Ganesha Agajanana Padmakam | Auspicious Beginnings, Obstacle Removal | Gaṇeśa Dhyāna Śloka | x108

Описание: ABOUT THIS CHANT

Agajanana Padmakam is a traditional Gaṇeśa dhyāna/prayer śloka (often used as a brief contemplation verse) offered to Ekadanta, the elephant-faced Lord revered as Vighneśvara. It is commonly chanted at the start of puja and daily prayers to invoke auspiciousness, readiness, and the traditional blessing of obstacle-removal before any undertaking.

WHAT THIS MANTRA IS USED FOR

• Beginning any puja, temple āratī, or Ganesha worship
• Starting study sessions, learning, and before reciting longer texts
• Before journeys, work, or new undertakings for auspicious beginnings
• Daily morning/evening prayers as a short dhyāna verse
• Vinayaka Chaturthi and Sankatahara Chaturthi observances

HOW TO LISTEN OR PRACTICE

• Listen quietly at the start of your morning or evening prayer time
• Recite aloud or as soft japa before study, exams, or learning sessions
• Chant before beginning travel, important work, or a new venture
• Use it as a brief dhyāna: reflect on Ekadanta and Vighneśvara while chanting
• Sing or recite in a group before Ganesha worship, especially on Chaturthi days

SPIRITUAL BENEFITS (TRADITIONAL UNDERSTANDING)

• Invokes Ganesha’s grace for auspicious beginnings in devotion and daily duties
• Supports calm focus, steadiness, and readiness to begin
• Encourages courage and clarity in learning and under pressure
• Deepens bhakti to Ganesha through remembrance of Ekadanta
• Seeks traditional protection from vighnas (obstacles) in one’s undertakings
• Associated with grace for vidyā (learning) and buddhi (discernment)
• Traditionally remembered for protection from mishaps at the outset of tasks or travel (devotional belief, not a medical claim)

MANTRA TEXT

अगजानन-पद्मार्कं गजाननम् अहर्निशम्।
अनेकदन्तं भक्तानाम् एकदन्तम् उपास्महे ॥१॥

TRANSLITERATION

agajānana-padmārkaṃ gajānanam aharniśam anekadantam bhaktānām ekadantam upāsmahe

MEANING (CONCISE)

Day and night, we worship Ekadanta (Ganesha), the elephant-faced Lord—radiant like the sun to the lotus-face of Agaja (Pārvatī). Ever-present for devotees, we offer our devotion to him as the remover of obstacles and the giver of auspicious beginnings.

ALTERNATIVE NAMES AND FORMS

• Agajānana Padmārkam
• Agajanana Padmakam (variant)
• Gaṇeśa Dhyāna Śloka
• Gaṇapati Prārthanā
• Gajānanaṁ Aharniśam śloka

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LINEAGE AND REFERENCE NOTES

Traditional usage: commonly chanted at the start of puja, study, travel, and new undertakings; also during Vinayaka Chaturthi and Sankatahara Chaturthi. Notes: “Agaja” refers to Pārvatī (born of the mountain); “padmārkam” means “sun to the lotus,” an image of auspicious radiance. Pronunciation tips: padmārkaṁ (rka conjunct as in “arka”), aharniśam (ś = palatal “sh”), ekadantam (danta = “tooth”). Spiritual benefits described here reflect devotional and Purāṇic understanding of Ganesha as Vighneśvara; outcomes are matters of faith and practice, not guarantees.