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Oṃ namaste gaṇapataye

Gaṇapati Atharvaśīrṣa opening (public Upanishadic-devotional line; bijas of the full text are not printed here).

Canonical source text

ॐ नमस्ते गणपतये

IAST transliteration

oṃ namaste gaṇapataye

Close translation

Oṃ. Salutation to you, Gaṇapati.

Reader-friendly meaning

The public doorway of the Atharvaśīrṣa: a bow before any longer Gaṇeśa recitation.

Meenananda editorial explanation

The full Atharvaśīrṣa contains further lines some lineages treat as restricted. This library prints the opening salutation only, and points the rest to a teacher.

Practice context

A public opening bow. Full Atharvaśīrṣa pāṭha with a teacher.

Word meanings

नमस्ते — salutation to you
गणपतये — to Gaṇapati

Opening of Gaṇapati Atharvaśīrṣa; remainder marked initiation-sensitive and omitted. Sanskrit: public domain. Foundation translations: CC BY-SA 4.0.