Shloka 1

The Hymn to Gaṇapati (Gaṇa-aṣṭaka) and Its Merit

Devanagari script

व्यास उवाच । पुनरन्यत्प्रवक्ष्यामि स्तोत्रं गणाधिपस्य च । सर्वसिद्धिकरं पूतं सर्वाभीष्टफलप्रदं

Transliteration

vyāsa uvāca | punaranyatpravakṣyāmi stotraṃ gaṇādhipasya ca | sarvasiddhikaraṃ pūtaṃ sarvābhīṣṭaphalapradaṃ

Translation

พระวยาสตรัสว่า: บัดนี้เราจักประกาศสโตตระอีกบทหนึ่ง—แด่พระคณาธิปะ (พระคเณศ)—อันบริสุทธิ์ศักดิ์สิทธิ์ บันดาลสิทธิสำเร็จทั้งปวง และประทานผลอันพึงปรารถนาทุกประการ

Word by Word

• vyāsaḥ: Vyāsa
• vyāsaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vyāsa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Masculine, Nominative, Singular)

• uvāca: said
• uvāca: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद (3rd person singular)

• punar: again
• punar: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: punar (अव्यय)
• Form: काल/क्रम-अव्यय (adverb: again)

• anyat: another (thing)
• anyat: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: anya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Neuter, Accusative, Singular)

• pravakṣyāmi: I shall proclaim
• pravakṣyāmi: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra + vac (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद (1st person singular)

• stotram: hymn
• stotram: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: stotra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Neuter, Accusative, Singular)

• gaṇādhipasya: of the lord of the gaṇas
• gaṇādhipasya: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gaṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + adhipa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Masculine, Genitive, Singular)

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• sarvasiddhikaram: bringing all accomplishments
• sarvasiddhikaram: Visheshana (Qualifier of stotram/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक) + siddhi (प्रातिपदिक) + kara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Neuter, Accusative, Singular)

• pūtam: purified, holy
• pūtam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pū (धातु) → pūta (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक, क्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (PPP used adjectivally)

• sarvābhīṣṭaphalapradam: granting the fruits of all desired (things)
• sarvābhīṣṭaphalapradam: Visheshana (Qualifier of stotram/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक) + abhīṣṭa (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक) + phala (प्रातिपदिक) + prada (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Neuter, Accusative, Singular)

Speaker

Vyāsa

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: punaranyatpravakṣyāmi = punar + anyat + pravakṣyāmi

Characters & Entities

• Vyāsa
• Gaṇādhipa (Gaṇeśa)

FAQs

Who is Gaṇādhipa in this verse, and why is he praised?

Gaṇādhipa means “Lord of the Gaṇas,” a common epithet of Gaṇeśa. The verse frames his hymn as sacred and efficacious—associated with success (siddhi) and fulfillment of aims.

What does “sarvasiddhikara” imply in a Purāṇic context?

It indicates the power to bring about “siddhi”—successful completion, attainment, or spiritual/ritual accomplishment—often understood as removing obstacles and enabling auspicious outcomes.

What is the ethical or devotional takeaway from this introductory verse?

It emphasizes faith in sacred praise (stotra) and devotion as a means to attain purified intentions and successful outcomes, presenting worship as both spiritually purifying and practically beneficial.