GaneshaInvocation shloka

Ganapathi Shloka

No chant is published for this mantra yet.

Quick facts

Deity / Sacred Figure: Ganesha
Mantra Type: Invocation shloka
Original Language: Sanskrit
Tradition: Ganapatya
Devotional Focus: Peaceful beginnings
Text Form: Two-line shloka

Sacred text

शुक्लाम्बरधरं विष्णुं शशिवर्णं चतुर्भुजम् । प्रसन्नवदनं ध्यायेत् सर्वविघ्नोपशान्तये ॥

Reading guide

Shuklambaradharam Vishnum Shashivarnam Chaturbhujam; Prasannavadanam dhyayet sarva-vighnopashantaye.

Meaning

We meditate on the all-pervading one, clothed in white, moon-bright, four-armed and gracious-faced, for the calming of every obstacle.