Nine Sacred Days of Lord Ganesha
Beginning September 14, 2026 — Sri Ganesha Chaturthi
32 Divine Forms • 32 Sacred Mantras • Special Yagyas • Ganapati Tarpanam • 100,000 Nārikela Laḍḍuka Offerings
ॐ गं गणपतये नमः ॥
Remove Obstacles • Open New Doors • Invite Prosperity • Receive Divine Protection • Bless New Beginnings
Ganesha Navaratri is a sacred nine-day period dedicated to Sri Maha Ganapati — Vighnaharta, the Remover of Obstacles, and Siddhidata, the Bestower of Success and Fulfillment.
Beginning on Sri Ganesha Chaturthi, this special Nine-Day Maha Sadhana will invoke the 32 Divine Forms of Lord Ganesha through sacred Mantras, Ganapati Tarpanam, special remedial Yagyas, and an extraordinary collective offering of 100,000 Nārikela Laḍḍuka (Coconut Laddus).
Nine Days • 32 Forms • 32 Mantras • 100,000 Sacred Offerings • One Powerful Sankalpa
Please note: (The geographical changes in timing). You may use the following link to convert the timings to your local time:
🙏 PARTICIPATE IN THE MAHA SADHANA 🙏
Take a Sankalpa for yourself and your family and receive the blessings of Sri Maha Ganapati.
PARTICIPATE & TAKE SANKALPA
32 GANESHA SADHANA
The 32 sacred forms of Lord Ganesha represent different expressions of His Divine Shakti — wisdom, protection, courage, prosperity, success, fulfillment, and spiritual awakening.
Learn MoreProgram Details
Day - 1 Monday 14th September 2026
10:00 AM (IST)
- Guru Vandana, Ganesh Puja & Rakshabandhan
- Rutvigvarana, Matrukapuja, Nandi Devatahvanam
- Akhanda Deepasthapana, Panchagavya Prasana, Ankurarpana
11:30 AM – 1:30 PM (IST)
- Ganapati Tarpana, and Nārikela Laḍḍuka Homam / Yagya (10, 000 Coconut Laddus Per Day)
- Mantapa Devata Avahana, Ganapati Prana Pratistha
DAILY GANAPATI TARPANAM
Ganapati Tarpanam is a sacred Vedic practice of invoking Lord Ganesha through mantra and dedicated offerings. Performed throughout the nine-day Sadhana, it creates a continuous stream of prayer seeking clarity, protection, progress, stability, and the removal of obstacles for participating devotees.
Learn More100,000 NĀRIKELA LAḌḌUKA MAHA OFFERING
One of the most special features of this year's Ganesha Navaratri will be the collective offering of 100,000 Coconut Laddus to Lord Ganesha during the nine-day Sadhana. The coconut carries a profound spiritual symbolism. It’s hard outer shell represents the ego, limitations, and inner obstacles, while the pure interior symbolizes the divine consciousness within.
Learn MoreDaily Rituals - Tue 15th Sep to Tue 22nd Sep, 2026 – 8:00 AM to 1:00 PM (IST)
- Morning Invokation
- Ganapati Tarpana, Nārikela Laḍḍuka Homam / Yagya (10, 000 Coconut Laddus Per Day)
- Harati & Mantra Pushpam
- Chaturveda Swasthi (Rendering of all Four Vedas)
Final Day - Tue 22nd Sep 2026 – 8:00 AM to 1:00 PM (IST)
08:00 AM – 01:00 PM : Purnahuti Yagya – Final Conclusion and culiminating Yayga and receive blessings from Lord Ganesha
MAKE THESE NINE DAYS YOUR SADHANA
Do not experience Ganesha Navaratri only as a festival.
Make it a sacred nine-day Sadhana for yourself and your family.
Bring before Lord Ganesha the obstacle you wish to overcome, the goal you wish to accomplish, the new beginning you wish to make, or the blessing you seek for your family, children, career, business, health, prosperity, or spiritual journey.
Take a Sankalpa and become part of this extraordinary collective worship.
32 Ganesha Forms • 32 Mantras • Ganapati Tarpanam • Special Yagyas • 100,000 Coconut Laddu Offerings
Remove Obstacles. Open New Paths. Begin with Ganesha.
