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    1) The document is a prayer and meditation on Lord Ganesha that describes his divine attributes and forms. 2) It states that Ganesha is the primordial principle, the creator, preserver, and destroyer of the universe who pervades all of existence. 3) The prayer asks Ganesha to protect the speaker and all beings from all directions and grant knowledge and blessings.

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    ***Sahaja Yoga*** Jai Shri Mataji Shri Ganesh Atharva Shirsha and its meaning in English.

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    1) The document is a prayer and meditation on Lord Ganesha that describes his divine attributes and forms. 2) It states that Ganesha is the primordial principle, the creator, preserver, and destroyer of the universe who pervades all of existence. 3) The prayer asks Ganesha to protect the speaker and all beings from all directions and grant knowledge and blessings.

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    Shrī Ganesha Atharva Shīrsha

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    Shrī Ganesha Atharva Shīrsha

    Aum namaste Ganapataye

    Amen. Obeisance to Ganapati (the lord of the Ganas).

    Twameva pratyaksham Tattwam’asi

    You are the manifest primordial principle.

    Twameva kevalam kart’āsi

    You alone are the doer.

    Twameva kevalam dhart’āsi

    You alone are the supporter (of the universe).

    Twameva kevalam hart’āsi

    You alone are the destroyer.

    Twameva sarvam khalv’idam Brahm’āsi

    You are verily the all-pervading Brahman (Supreme Spirit).

    Twam sākshād-Ātm’āsi nityam

    You are the manifest eternal Self (Atman).

    Ṛitam vachmi, satyam vachmi


    I say what I feel to be right, I speak what is true.
    Ava twam mām, Ava vaktāram, Ava shrotāram
    Please protect me, protect the one who utters Your name, protect the one who hears
    Your name,
    Ava dātāram, Ava dhātāram, Av’ānūchānam’ava shishyam
    The one who gives, the one who receives, the master and the disciple.
    Ava pashchāt-tāt, Ava puras-tāt, Av’ottarāt-tāt
    Protect me from behind (west), from the front (east), from the left (north),
    Ava dakshināt-tāt, Ava ch’ordhvāt-tāt, Av’ādharāt-tāt
    From the right (south), from above and from below.
    Sarvato mām pāhi pāhi saman-tāt
    Please protect me, protect me from all directions.
    Twam vāṅg–mayas, Twam chin-mayah
    You are the spoken and literary word, You are complete chaitanya (vibrations),

    Twam–ānanda-mayas–Twam Brahma-mayah
    You are complete bliss, You are complete Brahman,
    Twam sat-chid’ānand’ādvitī’yosi
    You are absolute truth, awareness and bliss,
    Twam pratyaksham Brahm’āsi
    You are the manifest Brahman,
    Twam dñyāna–mayo vidñyāna–may’osi
    You are the knowledge of the sciences and of the highest truth.

    Sarvam jagad’idam twatto jāyate

    All of creation originates from You.

    Sarvam jagad’idam twattas–tishthati

    All of creation exists because of You.

    Sarvam jagad’idam twayi layam’eshyati

    All of creation dissolves into You.

    Sarvam jagad’idam twayi praty’eti

    All of creation returns to You.

    Twam bhūmir-āpo’nalo-nilo nabhah

    You are earth, water, fire, air and ether (five elements).

    Twam chatvāri vāk-padāni

    You are the four parts of speech.

    Twam guna-tray’ātītah, Twam deha-tray’ātītah

    You are beyond the three gunas (Sattwa, Raja, Tama). You are beyond the gross,
    subtle and causal bodies
    Twam kāla-tray’ātītah, Twam mūlādhāra-sthit’osi-nityam
    You are beyond the three times (past, present and future). You always reside at the
    Muladhara chakra.

    Twam Shaktī-tray’ātmakah, Twām yogino dhyāyanti nityam


    The three shakti powers are within You (Mahalakshmi, Mahasaraswati, Mahakali).
    Yogis constantly meditate upon You.

