Ganesha Atharvashirsha Mantra
Ganesha Atharvashirsha Mantra

Ganesha Atharvashirsha Mantra

Ganesha Atharvashirsha Mantra Lyrics, Meaning, Benefits, Download

Learn everything about this Ganesha mantra that brings good beginnings
 
 
The Ganesha Atharvashirsha is a sacred text of 13 verses that reveals the deeper essence of Lord Ganesha beyond form and symbol.
It portrays him as the pure consciousness from which all creation arises and into which all returns.
Chanting this Upanishadic hymn helps clear mental confusion, dissolve hesitation, and bring the mind into focused calm.
The Ganesha Atharvashirsha Mantra is the latest addition to our library of mantras that also includes Shiva, Parvati, Hanuman, and Ganesha mantras.
 

Lyrics of the Mantra

Opening Verse:
|| shrimahaganapatyatharvashirsham
shri ganeshaya namah ||
 
Verse 1:
|| om namaste ganapataye
tvameva pratyaksham tattvamasi
tvameva kevalam kartasi
tvameva kevalam dhartasi
tvameva kevalam hartasi
tvameva sarvam khalvidam bramhasi
tvam sakshadatmasi nityam ||
 
Verse 2:
|| ritam vachmi
satyam vachmi ||
 
Verse 3:
|| ava tvam mam
ava vaktaram
ava shrotaram
ava dataram
ava dhataram
avanuchanamava shishyam
ava pashchattat
ava purastat
avottarattat
ava dakshinattat
ava chordhvattat
avadharattat
sarvato mam pahi pahi samantat ||
 
Verse 4:
|| tvam vangmayastvam chinmayah
tvam anandamayastvam bramhamayah
tvam sachchidanandadvitiyosi
tvam pratyaksham bramhasi
tvam jnanamayo vijnanamayosi ||
 
Verse 5:
|| sarvam jagadidam tvatto jayate
sarvam jagadidam tvattastishthati
sarvam jagadidam tvayi layameshyati
sarvam jagadidam tvayi pratyeti
tvam bhumirapo nalo nilo nabhah
tvam chatvari vakpadani ||
 
Verse 6:
|| tvam gunatrayatitah
tvam dehatrayatitah
tvam kalatrayatitah
tvam muladhara sthitosi nityam
tvam shakti trayatmakah
tvam yogino dhyayanti nityam
 
tvam bramhastvamvishnustvamrudrastvam
indrastvamagnistvamvayustvamsuryastvamchandramastvam
bramhabhurbhuvasvarom ||
 
Verse 7:
|| ganadim purvamuchcharyam varnadim tadanantaram
anusvarah paratarah
ardhendulasitam
tarena ridhdam
etattava manusvarupam
gakarah purvarupam
akaro madhyamarupam
anusvarashchantyarupam
binduruttararupam
nadahsandhanam
samhitasandhi
saisha ganesha vidya
ganakarishi: nichhrid gayatri chhandah
ganapatirdevata
om gam ganapataye namah ||
 
Verse 8:
|| ekadantaya vidmahe vakratundaya dhimahi
tanno danti prachodayat ||
 
Verse 9:
|| ekadantam chaturhastam pashamankushadharinam
radam cha varadam hastai bibhranam mushakadhvajam
raktam lambodaram shurpakarnakam raktavasasam
raktagandhanuliptangam raktapushpai supujitam
bhaktanukampina devam jagatkaranamachyutam
avirbhutam cha srishtyado prakrite: purushatparam
evam dhyayati yo nityam sa yogi yoginam varah ||
 
Verse 10:
|| namo vratapataye
namo ganapataye namah
pramathapataye
namaste astu lambodaraya ekadantaya
vighnanashine shivasutaya
shri varadamurtaye namah ||
 
Verse 11:
|| etadatharvashirsham yo'dhite sa brahmabhuyaya kalpate
sa sarvavighnairna badhyate
sa sarvatra sukhamedhate
sa panchamahapapatpramuchyate
 
sayamadhiyano divasakritam papam nashayati
prataradhiyano ratrikritam papam nashayati
sayam pratah prayunjano papo'papo bhavati
sarvatradhiyano'pavighno bhavati
dharmarthakamamoksham cha vindati
 
idamatharvashirshamashishyaya na deyam
yo yadi mohaddasyati sa papiyan bhavati
sahasravartanadyam yam kamamadhite tam tamanena sadhayet ||
 
