Sri Ganapati Atharvashirsha Lyrics in English

Sri Ganapati Atharvashirsha - Introduction

Sri Ganapati Atharvashirsha is an ancient Vedic prayer. It is dedicated to Lord Ganesha. It comes from the Ganapati Upanishad. When chanted regularly, it can get rid of problems like mental instability, self-doubt, fears, etc. It can also give the ability to focus. People with fickle or unstable minds can benefit from this prayer. It has the power to eliminate mental strife and negativity. It is also beneficial for people who have malefic planets like Rahu, Ketu, and Shani, with the Moon in their horoscope. It can cure maladies like madness, paranoia, and delusions. Students who find it hard to focus on their studies can also chant it.

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Sri Ganapati Atharvashirsha Lyrics

॥ shaanti paat’ha ॥
om bhadram karnebhih’ shri’nuyaama devaa ।
bhadram pashyemaakshabhiryajatraah’ ॥
sthirairangaistusht’uvaamsastanoobhih’ ।
vyashema devahitam yadaayuh’ ॥
om svasti na indro vri’ddhashravaah’ ।
svasti nah’ pooshaa vishvavedaah’ ॥
svastinastaarkshyo arisht’anemih’ ।
svasti no bri’haspatirdadhaatu ॥
om tanmaamavatu
tad vaktaaramavatu
avatu maam
avatu vaktaaram
om shaantih’ । shaantih’ ॥ shaantih’॥।
॥ upanishat ॥

harih’ om namaste ganapataye ॥
tvameva pratyaksham tattvamasi ॥ tvameva kevalam kartaa’si ॥
tvameva kevalam dhartaa’si ॥ tvameva kevalam hartaa’si ॥
tvameva sarvam khalvidam brahmaasi ॥
tvam saakshaadaatmaa’si nityam ॥ 1 ॥

॥ svaroopa tattva ॥
ri’tam vachmi (vadishyaami) ॥ satyam vachmi (vadishyaami) ॥ 2 ॥

ava tvam maam ॥ ava vaktaaram ॥ ava shrotaaram ॥
ava daataaram ॥ ava dhaataaram ॥
avaanoochaanamava shishyam ॥
ava pashchaattaat ॥ ava purastaat ॥
avottaraattaat ॥ ava dakshinaattaat ॥
ava chordhvaattaat ॥ avaadharaattaat ॥
sarvato maam paahi paahi samantaat ॥ 3 ॥

tvam vaangmayastvam chinmayah’ ॥
tvamaanandamayastvam brahmamayah’ ॥
tvam sachchidaanandaadviteeyo’si ॥
tvam pratyaksham brahmaasi ॥
tvam jnyaanamayo vijnyaanamayo’si ॥ 4 ॥

sarvam jagadidam tvatto jaayate ॥
sarvam jagadidam tvattastisht’hati ॥
sarvam jagadidam tvayi layameshyati ॥
sarvam jagadidam tvayi pratyeti ॥
tvam chatvaari vaakpadaani ॥ 5 ॥

tvam gunatrayaateetah’ tvamavasthaatrayaateetah’ ॥
tvam dehatrayaateetah’ ॥ tvam kaalatrayaateetah’ ॥
tvam moolaadhaarasthito’si nityam ॥
tvam shaktitrayaatmakah’ ॥
tvaam yogino dhyaayanti nityam ॥
tvam brahmaa tvam vishnustvam rudrastvam
indrastvam agnistvam vaayustvam sooryastvam chandramaastvam
brahmabhoorbhuvah’svarom ॥ 6 ॥

॥ ganesha mantra ॥
ganaadim poorvamuchchaarya varnaadim tadanantaram ॥
anusvaarah’ paratarah’ ॥ ardhendulasitam ॥ taarena ri’ddham ॥
etattava manusvaroopam ॥ gakaarah’ poorvaroopam ॥
akaaro madhyamaroopam ॥ anusvaarashchaantyaroopam ॥
binduruttararoopam ॥ naadah’ sandhaanam ॥
samhitaasandhih’ ॥ saishaa ganeshavidyaa ॥
ganakari’shih’ ॥ nichri’dgaayatreechchhandah’ ॥
ganapatirdevataa ॥ om gam ganapataye namah’ ॥ 7 ॥

