Thursday, 28 March 2019

|| Sri Ganesha Sthavaraja Sthothram – Sri Rudrayamala Thanthram ||



|| Jai Sriman Narayana ||











The highly propitious hymns of Ganeshasthavam does not require any  elaborate Nyasa/ prescribed gestures, or Samskara/preparation, purification process, or Homa/fire sacrifices, or Tharpanam/homage, or Marjanam/purifying process,  recitation of  Panchashath Sahasrajapa/fifty times of thousands of sacred names of Lord Ganesha,  would  provide nearness to religious fervor, worship of Lord Ganesha would bring the piousness of feeding five hundred Bhramins, Ganesha Sthavaraja is highly auspicious hymns was written by Bhagavan Sadhashiva Rishi, it has Anushtup as Chandhass,  presiding deity is Lord Mahaganapathi, it is recited to please Lord Ganesha, worship of Lord Ganesha who symbolizes pleasure personified with intense devotion and faith, recitation of these sacred hymns, offering sweet rice puddings with the nine types of grains,  he is worshiped by all without any differentiation  of   class or creed, he is pure, he is void of properities, he has no specific appearance, he is supreme spirit, he symbolizes virtues, welfare, happiness, good fortune, etc… he is supreme bliss,  he is beyond human intellect, hence I shall always meditate upon Lord Ganesha who is elephant faced, he is self-manifested and void of illusion, Oh!  Ganadhipa who is the commander of Ganas,  Oh! Eshasoonu who is beloved son of Lord Shiva, he is  favorite of all, he is  divine personified symbolizes five essential elements, he is wielded in powerful weapon, he is mighty Lord, he symbolizes wealth, richness, opulence, hurricane, storm,  and wind, he is  the initiator to religious deeds,  he symbolizes Earth,   moon who is the Lord of night, sun who is the Lord of day,  and all the living and non-living things,  he is  the cause for Universe and its living beings,  he is  all – pervading, he symbolizes peace and serenity, he has numerous incarnations, he has  blue luster resembles to  flowers of Thamala, he have one tooth and  most desirable appearance, he is elephant faced, I shall reverentially prostrate before supreme Lord  Gajanana who has the appearance of Chandhra above the ocean of nectar, he symbolizes Veda and all the art forms,  and supreme intellect, he is supreme soul who removes the darkness of ignorance like sun in the early hours, he is the source of eternal bliss, I shall prostrate before Lord Vinayaka who is adorned in crescent moon, he is adorned in various  ornaments of precious yellow metal,  garland of bell, and  magnificent anklets, he is dancing according to the beats of drum producing unique sounds,  I shall always prostrate before supreme Lord Vinayaka who is the commander of commanders,  he is supreme spirit which represents art forms,  supreme intellect, and all creative forces, he is Lord of Ganas, he is store house of virtues, he is created by Maheshvara, I shall always prostrate before the lotus feet which is the source of abundance of glories, might, super human powers, etc.. I shall meditate upon Thundhila who is fierce, passionate,  and has the might of Goddess Durga, adorned in  flowers of white and particular kind of grass, he is worshiped by Sanandhanas and illustrious Siddhas, he is victorious, he can be formidable too, he is Lord of Suras and Asuras as well, he eradicates all the obstacles of the worshiper, he is most favoriable and most promising to his passionate devotees, his lotus hands are decorated with bangles, his lotus feet are adorned in marvelous anklets, he is Lord of Ganas, he symbolizes store house of virtues, he is adorned in Phaneeshvara/king of serpent as ornament, he is all pervading, he is the source of peace, and joy, he is supreme soul who eradicates miseries, sorrows, perils, afflictions and greif of worldly existence, whoever recites these glorious verses in the hours of dawn, noon and dusk,  praising the splendor of Lord Ganesha with intense faith and devotion, would be blessed with wealth, richness, good fortune, religious fervor, wisdom and knowledge.


Ganeshasya Sthavam Vakshye  Kalau Thatithi Sidhdhidham | Na Nyaso  Na Cha Samskaro Na Homo Na Cha Tharpanam ||

Na Marjanam Cha Panchashath Sahasrajapamathratha: | Sidhdhyathyarchanatha: Pancha ShathaBhramana Bhojanath ||

||Asya Sri  Ganeshasthavarajamahamansthrasya | Bhagavan Sadhashiva Rishi: | Anushtup Chandha: | Sri Mahaganapathir Devatha | Sri Mahaganapathi Preethayarththe Jape Viniyoga: ||

Vinayakaika Bhavana Samarchana Samarpitham | Pramodhakai: Pramodhakai:  Pramodha Modha Modhakam | Yadharppitham  Sadharppitham Navannnadhanyanirmitham | Na Kanditham Na Khanditham Na Khandamandanam Kritham ||

Sajathikrith Vijathikritha Swanishta Bhedhavarjitham | Niranjanam Cha Nirgunam Nirakrithim Hyanishkriyam | Sadhathmakam  Chidhathmakam Sughathmakam Param Padham | Bhajami Tham Gajananam Swamayayaththa Vigraham ||

Ganadhipa Thvam Ishtamoorthi  Eshasoonu Eshvarasthvamambaram  | Cha Shambaram Dhanajjaya: Prabhanjjana: |Thvamevam Dheekshitha:  Kshithirnishakara: Prabhakara | Charachara  Prachara Hethurantharaya  Shanthikrith ||

Anekadham Thamala Neelamekadhantha Sundharam |Gajananam Namoaganana Amrithabdhi Chandhiram |Samastha  Vedavadha Sathkala Kalapamandhiram |Mahantharaya  Kriththamo Arkamashritho Anantharoopam Param ||

Sarathnahema Gandika Ninadha Noopuraswanai | Mridanga Thalanadha Bhedha Sadhananuroopatha: | Dhimi Dhdhimiththadhongadhonga Thaithaishabdhatho | Vinayaka:  Shashankashekhara: Prahrishya Nrithyathi ||

Sadha Namami Nayakaika Nayakam Vinayakam | Kala KalApa Kalpana NidhanamadhipUrusham |Ganeshvaram  Guneshvaram   Maheshvarathmasambhavam | Swapadhapadma Sevinam Aparavaibhavapradham ||

Bhaje Prachanda Thundhilam Sadhanthashookabhooshanam | Sanandhanadhi Vandhitham  Samasthasiddhasevitham | Surasuraughayo: Sadha Jayapradham Bhayapradham | Samasthavighna  Ghathinam  Swabhakthapakshapathinam ||

Karambujatha Kankana  Padhabja  Kinkinogano | Ganeshvaro Gunarnnava: Phaneeshvaranga Bhooshana: | Jagaththrayantharaya  Shanthikarakoasthu Tharako | Bhavarnnavastha  Ghoradhurgaha  Chidhekavigraha: ||

Yo Bhakthi Pravanashcharachara Guro: Sthothram  Ganeshashtakam | Shudhdha:  Samyatha Chethasa Yadhi Padennithyam  Thrisandhyam Puman| Thasya  Srirathula  Swasidhdhi Sahitha  Sri Sharadha  Sarvadha | Syatham Thath Paricharike Kila Thadha  Ka:  Kamananam Katha: ||

|| Ithi Sri Rudrayamaloktho Ganeshasthavaraja: Sampoornnam ||

|| Jai Sriman Narayana ||