Ganesha
Avathara stotram
(prayer to
incarnations of Ganesa)
Translated by
P.R.Ramachander
श्री
गणेशाय नमः ।
Sri
Ganeshata nama
Salutations to Ganesa
आङ्गिरस
उवाच ।
Aangeerasa Uvacha
Aangeerasa told
अनन्ता
अवताराश्च गणेशस्य महात्मनः ।
न
शक्यते कथां वक्तुं मया वर्षशतैरपि ॥ १॥
Ananthaa avatharascha
Ganesasya Mahathmana
Na
sakyathe kadhaam vakthum maya varsha
sathairapi
The
endless incarnations of Ganesa
the great,
It
would be possible for me to tell about
it in hundreds of years
संक्षेपेण
प्रवक्ष्यामि मुख्यानां मुख्यतां गतान् ।
अवतारांश्च
तस्याष्टौ विख्यातान् ब्रह्मधारकान् ॥ २॥
Samkshepena pravakshyaami mukhyaanaam mukhyathaam gathaam
Avatharancha
thasya ashtou vikhyaathaan brahma
dharakaan
I shall tell about them in brief the most
important ones
I will tell
about eight of the famous incarnations which are supported
by Brahma
वक्रतुण्डावतारश्च
देहिनां ब्रह्मधारकः ।
मत्सरासुरहन्ता
स सिंहवाहनगः स्मृतः ॥ ३॥
Vakrathunda
avatharascha dehinaam brahma dharaka
Mathsarasura hathaa
sa simhavahanaga smruthaa
Vakra thunda incarnation
was given as Brahma supported
Which killed Mathsarasura and rode
on a lion
एकदन्तावतारो
वै देहिनां ब्रह्मधारकः ।
मदासुरस्य
हन्ता स आखुवाहनगः स्मृतः
॥ ४॥
Ekadanthavatharo vai
dehinaam brahma dharaka
Madhasurasya
hanthaa sa aakhoola naga smruthaa
The
one tusked incarnation was given as
Brahma supported
Which
killed Madhasura and rode
on a mouse
महोदर इति ख्यातो ज्ञानब्रह्मप्रकाशकः ।
मोहासुरस्य
शत्रुर्वै आखुवाहनगः स्मृतः ॥ ५॥
Mahodhara ithi khyatho
jnana brahma prakasaka
Mohasurasya sathrurvao
akhu vahanaga smrutha
Famous
as Mahodhara(big paunch)was wise and
revealed by Brahma
He
was enemy of Mohasura and is remembered as riding on a mouse
गजाननः
स विज्ञेयः सांख्येभ्यः सिद्धिदायकः ।
लोभासुरप्रहर्ता
च मूषकगः प्रकीर्तितः ॥ ६॥
Gajanana sa
vijneya saankhyebhya sidhi dhayaka
LObhasura praharthaa moosha kaga prakeethitha
Known as Gajanana( elephant faced) is considered as giver of power,
He was one who saved
lobhasura and was famous
one who rode on a rat
लम्बोदरावतारो
वै क्रोधसुरनिबर्हणः ।
आखुगः
शक्तिब्रह्मा सन् तस्य धारक उच्यते ॥ ७॥
Lambodharavathao
vai krodhasura nibarhana
AAkooga
sakthi brahma san thasya
dharaka uchyathe
The
incarnation as Lambodhara (huge stomach)
killed Krodhasura
He rides on a mouse
and holds Brahma SAkthi
विकटो
नाम विख्यातः कामासुरप्रदाहकः ।
मयूरवाहनश्चायं
सौरमात्मधरः स्मृतः ॥ ८॥
Vikato
nama vikhyaathaa kamasura pradhaahaka
Mayura vahanashaayaam souramathma dhara smrutha
Famous as Vikata (uneven size) is the killer of
Kamasura
He
rides on peacock
and is remembered as holding the
sun
विघ्नराजावतारश्च
शेषवाहन उच्यते ।
ममासुरप्रहन्ता
स विष्णुब्रह्मेति वाचकः ॥ ९॥
Vigna
raja avatharascha sesha vahana uchyathe
Mamasura prahanthaa
sa Vishnu brahmethi vachaka
Taking the Vigna Raja(obstacle king) incarnation he rode on adhi sesha
Killed
Mamasura and he is known as Vishnu Brahma
धूम्रवर्णावतारश्चाभिमानासुरनाशकः
।
आखुवाहनतां
प्राप्तः शिवात्मकः स उच्यते ॥
१०॥
Dhoomravarnavatharaschabhi
maanasura nasaka
Aghu
vahanathaam praptha Shivathmaka sa
uchyathe
The
incarnation of Dhoomra varna(smoke
coloured0 destroyed Maanasura
He
rode on the mouse and is known as
the soul of Shiva
एतेऽष्टौ
ते मया प्रोक्ता गणेशांशा विनायकाः ।
एषां
भजनमात्रेण स्वस्वब्रह्मप्रधारकाः ॥ ११॥
Yethe
ashto the nayaa prokthaa
Ganesaamsa Vinayaka
Yeshaam bhajana
maathrena swa swa Brahma pradhaaerakaa
There
are the eight forms told me of Ganesa
the remover of obstacles,
AS
soon as you pray to them , you youself
would be blessed by Brahma
॥ इति मुद्गलपुराणान्तर्गतं गणेशावतारस्तोत्रं सम्पूर्णम् ॥
Ithi mudgala purana
anthargatham ganesavathara stotram sampoorna
Thus ends the
prayer of incarnation of Ganesa taken
from Mudhgala purana
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