Shloka 1

Gaṇapati-Mantra Siddhi, Vighna-Nivāraṇa Rites, Vśīkaraṇa-Style Applications, and Cikitsā

Therapeutic Formulas

Devanagari script

ऽध्यायः हरिरुवाच / आं गणपतये इति अयं गणपतेर्न्मन्त्रो धनविद्याप्रदायकः

Transliteration

'dhyāyaḥ hariruvāca / āṃ gaṇapataye iti ayaṃ gaṇapaternmantro dhanavidyāpradāyakaḥ

Translation

హరి (శ్రీ విష్ణువు) పలికెను— ‘ఆం గణపతయే’ అని ప్రారంభమయ్యే ఈ గణపతి మంత్రం ధనసమృద్ధిని, ధనప్రాప్తికి దోహదపడే విద్యను (నైపుణ్యాన్ని) ప్రసాదిస్తుంది।

Word by Word

• अध्यायः: chapter
• अध्यायः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अध्याय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; शीर्षक/विषय-सूचक

• हरिः: Hari
• हरिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• उवाच: said/spoke
• उवाच: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• आम्: āṃ (seed syllable)
• आम्: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आम् (अव्यय/बीजाक्षर)
• Form: बीजमन्त्र-अव्यय (mystic syllable)

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

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण-समाप्त्यर्थक-अव्यय (quotative particle)

• अयम्: this
• अयम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• गणपतेः: of Gaṇapati
• गणपतेः: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गणपति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• मन्त्रः: mantra
• मन्त्रः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• धन: wealth
• धन: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन; समासपूर्वपद

• विद्या: knowledge/learning
• विद्या: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विद्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन; समासपूर्वपद

• प्रदायकः: bestowing/giving
• प्रदायकः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्र + दा (धातु) + ण्वुल् (कृदन्त)
• Form: कृदन्त (ण्वुल्/agent noun); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समासः (धन-विद्या-प्रदायकः = giver of wealth and knowledge)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (Hari)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Mantra-japa as a means to obtain artha (prosperity) and vidya (skill/knowledge) under divine sanction.

Vedantic Theme: Ishvara-anugraha: capacities and prosperity arise through grace when aligned with dharma.

Application: Undertake disciplined japa with ethical livelihood; cultivate skill (vidya) alongside devotion; avoid greed-driven use.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.185.1 opening of a mantra/vidya segment following the medical section

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu (Hari)
• Ganesha (Ganapati)

FAQs

What is the importance of the ‘Āṁ gaṇapataye’ mantra in the Garuda Purana?

This verse explicitly presents it as a Gaṇapati-mantra that grants both dhana (prosperity) and vidyā (capability/knowledge), indicating its use for removing obstacles to success and learning.

How does this verse fit the Garuda Purana’s broader teaching?

Although the Garuda Purana is well known for afterlife and dharma themes, it also preserves practical spiritual disciplines; here, Hari recommends a specific mantra as a means to attain worldly support—wealth and competence—within a dharmic framework.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Use the teaching as a reminder to pair spiritual practice with ethical effort: invoke Gaṇapati for clarity and obstacle-removal while pursuing learning and livelihood through disciplined, righteous action.