🙏 PARTICIPATE • TAKE SANKALPA • RECEIVE THE BLESSINGS 🙏
PARTICIPATE & TAKE SANKALPA
Special Yagyas Of The Day (Four Different Ganeshas Each Day)
Bala Ganapathy
Lord Ganesh is in a child-like form; he has four arms and holds a banana, mango, sugarcane, and jackfruit in each hand. Bala Ganesh holds his favourite ‘Modaka’ sweet in his trunk. This form of Ganesha blesses devotees with abundance and fertility.
करस्थकदळी चूत पनसेक्षुक मोदकम् ।
बालसूर्यनिभं वंदे देवं बालगणाधिपं ॥१॥
Karasthakadaḷī cūta panasekṣuka modakam |
bālasūryanibhaṃ vaṃde devaṃ bālagaṇādhipaṃ ||1||
Mantra
ॐ बाल गणपतये नमः। ॐ bāla gaṇapataye namaḥ|
Taruna Ganapathy
‘Taruna’ Ganapathy is the youthful form of Ganesha. The Lord has eight arms and holds Modak, noose, goad, wood apple, rose apple, tusk, some paddy, and sugar cane in them. Taruna Ganapathy features a red complexion.
पाशांकुशापूप कपित्थजंबू स्वदंतशालीक्षुमपिस्वहस्तैः ।
धत्ते सदा यस्तरुणारुणाभः पायात् स युष्मान् तरुणो गणेशः|
pāśāṃkuśāpūpa kapitthajaṃbū svadaṃtaśālīkṣumapisvahastaiḥ |
dhatte sadā yastaruṇāruṇābhaḥpāyāt sa yuṣmān taruṇo gaṇeśaḥ
Mantra
ॐ तरुणाय नमः। ॐ taruṇāya namaḥ|
Bhakti Ganapathy
Lord Ganesh shines like a full moon in this form; he is fully decked with flowers from head to toe. Bhakti Ganapathy has four hands and carries a banana, mango, coconut, and sweet bowl. He is very sympathetic to the devotee’s prayers.
नारिकेळाम्र कदळी गुडपायस धारिणम् ।
शरच्चंद्राभवपुषं भजे भक्तगणाधिपम् ॥३॥
nārikeḷāmra kadaḷī guḍapāyasa dhāriṇam |
śaraccaṃdrābhavapuṣaṃ bhaje bhaktagaṇādhipam ||3||
Mantra
ॐ भक्ति गणपतये नमः। ॐ bhakti gaṇapataye namaḥ|
Veera Ganapathy
True to the name, Ganesha looks like a mighty warrior in this form. He has sixteen arms and holds different weapons in each of them. Veera Ganapathy blesses the devotees with Courage and determination.
वेताळशक्ति शरकार्मुक चक्रखड्ग- खट्वांगमुद्गरगदांकुशनागपाशान् ।
शूलं च कुन्तपरशुध्वजमुद्वहन्तं वीरं गणेशमरुणं सततं स्मरामि ॥४॥
vetāḷaśakti śarakārmuka cakrakhaḍga- khaṭvāṃgamudgaragadāṃkuśanāgapāśān |
śūlaṃ ca kuntaparaśudhvajamudvahantaṃ vīraṃ gaṇeśamaruṇaṃ satataṃ smarāmi ||4||
Mantra
ॐ वीर गणपतये नमः। ॐ vīra gaṇapataye namaḥ|
Shakti Ganapathy
In this form, Lord Ganesh acts as a guardian and a protector. He has four hands, one hand blesses the devotees, and in the other three holds garland, noose, and goad. Shakthi Ganesha has one of his ‘Shakthi’s’ sitting on his knee.
आलिंग्य देवीं हरितांगयष्टिम् परस्पराश्लिष्ट कटिप्रदेशम् ।
संध्यारुणं पाशसृणीवहन्तं भयापहं शक्तिगणेशमीडे ॥५॥
āliṃgya devīṃ haritāṃgayaṣṭim parasparāśliṣṭa kaṭipradeśam |
saṃdhyāruṇaṃ pāśasṛṇīvahantaṃ bhayāpahaṃ śaktigaṇeśamīḍe ||5||
Mantra
ॐ शक्ति गणपतये नमः। ॐ śakti gaṇapataye namaḥ|
Dvija Ganapathy
Dvija means twice born; this form of Ganesha blesses devotees with knowledge and wealth. He has four hands that hold a ‘Kamandalu,’ Rudraksha, a staff, and sacred scripture.
