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Ganesh Gayatri Mantra

गणेश गायत्री मंत्र

🕉️ hindu·📿 108× repetitions·🕐 At dawn (and the sandhya times), especially on Wednesday and Chaturthi·📜 The Gayatri mantra of Lord Ganesha

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Origin & Story

The Gayatri mantra of Lord Ganesha · Traditional (Vedic)

Beyond the universal Gayatri Mantra, the Vedic tradition gives each great deity its own Gayatri — a prayer in the sacred Gayatri meter calling upon that deity to illumine the intellect. The Ganesh Gayatri Mantra invokes Lord Ganesha, the giver of wisdom, success and the removal of obstacles, in the timeless pattern "Vidmahe… Dhimahi… Prachodayat" — "may we know, may we meditate, may the Lord inspire our minds." Chanted at the sandhya hours, it is a complete and gentle daily sadhana.

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The Mantra

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ॐ एकदन्ताय विद्महे वक्रतुण्डाय धीमहि । तन्नो दन्तिः प्रचोदयात् ॥

Om Ekadantaya Vidmahe Vakratundaya Dhimahi. Tanno Dantih Prachodayat.

Meaning:Om. May we know the single-tusked one (Ekadanta); may we meditate upon the curved-trunked one (Vakratunda); may that the tusked Lord (Ganesha) inspire and illumine our minds.

Word-by-Word Meaning

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ॐ🔊Omthe primordial sound

विद्महे🔊Vidmahemay we know / we seek to know — the single-tusked one (Ekadanta)

धीमहि🔊Dhimahiwe meditate upon — the curved-trunked one (Vakratunda)

तन्नः … प्रचोदयात्🔊Tannah … Prachodayatmay the tusked Lord (Ganesha) inspire and illumine our intellect

Benefits of Chanting Ganesh Gayatri Mantra

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The Gayatri mantra of Lord Ganesha — invoking Lord Ganesha's grace through the sacred Gayatri meter, the most powerful of Vedic metres

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Chanted for wisdom, success and the removal of obstacles, and to awaken and illumine the intellect (the heart of every Gayatri)

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A complete, daily Vedic mantra of Lord Ganesha, suitable for meditation, japa and the start of worship

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Most powerful on Wednesday and Chaturthi, at the three sandhya times (dawn, noon, dusk), facing the east

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Recited 108 times on a mala with a calm, focused mind; said to bring clarity, peace and the steady blessings of Lord Ganesha

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Often chanted along with the great Gayatri Mantra ("Om Bhur Bhuvah Svaha…") as part of a daily sadhana

How to Chant Ganesh Gayatri Mantra

Repetitions108times

Best TimeAt dawn (and the sandhya times), especially on Wednesday and Chaturthi

After a bath, sit facing east at dawn with a calm mind and chant "Om Ekadantaya Vidmahe Vakratundaya Dhimahi. Tanno Dantih Prachodayat" 108 times on a mala. Like all Gayatri mantras it is ideally recited at the sandhya times (dawn, midday, dusk). Hold Lord Ganesha in the heart and let the mantra settle the mind. It may be chanted daily as a complete sadhana, alongside the universal Gayatri Mantra.

Frequently Asked Questions

It is the Gayatri mantra of Lord Ganesha: "Om Ekadantaya Vidmahe Vakratundaya Dhimahi. Tanno Dantih Prachodayat". Set in the sacred Gayatri meter, it invokes Lord Ganesha to inspire and illumine the intellect, in the pattern "Vidmahe… Dhimahi… Prachodayat".

It is chanted for wisdom, success and the removal of obstacles, and to awaken clarity and wisdom of mind. As a Gayatri mantra it is held to be especially purifying and steadying, bringing the blessings of Lord Ganesha into daily life.

Chant it 108 times on a mala, ideally at dawn and the other sandhya times, facing east. Wednesday is its special day. It can be made part of a daily Gayatri sadhana.

Every Gayatri follows this pattern: "Vidmahe" — may we know; "Dhimahi" — may we meditate upon; "Prachodayat" — may that deity inspire and illumine our intellect. So the mantra is a prayer for the deity to awaken wisdom within us.

Yes — deity Gayatri mantras may be chanted by anyone with devotion. They are recited at dawn after a bath, with a clean mind, ideally on Wednesday, and are a gentle, complete daily practice.