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जय गणपति सदगुण सदन, कविवर बदन कृपाल। विघ्न हरण मंगल करण, जय जय गिरिजालाल॥
Jai Gaṇapati sadaguṇa sadana, kavivara badana kṛpāla | Vighna haraṇa mangala karaṇa, jai jai Girijālāla ||
Victory to Ganapati, abode of all virtues, the gracious one praised by the finest poets; victory, victory to Girija's beloved son, remover of obstacles and bringer of auspiciousness.
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जय जय जय गणपति गणराजू। मंगल भरण करण शुभ काजू॥
Jai jai jai Gaṇapati Gaṇarājū | Mangala bharaṇa karaṇa shubha kājū ||
Victory, victory, victory to Ganapati, king of the ganas, who fills life with auspiciousness and brings good works to completion.
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जय गजबदन सदन सुखदाता। विश्व विनायक बुद्धि विधाता॥
Jai Gajabadana sadana sukhadātā | Vishva Vināyaka buddhi vidhātā ||
Victory to the elephant-faced one, home and giver of happiness; you are Vinayaka of the whole world and the bestower of wisdom.
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वक्र तुण्ड शुचि शुण्ड सुहावन। तिलक त्रिपुण्ड भाल मन भावन॥
Vakra tuṇḍa shuchi shuṇḍa suhāvana | Tilaka tripuṇḍa bhāla mana bhāvana ||
Your curved face and pure trunk are lovely to behold, and the three-line tilak on your forehead delights the heart.
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राजत मणि मुक्तन उर माला। स्वर्ण मुकुट शिर नयन विशाला॥
Rājata maṇi muktana ura mālā | Svarṇa mukuṭa shira nayana vishālā ||
A garland of gems and pearls shines upon your chest; a golden crown sits on your head, and your eyes are large.
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पुस्तक पाणि कुठार त्रिशूलं। मोदक भोग सुगन्धित फूलं॥
Pustaka pāṇi kuṭhāra trishūlaṁ | Modaka bhoga sugandhita phūlaṁ ||
Your hands hold a book, an axe and a trident; you are offered modaks and fragrant flowers.
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सुन्दर पीताम्बर तन साजित। चरण पादुका मुनि मन राजित॥
Sundara pītāmbara tana sājita | Charaṇa pādukā muni mana rājita ||
A beautiful yellow garment adorns your body, and your sandalled feet dwell in the hearts of the sages.
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धनि शिवसुवन षडानन भ्राता। गौरी ललन विश्व-विख्याता॥
Dhani Shivasuvana Ṣhaḍānana bhrātā | Gaurī lalana vishva-vikhyātā ||
Blessed are you, son of Shiva and brother of six-faced Kartikeya; darling of Gauri, you are renowned throughout the world.
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ऋद्धि सिद्धि तव चँवर सुधारे। मूषक वाहन सोहत द्वारे॥
Ṛddhi Siddhi tava chaṁvara sudhāre | Mūṣhaka vāhana sohata dvāre ||
Riddhi and Siddhi wave the ceremonial whisk over you, and your mouse mount waits gracefully at the door.
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कहौं जन्म शुभ कथा तुम्हारी। अति शुचि पावन मंगलकारी॥
Kahauṁ janma shubha kathā tumhārī | Ati shuchi pāvana mangalakārī ||
Now I tell the auspicious story of your birth, which is supremely pure, sanctifying and auspicious.
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एक समय गिरिराज कुमारी। पुत्र हेतु तप कीन्हो भारी॥
Eka samaya Girirāja kumārī | Putra hetu tapa kīnho bhārī ||
Once Parvati, daughter of the king of mountains, performed severe austerities in the hope of a son.
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भयो यज्ञ जब पूर्ण अनूपा। तब पहुँच्यो तुम धरि द्विज रूपा॥
Bhayo yagya jaba pūrṇa anūpā | Taba pahuṁchyo tuma dhari dvija rūpā ||
When her incomparable sacrificial rite was complete, you arrived there in the form of a Brahmin.
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अतिथि जानि कै गौरि सुखारी। बहुविधि सेवा करी तुम्हारी॥
Atithi jāni kai Gauri sukhārī | Bahuvidhi sevā karī tumhārī ||
Seeing you as a guest, Gauri was delighted and served you in many ways.