Verse 12:
|| anena ganapatimabhishinchati sa vagmi bhavati
chaturthyamanashnan japati sa vidyavan bhavati
ityatharvanavakyam
brahmadyavaranam vidyanna bibheti kadachaneti ||
 
Verse 13:
|| yo durvankurairyajati sa vaishravanopamo bhavati
yo lajairyajati sa yashovan bhavati
sa medhavan bhavati
yo modakasahasrena yajati sa vanchhitaphalamavapnoti
yassajyasamidbhiryajati sa sarvam labhate sa sarvam labhate ||
 
Closing Verse:
|| ashtau brahmanan samyag grahayitva suryavarchasvi bhavati
suryagrahemahanadyam pratimasannidhau va japtva siddhamantro bhavati
mahavighnat pramuchyate
mahadoshat pramuchyate
mahapratyavayat pramuchyate
sa sarvavid bhavati sa sarvavid bhavati
ya evam veda
ityupanishat ||
 
om shantishshantishshantih ||
 

Meaning of the Mantra

Opening Verse:
|| shrimahaganapatyatharvashirsham
shri ganeshaya namah ||
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Meaning:
This sacred Upanishad pays homage to Mahaganapati,
the Great Ganesha, from the Atharva Veda,
I pray to this Ganesha.
 
Verse 1:
|| om namaste ganapataye
tvameva pratyaksham tattvamasi
tvameva kevalam kartasi
tvameva kevalam dhartasi
tvameva kevalam hartasi
tvameva sarvam khalvidam bramhasi
tvam sakshadatmasi nityam ||
-
Meaning:
Om, I bow to you, O Lord Ganesha,
You alone embody the ultimate truth,
You alone are the creator,
You alone are the sustainer,
You alone are the destroyer,
You are all, and all is Brahman,
You are the Eternal Being.
 
Verse 2:
|| ritam vachmi
satyam vachmi ||
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Meaning:
I speak the universal order,
I speak the truth.
 
Verse 3:
|| ava tvam mam
ava vaktaram
ava shrotaram
ava dataram
ava dhataram
avanuchanamava shishyam
ava pashchattat
ava purastat
avottarattat
ava dakshinattat
ava chordhvattat
avadharattat
sarvato mam pahi pahi samantat ||
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Meaning:
Please protect me,
Protect the one speaking,
Protect the one listening,
Protect the one supporting, the teacher, and the student,
Protect us from the back,
Protect us from the front,
Protect us from the north,
Protect us from the south,
Protect us from above,
Protect us from below,
Protect me from every direction equally.
 
Verse 4:
|| tvam vangmayastvam chinmayah
tvam anandamayastvam bramhamayah
tvam sachchidanandadvitiyosi
tvam pratyaksham bramhasi
tvam jnanamayo vijnanamayosi ||
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Meaning:
You are speech, you are consciousness,
You are joy, you are creation,
You are being, consciousness, eternal bliss,
You are Brahman, and what it experiences,
You are the epitome of knowledge and science.
 
Verse 5:
|| sarvam jagadidam tvatto jayate
sarvam jagadidam tvattastishthati
sarvam jagadidam tvayi layameshyati
sarvam jagadidam tvayi pratyeti
tvam bhumirapo nalo nilo nabhah
tvam chatvari vakpadani ||
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Meaning:
The entire universe stems from You,
The entire universe sustains within You,
The entire universe will dissolve into You,
You are Earth, Water, Fire, Air, and Space,
The entire universe merges back into you,
You are the four kinds of speech.
 
Verse 6:
|| tvam gunatrayatitah
tvam dehatrayatitah
tvam kalatrayatitah
tvam muladhara sthitosi nityam
tvam shakti trayatmakah
tvam yogino dhyayanti nityam
 
tvam bramhastvamvishnustvamrudrastvam
indrastvamagnistvamvayustvamsuryastvamchandramastvam
bramhabhurbhuvasvarom ||
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Meaning:
You are above and beyond the three qualities of nature,
You are above and beyond the three states of consciousness,
You are above and beyond the three forms of existence,
You are above and beyond the three periods of time,
You are seated in the Mooladhara chakra,
You are the three divine powers,
You are the object of the yogis’ eternal meditation.
 
