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Gaṇapati Atharvaśīrṣam

oṃ bha̱draṃ karṇe̍bhiḥ śṛṇu̱yāma̍ devāḥ | bha̱draṃ pa̍śyemā̱kṣabhi̱ryaja̍trāḥ |
sthi̱rairaṅgai̎stuṣṭu̱vāgͫ sa̍sta̱nūbhi̍ḥ | vyaśe̍ma de̱vahi̍ta̱ṃ yadāyu̍: ||
sva̱sti na̱ indro̍ vṛ̱ddhaśra̍vāḥ | sva̱sti na̍ḥ pū̱ṣā vi̱śvave̍dāḥ |
sva̱sti na̱stārkṣyo̱ ari̍ṣṭanemiḥ | sva̱sti no̱ bṛha̱spati̍rdadhātu ||
oṃ śānti̱: śānti̱: śānti̍ḥ ||

|| atha gaṇapatyatharvaśīrṣam vyā̎khyāsyā̱ma: ||

oṃ nama̍ste ga̱ṇapa̍taye | tvame̱va pra̱tyakṣa̱ṃ tattva̍masi |
tvame̱va ke̱vala̱ṃ kartā̍’si | tvame̱va ke̱vala̱ṃ dhartā̍’si |
tvame̱va ke̱vala̱ṃ hartā̍’si | tvameva sarvaṃ khalvida̍ṃ brahmā̱si |
tvaṃ sākṣādātmā̍’si ni̱tyam || 1||

ṛ̍taṃ va̱cmi | sa̍tyaṃ va̱cmi || 2||

ava̍ tva̱ṃ mām | ava̍ va̱ktāram̎ | ava̍ śro̱tāram̎ |
ava̍ dā̱tāram̎ | ava̍ dhā̱tāram̎ | avānūcānama̍va śi̱ṣyam |
ava̍ pa̱ścāttā̎t | ava̍ pu̱rastā̎t |
avotta̱rāttā̎t |ava̍ dakṣi̱ṇāttā̎t |
ava̍ co̱rdhvāttā̎t | avādha̱rāttā̎t |
sarvato māṃ pāhi pāhi̍ sama̱ntāt || 3||

tvaṃ vāṅmaya̍stvaṃ cinma̱yaḥ | tvamānandamaya̍stvaṃ brahma̱mayaḥ |
tvaṃ saccidānandā’dvi̍tīyo̱’si |tvaṃ pra̱tyakṣa̱ṃ brahmā̍si |
tvaṃ jñānamayo vijñāna̍mayo̱’si || 4||

sarvaṃ jagadidaṃ tva̍tto jā̱yate | sarvaṃ jagadidaṃ tva̍ttasti̱ṣṭhati |
sarvaṃ jagadidaṃ tvayi la̍yame̱ṣyati | sarvaṃ jagadidaṃ tvayi̍ pratye̱ti |
tvaṃ bhūmirāpo’nalo’ni̍lo na̱bhaḥ | tvaṃ catvāri vā̎kpadā̱ni || 5 ||

tvaṃ gu̱ṇatra̍yātī̱taḥ | tvaṃ avasthātra̍yātī̱taḥ | tvaṃ de̱hatra̍yātī̱taḥ |
tvaṃ kā̱latra̍yātī̱taḥ | tvaṃ mūlādhārasthito̍’si ni̱tyam |
tvaṃ śaktitra̍yātma̱kaḥ |tvāṃ yogino dhyāya̍nti ni̱tyam |
tvaṃ brahmā tvaṃ viṣṇustvaṃ rudrastvamindrastvamagnistvaṃ vāyustvaṃ sūryastvaṃ candramāstvaṃ brahma̱ bhūrbhuva̱: suva̱rom || 6||

ga̱ṇādī̎ṃ pūrva̍muccā̱rya̱ va̱rṇādī̎ṃ stada̱nanta̍ram | anusvāraḥ pa̍rata̱raḥ |
ardhe̎ndula̱sitam | tāre̍ṇa ṛ̱ddham | etattava manu̍svarū̱pam |
gakāraḥ pū̎rvarū̱pam | akāro madhya̍marū̱pam |
anusvāraścā̎ntyarū̱pam | bindurutta̍rarū̱pam | nāda̍: sandhā̱nam |
sagͫhi̍tā sa̱ndhiḥ | saiṣā gaṇe̍śavi̱dyā |
gaṇa̍ka ṛ̱ṣiḥ | nicṛdgāya̍trīccha̱ndaḥ |
śrī mahā gaṇapati̍rdeva̱tā |
oṃ gaṃ gaṇapataye̱ nama̍: || 7 ||

e̱ka̱da̱ntāya̍ vi̱dmahe̍ vakratu̱ṇḍāya̍ dhīmahi | tanno̍ dantī praco̱dayā̎t || 8||

