Ganesh Gayatri Mantra | गणेश गायत्री मंत्र — Lyrics & Meaning

Sep 23, 2026

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Ganesh Gayatri Mantra | गणेश गायत्री मंत्र — Lyrics & Meaning

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ॐ एकदन्ताय विद्महे। वक्रतुण्डाय धीमहि। तन्नो दन्तिः प्रचोदयात्॥ Every auspicious beginning in the Indian devotional calendar opens with Lord Ganesha — Vighnaharta, the remover of obstacles — and this Gayatri is one of the oldest, most compact ways of asking for his blessing before anything else begins. It borrows the exact grammatical shape of the original Vedic Gayatri Mantra and simply turns it toward the elephant-headed god.

The Mantra

ॐ एकदन्ताय विद्महे ।
वक्रतुण्डाय धीमहि ।
तन्नो दन्तिः प्रचोदयात् ॥

Om Ekadantaya Vidmahe
Vakratundaya Dhimahi
Tanno Dantih Prachodayat

Meaning of the Mantra

Line by line: Ekadantaya vidmahe — “may we come to know the One-Tusked One.” Ekadanta, the single tusk, recalls the story of Lord Ganesha breaking his own tusk to use as a writing instrument while transcribing the Mahabharata for the sage Vyasa — a small, deliberate sacrifice that became one of his defining names.

Vakratundaya dhimahi — “we meditate on the One with the Curved Trunk.” Vakratunda is Lord Ganesha in his most recognisable form, the trunk itself standing for a wisdom flexible enough to bend around any obstacle rather than break against it.

Tanno Dantih prachodayat — “may that Tusked One inspire and guide us.” Dantih here refers back to the same Lord Ganesha named at the opening; prachodayat is the same verb that closes the original Gayatri Mantra — a request not for an object, but for direction.

A Mantra in the Gayatri Family

This is one of many deity-specific Gayatris — Vishnu Gayatri, Shiva Gayatri, Durga Gayatri, and others — all built on the same three-part frame first heard in the Vedic Gayatri to Savitr: [attribute] vidmahe, [attribute] dhimahi, tanno [deity] prachodayat. “May we know, may we meditate, may that one inspire us.” Placing Lord Ganesha into this ancient structure treats him as worthy of the same approach reserved for the Sun itself — fitting, for the deity invoked before every other undertaking.

Traditional Uses & Devotion

This mantra is traditionally kept playing during Ganesh Chaturthi and Diwali celebrations, morning and evening Ganesh Puja, aarti and home worship, meditation, study, and quiet devotional time with family — anywhere a household wants to invite wisdom, peace, clarity, and an auspicious start. From Ganeshotsav in Maharashtra to devotees of Siddhivinayak everywhere, the mantra carries the same simple request: let obstacles bend, not block.

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