VakratuNDa MahagaNapati Sahasranaamavali

: ll ll 108 Unique Namas from the 1000

During my last trip to India, I got a book named Sahasranama Sangraha which contains the Sahasranama (1000 names) Stotrams and the naamaavalis for several deities, at the Gorakhpur Press bookstore in Kashi (Varanasi). Finally, I got a chance to recite the 1000 names (naamas) of Ganesha during the inaugural day celebrations at the Bharatiya Temple, Troy, MI on Sep 9. 2013. I came a little bit early to the temple and offered my namaskarams to our priests and was talking with our temple head priest Janakiram Shastriji and our new priest Sriman Bharatan Desikan. Shastriji looked through the book and even bookmarked the page where this Sahasranamam begins.
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While we were chanting, I noticed something unique about the namas of Ganesha in this Sahasranamam. The namas begin with every single vowel and consonant of the Sanskrit language. I have picked a few naamaas and listed them here to highlight this interesting feature of this Ganesha Sahasranamam. Interestingly, the list has 108 naamaas (16 + 94 2 = 108, if we delete the two namas added for the and sounds).

Janakirama Shastriji leading the Ganesha Sahasranama chanting

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The Sahasranaamam begins with Om Ganeshvaraaya namah. This is listed as the first nama below. Following this, I have listed the 16 naamaas of Ganesha that are commonly used in most of our prayers. After that I have compiled a selection of the naamaas from the Sahasranaamam to illustrate the unique feature mentioned above. http://www.google.com/ig/directory?type=gadgets&url=hosting.gmodules.c om/ig/gadgets/file/103159279678197997651/googleindictransliteration.x ml Link for the Google Indic transliteration tool used for creating the Sanskrit text given here.
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 Om Ganeshvaraaya namah
. . . . . . . . . . . . .

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. . .

The following is the selection from the Sahasranaamavali illustrating the use of all the vowels and the consonants.
All the vowels are included in the following.

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.
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7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. The following illustrate the use of all the consonants. 17. 18. 19. 20.
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21.

No words start with per se but this sound is included in namas having words like anga or Tanga 22. 23. 24. 25.

No words start with but is included in namas which include the words Panca

26. 27. 28. 29.

--- Added here for completeness (Alternative way).

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DagDu SheT GaNpati from Pune, a famous landmark of the city and my favorite Ganesha; the temple is just about 15 minutes walk from the home I grew up in Pune.

30.

-- Added here for completeness

31. 32. 33.

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34.

35. 36. 37. 38. 39. 40. 41. 42. 43. 44. 45. 46.

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47. 48. 49. 50. 51. 52. 53. 54. 55.

56. 57. 58. 59.

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60. 61. 62. 63.

64. 65. 66.

Some naamas with the unique compound consonants used in Sanskrit are listed next. This list ends with the final few naamaas found in the Sahasranaamam and extol the infinite and limitless virtues and opulences of Ganesha as the Supreme Being. 67. 68.

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69. 70. 71. 72. 73. 74. 75. 76. 77. 78. 79. 80. 81. 82. 83.

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84. 85. 86. 87. 88. 89. 90. 91. 92. 93. 94. 95. 96. 97. 98.

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99. 100. 101. 102. 103.

104. 105. 106. 107. 108.

--- Added here for completeness (Alternative way).

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: means knowledge according to the dictionary, often the sound is changed to familiar sound. --- Added here for completeness means sound made by a musical instrument. The dancing (nartana) GaNapati makes this sound. We use the word to also describe the sound made by a dancer, as in the performance of Bharatanatyam where the feet are stomped on the ground repeatedly with fervor and the sounds of the anklets are made intentionally. It is of interest to note that naama 885 in the Radhika Sahasranamam is ( and appears in verse 153); see the Shree Radhika Sahasranaamam
http://www.scribd.com/doc/167630266/Shree-Radhika-Sahasranaamam

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The English transliteration follows here. 1. Om Sumukhaaya Namah 2. Om Ekadantaaya Namah 3. Om Kapilaaya Namah 4. Om GajakarNakaaya Namah 5. Om Lambodaraaya Namah 6. Om VikaTaaya Namah 7. Om Vighnaraajaaya Namah 8. Om Vinaayakaaya Namah 9. Om Dhoomaketave Namah 10. Om GaNaadhyakshaaya Namah 11. Om Phaalachandraaya Namah 12. Om Gajaananaaya Namah 13. Om VakratuNDaaya Namah 14. Om ShoorpakarNaaya Namah 15. Om Herambaaya Namah 16. Om Skandapoorvajaaya Namah Om Siddhivinaayakaaya Namah Om MahagaNapataye Namo Namah
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The following is the selection from the Sahasranaamavali illustrating the use of all the vowels and the consonants. All the vowels are included in the following.

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15.

