mahAgaNapati sahasranAma Attn: Len

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Len,

 

The recital of mahAgaNapati sahasranAma does not require any

initiation.

http://sanskrit.gde.to/doc_ganesha/ganesha1000.itx

http://sanskrit.gde.to/all_pdf/ganesha1000.pdf

 

Download Itrans software if you would like the same in roman script.

http://www.omkarananda-ashram.org/Sanskrit/Itranslt.html

 

In the phala shruti of this sahasranAma mahAgaNapati Himself says

"mUla mantrAdapi stotramidaM priyataraM mama.", meaning this

mahAgaNapati sahasranAma stotra is more dearer to Him than the mUla

mantra itself.

 

If you like you may want to recite this. The importance of this

stotra can be understood by the fact that the great shrIvidyA

teacher and an expert in mantra shAstra, Bhaskararaya, along with

Lalita Sahasranama chose to comment on this stotra.

The commentary on this stotra is called khadyota vyAkhyA(I can be

corrected here if this vyAkhya pertains to some other) or something

similar.

 

A picture of Heramba Ganapati or Mahaganapati should be enough. One

doesnt necessarily need to buy an expensive vigraha to propitiate

the Gods. Well, if collecting these is a hobby, it would be your

personal matter and I have nothing to say.

http://xoomer.virgilio.it/pagemma/ganapati.JPG

 

The word heramba occurs in this stotra a couple of times as also the

word ucchiShTa ganesha.

 

If you chose to recite this, you may want to recite this stotra

early in the morning i.e during Brahmi muhurta(the phala shruti

insists this).

Reciting this stotra *before sunrise* is *very important* and recite

it along with the phala shruti. If you can, you may want to try(not

required) reciting this while in padmAsana. It will be good if it is

followed or preceeded by *daily mantra japa* of whatever mantra one

has.

Atleast you may want to make sure that you start the recital when it

is still dark(i.e no sunlight) in the morning.

This is one of the best sahasranAma among those scores of devata

sahasranAmA-s. One need not be discouraged by the length of this

sahasranAma. It will be worth it.

Daily mantra japa is important. No effort - no progress.

 

Hope that helps,

 

Regards,

sa.