Ganesha Ashtottara Shatanamavali - all 108 sacred names of Lord Ganesha in Sanskrit with Roman transliteration and English meaning.
Chant each name in the format: ॐ [नाम]ाय नमः (Om [Name]aya Namah) - offering one flower or durva grass with each name. Especially powerful on Ganesha Chaturthi, Sankashti Chaturthi and Wednesdays.
| # | Sanskrit | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | गजाननः | Gajananah | Elephant-faced Lord - the most iconic form of Ganesha |
| 2 | गणाध्यक्षः | Ganadhyakshah | Presiding officer and lord of all divine Ganas (attendants) |
| 3 | विघ्नराजः | Vighnarajah | King who governs and removes all obstacles from devotees |
| 4 | विनायकः | Vinayakah | Who guides all beings to the righteous path; without a (superior) master |
| 5 | द्वैमातुरः | Dvaimaturah | Son of two mothers - Parvati and Malini (in some traditions) |
| 6 | द्विमुखः | Dvimukha | The two-faced one - who sees both the physical and spiritual worlds |
| 7 | प्रमुखः | Pramukhah | The most prominent; the foremost among all deities |
| 8 | सुमुखः | Sumukhah | One who bears an auspicious and beautiful face |
| 9 | कृतिनः | Kritinah | The skilled performer of all actions; the craftsman |
| 10 | सुप्रदीपः | Supradipah | Shining exceedingly bright like a great lamp |
| 11 | सुखनिधिः | Sukhanidhi | The repository and treasure of all happiness |
| 12 | सुराध्यक्षः | Suradhyakshah | Presiding officer of all the Suras (celestial gods) |
| 13 | सुरारिघ्नः | Surariγnah | Destroyer of the enemies of the gods |
| 14 | महागणपतिः | Mahaganapatih | The great and supreme Lord of all Ganas |
| 15 | मान्यः | Manyah | The most honored, venerable and revered one |
| 16 | महाकालः | Mahakalah | The great lord of time and the timeless one |
| 17 | महाबलः | Mahabalah | One possessing immense and extraordinary strength |
| 18 | हेरम्बः | Herambah | Who protects the helpless; the boastful guardian son |
| 19 | लम्बजठरः | Lambajatharah | The one with the large, prominent and pendulous belly |
| 20 | ह्रस्वग्रीवः | Hrasvagrīvah | Who has a short and broad neck |
| 21 | महोदरः | Mahodarah | The great-bellied one who contains the whole universe |
| 22 | मदोत्कटः | Madotkatah | Exuberant and intoxicated with divine wisdom and bliss |
| 23 | महावीरः | Mahavīrah | The great hero and courageous one |
| 24 | मन्त्रिणः | Mantrinah | The supreme counselor, the divine minister |
| 25 | मङ्गलप्रदः | Mangalapradah | Bestower of all that is auspicious and prosperous |
| 26 | प्रमोदः | Pramodah | Who abides in a state of perpetual delight and joy |
| 27 | प्रथमः | Prathamah | The first and foremost to be worshipped |
| 28 | प्रज्ञः | Prajñah | The supremely wise and all-knowing one |
| 29 | विश्वकर्ता | Vishvakarta | The creator of the entire universe |
| 30 | विश्वमुखः | Vishvamukhah | The face of the universe; the universal face |
| 31 | विश्वराजः | Vishvarajah | The king of the entire universe |
| 32 | विश्वभुजः | Vishvabhujah | Who holds up and supports the entire universe |
| 33 | शिवप्रियः | Shivapriyah | The beloved and dear son of Lord Shiva |
| 34 | शीघ्रकारी | Shighrakari | One who accomplishes things with swift speed |
| 35 | शाश्वतः | Shashvatah | The eternal and everlasting one who never changes |
| 36 | बलः | Balah | The embodiment of strength and divine power |
| 37 | बलोत्थितः | Balotthitah | Who rises and manifests through divine power |
| 38 | भवात्मजः | Bhavatmajah | The soul-son of Bhava (Lord Shiva) |
| 39 | पुराणपुरुषः | Puranapurushuh | The ancient and primordial cosmic person |
| 40 | अग्रगण्यः | Agraganyah | Who is counted first and foremost among all |
| 41 | अग्रपूज्यः | Agrapujyah | Who is worshipped first before all other deities |
