Shloka 25

Tithi-Vrata Vidhāna: Śikhī-vrata (Pratipadā), Tṛtīyā Devī/Śrīdhara rites, Gaṇeśa Caturthī Mantra-Nyāsa, and Nāga Pañcamī

Devanagari script

गणपूज्यो वक्रतुण्ड एकदंष्ट्री त्रियम्बकः / नीलग्रीवो लम्बोदरो विकटो विघ्नराजकः

Transliteration

gaṇapūjyo vakratuṇḍa ekadaṃṣṭrī triyambakaḥ / nīlagrīvo lambodaro vikaṭo vighnarājakaḥ

Translation

ఆయన గణములచే పూజింపబడువాడు—వక్రతుండుడు, ఏకదంతుడు, త్ర్యంబకుడు, నీలగ్రీవుడు, లంబోదరుడు, వికటుడు, విఘ్నరాజుడు.

Word by Word

• गणपूज्यः: worshipped by the gaṇas
• गणपूज्यः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गण (प्रातिपदिक) + पूज्य (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √पूज्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; विशेषण; (गणैः पूज्यः)

• वक्रतुण्डः: the one with a curved trunk
• वक्रतुण्डः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वक्र (प्रातिपदिक) + तुण्ड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; नाम/विशेषण; (वक्रं तुण्डं यस्य)

• एकदंष्ट्रि: the one with a single tusk
• एकदंष्ट्रि: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एक (प्रातिपदिक) + दंष्ट्रिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; (एका दंष्ट्रा यस्य)

• त्र्यम्बकः: three-eyed
• त्र्यम्बकः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रि (प्रातिपदिक) + अम्बक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; (त्रीणि अम्बकानि यस्य)

• नीलग्रीवः: blue-necked
• नीलग्रीवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नील (प्रातिपदिक) + ग्रीव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; (नीला ग्रीवा यस्य)

• लम्बोदरः: pot-bellied
• लम्बोदरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लम्ब (प्रातिपदिक) + उदर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; (लम्बम् उदरं यस्य)

• विकटः: Vikaṭa (the formidable one)
• विकटः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विकट (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; नाम/विशेषण

• विघ्नराजकः: king of obstacles (controller of obstacles)
• विघ्नराजकः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विघ्न (प्रातिपदिक) + राजक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; (विघ्नानां राजकः)

Speaker

Lord Viṣṇu (in instruction to Garuḍa/Vinātā-putra; traditional dialogue framework of the Garuḍa Purāṇa)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Nāma-stuti: contemplating divine attributes (form and function) as a mode of worship and protection from obstacles.

Vedantic Theme: Saguna-upāsanā: mind steadied by form-names leading toward inner śānti and one-pointedness.

Application: Use these names as a daily nāma-japa/arcana list, especially before travel, study, or new ventures.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.129.24 (worship with names); Garuda Purana 1.129.26 (additional epithets and twelve-spoked worship)

Characters & Entities

• Gaṇas
• Gaṇeśa (implied by epithets)

FAQs

What is the importance of invoking Vighnarāja (Gaṇeśa) in the Garuḍa Purāṇa?

This verse strings together Gaṇeśa’s epithets to emphasize him as the controller/remover of obstacles, making his remembrance suitable at the start of dharmic rites and recitations.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

It does not directly describe the soul’s post-death journey; rather, it functions as a devotional/ritual invocation—aligning the practitioner with auspiciousness and removing impediments before proceeding to teachings (including afterlife topics elsewhere in the text).

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Begin important ethical or spiritual undertakings (study, prayer, śrāddha, vows, ceremonies) by remembering Gaṇeśa as Vighnarāja—cultivating focus, humility, and steadiness in the face of obstacles.