यः पुस्तकाक्षगुणदण्ड कमण्डलु श्री-विद्योतमान करभूषणमिन्दुवर्णम् ।
स्तंबेरमानन चतुष्टयशोभमानं नित्यं स्मरेत् द्विजगणाधिपतिं स धन्यः ॥७॥
yaḥ pustakākṣaguṇadaṇḍa kamaṇḍalu śrī-vidyotamāna karabhūṣaṇaminduvarṇam |
staṃberamānana catuṣṭayaśobhamānaṃ nityaṃ smaret dvijagaṇādhipatiṃ sa dhanyaḥ ||7||
Mantra
ॐ द्विज गणपतये नमः। ॐ dvija gaṇapataye namaḥ|
Siddhi Ganapathy
One of the popular forms, he has four hands, holding flowers, axe, mango, and sugar cane. He holds his favourite sweet, Modaka, in his trunk.
पक्वचूत फलपुष्प मंजरीं इक्षुदण्ड तिलमोदकैस्सह ।
उद्वहन् परशुहस्त ते नमः श्रीसमृद्धियुत हेम पिंगळ ॥८॥
pakvacūta phalapuṣpa maṃjarīṃ ikṣudaṇḍa tilamodakaissaha |
udvahan paraśuhasta te namaḥ śrīsamṛddhiyuta hema piṃgaḷa ||8||
Mantra
ॐ सिद्धि गणपतये नमः। ॐ siddhi gaṇapataye namaḥ|
Uchhishta Ganapathy
He holds one of his Shaktis on his left thigh. Uchhishta Ganapathy features six arms, holding a veena, pomegranate, paddy, lotus, and Rudraksha in each hand.
नीलाब्जदाडिमीवीणाशालीगुंजाक्षसूत्रकम् ।
दधदुच्छिष्ट नामाऽयं गणेशः पातु मेचकः ॥८॥
nīlābjadāḍimīvīṇāśālīguṃjākṣasūtrakam |
dadhaducchiṣṭa nāmā’yaṃ gaṇeśaḥ pātu mecakaḥ ||8||
Mantra
ॐ उच्छिष्ट गणपतये नमः। ॐ ucchiṣṭa gaṇapataye namaḥ|
Vighna Ganapathy
In this form, Lord Ganesha removes the obstacles of his devotees. He has eight hands that hold Conch, Chakra, noose, goad, tusk, Modak, a bouquet, sugar cane, flower arrow, and an axe.
शंखेक्षुचाप कुसुमेषु कुठारपाश- चक्रस्वदंतसृणिमंजरिका शराद्यैः ।
पाणिश्रितैः परिसमाहित भूषणश्रीः विघ्नेश्वरो विजयते तपनीयगौरः ॥९॥
śaṃkhekṣucāpa kusumeṣu kuṭhārapāśa- cakrasvadaṃtasṛṇimaṃjarikā śarādyaiḥ |
pāṇiśritaiḥ parisamāhita bhūṣaṇaśrīḥ vighneśvaro vijayate tapanīyagauraḥ ||9||
Mantra
ॐ विघ्न गणपतये नमः। ॐ vighna gaṇapataye namaḥ|
Kishpra Ganapathy
He is very accessible to the devotees. Kshipra Ganesha holds a noose, goad, broken tusk, and spring of Kalpa vriksha in his four hands.
दन्तकल्पलतापाश रत्नकुंभांकुशोज्ज्वलम् ।
बंधूक कमनीयाभं ध्यायेत् क्षिप्रगणाधिपम् ॥१०॥
dantakalpalatāpāśa ratnakuṃbhāṃkuśojjvalam |
baṃdhūka kamanīyābhaṃ dhyāyet kṣipragaṇādhipam ||10||
Mantra
ॐ क्षिप्र गणपतये नमः। ॐ kṣipra gaṇapataye namaḥ|
Heramba Ganapathy
Lord Ganesha is five-headed in this form. He mounts on a lion and has ten hands that hold an axe, hammer, noose, beads, broken tusk, garland, fruit, and Modak.
