Ganesha Gayatri Mantras
The Ganesha Gayatris are prayers to Lord Ganesha that are composed in the 24-syllable meter of the original Gayatri Mantra. Several variations of the Gayatri can be composed by invoking the various descriptive names of Ganesha in the appropriate place(s) of the original mantra.
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AUM tadapurushhaaya viddhamahe,
vakratunDaaya dhImahi,
tanno danti prachodayaat.h.
OM tadapurusḥāya viddhamahe, vakratunḍāya dhīmahi, tanno danti pracodayāt.
ॐ तदपुरुषाय विद्धमहे, वक्रतुन्डाय धीमहि, तन्नो दन्ति प्रचोदयात्।We pray to the supreme and perfect male (tadapurusḥāya) who is omnipresent (viddhamahe). We meditate upon and pray for greater intellect (dhīmahi) to the Lord with the curved, elephant-shaped trunk (vakratunḍāya). We bow before the one with the single-tusked elephant tooth (tanno danti) to illuminate our minds with wisdom (pracodayāt).
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AUM ekadantaaya viddhamahe,
vakratunDaaya dhImahi,
tanno danti prachodayaat.h.
OM ekadantāya viddhamahe, vakratunḍāya dhīmahi, tanno danti pracodayāt.
ॐ एकदन्ताय विद्धमहे, वक्रतुन्डाय धीमहि, तन्नो दन्ति प्रचोदयात्।We pray to the one with the single-tusked elephant tooth (ekadantāya) who is omnipresent (viddhamahe). We meditate upon and pray for greater intellect (dhīmahi) to the Lord with the curved, elephant-shaped trunk (vakratunḍāya). We bow before the one with the single-tusked elephant tooth (tanno danti) to illuminate our minds with wisdom (pracodayāt).
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AUM lambodaraaya viddhamahe,
mahodaraaya dhImahi,
tanno danti prachodayaat.h.
OM lambodarāya viddhamahe, mahodarāya dhīmahi, tanno danti pracodayāt.
ॐ लम्बोदराय विद्धमहे, महोदराय धीमहि, तन्नो दन्ति प्रचोदयात्।We pray to the one with the expandable belly (lambodarāya) who is omnipresent (viddhamahe). We meditate upon and pray for greater intellect (dhīmahi) to the Lord with the huge belly (mahodarāya). We bow before the one with the single-tusked elephant tooth (tanno danti) to illuminate our minds with wisdom (pracodayāt).
