Ganesh Vandana Lyrics - English, Hindi & Telugu Languages With Meaning

As already mentioned by me in a previous article "How to perform Puja", the worship of God starts with prayers of Lord Ganesha who is the lord of obstacles. So, I will tell here what are the hymns or slokas that need to be recited for Ganesh Stuti in your daily puja.

The following Five Hymns or slokas are the most popularly read or recited at the start of any daily puja in most of the homes. It is being presented in all the three versions of Hindi, Telugu, and English languages respectively with their meanings also for your ready reference.


Sloka no.1

शुक्लाम्बर धरम , विष्णुम् , शशिवर्णं , चतुर्भुजम |
प्रसन्न वदनम् ध्यायेत् सर्व विघ्नोपशान्तये ||

శుక్లాంబరధరం విష్ణుం శశివర్ణం చతుర్భుజమ్
ప్రసన్న వదనం ధ్యాయేత్ సర్వ విఘ్నోప శాంతయే

Suklaambara dharam, Vishnum, sashivarnam, chaturbhujam
prasanna vadanam dhyaayEt sarva vighnOpa shaantayE

Meaning of above hymn:- 
I am bowing to the All-pervasive God who is wearing pure white clothes, who bears moon-like complexion, who has four shoulders and whose face is very pleasing. I bow to Him for protection from all obstacles.


Sloka no.2

वक्रतुण्डं महाकाय सूर्यकोटि समप्रभः |
निर्विघ्नम् कुरुमेदेव सर्व कार्येषु सर्वदा ||

వక్రతుండ మహాకాయ సూర్యకోటి సమప్రభః
నిర్విఘ్నం కురుమేదేవ సర్వకార్యేషు సర్వదా

vakra tunda mahaa kaaya, suryakOti sama prabha
nirvighnam kurumE dEva sarva kaaryEshu sarvadaa

Meaning of above hymn:-
Oh God bearing curved trunk and large body, with a glow equal to one crore Suns!
please bless all my works (projects) free from all obstacles at all times.


3) Ganesh Stuti (Names in praise of Ganesh):-

ओम नमो श्री विघ्नेशाय नमः
ओम नमो श्री विनायकाय नमः
ओम नमो श्री एकदन्ताय नमः
ओम नमो श्री गजाननाय नमः
ओम नमो श्री गणेशाय नमः

ఓం నమో శ్రీ విఘ్నేశాయ నమః ,
ఓం నమో శ్రీ వినాయకాయ నమః,
ఓం నమో శ్రీ ఏకదంతాయ నమః ,
ఓం నమో శ్రీ గజాననాయ నమః ,
ఓం నమో శ్రీ గణేశాయ నమః !

Om namo shri VighnEshaaya namaha
Om namo shri Vinaayakaaya namaha
Om namo shri Ekadantaaya namaha
Om namo shri Gajaananaaya namaha
Om namo shri GaNEshaaya namaha

Meaning of above names of God:-
I bow to you, O Lord of Obstacles
I bow to you, O Leader of Obstacles
I bow to you, O Lord with Single Tusk
I bow to you, O Lord with elephant face
I bow to you, O Lord of all GaNa-s ( A "gaNa" is an attendant of God who performs or oversees a certain field of work )

4) Ganesh Stuti
One more hymn appeasing Lord Ganesha is as follows:

विघ्नेश्वराय, वरदाय, सुरप्रियाय, 
लम्बोदराय, सकलाय, जगतजिताय | 
नागाननाय, श्रुतियज्ञ विभूषिताय,
गौरीसुताय, गण नाथ नमो नमस्ते || 

విఘ్నేశ్వరాయ, వరదాయ, సురప్రియాయ,
లంబోదరాయ, సకలాయ, జగత్ జితాయ |
నాగాననాయ, శృతి యజ్ఞ విభూషితాయ,
గౌరీ సుతాయ, గణ నాథ నమో నమస్తే ||    

vighnEshvarAya, varaDAyA, surapriyAya,
lambODarAya, sakaLAya, jagat jitAya | 
naagAnanAya, shruti yajna vibhooSitAya,
Gouri sutAya, gaNa nAtha namO namastE ||


Meaning of Above Hymn:

Oh Lord of all Obstacles, Bestower of Boons, Beloved of Angels,
Giant-sized belly holder, master of all arts, winner of all beings with his benevolence,
Elephant-Faced, and adorned with knowledge of Vedas and yajnas,
Son of Gouri, Lord of all GaNas, I bow to Thee.


So, these are the most popular prayer slokas for worshiping Ganesha and for appeasing him to obtain his blessings.



For those interested in the Guru Stuti or the worship of the tree of teachers/ preachers, you may visit this Link.

I am further sharing here one more link to a great musical rendering  "Vaathapi gaNapathim bhajE" which is in praise of Lord Ganesha by one great Tamil musician/ composer "Muthuswamy Dikshitar" and presented in a very great classical style by the famous South Indian singer "Yesudas" for a blissful enjoyment by you at this link:- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DOk0Y7T6UNc

To know more about the festival of Ganesh Chauth and how to perform it, you may like to view this article.