Shloka 57 - Adhyaya 61 - Kaumarika Khanda - Mahesvara Khanda | Chinese | 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

“唵 gāṃ gīṃ gūṃ gaiṃ gauṃ gaḥ”——此为七音节的大圣真言。就“唵·伽那帕提”之咒而言：仙圣（ṛṣi）为伽那迦（Gaṇaka），本尊为障碍主毗伽涅湿伐罗（Vighneśvara）；“gaṃ”为种子音（bīja），“oṃ”为神力（śakti）。其用可作供奉礼拜、持诵（japa）、额上点印（tilaka）、以心成就所愿，以及火供（homa）。行者先当依法点作额印；继而于额印之上安置不碎净米（akṣata），并诵：“唵 gāṃ 伽那帕提耶那摩ḥ。”以此咒向圣伽内沙献三把花；又以根本咒供奉檀香、香氛、花、熏香、灯明、食供（naivedya）、槟榔、果品、蒌叶（betel）等。随后以根本咒持诵：108遍、1000遍、10万遍，乃至一俱胝（koṭi），随力而行；再作十分之一火供，迎请伽内沙之火。以咒“唵 gāṃ 伽那帕提耶 svāhā”，将古古卢（guggulu）香丸投入火中供献。此即伽内湿伐罗之仪轨。若能以此殊胜真言应对一切障难——诸障悉灭，心所愿亦得圆成。

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.”