Ganapathi mantras
Invoked first, before any other deity. The classical texts name thirty-two forms; each addresses a different kind of obstruction.
48 mantras
New to chanting?
Start here →
The mala, the counts, when to chant and the mistakes almost everyone makes — written once, and it applies to every mantra below.
Chant for
Kind of text
Ganapathiगणपति48 mantras
Invoked first, before any other deity. The classical texts name thirty-two forms; each addresses a different kind of obstruction.
Ganapathi Mula MantraMost chantedThe foundational mantra. Chanted at the start of any undertaking.
Vidya Ganapathi MantraFor study, examinations and retention of what is learned.
Sankatahara Ganapathi MantraMost chantedFor a difficulty already underway. Chanted on Sankashti Chaturthi.
Maha Ganapathi MantraInitiationThe long tantric form, combining several bija syllables.
Ucchista Ganapathi MantraInitiationTantric and restricted. Not published in full.
Lakshmi Ganapathi MantraWhere obstruction concerns money or livelihood.
Bala Ganapathi MantraThe child form. For children's wellbeing and early education.
Taruna Ganapathi MantraThe youthful form. For vigour at the start of a venture.
Bhakta Ganapathi MantraFor devotion and steadiness of practice.
Veera Ganapathi MantraThe warrior form. For courage against opposition.
Shakti Ganapathi MantraFor protection of the household.
Dwija Ganapathi MantraThe twice-born form. For scriptural study.
Siddhi Ganapathi MantraFor accomplishment of what has been begun.
Kshipra Ganapathi MantraFor swift results where time is short.
Heramba Ganapathi MantraThe five-faced form. For protection of the weak.
Vijaya Ganapathi MantraFor victory in contest and litigation.
Nritya Ganapathi MantraThe dancing form. For the performing arts.
Urdhva Ganapathi MantraFor upward movement in career and standing.
Ekakshara Ganapathi MantraThe single-syllable form. Gam.
Vara Ganapathi MantraThe boon-giving form.
Tryakshara Ganapathi MantraThe form named for the three letters of Oṃ.
Kshipra Prasada Ganapathi MantraFor quick grace where a matter is urgent.
Haridra Ganapathi MantraThe turmeric form. For auspiciousness in the home.
Ekadanta Ganapathi MantraThe single-tusked form. For focus and singleness of purpose.
Srishti Ganapathi MantraThe creative form. For new ventures.
Uddanda Ganapathi MantraFor the removal of injustice.
Rinamochana Ganapathi MantraSpecifically for release from debt.
Dhundhi Ganapathi MantraThe seeker form, worshipped at Kashi.
Dwimukha Ganapathi MantraThe two-faced form. For clarity in decision.
Trimukha Ganapathi MantraThe three-faced form.
Simha Ganapathi MantraThe lion-mounted form. For fearlessness.
Yoga Ganapathi MantraFor meditative practice and inner discipline.
Durga Ganapathi MantraFor invincibility against obstruction.
AartiSukhkarta Dukhharta AartiSamarth Ramdas's Marathi aarti to Ganesha, composed at Morgaon
Vakratunda Mahakaya MantraOne shloka asking the curved-trunked Ganesha to clear every task
StotramGanesha PancharatnamShankara's five jewels to Vinayaka, the modaka held in his hand
Vedic hymnGanesha AtharvashirshaThe Ganapati Upanishad: fourteen mantras naming Ganesha as Brahman
StotramVinayagar AgavalAvvaiyar's 72 Tamil lines: Vinayaka as guru of the inner path
NamesGanesha Ashtottara ShatanamavaliThe 108 names, Vinayaka onward, that Shiva praised before Tripura
NamesGanesha SahasranamaGanesha's own thousand names, taught to Shiva before Tripura fell
StotramGanesha AshtakamThe Ganesha Purana hymn every creature sang to Ganesha at once
AartiJai Ganesh Deva AartiThe Hindi lamp song to Ganesha, signed in its last stanza by 'Sur'
Shuklambaradharam VishnumThe white-clad, moon-bright verse said to Vishnu and to Ganesha alike
StotramPranamya Shirasa DevamNarada's twelve names of Ganesha, from Vakratunda to Gajanana
StotramGanesh KavachThe armour Gauri asks of a sage for her demon-slaying infant son
StotramGanesha BhujangamNine serpent-metre verses to Ganesha dancing to small bells
StotramSanthana Ganapathi StotramSix anonymous verses asking Ganesha to make a family line firm
StotramGanesha MangalashtakamEight couplets that wish Ganesha auspiciousness, each on one sound
No mantra matches that. Try a deity name, or a word like debt, marriage, protection, study.
Looking for a remedy rather than a practice?
Browse the homas →
Where a chart shows a defined affliction, tradition prescribes the fire ritual rather than chanting alone — performed on your behalf, on a muhurta from your own chart.
Which mantra is right for what you are facing?
Chanting is yours to do, and free. But if you do not know which deity your situation calls for — or whether a mantra alone is enough — that is a reading rather than a lookup. Brahmashree Shivaaya reads charts personally, and sometimes the answer is that nothing further is needed.