Om Avighnaaya Namah Om Aamodaaya Namah Om Aashaapoorakaaya Namah Om Indeevaradala-shyaamaaya Namah Om Eeshaanaputraaya Namah Om Umaaputraaya Namah Om Oohaapohaduraasadaaya Namah Om Rukyajus-saama-sambhootaaya Namah Om RuNatraya-mocakaaya Namah Om EkaarapiiTha-madhyasthaaya Namah Om Aishwaryaaya Namah Om Ojasvate Namah Om Oudaaryanidhaye Namah Om Amshakaaya Namah Om Ah samasta-visargaanta-padeshu parikeertitaaya Namah 16. Om Omkaaraaya Namah The following illustrates the use of all the consonants. 17. Om Kavaye Namah
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18. 19. 20. 21.

Om Kapilaaya Namah Om Khandendukruta-shekaraaya Namah Om GaNanaathaaya Namah Om GhaNTaa-ghargharikaa-maaline Namah

22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29.

Om Caraacarapataye Namah Om Chandavigrahaaya Namah Om Jhalajh-jallolasaddaana- jhangkaari bhramaaraakulaaya Namah Om Jagan-mayaaya Namah Om Tangkaari maNinoopuraaya Namah Om Thadwayine Namah Om DiNDimapriyaaya Namah Om Dhakkaa ninaada muditaaya Namah Om Nankaraaya Namah

(The word Nah means knowledge; I have added this naamaa for completeness. Often the Na sound becomes the more familiar na as is Gaurinandana or aananda.) 30. 31. 32. Om Tumburuve Namah Om Durjayaaya Namah Om DhooravarNaaya Namah
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33. 34. 35. 36. 37. 38. 39. 40. 41. 42. 43. 44. 45.

Om Nandipriyaaya Namah Om NaadapratishThitaaya Namah Om PuraaNapurushOttamaaya Namah Om PhaNipataye Namah Om PhaT Namah Om Buddhaaya Namah Om Buddhipriyaaya Namah Om Bhadraaya Namah Om Bhuvanapataye Namah Om MahagaNapataye Namah Om Mantraaya Namah Om Mantrapataye Namah Om Mooshaka-vaahanaaya Namah

46. 47. 48. 49. 50. 51. 52. 53. 54. 55.

Om Yajnaaya Namah Om Yajnapataye Namah Om Rasaaya Namah Om Rasapriyaaya Namah Om Rudrapriyaaya Namah Om Lakshyaaya Namah Om Lakshyapradaaya Namah Om Lalitaalalitaashrayaaya Namah Om Vandyaaya Namah Om VikaTaaya Namah
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56. 57. 58. 59. 60.

Om ShabdabrahmaNe Namah Om SharaNyaaya Namah Om Shubhaananaaya Namah Om ShaDasksharaaya Namah Om Shanmukha-bhraatre Namah

61. 62. 63.

Om Sarvajnyaaya Namah Om Sarpahaara-kaTi-suutraaya Namah Om Siddhipriyaaya Namah

64. 65. 66.

Om Hansaaya Namah Om Harshaaya Namah Om Havanaaya Namah

Some naamas with the unique compound consonants used in Sanskrit are listed next. This list ends with the final few naamaas found in the Sahasranaamam and extol the infinite and limitless virtues and opulences of Ganesha as the Supreme Being.

67. 68. 69.

Om Jnaanaaya Namah Om Dhruvaaya Namah Om GhruNaye Namah

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70. 71. 72. 73. 74. 75. 76. 77. 78. 79. 80. 81. 82. 83. 84. 85. 86. 87. 88. 89. 90. 91. 92. 93. 94.

Om Dhrutotpalaaya Namah Om Dhyaanaaya Namah Om Dhyeyaaya Namah Om Dhanadaaya Namah Om Svatantraaya Namah Om SthaaNave Namah Om Sthavaraaya Jangamaaya Jagate Namah Om Kshamaapara-paraayaNaaya Namah Om Kshipra-prasaadanaaya Namah Om Kshipra-kshemakaraaya Namah Om BrahmaNyaaya Namah Om JyeshTharaajaaya Namah Om JyotirmaNDala-laangoolaaya Namah Om Duh-svapna-hrute Namah Om Shwetaambaradharaaya Namah Om Shwetacaamaraviijitaaya Namah Om Shreeniketanaaya Namah Om Humbeejaaya Namah Om Hrutpadma-karNikaashaali-viyat-keliSarovaraaya Namah Om Shrutyai Namah Om Smrutyai Namah Om TriguNaatmane Namah Om Trilocanaaya Namah Om TruTyai Namah Om Dwaimaaturaaya Namah
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95. 96. 97. 98. 99. 100. 101. 102. 103. 104. 105. 106. 107. 108.

Om Prathamaaya Namah Om PraNataarti-nivaaraNaaya Namah Om Hrsvanetraaya Namah Om Panccaaksharaatmane Namah Om Panccaatmane Namah Om SrushTisthitilaya-kriiDaaya Namah Om Sahasranaama samstutaaya Namah Om Icchaashakti-jnaanashakti-kriyaashaktinishevitaaya Namah Om Trayastrimshat-koTisuravshreNii-praNatapaadukaaya Namah Om Anantadevataa-samsevyaaya Namah Om Ananta muni samstutaaya Namah Om Ananta-naamne Namah Om Anantashriye Namah Om Anantasowkhyadaaya Namah

Om Shree MahagaNapataye Namo Namah 9/10/2013

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