You are Brahma, Vishnu, Rudra, Indra, Fire, Air, Sun, Moon,
and the essence of three worlds.
 
Verse 7:
|| ganadim purvamuchcharyam varnadim tadanantaram
anusvarah paratarah
ardhendulasitam
tarena ridhdam
etattava manusvarupam
gakarah purvarupam
akaro madhyamarupam
anusvarashchantyarupam
binduruttararupam
nadahsandhanam
samhitasandhi
saisha ganesha vidya
ganakarishi nichhrid gayatri chhandah
ganapatirdevata
om gam ganapataye namah ||
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Meaning:
First utter the sound ‘G’ then the vowel ‘a’,
The nasal sound dot (anusvara) is significant,
Add a crescent moon shape to the dot, giving it its full nasal sound,
Enhance it with the ‘Tara’ sound, the sound of Om,
This is Your form, your mantra swarupa, expressed in sound,
'Ga' is your first form, 'A' is your middle form,
The dot is your upper form,
These are joined by sound,
This composition of sounds is the wisdom of Ganesha,
The sage is Sage Ganaka, the meter is Nichrud Gayatri,
The deity is Lord Ganesha,
With the sound ‘Gam,’ we bow to Lord Ganesha.
 
Verse 8:
|| ekadantaya vidmahe vakratundaya dhimahi
tanno danti prachodayat ||
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Meaning:
I meditate upon the single-tusked Ganesha,
I visualize the one with the curved trunk,
May he enlighten me.
 
Verse 9:
|| ekadantam chaturhastam pashamankushadharinam
radam cha varadam hastai bibhranam mushakadhvajam
raktam lambodaram shurpakarnakam raktavasasam
raktagandhanuliptangam raktapushpai supujitam
bhaktanukampina devam jagatkaranamachyutam
avirbhutam cha srishtyado prakrite: purushatparam
evam dhyayati yo nityam sa yogi yoginam varah ||
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Meaning:
The Lord with one tusk and four hands,
Holding a noose and goad,
Holding his tusk as a symbol of blessing,
Bearing a flag depicting a mouse,
His color is deep red, his belly is enormous,
His ears are large, and he is draped in deep red,
His body is smeared in red sandalwood paste,
He is worshipped with red flowers.
 
The God who gives compassion,
The imperishable cause of the universe,
The beginning of all creation,
Beyond all of nature and consciousness,
The one who worships him is the most blessed of yogis.
 
Verse 10:
|| namo vratapataye
namo ganapataye namah
pramathapataye
namaste astu lambodaraya ekadantaya
vighnanashine shivasutaya
shri varadamurtaye namah ||
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Meaning:
Salutations to the Lord of all beings,
Salutations to the Lord of the demi-gods,
Salutations to the Lord of the spirits,
Salutations to You, O Large-Bellied, O Single-Tusked,
O Ender of Obstacles, O Son of Shiva,
Salutations, time and again, to the Giver of boons and blessings.
 
Verse 11:
|| etadatharvashirsham yo'dhite sa brahmabhuyaya kalpate
sa sarvavighnairna badhyate
sa sarvatra sukhamedhate
sa panchamahapapatpramuchyate
 
sayamadhiyano divasakritam papam nashayati
prataradhiyano ratrikritam papam nashayati
sayam pratah prayunjano papo'papo bhavati
sarvatradhiyano'pavighno bhavati
dharmarthakamamoksham cha vindati
 
idamatharvashirshamashishyaya na deyam
yo yadi mohaddasyati sa papiyan bhavati
sahasravartanadyam yam kamamadhite tam tamanena sadhayet ||
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Meaning:
One who reads the Atharvashirsha becomes worthy of attaining truth,
He is free from obstacles, and he received happiness from every direction.
 
Reciting this in the evening washes away the sins of the day,
Reciting this in the morning washes away the sins of the night,
Reciting this both times guides one’s life away from sin,
One who recites this everywhere is free from obstacles,
They imbibe the gifts of righteousness, wealth, joy, and salvation.
 
