श्री गणेश (गणपति) सूक्तम् (ऋग्वेद)

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श्री गणेश सूक्तम् in this file is a received liturgical collection rather than a single simple hymn from one place. It begins with Rigveda 8.81, a hymn to Indra seeking strength, support, and prosperity, and then includes the celebrated Rigveda 2.23.1 mantra गणानां त्वा गणपतिं हवामहे to ब्रह्मणस्पति, along with related Ganapati verses.

This Vedic chant has a special place because it stands at the meeting point of Vedic leadership, sacred speech, and the devotional worship of Lord Ganesha. In the Vedic context, Indra represents decisive power and protective generosity, while ब्रह्मणस्पति is lord of prayer, inspired utterance, and sacred formulation.

आ तू न॑ इंद्र क्षु॒मंतं᳚ चि॒त्रं ग्रा॒भं सं गृ॑भाय ।
म॒हा॒ह॒स्ती दक्षि॑णेन ॥ 1 ॥

Translation (भावार्थ):
O Indra, come to us and take up or grant a splendid, nourishing support with your great right hand.

वि॒द्मा हि त्वा᳚ तुविकू॒र्मिंतु॒विदे᳚ष्णं तु॒वीम॑घम् ।
तु॒वि॒मा॒त्रमवो᳚भिः ॥ 2 ॥

Translation (भावार्थ):
We know you as mighty in action, greatly guiding, abundant in gifts, vast in measure, and rich in protective help.

न॒ हि त्वा᳚ शूर दे॒वा न मर्ता᳚सो॒ दित्सं᳚तम् ।
भी॒मं न गां-वाँ॒रयं᳚ते ॥ 3 ॥

Translation (भावार्थ):
O heroic one, when you wish to give, neither gods nor mortals can restrain you, just as one cannot easily hold back a formidable powerful animal.

एतो॒न्विंद्रं॒ स्तवा॒मेशा᳚नं॒-वँस्वः॑ स्व॒राजम्᳚ ।
न राध॑सा मर्धिषन्नः ॥ 4 ॥

Translation (भावार्थ):
Let us praise Indra, lord of wealth and sovereign power. May he not withhold his bounty from us.

प्र स्तो᳚ष॒दुप॑ गासिष॒च्छ्रव॒त्साम॑ गी॒यमा᳚नम् ।
अ॒भिराध॑साजुगुरत् ॥ 5 ॥

Translation (भावार्थ):
May praise be offered; may song approach him. May he hear the Saman being sung and turn toward us with favor and bounty.

आ नो᳚ भर॒ दक्षि॑णेना॒भि स॒व्येन॒ प्र मृ॑श ।
इंद्र॒ मानो॒ वसो॒र्निर्भा᳚क् ॥ 6 ॥

Translation (भावार्थ):
Bring abundance to us with your right hand and reach us also with the left, O Indra. Do not leave us without our share of good fortune.

उप॑क्रम॒स्वा भ॑र धृष॒ता धृ॑ष्णो॒ जना᳚नाम् ।
अदा᳚शूष्टरस्य॒ वेदः॑ ॥ 7 ॥

Translation (भावार्थ):
Come forward boldly, O bold one, and bring support among people. Know and overcome the force of the ungenerous.

इंद्र॒ य उ॒ नु ते॒ अस्ति॒ वाजो॒ विप्रे᳚भिः॒ सनि॑त्वः ।
अ॒स्माभिः॒ सुतं स॑नुहि ॥ 8 ॥

Translation (भावार्थ):
O Indra, whatever nourishing strength is yours, won with inspired seers, share that Soma and victory with us.

स॒द्यो॒जुव॑स्ते॒ वाजा᳚ अ॒स्मभ्यं᳚-विँ॒श्वश्चं᳚द्राः ।
वशै᳚श्च म॒क्षू ज॑रंते ॥ 9 ॥

Translation (भावार्थ):
May your swift, universally delightful strengths come quickly to us, bringing the desired powers, supports, and timely help needed for right action.

ग॒णानां᳚ त्वा ग॒णप॑तिं हवामहे
क॒विं क॑वी॒नामु॑प॒मश्र॑वस्तमम् ।
ज्ये॒ष्ठ॒राजं॒ ब्रह्म॑णां ब्रह्मणस्पत॒
आ नः॑ शृ॒ण्वन्नू॒तिभि॑स्सीद॒ साद॑नम् ॥ 10 ॥

Translation (भावार्थ):
We invoke you, lord of the groups, seer among seers, most renowned, highest king of sacred utterances, O Brahmanaspati. Hear us, come with your protections, and sit in the sacred seat.

नि षु सी᳚द गणपते ग॒णेषु॒ त्वामा᳚हु॒र्विप्र॑तमं कवी॒नाम् ।
न ऋ॒ते त्वत्क्रि॑यते॒ किं च॒नारे म॒हाम॒र्कं म॑घवंचि॒त्रम॑र्च ॥ 11 ॥

Translation (भावार्थ):
Sit among the hosts, O Ganapati; you are called the most inspired among seers. Without you, nothing is accomplished. Praise the great and splendid radiance, O generous one.

अ॒भि॒ख्यानो᳚ मघव॒न्नाध॑मानां॒त्सखे᳚ बो॒धि व॑सुपते॒ सखी᳚नाम् ।
रणं᳚ कृधि रणकृत्सत्यशु॒ष्माभ॑क्ते चि॒दा भ॑जा रा॒ये अ॒स्मान् ॥ 12 ॥

Translation (भावार्थ):
O generous lord of treasures, be aware of those who invoke you, as a friend among friends. Make the struggle favorable with true strength, and grant us prosperity and support as your devoted people.

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