    Twam Brahmā Twam Vishnus Twam Rudras Twam Indras

    You are Brahma, You are Vishnu, You are Shiva, You are Indra,

    Twam Agnis Twam Vāyus Twam Sūryas Twam Chandramās

    You are fire, You are the wind, You are the sun, You are the moon,

    Twam Brahma-Bhūr-Bhuvah Svarom

    You are the Supreme Spirit that pervades the Earth, Heaven and Aumkara.

    Ganādim pūrvam-uchchārya, Varnādim tad’anantaram

    First utter the first letter of Gana (G), followed by the first letter of the alphabet (A),

    Anusvārah para-tarah, Ardhendu–lasitam tārena ṛiddham


    And finally the nasal sound (M). The letter ‘G’ is crowned by the dotted half-moon
    symbol (as in Aum).

    Etat–tava manu-sva-rūpam, Ga-kārah purva-rūpam

    This is the true form of Your mantra. The sound ‘G’ is the first form,

    A-kāro madhyama rūpam

    The vowel ‘A’ is the middle form,

    Anuswārash–ch’āntya rūpam, Bindur–uttara–rūpam

    And the nasal sound ‘M’ is the last form, ending with the dot of the nasal sound on
    top.

    Nādah sandhānam, Saoṅhitā sandhihi


    These combined sounds follow the grammatical rules known as ‘Sandhi’.

    Saishā Ganesha-vidyā, Ganaka–ṛishihi


    This is the knowledge of Shri Ganesha. Sage Ganaka is the author (seer).

    Ni-chṛud–Gāyatri–chhandah, Ganapatir–devatā
    The metre is mixed Gayatri, Ganapati is the deity.
    Aum Gam Ganapataye namah

    Amen, Gam, obeisance to Ganapati.

    Eka-dantāya vidmahe, Vakra-tundāya dhī-mahi

    We know the god with one tusk. We meditate upon the god with the curled-up trunk.

    Tanno Danti prachodayāt

    May the god with one tusk enlighten us.

    Eka-dantam Chatur-hastam Pāsham-aṅkusha-dhārinam


    You have one tusk and four arms. With the upper right hand You wield the noose, with
    the upper left the ankusha (elephant hook or goad),
    Radam cha varadam hastair-bi-bhrānam
    With the lower right You wield a tusk, and with the lower left You give blessing.
    Mūshaka-dhvajam, Raktam Lambodaram
    A mouse is Your emblem. You are red in complexion, You have a large belly,
    Shūrpa-karnakam, Rakta-vāsasam
    And ears like winnowing fans. You wear red clothes.
    Rakta gandh’ānulipt’āṅgam, Rakta-pushpaihi supūjitam
    Fragrant red sandalwood paste anoints Your body. You are auspiciously worshipped
    with red flowers.

    Bhaktānu-kampinam devam, Jagat-kāranam-achyutam

    You are ever-compassionate to Your devotees. You are the imperishable origin of the
    world.

    Āvir-bhūtam cha sṛushty’ādyau, Prakṛutehe Purushāt-Param


    You manifest before creation, You are beyond the supreme Prakriti (creative energy
    of Shri Adi Shakti) and Purusha (primordial Spirit of Shri Sadashiva).

    Evam dhyāyati yo nityam, sah yogī yoginām varah

    In this way, the one who constantly meditates upon You is the greatest of yogis.

    Namo Vrātapataye, Namo Ganapataye

    Obeisance to the lord of the Vrata (Shri Shiva’s Ganas), Obeisance to Ganapati.

    Namah Pramatha-pataye
    Obeisance to the lord of the Pramatha (Shri Shiva’s Ganas).

    Namaste’stu Lambodarāya-Eka-dantāya

    Obeisance to the big-bellied one with one tusk.

    Vighna-nāshine, Shiva-sutāya, Shrī Varada-mūrtaye namah

    The destroyer of obstacles, the son of Shri Shiva, the embodiment of the giver of
    prosperity and boons, we bow to You.

    Sākshāt Shrī Ādi Shakti Mātājī Shrī Nirmalā Devyai namo namah

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