This Atharvasirsha shouldn’t be given to those who aren’t spiritually ready,
Giving it so is considered sinful,
When this text is recited with deep and sincere study, all desires will be attained.
 
Verse 12:
|| anena ganapatimabhishinchati sa vagmi bhavati
chaturthyamanashnan japati sa vidyavan bhavati
ityatharvanavakyam
brahmadyavaranam vidyanna bibheti kadachaneti ||
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Meaning:
One who offers this ritual to Lord Ganesha is blessed with eloquence,
One who recites this and fasts on Chaturthi is blessed with knowledge,
This is the divine word of Rishi Atharvana,
One who practices this gains true knowledge of the universe, and is freed of fear.
 
Verse 13:
|| yo durvankurairyajati sa vaishravanopamo bhavati
yo lajairyajati sa yashovan bhavati
sa medhavan bhavati
yo modakasahasrena yajati sa vanchhitaphalamavapnoti
yassajyasamidbhiryajati sa sarvam labhate sa sarvam labhate ||
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Meaning:
One who offers tender Durva grass to Lord Ganesha becomes as prosperous as Kubera,
One who offers Him rice will attain glory and mental prowess,
One who offers Him a thousand modaks will attain the desired outcome,
One who offers Him ghee-dipped twigs will attain everything, he will attain everything!
 
Closing Verse:
|| ashtau brahmanan samyag grahayitva suryavarchasvi bhavati
suryagrahemahanadyam pratimasannidhau va japtva siddhamantro bhavati
mahavighnat pramuchyate
mahadoshat pramuchyate
mahapratyavayat pramuchyate
sa sarvavid bhavati sa sarvavid bhavati
ya evam veda
ityupanishat ||
 
om shantishshantishshantih ||
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Meaning:
One who recites this mantra with eight Brahmins becomes as brilliant as the Sun
One who recites it during the solar eclipse accesses deeper consciousness
They are freed of obstacles
They are freed of vice
They are freed of sin
They receive ultimate knowledge
This is the statement of the Veda.
Thus ends the Upanishad.
 
Peace, peace, peace.
 

Variations of the Mantra

The Ganesha Atharvashirsha is sometimes titled the Ganapati Upanishad, reflecting its dual identity as both hymn and philosophical text.
Most versions contain 13 verses, though some older manuscripts extend to 16, adding regional invocations and closing benedictions. Despite minor differences in verse order or pronunciation, the meaning remains consistent: each line affirms Ganesha as the unity of creation, awareness, and bliss.
Whether recited as an Upanishad or as a mantra, its power lies in transforming thought itself - turning distraction into understanding, and fear into faith.
 

Benefits of the Mantra

The Ganesha Atharvashirsha Mantra holds several benefits for the mind of both the chanter and the listener.
Listening to this positive Ganesha mantra along with meditation helps you in the following ways.
 
Benefit 1 - Great beginnings
Ensure great starts to whatever endeavors you take up
 
Benefit 2 - Invite prosperity
Through Ganesha’s blessings, you will surrounded by abundance
 
Benefit 3 - Enjoy good fortune
You will be met with good luck and opportune timings, as long as you put yourself in situations where you can win
 

History of the Mantra

Belonging to the Atharva Veda tradition, this hymn is among the few Upanishadic compositions dedicated to a deity.
Its verses describe Ganesha as Brahman itself - the unchanging truth behind all experience. Ancient teachers placed this text at the end of Vedic recitations, considering it the “crown” of wisdom for those seeking understanding through devotion.
According to traditional accounts, the rishis of the Atharva lineage received this revelation through meditation on the sound of Om, which they experienced as the living presence of Ganesha.
The hymn that emerged taught that when the mind surrenders to this sound, all obstacles born of doubt and duality begin to fade.
Over time, scholars like Adi Shankaracharya and later Advaitins recognized it as a bridge between ritual worship and inner realization, showing that true removal of obstacles begins in thought itself.
Because of this origin, the Ganesha Atharvashirsha became deeply linked with beginnings of all kinds - from sacred ceremonies and creative ventures to journeys and studies.
Chanting it before any new undertaking is believed to invite Ganesha’s guidance, ensuring that the start is smooth, purposeful, and free of unseen hindrances.
It serves as a reminder that new beginnings flourish when they arise from a clear, centered mind and a heart aligned with divine intelligence.