Verse 9

Ganapati

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

गणक ऋषिः । निचृद्गायत्री छन्दः । श्रीमहागणपतिर्देवता । ॐ गं गणपतये नमः ॥९॥

Padapatha (Word Split)

गणकः । ऋषिः । निचृत्-गायत्री । छन्दः । श्री-महा-गणपतिः । देवता । ॐ । गम् । गणपतये । नमः ॥

IAST Transliteration

gaṇaka ṛṣiḥ | nicṛd-gāyatrī chandaḥ | śrīmahāgaṇapatir devatā | oṃ gaṃ gaṇapataye namaḥ ||9||

Translation

Gaṇaka 为圣见者（ṛṣi）；Nicṛd-gāyatrī 为韵律（chandas）；Śrī Mahāgaṇapati 为所礼敬之神祇（devatā）。“Oṃ gaṃ gaṇapataye namaḥ”——敬礼甘尼沙主。

Academic Translation

Gaṇaka is the seer (ṛṣi); Nicṛd-gāyatrī is the meter; Śrī Mahāgaṇapati is the deity. ‘Oṃ gaṃ gaṇapataye namaḥ.’

Verse Context

• Upāsanā (devatā-mantra) as a means to inner purification and realization
• Mahavakya: No direct relation; functions as mantra-nyāsa style identification (ṛṣi/chandas/devatā) supporting contemplative practice that may culminate in mahāvākya insight.
• Atharva
• Atharva-veda (Ganapati Atharvaśīrṣa; Śaunaka tradition commonly cited) Shakha
• Chandas: Nicṛd-Gāyatrī (as stated)