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अति प्रसन्न ह्वै तुम वर दीन्हा। मातु पुत्र हित जो तप कीन्हा॥
Ati prasanna hvai tuma vara dīnhā | Mātu putra hita jo tapa kīnhā ||
Greatly pleased, you granted the boon for the austerity the mother had performed for the sake of a son.
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मिलहि पुत्र तुहि बुद्धि विशाला। बिना गर्भ धारण यहि काला॥
Milahi putra tuhi buddhi vishālā | Binā garbha dhāraṇa yahi kālā ||
You said she would receive a son of vast intelligence at this very moment, without carrying him in the womb.
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गणनायक गुण ज्ञान निधाना। पूजित प्रथम रूप भगवाना॥
Gaṇanāyaka guṇa gyāna nidhānā | Pūjita prathama rūpa bhagavānā ||
He would be leader of the ganas, a treasury of virtue and knowledge, the first to be worshipped, a form of the Lord himself.
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अस कहि अन्तर्धान रूप ह्वै। पलना पर बालक स्वरूप ह्वै॥
Asa kahi antardhāna rūpa hvai | Palanā para bālaka svarūpa hvai ||
Saying this you vanished, and appeared in the cradle in the form of an infant.
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बनि शिशु रुदन जबहि तुम ठाना। लखि मुख सुख नहिं गौरि समाना॥
Bani shishu rudana jabahi tuma ṭhānā | Lakhi mukha sukha nahiṁ Gauri samānā ||
When, as an infant, you began to cry, Gauri looked upon your face and her joy knew no bounds.
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सकल मगन सुख मंगल गावहिं। नभ ते सुरन सुमन वर्षावहिं॥
Sakala magana sukha mangala gāvahiṁ | Nabha te surana sumana varṣhāvahiṁ ||
Everyone, lost in joy, sang auspicious songs, and the gods showered flowers from the sky.
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शम्भु उमा बहु दान लुटावहिं। सुर मुनिजन सुत देखन आवहिं॥
Shambhu Umā bahu dāna luṭāvahiṁ | Sura munijana suta dekhana āvahiṁ ||
Shiva and Uma gave gifts with open hands, and gods and sages came to see the newborn son.
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लखि अति आनन्द मंगल साजा। देखन भी आये शनि राजा॥
Lakhi ati ānanda mangala sājā | Dekhana bhī āye Shani rājā ||
Seeing such great joy and festivity, King Shani too came to see the child.
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निज अवगुण गुनि शनि मन माहीं। बालक देखन चाहत नाहीं॥
Nija avaguṇa guni Shani mana māhīṁ | Bālaka dekhana chāhata nāhīṁ ||
Mindful of the flaw in his own gaze, Shani did not wish to look at the child.
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गिरिजा कछु मन भेद बढ़ायो। उत्सव मोर न शनि तुहि भायो॥
Girijā kachhu mana bheda baṛhāyo | Utsava mora na Shani tuhi bhāyo ||
Girija felt somewhat hurt and said, "Shani, does my celebration not please you?"
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कहन लगे शनि मन सकुचाई। का करिहौ शिशु मोहि दिखाई॥
Kahana lage Shani mana sakuchāī | Kā karihau shishu mohi dikhāī ||
Hesitant at heart, Shani replied, "What will you gain by showing the child to me?"
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नहिं विश्वास उमा उर भयऊ। शनि सों बालक देखन कहाऊ॥
Nahiṁ vishvāsa Umā ura bhayaū | Shani soṁ bālaka dekhana kahāū ||
Uma did not believe his warning, and she asked Shani to look at the child.
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पड़तहिं शनि दृग कोण प्रकाशा। बालक सिर उड़ि गयो अकाशा॥
Paṛatahiṁ Shani dṛga koṇa prakāshā | Bālaka sira uṛi gayo akāshā ||
The instant the corner of Shani's glance fell upon him, the child's head flew off into the sky.
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गिरिजा गिरीं विकल ह्वै धरणी। सो दुख दशा गयो नहिं वरणी॥
Girijā girīṁ vikala hvai dharaṇī | So dukha dashā gayo nahiṁ varaṇī ||
Girija fell to the ground in anguish; that state of grief is beyond description.
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हाहाकार मच्यो कैलाशा। शनि कीन्हों लखि सुत को नाशा॥
Hāhākāra machyo Kailāshā | Shani kīnhoṁ lakhi suta ko nāshā ||
Cries of lament rang through Kailash, for Shani had destroyed the son merely by looking at him.
