Shri Ashtavinayaka Stotram (Marathi Mahatmya Edition)
The Ashtavinayaka Stotram as it opens the Marathi Mahatmya edition, naming the eight Ganesha shrines of Maharashtra.
Verses
Salutations to Lord Ganesha. Shri Ashtavinayaka Stotram.
Verse 1
May there be well-being. May Ganapati, leader of the Ganas and elephant-faced, always bring auspiciousness. He is Moreshwar at Morgaon, Siddhida (the giver of success) at Siddhatek, Ballala at Pali, Vinayaka at Mahad, Chintamani at Theur, Girijatmaja (the son of Girija, Parvati) on Lenyadri hill, the generous giver of boons Vighneshwar at Ozar, and Ganapati at Ranjangaon.
Verse 2
Thus concludes the Shri Ashtavinayaka Stotram.
Verse 3
Worship Guidelines & Chanting Benefits (Phalashruti)
Daily or auspicious lunar days (Ekadashi, Purnima, Pradosham)
Brahma Muhurta (4:00 AM – 6:00 AM) or Evening Dusk (Sandhya)
Ghee lamp (Deepa), Incense (Dhoopa), Fresh flowers & Water offering
- Peace of mind, spiritual upliftment, and harmonious energy in the home
Background
This page presents the Ashtavinayaka Stotram as it stands at the head of the Sanskrit Documents edition titled Ashtavinayaka Mahatmya in Marathi. The edition begins with this one-verse Sanskrit stotram and goes on to a Marathi mahatmya, a devotional account of the eight shrines. The Marathi mahatmya is in eight chapters, one for each shrine, in the order Moregaon, Siddhatek, Pali, Mahad, Theur, Lenyadri, Ozar and Ranjangaon, and closes with a phalashruti, a passage on the blessings of reading it. In chapter 8, at Ranjangaon, it tells that Shankara worshipped Ganesha with a pure mind there and slew Tripurasura by his grace. The Marathi chapters name Milind Madhav as the composer. The text on this page is the Sanskrit stotram alone; the Marathi chapters are not reproduced here.
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Two parts in one edition
The Sanskrit Documents file joins the one-verse Sanskrit stotram to a Marathi mahatmya. The stotram names the shrines, and the mahatmya tells of each one at greater length.
Eight chapters in pilgrimage order
The mahatmya follows the yatra from chapter 1 at Moregaon to chapter 8 at Ranjangaon, with Mayureshwar, Siddhivinayaka, Ballaleshwar, Varadavinayaka, Chintamani, Girijatmaka, Vighnahara and Mahaganapati as the presiding forms.
Ranjangaon and Tripurasura
Chapter 8 tells that Shankara worshipped Ganesha at Ranjangaon with a pure mind. By Ganesha's grace he then overcame the demon Tripurasura and his army.
A blessing for the reader
The closing phalashruti lists what devotees ask when they read the book with faith: freedom from fear, health, prosperity and a quiet mind. It ends by calling Gajanana pleased with such reading.
A verse in Shardulavikridita
The stotram verse has nineteen syllables in each quarter, the metre called Shardulavikridita, the sport of a tiger. Its first word is svasti and its last words are sada mangalam.
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