अभयवरद हस्तः पाशदन्ताक्षमालासृणिपरशुदधानो मुद्गरंमोदकं च ।
फलमधिगत सिंहः पंचमातंग वक्त्रो गणपति रतिगौरः पातु हेरंबनामा ॥११॥
abhayavarada hastaḥ pāśadantākṣamālāsṛṇiparaśudadhāno mudgaraṃmodakaṃ ca |
phalamadhigata siṃhaḥ paṃcamātaṃga vaktro gaṇapati ratigauraḥ pātu heraṃbanāmā ||11||
Mantra
ॐ हेरम्ब गणपतये नमः। ॐ heramba gaṇapataye namaḥ|
Sri Lakshmi Ganapathy
Lakshmi Ganesha sits with his wives, Siddhi and Buddhi, on both his thighs. He blesses the devotees with achievement and wisdom. His eight hands hold parrot, pomegranate, sword, kamandalu, spring of Kalpakavriksha, noose, and goad.
बिभ्राणश्शुकबीजपूरकमलं माणिक्यकुंभांकुशान्
पाशंकल्पलतां च खड्गविलसद्ज्योतिस्सुधानिर्झरः ।
श्यामेनात्तसरोरुहेणसहितो देवीद्वयेनान्तिके
गौरांगो वरदानहस्तसहितो लक्ष्मीगणेशोऽवतात् ॥१२॥
bibhrāṇaśśukabījapūrakamalaṃ māṇikyakuṃbhāṃkuśān
pāśaṃkalpalatāṃ ca khaḍgavilasadjyotissudhānirjharaḥ |
śyāmenāttasaroruheṇasahito devīdvayenāntike
gaurāṃgo varadānahastasahito lakṣmīgaṇeśo’vatāt ||12||
Mantra
ॐ लक्ष्मी गणपतये नमः। ॐ lakṣmī gaṇapataye namaḥ|
Maha Ganapathy
Maha Ganapathy is a popular form of Lord Ganesha. He has ten hands that carry a broken tusk, pomegranate, blue lily, sugarcane, noose, lotus, chakra, mace, paddy, and a pot of gems.
हस्तींद्राननमिन्दुचूड़मरुणच्छायं त्रिनेत्रम् रसात् आश्लिष्टं प्रियया सपद्मकरया स्वांकस्थया संततं ।
बीजापूर गदेक्षुकार्मुकलसत् चक्राब्ज पाशोत्पल व्रीह्यग्रस्वविषाण रत्नकलशान् हस्तैर्वहन्तं भजे ॥१३॥
hastīṃdrānanaminducūड़maruṇacchāyaṃ trinetram rasāt
āśliṣṭaṃ priyayā sapadmakarayā svāṃkasthayā saṃtataṃ |
bījāpūra gadekṣukārmukalasat cakrābja pāśotpala
vrīhyagrasvaviṣāṇa ratnakalaśān hastairvahantaṃ bhaje ||13||
Mantra
ॐ महागणपतये नमः। ॐ mahāgaṇapataye namaḥ|
Vijaya Ganapathy
This Ganesh blesses the devotees with victory and success. He sits on a giant mouse and has four hands that carry a mango, noose, goad, and broken tusk.
पाशांकुशस्वदन्ताम्र फलवानाखुवाहनः ।
विघ्नानि हन्तु नः सर्वं रक्तवर्णो विनायकः ॥१४॥
pāśāṃkuśasvadantāmra phalavānākhuvāhanaḥ |
vighnāni hantu naḥ sarvaṃ raktavarṇo vināyakaḥ ||14||
Mantra
ॐ विजय गणपतये नमः। ॐ vijaya gaṇapataye namaḥ|
Nritya Ganapathy
Lord Ganesha is merrily dancing in this form. He is seen dancing under the sacred Kalpakavriksha tree and holds a goad, noose, modak, and broken tusk in his four hands.
