀、香、花、薫香、灯明、ナイヴェーディヤ（食供）、檳榔、果物、タンブーラ（ビンロウ葉）などを供える。その後、根本真言で108遍、1000遍、10万遍、あるいは能力に応じてコーティに至るまで持誦し、十分の一を護摩として、ガネーシャの火を招請する。真言「オームガーṃ ガṇパタエスヴァーハー」により、グッグルの丸薬を火中に投じて供養する。これがガネーシュヴァラの作法である。かくしてこの最勝の真言をあらゆる障難に用いる者は、諸障が滅し、心願は成就する。

Word by Word

oṃgāṃgīṃgūṃgaiṃgauṃgaḥoṃ gāṃ gīṃ gūṃ gaiṃ gauṃ gaḥ (seed-syllables)

saptākṣaraḥseven-syllabled

ayamthis

mahāmaṃtraḥgreat mantra

oṃgaṇapatimaṃtrasyaof the Oṃ-Gaṇapati mantra

gaṇakaḥGaṇaka

nāmanamed

ṛṣiḥseer

vighneśvaraḥVighneśvara

devatādeity

gaṃgaṃ (seed)

bījamseed (syllable)

oṃśaktiḥOṃ is the śakti

pūjārthefor worship

japārthefor recitation

vāor

tilakārthefor applying tilaka

vāor

manasaḥof the mind / mentally

īpsitārthefor the desired goal

homārthefor homa (fire-offering)

vāor

viniyogaḥapplication/assignment

itithus

sādhaperform (instruction)

kasyaof whom/for which

pūrvamfirst

tilakakaraṇamapplication of tilaka

oṃgāṃgaṇapatayeto Oṃ-Gāṃ Gaṇapati

namaḥsalutation

itithus

tilakasyaof the tilaka

uparion/above

akṣatānunbroken rice grains

dadyātshould place/give

anenawith this

mantreṇaby the mantra

oṃoṃ

gāṃgaṇapatayeto Gāṃ Gaṇapati

namaḥsalutation

itithus

tilakamaṃtraḥtilaka-mantra

oṃgāṃoṃ gāṃ

gaṇapatayeto Gaṇapati

namaḥsalutation

anenawith this

maṃtreṇaby the mantra

gaṇeśāyato Gaṇeśa

puṣpāṃjalitrayamthree handfuls of flowers

dadyātshould offer

mūlamaṃtreṇawith the root-mantra

atrahere

caṃdanagaṃdhapuṣpadhūpadīpanaivedyapūgīphalatāṃbūlādikamsandal, fragrance, flowers, incense, lamp, offering-food, areca-nut/fruit, betel etc.

dadyātshould offer

ataḥthereafter

ūrdhvamafter that

mūlamaṃtreṇawith the root-mantra

japamrecitation

kuryātshould do

aṣṭottaraśatam108

sahasram1000

lakṣam100,000

koṭima crore (10 million)

caand

itithus

yathāśaktiaccording to one’s capacity

japtvāhaving recited

daśāṃśahomārthefor the tenth-part homa

gaṇeśāgnayeto the Gaṇeśa-fire

āvāhayāmiI invoke

itithus

agnimthe fire

āvāhyahaving invoked

oṃoṃ

gāṃgāṃ

gaṇapatayeto Gaṇapati

svāhāsvāhā

itithus

mantreṇawith the mantra

guggulaguṭikābhiḥwith guggulu pellets

homamhoma

vidadhyātshould perform

viniyogamapplication/assignment

caand

itithus

gāṇeśvaraḥ(this is) the Gāṇeśvara

tākalpaḥthat procedure/ritual method

yaḥwho

evamthus

sarvaall

vighneṣuin obstacles

sādhayetshould accomplish/practice

mantramthe mantra

uttamamexcellent

sarvavighnāniall obstacles

naśyantiperish

manobhīṣṭamthe heart’s desire

caand

sidhyatiis accomplished

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating (deduced); mantra-kalpa instruction within the narrative

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Gaṇeśvara (Vighneśvara) worship (non-site-specific)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Practitioner/audience

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A complete ritual tableau: the seven-syllable mantra written as radiant bīja-syllables; the sādhaka applies tilaka, places akṣata, offers three flower-handfuls, performs upacāras before a Gaṇeśa image, then conducts a small homa with guggulu pellets, flames rising as obstacles symbolically crumble away.

Characters & Entities

Gaṇapati

Vighneśvara

Gaṇaka (ṛṣi)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Gaṇapati is invoked as Vighneśvara: disciplined mantra-practice joined with worship and homa removes obstacles and grants success.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No single tīrtha is praised; the passage functions as a practical ritual manual (kalpa) for Gaṇeśa worship.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Tilaka with akṣata, flower offerings, upacāras, japa counts (108 to higher), and a one-tenth homa using guggulu pellets with “oṃ gāṃ gaṇapataye svāhā.”