॥ ganesha gaayatree ॥
ekadantaaya vidmahe । vakratund’aaya dheemahi ॥
tanno dantih’ prachodayaat ॥ 8॥

॥ ganesha roopa ॥
ekadantam chaturhastam paashamankushadhaarinam ॥
radam cha varadam hastairbibhraanam mooshakadhvajam ॥
raktam lambodaram shoorpakarnakam raktavaasasam ॥
raktagandhaanuliptaangam raktapushpaih’ supoojitam ॥
bhaktaanukampinam devam jagatkaaranamachyutam ॥
aavirbhootam cha sri’sht’yaadau prakri’teh’ purushaatparam ॥
evam dhyaayati yo nityam sa yogee yoginaam varah’ ॥ 9 ॥

॥ asht’a naama ganapati ॥
namo vraatapataye । namo ganapataye । namah’ pramathapataye ।
namaste’stu lambodaraayaikadantaaya ।
vighnanaashine shivasutaaya । shreevaradamoortaye namo namah’ ॥ 10 ॥

॥ phalashruti ॥
etadatharvasheersham yo’dheete ॥ sa brahmabhooyaaya kalpate ॥
sa sarvatah’ sukhamedhate ॥ sa sarva vighnairnabaadhyate ॥
sa panchamahaapaapaatpramuchyate ॥
saayamadheeyaano divasakri’tam paapam naashayati ॥
praataradheeyaano raatrikri’tam paapam naashayati ॥

saayampraatah’ prayunjaano apaapo bhavati ॥
sarvatraadheeyaano’pavighno bhavati ॥
dharmaarthakaamamoksham cha vindati ॥
idamatharvasheershamashishyaaya na deyam ॥
yo yadi mohaaddaasyati sa paapeeyaan bhavati
sahasraavartanaat yam yam kaamamadheete
tam tamanena saadhayet ॥ 11 ॥

anena ganapatimabhishinchati sa vaagmee bhavati ॥
chaturthyaamanashnan japati sa vidyaavaan bhavati ।
sa yashovaan bhavati ॥
ityatharvanavaakyam ॥ brahmaadyaavaranam vidyaat
na bibheti kadaachaneti ॥ 12 ॥

yo doorvaankurairyajati sa vaishravanopamo bhavati ॥
yo laajairyajati sa yashovaan bhavati ॥
sa medhaavaan bhavati ॥
yo modakasahasrena yajati
sa vaanchhitaphalamavaapnoti ॥
yah’ saajyasamidbhiryajati
sa sarvam labhate sa sarvam labhate ॥ 13 ॥

asht’au braahmanaan samyaggraahayitvaa
sooryavarchasvee bhavati ॥
sooryagrahe mahaanadyaam pratimaasamnidhau
vaa japtvaa siddhamantro bhavati ॥
mahaavighnaatpramuchyate ॥ mahaadoshaatpramuchyate ॥
mahaapaapaat pramuchyate ॥
sa sarvavidbhavati sa sarvavidbhavati ॥
ya evam veda ityupanishat ॥ 14 ॥

॥ shaanti mantra ॥
om sahanaavavatu ॥ sahanaubhunaktu ॥
saha veeryam karavaavahai ॥
tejasvinaavadheetamastu maa vidvishaavahai ॥
om bhadram karnebhih’ shri’nuyaama devaa ।
bhadram pashyemaakshabhiryajatraah’ ॥
sthirairangaistusht’uvaamsastanoobhih’ ।
vyashema devahitam yadaayuh’ ॥
om svasti na indro vri’ddhashravaah’ ।
svasti nah’ pooshaa vishvavedaah’ ॥
svastinastaarkshyo arisht’anemih’ ।
svasti no bri’haspatirdadhaatu ॥
om shaantih’ । shaantih’ ॥ shaantih’ ॥।
॥ iti shreeganapatyatharvasheersham samaaptam ॥

Ganapati Atharvashirsha Meaning

Om, O Devas, May we Hear with our Ears what is Auspicious,
May we See with our Eyes what is Auspicious and Adorable,
May we be Prayerful with Steadiness in our Bodies (and Minds),
May we Offer our Lifespan allotted by the Devas,