पाशांकुशापूप कुठारदंत- चंचत्कराकॢप्तवरांगुळीयकम् ।
पीतप्रभं कल्पतरोरधस्थं भजामि नृत्तोपपदं गणेशम् ॥१५॥
pāśāṃkuśāpūpa kuṭhāradaṃta- caṃcatkarākḷptavarāṃguḷīyakam |
pītaprabhaṃ kalpataroradhasthaṃ bhajāmi nṛttopapadaṃ gaṇeśam ||15||
Mantra
ॐ नृत्य गणपतये नमः। ॐ nṛtya gaṇapataye namaḥ|
Urdhva Ganapathy
devotees following tantric philosophy worship this form of Ganesha. The Lord sits in a tantric posture with one of his Shaktis on his thigh, and his six hands carry lotus, paddy, sugarcane, an arrow, broken tusk, and blue lily.
कल्हारशालि कमलेक्षुकचापबाण दंतप्ररोहकगदी कनकोज्ज्वलांगः ।
आलिंगनोद्यतकरो हरितांगयष्ट्या देव्या करोतु शुभमूर्ध्वगणाधिपो मे ॥१६॥
kalhāraśāli kamalekṣukacāpabāṇa daṃtaprarohakagadī kanakojjvalāṃgaḥ |
āliṃganodyatakaro haritāṃgayaṣṭyā devyā karotu śubhamūrdhvagaṇādhipo me ||16||
Mantra
ॐ ऊर्ध्व गणपतये नमः। ॐ ūrdhva gaṇapataye namaḥ|
Ekakshara Ganapathy
In this form, Lord Ganesh is three-eyed like his father, Lord Shiva. He sits in a padmasana pose on his mount, mouse. Ekakshara Ganapathy has four hands that hold a noose, a goad, a pomegranate, and one hand showing the Abhaya mudra.
रक्तो रक्ताङ्गरागांशुक कुसुमायुतः तुंदिलश्चंद्रमौळिर्
नेत्रैर्युक्तस्त्रिभिर्वामनकरचरणो बीजपूरंदधानः ।
हस्ताग्राकॢप्त पाशांकुश रद वरदो नागवक्त्रो हि भूषो
देवः पद्मासनस्थो भवतु सुखकरो भूतये विघ्नराजः ॥१८॥
rakto raktāṅgarāgāṃśuka kusumāyutaḥ tuṃdilaścaṃdramauḷir
netrairyuktastribhirvāmanakaracaraṇo bījapūraṃdadhānaḥ |
hastāgrākḷpta pāśāṃkuśa rada varado nāgavaktro hi bhūṣo
devaḥ padmāsanastho bhavatu sukhakaro bhūtaye vighnarājaḥ ||18||
Mantra
ॐ एकाक्षर गणपतये नमः। ॐ ekākṣara gaṇapataye namaḥ|
Vara Ganapathy
He blesses the devotees with several boons and has a third eye and crescent moon. Vara Ganapathy holds a noose, goad, and a Kalash of honey in his hands. His trunk holds a pot of jewels.
सिंदूराभमिभाननम् त्रिनयनम् हस्ते च पाशांकुशौ
बिभ्राणम् मधुमत्कपालमनिशं साध्विंदुमौळिम् भजे ।
पुष्ट्याश्लिष्टतनुम् ध्वजाग्रकरया पद्मोल्लसद् हस्तया
तद्योन्याहितपाणिमात्तवसुमत्पात्रोल्लसत्पुष्करम ॥१७॥
siṃdūrābhamibhānanam trinayanam haste ca pāśāṃkuśau
bibhrāṇam madhumatkapālamaniśaṃ sādhviṃdumauḷim bhaje |
puṣṭyāśliṣṭatanum dhvajāgrakarayā padmollasad hastayā
tadyonyāhitapāṇimāttavasumatpātrollasatpuṣkarama ||17||
Mantra
ॐ वर गणपतये नमः। ॐ vara gaṇapataye namaḥ|
Tryakshara Ganapathy
Tryakshara Ganesha is a representation of the most sacred syllable and elemental sound, OM. His four hands hold a noose, goad, mango, and broken trunk.