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तुरत गरुड़ चढ़ि विष्णु सिधाये। काटि चक्र सो गज शिर लाये॥
Turata Garuṛa chaṛhi Viṣhṇu sidhāye | Kāṭi chakra so gaja shira lāye ||
At once Vishnu set out on Garuda, and with his discus cut off an elephant's head and brought it back.
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बालक के धड़ ऊपर धारयो। प्राण मन्त्र पढ़ि शंकर डारयो॥
Bālaka ke dhaṛa ūpara dhārayo | Prāṇa mantra paṛhi Shankara ḍārayo ||
The head was placed upon the child's body, and Shankara breathed life into it by chanting the mantra of life.
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नाम गणेश शम्भु तब कीन्हे। प्रथम पूज्य बुद्धि निधि वर दीन्हे॥
Nāma Gaṇesha Shambhu taba kīnhe | Prathama pūjya buddhi nidhi vara dīnhe ||
Then Shiva named him Ganesha and blessed him to be worshipped first and to be a treasury of wisdom.
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बुद्धि परीक्षा जब शिव कीन्हा। पृथ्वी की प्रदक्षिणा लीन्हा॥
Buddhi parīkṣhā jaba Shiva kīnhā | Pṛthvī kī pradakṣhiṇā līnhā ||
When Shiva set a test of wisdom for his sons, the task was to circle the whole earth.
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चले षडानन भरमि भुलाई। रचे बैठ तुम बुद्धि उपाई॥
Chale Ṣhaḍānana bharami bhulāī | Rache baiṭha tuma buddhi upāī ||
Six-faced Kartikeya set off on the long journey, misled, while you stayed where you were and devised a clever plan.
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चरण मातु-पितु के धर लीन्हें। तिनके सात प्रदक्षिण कीन्हें॥
Charaṇa mātu-pitu ke dhara līnheṁ | Tinake sāta pradakṣhiṇa kīnheṁ ||
You took hold of your mother's and father's feet and walked around them seven times.
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धनि गणेश कहि शिव हिय हरषे। नभ ते सुरन सुमन बहु बरसे॥
Dhani Gaṇesha kahi Shiva hiya haraṣhe | Nabha te surana sumana bahu barase ||
Crying "Blessed is Ganesha!", Shiva rejoiced in his heart, and the gods rained down flowers from the sky.
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तुम्हरी महिमा बुद्धि बड़ाई। शेष सहस मुख सकै न गाई॥
Tumharī mahimā buddhi baṛāī | Sheṣha sahasa mukha sakai na gāī ||
Your glory and the greatness of your wisdom cannot be fully sung even by Shesha with his thousand mouths.
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मैं मति हीन मलीन दुखारी। करहुँ कौन विधि विनय तुम्हारी॥
Maiṁ mati hīna malīna dukhārī | Karahuṁ kauna vidhi vinaya tumhārī ||
I am dull of mind, impure and sorrowful; how can I offer you a worthy prayer?
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भजत रामसुन्दर प्रभुदासा। जग प्रयाग ककरा दुर्वासा॥
Bhajata Rāmasundara prabhudāsā | Jaga Prayāga Kakarā Durvāsā ||
Ramsundar, the Lord's servant, sings your praise; the line links him with Prayag, the village of Kakra and the seat of the sage Durvasa.
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अब प्रभु दया दीन पर कीजै। अपनी शक्ति भक्ति कुछ दीजै॥
Aba prabhu dayā dīna para kījai | Apanī shakti bhakti kachhu dījai ||
Now, O Lord, have mercy on this humble one and grant me a share of your strength and devotion.
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श्री गणेश यह चालीसा, पाठ करै कर ध्यान। नित नव मंगल गृह बसै, लहे जगत सन्मान॥
Shrī Gaṇesha yaha chālīsā, pāṭha karai kara dhyāna | Nita nava mangala gṛha basai, lahe jagata sanmāna ||
Whoever recites this Chalisa of Shri Ganesha with attention finds fresh auspiciousness dwelling in the home every day and earns respect in the world.
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सम्वत अपन सहस्र दश, ऋषि पंचमी दिनेश। पूरण चालीसा भयो, मंगल मूर्ति गणेश॥
Samvata apana sahasra dasha, Ṛṣhi Panchamī dinesha | Pūraṇa chālīsā bhayo, mangala mūrti Gaṇesha ||
In the Samvat year the poet gives as a riddle, on Rishi Panchami falling on a Sunday, this Chalisa to Ganesha, the embodiment of auspiciousness, was completed.