May Indra of great Wisdom and Glory grant us Well-Being,
May Pushan (The Sun God, The Nourisher) of great knowledge grant us Well-Being,
May Tarksya (a mythical bird) of great protective power grant us well-being,
(And) May Brihaspati (The Guru of the Devas) grant us well-being,
Om, Peace, Peace, Peace,

Om, Salutations to You, O Ganapati,

(O Ganapati) You indeed are the visible Tattvam,
(O Ganapati) You indeed are the only Creator,
(O Ganapati) You indeed are the only Sustainer,
(O Ganapati) You indeed are the only Destroyer,
(O Ganapati) You indeed are all this (The Universe); You verily are the Brahman,
(O Ganapati) You are the visible Atman, the Eternal, 

I declare the Ritam (Divine Law); I declare the Satyam (Absolute Reality),

(Now) Protect me (O Ganapati) (Protect the Truth I declared),
Protect the Speaker (O Ganapati) (Protect the Teacher who declares this Truth),
Protect the Listener (O Ganapati) (Protect the Student who listens to this Truth),
Protect the Giver (O Ganapati) (Protect the Giver of knowledge who transmits this Truth),
Protect the Sustainer (O Ganapati) (Protect the Sustainer who retains this Truth in Memory),
Protect the Disciple (O Ganapati) (Protect the Disciple who repeats this Truth following the Teacher),

Protect this Truth from the East (O Ganapati),
Protect this Truth from the South (O Ganapati),
Protect this Truth from the West (O Ganapati),
Protect this Truth from the North (O Ganapati),
Protect this Truth from the Top (O Ganapati),
Protect this Truth from the Bottom (O Ganapati),
(Now) Please Protect me (O Ganapati) (Protect this Truth I declared) from all sides,

You are of the nature of Words (Vangmaya), and You are of the nature of Consciousness (Chinmaya),
You are of the nature of Bliss, and You are of the nature of Brahman (which is the source of all Bliss) (Therefore, O Ganapati, the Absolute Truth I have spoken will give Bliss to all who realize it),
You are Sacchidananda, and You are the One without a second,
You are the visible Brahman,
You are of the nature of Gyana, and You are Vigyana,

The Entire Universe has Manifested from You,
The Entire Universe is Sustained by Your Power,
The Entire Universe will Dissolve in You,
The Entire Universe will thus finally Return to You,

You have manifested as Bhumi (Earth),
You have manifested as Apas (Water),
You have manifested as Anala (Fire),
You have manifested as Anila (Wind),
and You have manifested as Nabha (Sky or Space),
You are the Four Types of Speech (Para, Pashyanti, Madhyama and Vaikhari),

You are beyond the Three Gunas (Sattva, Rajas and Tamas) 
You are beyond the Three States (Waking, Dreaming and Deep Sleep),
You are beyond the Three Bodies (Gross Body, Subtle Body and Causal Body),
You are beyond the Three Times (Past, Present and Future),

You always abide in the Muladhara,
You are the source of the Three Shaktis (Iccha Shakti, Kriya Shakti and Gyana Shakti) (Will Power, Power of Action and the Power of Knowledge),
The Yogis always meditate on You,

(O Ganapati) You are Brahma, You are Vishnu, You are …
Rudra, You are Indra, You are Agni, You are …
Vayu, You are Surya, You are Chandrama, You are …
Brahman, You pervade the Bhur-Bhuvah-Suvar Lokas; You are the Om Itself.

(The Mantra Swarupa of Ganapati is as follows) The first syllable of the word Gana (i.e. “G”) is to be pronounced first; then the first varna (i.e. “A”) should immediately follow (thus making “Ga”),
The Anuswara should follow next (thus making “Gam”),
Then it should be made to shine with the Half-Moon (i.e. the Nasal Sound of Chandrabindu, thus making “Gang”),
This should be Augmented by Tara,
This is Your Mantra Swarupa (O Ganapati),

G-kara is the first form, …
… A-kara is the middle form, …
… And Anuswara is the last form,
Bindu is the form on the top,
This is joined with Nada,
All the forms combine together,

