Ganesha Sahasranama


The Ganesha Sahasranama is a litany of the names of Hindu deity Ganesha. A sahasranama is a Hindu hymn of praise in which a deity is referred to by 1,000 or more different names. Ganesha Sahasranamas are recited in many temples today as a living part of Ganesha devotion.
There are two different major versions of the Ganesha Sahasranama, with subvariants of each version.
One major version appears in chapter I.46 of the Ganesha Purana, an important scripture of the Ganapatya. This version provides an encyclopedic review of Ganesha's attributes and roles as they were understood by the Ganapatya. A Sanskrit commentary on a subvariant of this version of the Ganesha Sahasranama was written by Bhaskararaya.. Bhaskararaya titles his commentary Khadyota, making a play on words based on two different meanings of this Sanskrit term. In his opening remarks Bhaskararaya says that some will say that because the commentary is very brief it is inconsequential like a firefly but to devotees it will shine like the sun. The source text of Bhaskararaya's Khadyota commentary generally follows the text of the 1993 reprint edition Ganesha Purana
, but there are quite a few differences in names, and the versification differs slightly. There are enough differences so that the Bhaskararaya variant and the GP-1993 versions can be considered as distinct.
There is a completely different second major version in which all of the names begin with the letter 'g'. The names and structure of this version bear no resemblance to the Ganesha Purana version.

108 Names of Ganesha

  1. Om Vinayakaaya Namah
  2. Om Vighna-rajaaya Namah
  3. Om Gowri-puthraaya Namah
  4. Om Ganeshwaraaya Namah
  5. Om Skanda-grajaaya Namah
  6. Om Avyayaaya Namah
  7. Om Puthaaya Namah
  8. Om Dakshaaya Namah
  9. Om Adhyakshaaya Namah
  10. Om Dwija-priyaaya Namah
  11. Om Agni-garbha-chide Namah
  12. Om Indhra-shri-pradaaya Namah
  13. Om Vaani-pradaaya Namah
  14. Om Avyayaaya Namah
  15. Om Sarva-siddhi-pradaaya Namah
  16. Om Sarva-dhanayaaya Namah
  17. Om Sarva-priyaaya Namah
  18. Om Sarvatmakaaya Namah
  19. Om Shrishti-karthe Namah
  20. Om Dhevaaya Namah
  21. Om Anekar-chitaaya Namah
  22. Om Shivaaya Namah
  23. Om Shuddhaaya Namah
  24. Om Buddhi-priyaaya Namah
  25. Om Shantaya Namah
  26. Om Brahma-charine Namah
  27. Om Gajana-naaya Namah
  28. Om Dvai-madhuraaya Namah
  29. Om Muni-stuthaaya Namah
  30. Om Bhakta-vighna-vinashanaaya Namah
  31. Om Eka-dhandaya Namah
  32. Om Chatur-bhahave Namah
  33. Om Chatu-raaya Namah
  34. Om Shakthi-sam-yutaaya Namah
  35. Om Lambhodaraaya Namah
  36. Om Shoorpa-karnaaya Namah
  37. Om Haraaye Namah
  38. Om Brahma-viduttamaaya Namah
  39. Om Kalaaya Namah
  40. Om Graha-pataaye Namah
  41. Om Kamine Namah
  42. Om Soma-suryag-nilo-chanaaya Namah
  43. Om Pashanku-shadha-raaya Namah
  44. Om Chandhaaya Namah
  45. Om Guna-thitaaya Namah
  46. Om Niranjanaaya Namah
  47. Om Akalmashaaya Namah
  48. Om Swayam-siddhaaya Namah
  49. Om Siddhar-chita-padham-bujaaya Namah
  50. Om Bijapura-phala-sakthaaya Namah
  51. Om Varadhaaya Namah
  52. Om Shashwataaya Namah
  53. Om Krithine Namah
  54. Om Vidhwat-priyaaya Namah
  55. Om Vitha-bhayaaya Namah
  56. Om Gadhine Namah
  57. Om Chakrine Namah
  58. Om Ikshu-chapa-dhrute Namah
  59. Om Shridaaya Namah
  60. Om Ajaya Namah
  61. Om Utphala-karaaya Namah
  62. Om Shri-pataye Namah
  63. Om Stuthi-harshi-taaya Namah
  64. Om Kuladri-bhrite Namah
  65. Om Jatilaaya Namah
  66. Om Kali-kalmasha-nashanaaya Namah
  67. Om Chandra-chuda-manaye Namah
  68. Om Kantaaya Namah
  69. Om Papaharine Namah
  70. Om Sama-hithaaya Namah
  71. Om Aashritaaya Namah
  72. Om Shrikaraaya Namah
  73. Om Sowmyaaya Namah
  74. Om Bhakta-vamchita-dayakaaya Namah
  75. Om Shantaaya Namah
  76. Om Kaivalya-sukhadaaya Namah
  77. Om Sachida-nanda-vigrahaaya Namah
  78. Om Jnanine Namah
  79. Om Dayayuthaaya Namah
  80. Om Dandhaaya Namah
  81. Om Brahma-dvesha-vivarjitaaya Namah
  82. Om Pramatta-daitya-bhayadaaya Namah
  83. Om Shrikanthaaya Namah
  84. Om Vibudheshwaraaya Namah
  85. Om Ramarchitaaya Namah
  86. Om Vidhaye Namah
  87. Om Nagaraja-yagyno-pavitavaathe Namah
  88. Om Sthulakanthaaya Namah
  89. Om Swayam-kartre Namah
  90. Om Sama-ghosha-priyaaya Namah
  91. Om Parasmai Namah
  92. Om Sthula-tundhaaya Namah
  93. Om Agranyaaya Namah
  94. Om Dhiraaya Namah
  95. Om Vagishaaya Namah
  96. Om Siddhi-dhayakaaya Namah
  97. Om Dhurva-bilwa-priyaaya Namah
  98. Om Avyaktamurthaaye Namah
  99. Om Adbhuta-murthi-mathe Namah
  100. Om Shailendhra-tanu-jotsanga-khelanotsuka-manasaaya Namah
  101. Om Swalavanya-sudha-sarajitha-manmatha-vigrahaaya Namah
  102. Om Samastha-jagada-dharaaya Namah
  103. Om Mayine Namah
  104. Om Mushika-vahanaaya Namah
  105. Om Hrishtaaya Namah
  106. Om Tushtaaya Namah
  107. Om Prasannatmane Namah
  108. Om Sarva-siddhi-pradhayakaaya Namah