| 42 | अभीष्टवरदः | Abhishtavaradah | Bestower of all desired boons and wishes |
| 43 | जटिलः | Jatilah | Who bears matted locks in his ascetic form |
| 44 | जिनप्रियः | Jinapriyah | Beloved of all the victorious and liberated ones |
| 45 | जितमन्मथः | Jitamanmathah | One who has conquered the god of love and desire |
| 46 | स्कन्दाग्रजः | Skandagrajah | Elder brother of Skanda (Kartikeya / Murugan) |
| 47 | क्षितिभुजः | Kshitibhujah | Who supports and bears the weight of the earth |
| 48 | क्षेमङ्करः | Kshamankara | Who provides supreme safety, shelter and protection |
| 49 | फलदः | Phaladah | Bestower of all desired fruits, results and rewards |
| 50 | फलहस्तः | Phalahastah | Who holds divine fruit (wisdom) in his hand |
| 51 | सर्वदः | Sarvadah | The giver of everything - all boons and blessings |
| 52 | सर्वदेवात्मा | Sarvadevathma | The inner soul and essence of all deities |
| 53 | सर्वसिद्धिप्रदः | Sarvasiddhipradah | Bestower of all perfections and spiritual accomplishments |
| 54 | सर्वात्मा | Sarvatma | The universal soul - the self in all beings |
| 55 | सुरेशः | Sureshuh | The supreme lord of all gods and celestial beings |
| 56 | विद्याधरः | Vidyadharah | Who holds and possesses all forms of knowledge |
| 57 | विद्याप्रदः | Vidyapradah | Bestower of knowledge, learning and wisdom |
| 58 | गुणातीतः | Gunatitah | One who transcends all the three gunas (qualities) |
| 59 | गुणाश्रयः | Gunashrayah | The divine refuge and support of all good qualities |
| 60 | गुरवे | Gurave | The supreme teacher - the Guru of all Gurus |
| 61 | क्रतवे | Kratave | The sacred ritual and yajna personified |
| 62 | कवये | Kavaye | The supreme poet, seer and creative intellect |
| 63 | बुद्धिप्रदः | Buddhipradah | Who grants intelligence, wisdom and discernment |
| 64 | बुद्धिविधाता | Buddhividhata | The creator and fashioner of all intelligence |
| 65 | ब्राह्मणप्रियः | Brahmaṇapriyah | The beloved and most favoured of the Brahmins |
| 66 | ब्रह्मणस्पतिः | Brahmanaspatih | Lord of sacred prayer, Vedic speech and wisdom |
| 67 | अखिलः | Akhilah | The whole, complete and all-encompassing one |
| 68 | अजः | Ajah | The unborn, beginningless and self-existent one |
| 69 | अव्यक्तरूपः | Avyaktarupah | Who has an unmanifest and formless ultimate nature |
| 70 | अव्ययः | Avyayah | The imperishable and indestructible one |
| 71 | अमृतः | Amritah | The immortal; the nectar of immortality itself |
| 72 | अनन्तः | Anantah | The infinite, the endless and the boundless one |
| 73 | पञ्चहस्तः | Panchahastah | The five-handed one (in some iconographic traditions) |
| 74 | पार्वतीनन्दनः | Parvatinandhana | The delight, joy and beloved son of Parvati |
| 75 | प्रभवः | Prabhavah | The origin, source and cause of the universe |
| 76 | प्रणवस्वरूपः | Pranavavarupa | Who has the form and essence of Pranava (Om) |
| 77 | प्रणवः | Pranavah | The sacred syllable Om itself in manifest form |
| 78 | प्रसन्नात्मा | Prasannatma | Of pleasant, joyful and ever-blissful nature |
| 79 | प्रतापवान् | Pratapavan | Full of divine valour, glory and supreme splendour |
| 80 | भक्तवत्सलः | Bhaktavatsalah | Who is tender, affectionate and loving toward devotees |
| 81 | भक्तिगम्यः | Bhaktigamyah | Who is reached and attained only through devotion |
| 82 | भयापहः | Bhayapahah | Who removes all fears and sources of terror |
| 83 | भवनाशनः | Bhavanashanah | Who destroys the suffering of material existence |
| 84 | मनोज्ञः | Manojñah | Who is charming and pleasing to the mind and heart |
| 85 | मनोरथप्रदः | Manorathapradah | Granter of all mental desires and heartfelt wishes |
| 86 | महाप्रसादः | Mahaprasadah | The great bestower of divine grace and prasad |