This is the Ganesha Vidya,
The Rishi who realized this Vidya is Ganaka Rishi,
The Chhanda (Meter) is Nicrdgayatri,
The Devata worshipped is Ganapati,
Om Gang Ganapataye Namah (My Reverential Salutations to Ganapati),

(The Ganapati Gayatri) (Let our mind go) to the Ekadanta (the One with a Single Tusk) to know (His Conscious Form deeply); (And then) Meditate on that Vakratunda (the One with a Curved Trunk) (to get absorbed in His Conscious Form),
May that Danti (One with a Tusk) awaken (our Consciousness),

(The visible Form of Ganapati is as follows) His Face has a single Tusk; He has Four Hands; with two of His Hands, he is holding Noose and Goad, 
With His third Hand, He is holding a Tusk, and with His fourth Hand He is showing the gesture of Boon-Giving; His Flag is having the Emblem of a Rat,
His Form is having a Beautiful Reddish Glow, with a Large Belly and with Large Ears like Fans; He is wearing Red Garments,
His Form is anointed with Red Fragrant Paste, and He is worshipped with Red Flowers,

The Heart of this Lord throbs with the Devotees (with empathy, He being the in-dweller); And He has descended for the Cause of the World; He is Imperishable,
He manifested during the beginning of Creation within the manifested Nature, (He manifested) from the Supreme Purusha,
He who meditates on Him in this way every day is the best Yogi among the Yogis,

(Ganapati Mala Mantra) Salutations to the Lord of all Human Beings,
Salutations to the Lord of all Ganas,
Salutations to the Lord of all Pramathas,
Salutations to You, the One with a Large Belly and a Single Tusk,
Salutations to the One Who is the Remover of all Obstacles, Who is the Son of Lord Shiva and is a personification of Boon-Giving,

He who studies this Atharvashirsha (with Shraddha), will become fit to realize Brahman,
He will not be tied down by any obstacles,
Happiness will increase within his consciousness, wherever he is,
He will get freed from the five grave Sins,

Studying this in the evening will destroy the sins committed during the day,
Studying this in the morning will destroy the sins committed during the night,
Joining both in the evening and morning, will make a sinful person sinless,
Studying everywhere will remove the obstacles, …
The Devotee will obtain Dharma, Artha, Kama (right desires fulfilled) and Moksha, 

This Atharvasirsha is not to be given to undeserving Persons,
If anyone gives this out of attachment to someone (despite knowing the person to be undeserving), he becomes a sinner,
When thousand Parayana of this Atharva Shirsha is done by deep study (and Contemplation), then by this, Siddhi (spiritual attainments) will be attained,

He who anoints Ganapati with this Upanishad (i.e. worships Ganapati as Brahman-Consciousness) becomes a fluent Speaker (Vagmi),
He who fasts on Chaturdasi and recites this Upanishad becomes filled with Knowledge (becomes Vidyavan),
This is the word of the Atharvana Rishi,
He gains the Knowledge of the envelope of Brahman (understands Brahma Vidya), and thereafter does not have any fear anytime,

He who worships (Ganapati) with tender Durva grass will become prosperous like Kubera,
He who worships (Ganapati) with parched rice will become glorious,
He will (also) become Medhavan (filled with Medha or retentive capacity of the mind),
He who worships (Ganapati) with thousand Modakas (a sweet), he will obtain his Desires,
He who worships (Ganapati) with twigs dipped in ghee, he obtains everything, he obtains everything,

He who makes eight Brahmins receive this Upanishad (i.e. either teaches this Upanishad to eight Brahmins or recites this in the company of eight Brahmins in the Satsang of pure-souled persons) becomes filled with the splendor of the Sun,
He who recites this during Solar Eclipse on the bank of a great river or in front of the image of Ganapati, becomes Mantra-Siddha,
He becomes free from great obstacles,
He becomes free from great vices,
He becomes free from sins or situations which as if drowns the life in a river,
He becomes All-Knowing, He becomes All-Knowing,
This indeed is the Veda (the ultimate Knowledge),
Thus ends the Upanishad 
Om, Shanti, Shanti, Shanti (May this bring Peace to all at all the three levels – Adhibhautika, Adhidaivika and Adhyatmika)