गजेंद्रवदनं साक्षाच्चलत्कर्णसुचमारम, हेमवर्णम् चतुर्बाहुम् पाशांकुशधरंवरम् ।
स्वदंतं दक्षिणे हस्ते सव्ये त्वाम्रफलमंतथा पुष्करे मोदकंचैव धारयंतमनुस्मरेत् ॥१९॥
gajeṃdravadanaṃ sākṣāccalatkarṇasucamārama,
hemavarṇam caturbāhum pāśāṃkuśadharaṃvaram |
svadaṃtaṃ dakṣiṇe haste savye tvāmraphalamaṃtathā
puṣkare modakaṃcaiva dhārayaṃtamanusmaret ||19||
Mantra
ॐ त्र्यक्षर गणपतये नमः। ॐ tryakṣara gaṇapataye namaḥ|
Kshipra-prasada Ganapathy
In this form, Ganesha rewards or punishes you according to your karma. He sits on a grass throne, and his hands hold the noose, goad, lotus, pomegranate, broken tusk, and a small kalpa vriksha branch.
धृतपाशांकुशकल्पलतास्वरदश्च बीजपूरयुतः
शशिशकलकलितमौळिस्त्रिलोचनोरुणश्च गजवदनः ।
भासुरभूषणदीप्तो बृहदुदरः पद्मविष्टरोल्लसितः
विघ्नपयोधरपवनः करधृतकमलस्सदास्तु मे भूत्यै ॥२०॥
dhṛtapāśāṃkuśakalpalatāsvaradaśca bījapūrayutaḥ
śaśiśakalakalitamauḷistrilocanoruṇaśca gajavadanaḥ |
bhāsurabhūṣaṇadīpto bṛhadudaraḥ padmaviṣṭarollasitaḥ
vighnapayodharapavanaḥ karadhṛtakamalassadāstu me bhūtyai ||20||
Mantra
ॐ क्षिप्र-प्रसाद गणपतये नमः। ॐ kṣipra-prasāda gaṇapataye namaḥ|
Haridra Ganapathy
Haridra Ganapathy sits on a royal throne and displays a calm demeanour. He features a golden complexion and holds broken tusk, modak, noose, and a goad in his four hands..
हरिद्राभम् चतुर्बाहुम् हरिद्रावदनं प्रभुम् ।
पाशांकुशधरम् देवम् मोदकं दंतमेव च
भक्ताभयप्रदातारम् वन्दे विघ्नविनाशनम् ॥२१॥
haridrābham caturbāhum haridrāvadanaṃ prabhum |
pāśāṃkuśadharam devam modakaṃ daṃtameva ca
bhaktābhayapradātāram vande vighnavināśanam ||21||
Mantra
ॐ हरिद्रा गणपतये नमः। ॐ haridrā gaṇapataye namaḥ|
Ekadanta Ganapathy
Ekdanta means the one with a single tusk. He is very benevolent and was the one who wrote Mahabharata on the Meru mountains. Ekadanta Ganapathy holds an axe, modak, prayer beads, and his broken tusk.
लम्बोदरम् श्यामतनुम् गणेशम् कुठारमक्षस्रजम् ऊर्ध्वगात्रम् ।
सलड्डुकम् दंतमधः कराभ्याम् वामेतराभ्याम् च दधानमीडे ॥२२॥
lambodaram śyāmatanum gaṇeśam kuṭhāramakṣasrajam ūrdhvagātram |
salaḍḍukam daṃtamadhaḥ karābhyām vāmetarābhyām ca dadhānamīḍe ||22||
Mantra
ॐ एकदन्त गणपतये नमः। ॐ ekadanta gaṇapataye namaḥ|
Srishti Ganapathy
In this form of Ganesha features a red complexion and is very bubbly. He holds a noose, goad, mango, and broken tusk.
पाशांकुशस्वदन्ताम्र फलवानाखुवाहनः ।
विघ्नम् निहंतुम् नः शोणः सृष्टिदक्षो विनायकः ॥२३॥
pāśāṃkuśasvadantāmra phalavānākhuvāhanaḥ |
vighnam nihaṃtum naḥ śoṇaḥ sṛṣṭidakṣo vināyakaḥ ||23||
Mantra
ॐ सृष्टि गणपतये नमः। ॐ sṛṣṭi gaṇapataye namaḥ|
Uddanda Ganapathy
He is the deliverer of justice and looks fierce. He sits with one of his Shaktis and has ten hands carrying a pot of gems, a blue lily, sugar cane, mace, lotus flower, a sprig of paddy, pomegranate, noose, garland, and his broken tusk.