| 87 | महाश्रियः | Mahashirya | Endowed with great, abundant prosperity and glory |
| 88 | महाशक्तिः | Mahashakti | One of immense, incomparable divine power |
| 89 | एकदन्तः | Ekadantah | The one-tusked lord - with one broken tusk |
| 90 | एकाक्षरः | Ekakshara | The single imperishable syllable (Om/Gam) |
| 91 | स्वयम्भुः | Svayambhu | The self-born and self-existent - not created by another |
| 92 | सिद्धिदः | Siddhidah | Bestower of all spiritual powers and accomplishments |
| 93 | शुभप्रदः | Shubhapradah | Bestower of all that is auspicious and good |
| 94 | श्रीप्रदः | Shripradah | Bestower of Shri - prosperity, beauty, divine grace |
| 95 | ओंकारः | Omkarah | Who embodies the sacred syllable Om in all its power |
| 96 | विघ्ननाशनः | Vighnanashanah | The destroyer of all obstacles and impediments |
| 97 | क्षिप्रप्रसादनः | Kshipraprasadanah | Who bestows grace and blessings quickly and swiftly |
| 98 | रुद्रप्रियः | Rudrapriyah | Beloved and most dear to Lord Rudra (Shiva) |
| 99 | गणाग्रणीः | Ganagrani | The foremost and chief among all the Ganas |
| 100 | वरदः | Varadah | The boon-bestower, the giver of desired blessings |
| 101 | वक्रतुण्डः | Vakratundah | Who has a curved trunk - the source of grace and power |
| 102 | शूर्पकर्णः | Shurpakarnah | One whose ears are as large as a winnowing basket |
| 103 | हुताशनः | Hutashanah | Who consumes oblations like sacred fire |
| 104 | महासेनजनकः | Mahasenajanakah | Father of Mahasena (Kartikeya / Skanda) |
| 105 | काशीविभुः | Kashivibhuh | The great Lord of Kashi (Varanasi) - seat of Shiva |
| 106 | गहनः | Gahanah | The unfathomable, the deep and mysterious one |
| 107 | गणदीप्तये | Ganadiptaye | The luminous, shining Lord of all the Ganas |
| 108 | भालचन्द्रः | Bhalacandrah | Who wears the crescent moon on his forehead |
The Ganesha Ashtottara Shatanamavali - meaning "108 auspicious names of Ganesha" - is a sacred hymn listing the divine attributes and forms of Lord Ganesha, the elephant-headed deity revered as the remover of obstacles and the lord of new beginnings. The number 108 holds deep significance across Hindu, Buddhist, and Jain traditions: there are 108 Upanishads, 108 beads on a prayer mala, and the distance between Earth and Sun is approximately 108 times the Sun's diameter. Chanting or hearing all 108 names of Ganesha, particularly on the fourth lunar day (Chaturthi) of every month, is believed to invoke divine blessings and remove obstacles from one's path.
Ganesha is the most universally worshipped deity across India, revered by Hindus of all sects and lineages before beginning any important activity - whether a business launch, a school exam, a marriage, or a construction project. The Ganesha Chaturthi festival, celebrated with greatest fervour in Maharashtra (where it was popularised by Bal Gangadhar Tilak in 1893 as a public festival), draws over 8 million visitors to Mumbai's pandals over 10 days each year. Across Tamil Nadu, Ganesha is known as Vinayagar and his worship permeates temple culture, home shrines, and the starting rituals of all classical arts including Bharatanatyam.
The names are typically recited as a Namavali - each name prefixed with "Om" and suffixed with "Namah." Reciting all 108 names takes approximately 10-15 minutes at a measured pace, making it suitable as a daily morning practice or as part of Ganesha Chaturthi observances. Each name describes a specific quality or form: Gajananah (elephant-faced), Vighnarajah (king who removes obstacles), Vakratundah (curved trunk), and Lambodarah (large-bellied) are among the most recognised. This page presents every name with transliteration and meaning for complete accessibility.