e̱ka̱da̱ntaṃ ca̍turha̱sta̱ṃ pā̱śama̍ṅkuśa̱dhāri̍ṇam |
rada̍ṃ ca̱ vara̍daṃ ha̱stai̱rbi̱bhrāṇa̍ṃ mūṣa̱kadhva̍jam |
rakta̍ṃ la̱mboda̍raṃ śū̱rpa̱ka̱rṇaka̍ṃ rakta̱vāsa̍sam |
rakta̍ga̱ndhānu̍liptā̱ṅga̱ṃ ra̱ktapu̍ṣpaiḥ su̱pūji̍tam |
bhaktā̍nu̱kampi̍naṃ de̱va̱ṃ ja̱gatkā̍raṇa̱macyu̍tam |
āvi̍rbhū̱taṃ ca̍ sṛṣṭyā̱dau̱ pra̱kṛte̎: puru̱ṣātpa̍ram |
eva̍ṃ dhyā̱yati̍ yo ni̱tya̱ṃ sa yogī̍ yogi̱nāṃ va̍raḥ || 9||

namo vrātapataye namo gaṇapataye namaḥ pramathapataye namaste astu lambodarāyaikadantāya vighnavināśine śivasutāya śrīvaradamūrtaye̍ namo̱ nama̍: || 10||

etadatharvaśīrṣa̍ṃ yo’dhī̱te | sa brahmabhūyā̍ya ka̱lpate |
sa sarvavighnai̎rna bā̱dhyate |sa sarvatra sukha̍medha̱te |
sa pañcamahāpāpā̎t pramu̱cyate |
sā̱yama̍dhīyā̱no̱ di̱vasakṛtaṃ pāpa̍ṃ nāśa̱yati |
prā̱tara̍dhīyā̱no̱ rātrikṛtaṃ pāpa̍ṃ nāśa̱yati |
sā̱yaṃ prā̱taḥ pra̍yuñjā̱no̱ pā̱po’pā̍po bha̱vati |
sarvatrādhīyāno’pavi̍ghno bha̱vati |
dharmārthakāmamokṣa̍ṃ ca vi̱ndati | idamatharvaśīrṣamaśiṣyāya̍ na de̱yam |
yo yadi mohā̎ddā̱syati | sa pāpī̍yān bha̱vati |
sahasrāvartanādyaṃ yaṃ kāma̍madhī̱te | taṃ tamane̍na sā̱dhayet || 11||

anena gaṇapatima̍bhiṣi̱ñcati | sa vā̎gmī bha̱vati |
caturthyāmana̍śnan ja̱pati | sa vidyā̍vān bha̱vati |
ityatharva̍ṇavā̱kyam | bra̱hmādyā̱vara̍ṇaṃ vi̱dyāt |
na bibheti kadā̍cane̱ti || 12||

yo dūrvāṅku̍rairya̱jati | sa vaiśravaṇopa̍mo bha̱vati |
yo lā̍jairya̱jati | sa yaśo̍vān bha̱vati | sa medhā̍vān bha̱vati |
yo modakasahasre̍ṇa ya̱jati | sa vāñchitaphalama̍vāpno̱ti |
yaḥ sājya sami̍dbhirya̱jati | sa sarvaṃ labhate sa sa̍rvaṃ la̱bhate || 13||

aṣṭau brāhmaṇān samyag grā̍hayi̱tvā | sūryavarca̍svī bha̱vati |
sūryagrahe ma̍hāna̱dyā̱ṃ pra̱timāsannidhau̍ vā ja̱ptvā | si̱ddhama̍ntro bha̱vati |
mahāvighnā̎t pramu̱cyate | mahādoṣā̎t pramu̱cyate |
mahāpāpā̎t pramu̱cyate | mahāpratyavāyā̎t pramu̱cyate |
sa sarvavidbhavati sa sarva̍vidbha̱vati |
ya e̱vaṃ veda̍ | ityu̍pa̱niṣa̍t || 14||

oṃ bha̱draṃ karṇe̍bhiḥ śṛṇu̱yāma̍ devāḥ | bha̱draṃ pa̍śyemā̱kṣabhi̱ryaja̍trāḥ |
sthi̱rairaṅgai̎stuṣṭu̱vāgͫ sa̍sta̱nūbhi̍ḥ | vyaśe̍ma de̱vahi̍ta̱ṃ yadāyu̍: ||
sva̱sti na̱ indro̍ vṛ̱ddhaśra̍vāḥ | sva̱sti na̍ḥ pū̱ṣā vi̱śvave̍dāḥ |
sva̱sti na̱stārkṣyo̱ ari̍ṣṭanemiḥ | sva̱sti no̱ bṛha̱spati̍rdadhātu ||

oṃ śānti̱: śānti̱: śānti̍ḥ