कल्हारांबुज बीजपूरकगदा दंतेक्षुचापंसुमं
बिभ्राणो मणिकुंभशालि कलशौ पाशं सृणिम् चाब्जकम् ।
गौरांग्या रुचिरारविंदकरया देव्या समालिंगितः
शोणांगः शुभमातनोतु भजताम् उद्दंडविघ्नेश्वरः ॥२५॥
kalhārāṃbuja bījapūrakagadā daṃtekṣucāpaṃsumaṃ
bibhrāṇo maṇikuṃbhaśāli kalaśau pāśaṃ sṛṇim cābjakam |
gaurāṃgyā rucirāraviṃdakarayā devyā samāliṃgitaḥ
śoṇāṃgaḥ śubhamātanotu bhajatām uddaṃḍavighneśvaraḥ ||25||
Mantra
ॐ उद्दण्ड गणपतये नमः। ॐ uddaṇḍa gaṇapataye namaḥ|
Runamochana Ganapathy
He frees the devotees from guilt and bondage and gives them moksha (liberation). Runamochana Ganapathi’s four hands carry a noose, goad, rose apple, and broken tusk.
पाशांकुशौ दंतजंबू दधानः स्फटिकप्रभः ।
रक्तांकुशौ गणपतिः मुदेस्यात् ऋणमोचकः ॥२५॥
pāśāṃkuśau daṃtajaṃbū dadhānaḥ sphaṭikaprabhaḥ |
raktāṃkuśau gaṇapatiḥ mudesyāt ṛṇamocakaḥ ||25||
Mantra
ॐ ऋणमोचन गणपतये नमः। ॐ ṛṇamocana gaṇapataye namaḥ|
Dhundi Ganapathy
In this form, Lord Ganesha guides the spiritual life of his devotees. He helps them to traverse the path of godliness and attain liberation.
अक्षमालाम् कुठारं च रत्नपात्रम् स्वदंतकम् ।
धत्ते करैर्विघ्नराजो ढुंढिनामा मुदेस्तु नः ॥२६॥
akṣamālām kuṭhāraṃ ca ratnapātram svadaṃtakam |
dhatte karairvighnarājo ḍhuṃḍhināmā mudestu naḥ ||26||
Mantra
ॐ ढुण्ढि गणपतये नमः। ॐ ḍhuṇḍhi gaṇapataye namaḥ|
Dvimukha Ganapathy
Lord Ganesh has two faces in this form and can see in all directions. His four hands hold a noose, a goad, a broken tusk, and a jewel pot.
स्वदंतपाशांकुशरत्नपात्रम् करैर्दधानो हरिनीलगात्रः ।
रत्नांकुशो रत्नकिरीटमाली भूत्यै सदा मे द्विमुखो गणेशः ॥२७॥
svadaṃtapāśāṃkuśaratnapātram karairdadhāno harinīlagātraḥ |
ratnāṃkuśo ratnakirīṭamālī bhūtyai sadā me dvimukho gaṇeśaḥ ||27||
Mantra
ॐ द्विमुख गणपतये नमः। ॐ dvimukha gaṇapataye namaḥ|
Trimukha Ganapathy
He has three faces and sits on a golden lotus. Trimukha Ganapathy represents the holy trinity, Brahma, Vishnu, and Mahesh.
श्रीमत्तीक्ष्णशिखांकुशाक्षवरदान्दक्षेदधानः करैः
पाशंचामृतपूर्णकुंभमभयम् वामे दधानो मुदा ।
पीठे स्वर्णमयारविंदविलसत् सत्कर्णिकाभासुरे
स्वासीनस्त्रिमुखः पलाशरुचिरो नागाननः पातु नः ॥२८॥
śrīmattīkṣṇaśikhāṃkuśākṣavaradāndakṣedadhānaḥ karaiḥ
pāśaṃcāmṛtapūrṇakuṃbhamabhayam vāme dadhāno mudā |
pīṭhe svarṇamayāraviṃdavilasat satkarṇikābhāsure
svāsīnastrimukhaḥ palāśaruciro nāgānanaḥ pātu naḥ ||28||
Mantra
ॐ त्रिमुख गणपतये नमः। ॐ trimukha gaṇapataye namaḥ|
Simha Ganapathy
In this form, Lord Ganesh rides on a lion instead of his usual mount, mouse. He blesses the devotees with strength, Courage, and confidence.
वीणाम् कल्पलतामरिम् च वरदम् दक्षे विधत्ते करैः
वामे तामरसम् च रत्नकलशान् सन्मंजरीम् चाभयम् ।
शुंडादंडलसन्मृगेंद्रवदनः शंखेंदुगौरः शुभो
दीव्यद्रत्ननिभांशुको गणपतिः पायात् अपायात् स नः ॥२९॥
vīṇām kalpalatāmarim ca varadam dakṣe vidhatte karaiḥ
vāme tāmarasam ca ratnakalaśān sanmaṃjarīm cābhayam |
śuṃḍādaṃḍalasanmṛgeṃdravadanaḥ śaṃkheṃdugauraḥ śubho
dīvyadratnanibhāṃśuko gaṇapatiḥ pāyāt apāyāt sa naḥ ||29||
Mantra
ॐ सिंह गणपतये नमः। ॐ siṃha gaṇapataye namaḥ|
Yoga Ganapathy
In this form, Lord Ganesha displays a yogic posture. His legs are tied up in the yogic stance, and his four hands hold a yoga staff, a sugar cane stalk, a noose, and prayer beads.
योगारूढो योगपट्टाभिरामो बालार्काभश्चंद्रनीलांशुकाढ्यः ।
पाशेक्ष्वक्षान्योगदंडंदधानः पायान्नित्यम् योगविघ्नेश्वरो नः ॥३०॥
yogārūḍho yogapaṭṭābhirāmo bālārkābhaścaṃdranīlāṃśukāḍhyaḥ |
pāśekṣvakṣānyogadaṃḍaṃdadhānaḥ pāyānnityam yogavighneśvaro naḥ ||30||
Mantra
ॐ योग गणपतये नमः। ॐ yoga gaṇapataye namaḥ|
Durga Ganapathy
In this form of Ganesha symbolizes victory over darkness. He has eight hands that hold a bow, arrow, noose, goad, prayer beads, broken tusk, and a rose apple
तप्तकांचनसंकाशश्चाष्टहस्तोमहत्तनुः
दिप्तांकुशम् शरंचाक्षम् दंतंदक्षेवहन्करैः ।
वामेपाशंकार्मुकञ्च लताम् जम्बूदधत्करैः
रक्तांशुकस्सदाभूयाद् दुर्गागणपतिर्मुदे ॥३१॥
taptakāṃcanasaṃkāśaścāṣṭahastomahattanuḥ
diptāṃkuśam śaraṃcākṣam daṃtaṃdakṣevahankaraiḥ |
vāmepāśaṃkārmukañca latām jambūdadhatkaraiḥ
raktāṃśukassadābhūyād durgāgaṇapatirmude ||31||
Mantra
ॐ दुर्गा गणपतये नमः। ॐ durgā gaṇapataye namaḥ|
Sankatahara Ganapathy
He is the one who banishes the sorrows of his devotees. Sankatahara Ganesha sits on a lotus flower and holds his Shakthi on his left thigh. He has a noose, goad, a bowl of payasa in his hands and displays Varadha mudra.
बालार्कारुणकांतिर्वामेबालांवहन्नंके लसदिंदीवरहस्ताम् गौरांगीम् रत्नशोभाढ्याम् ।
दक्षे अंकुशवरदानम् वामेपाशम् च पायसम् पात्रम्
नीलांशुकळसमानः पीठे पद्मारुणे तिष्ठन्
संकटहरणः पायात् संकटपूगात् गजाननो नित्यम् ॥३२॥
bālārkāruṇakāṃtirvāmebālāṃvahannaṃke lasadiṃdīvarahastām gaurāṃgīm ratnaśobhāḍhyām |
dakṣe aṃkuśavaradānam vāmepāśam ca pāyasam pātram
nīlāṃśukaḷasamānaḥ pīṭhe padmāruṇe tiṣṭhan
saṃkaṭaharaṇaḥ pāyāt saṃkaṭapūgāt gajānano nityam ||32||
Mantra
ॐ सङ्कटहर गणपतये नमः। ॐ saṅkaṭahara gaṇapataye namaḥ|