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Sri Vinayaka Ashtottara Sathanamavali

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Sri Vinayaka Ashtottara Sathanamavali
  1. Om Gajaananaaya Namah
  2. Om Ganaadhyakshaaya Namah
  3. Om Vighnaraajaaya Namah
  4. Om Vighneshvaraaya Namah
  5. Om Dvaimaaturaaya Namah
  6. Om Dvimukhaaya Namah
  7. Om Pramukhaaya Namah
  8. Om Sumukhaaya Namah
  9. Om Kritine Namah
  10. Om Supradeeptaaya Namah
  11. Om Sukhanidhaye Namah
  12. Om Suraadhyakshaaya Namah
  13. Om Suraarighnaaya Namah
  14. Om Mahaaganapataye Namah
  15. Om Maanyaaya Namah
  16. Om Mahaakaalaaya Namah
  17. Om Mahaabalaaya Namah
  18. Om Herambaaya Namah
  19. Om Lambajatharaaya Namah
  20. Om Hrasva Greevaaya Namah
  21. Om Prathamaaya Namah
  22. Om Praajnyaaya Namah
  23. Om Pramodaaya Namah
  24. Om Modakapriyaaya Namah
  25. Om Vighnakartre Namah
  26. Om Vighnahantre Namah
  27. Om Vishvanetre Namah
  28. Om Viraatpataye Namah
  29. Om Shreepataye Namah
  30. Om Vaakpataye Namah
  31. Om Shringaarine Namah
  32. Om Aashrita Vatsalaaya Namah
  33. Om Shivapriyaaya Namah
  34. Om Sheeghrakaarine Namah
  35. Om Shaashvataaya Namah
  36. Om Balvaanvitaaya Namah
  37. Om Baloddataaya Namah
  38. Om Bhaktanidhaye Namah
  39. Om Bhaavagamyaaya Namah
  40. Om Bhaavaatmajaaya Namah
  41. Om Agragaamine Namah
  42. Om Mantrakrite Namah
  43. Om Chaameekara Prabhaaya Namah
  44. Om Sarvaaya Namah
  45. Om Sarvopaasyaaya Namah
  46. Om Sarvakartre Namah
  47. Om Sarvanetre Namah
  48. Om Sarvasiddhipradaaya Namah
  49. Om Sarvasiddhaye Namah
  50. Om Panchahastaaya Namah
  51. Om Paarvateenandanaaya Namah
  52. Om Prabhave Namah
  53. Om Kumaaragurave Namah
  54. Om Kunjaraasurabhanjanaaya Namah
  55. Om Kaantimate Namah
  56. Om Dhritimate Namah
  57. Om Kaamine Namah
  58. Om Kapitthaphalapriyaaya Namah
  59. Om Brahma Chaarine Namah
  60. Om Brahmaroopine Namah
  61. Om Mahodaraaya Namah
  62. Om Madotkataaya Namah
  63. Om Mahaaveeraaya Namah
  64. Om Mantrine Namah
  65. Om Mangalasusvaraaya Namah
  66. Om Pramadaaya Namah
  67. Om Jyaayase Namah
  68. Om Yakshakinnara Sevitaaya Namah
  69. Om Gangaasutaaya Namah
  70. Om Ganaadheeshaaya Namah
  71. Om Gambheeraninadaaya Namah
  72. Om Vatave Namah
  73. Om Parasme Namah
  74. Om Jyotishe Namah
  75. Om Aakraantapadachitprabhave Namah
  76. Om Abheeshtavaradaaya Namah
  77. Om Mangalapradaaya Namah
  78. Om Avyakta Roopaaya Namah
  79. Om Puraanapurushaaya Namah
  80. Om Pooshne Namah
  81. Om Pushkarotshipta Vaaranaaya Namah
  82. Om Agraganyaaya Namah
  83. Om Agrapoojyaaya Namah
  84. Om Apaakritaparaakramaaya Namah
  85. Om Satyadharmine Namah
  86. Om Sakhyai Namah
  87. Om Saaraaya Namah
  88. Om Sarasaambunidhaye Namah
  89. Om Maheshaaya Namah
  90. Om Vishadaangaaya Namah
  91. Om Manikinkineemekhalaaya Namah
  92. Om Samastadevataamoortaye Namah
  93. Om Sahishnave Namah
  94. Om Brahmavidyaadi Daanabhuve Namah
  95. Om Jishnuve Namah
  96. Om Vishnupriyaaya Namah
  97. Om Bhaktajeevitaaya Namah
  98. Om Jeevatamanmadhaaya Namah
  99. Om Aishvaryakaaranaaya Namah
  100. Om Satatotthitaaya Namah
  101. Om Vishvagdhrishe Namah
  102. Om Vishvarakshaavidhaanakrite Namah
  103. Om Kalyaana Gurave Namah
  104. Om Unmattaveshaaya Namah
  105. Om Parajayine Namah
  106. Om Samastajagadaadhaaraaya Namah
  107. Om Sarvaishvaryapradaaya Namah
  108. Om Shree Vinaayakaaya Namah

|| Iti Shree Vinaayaka Ashtottara Shatanaamaavali Samaaptam ||

Meaning

The 108 names of Vinayaka, set out for archana - om gajaananaaya namah, om ganaadhyakshaaya namah, om vighnaraajaaya namah, and so on down the list. It is the namavali a purohit reads while the householder offers garike at each name, and the one families use at home on Chaturthi. Ganesha Chaturthi and the monthly Sankashti are when it is heard most.

Significance

Ganesha is worshipped before everything else, so this list gets used more than any other namavali in a Kannada household - at the start of a marriage, a housewarming, a new shop, the first page of an account book. The names carry the story with them: Gajanana for the elephant face, Ganadhyaksha for the leader of the ganas, Vighnaraja for the one who rules over obstacles, which is worth pausing on. He is not merely the remover of obstacles; he is their master, which means he can set them as well. That is why he is asked first and not last.

Tradition holds that archana with these names before beginning any work clears the way, and that the Sankashti observance in particular relieves difficulty - sankashta is trouble, and Sankashta-hara Chaturthi is named for taking it away. The namavali itself is a worship list and does not carry closing fruit-verses; the promises belong to the vratas and the stotras built around the same names.

How and when to chant

Chaturthi is the tithi. Sankashti Chaturthi, in the dark fortnight, is observed with a fast broken after moonrise, so the archana is done in the evening and the last of it waits for the moon. Ganesha Chaturthi in Bhadrapada is the big one; in Karnataka it arrives as Gauri-Ganesha, with Gauri installed the day before and Ganesha the next morning.

Garike - durva grass - is the offering that goes with the names. Twenty-one blades, tied in small bunches, is the common count, and the grass is preferred in the three or five-bladed form. Then modaka or kadubu, and in Karnataka homes also chakkuli, panchakajjaya and a plate of fruit. Red flowers suit him; tulsi is kept away, with the old reason still repeated in households. Sit facing east, light the lamp, do a short Ganapati puja first, then read the names one by one and offer garike at each.

If you want to do the archana at a temple, Idagunji in Uttara Kannada and Anegudde near Kumbhashi are the Karnataka kshetras where people travel for it, and there is Kurudumale in Kolar for those in the eastern districts.

Frequently Asked Questions

How does the Vinayaka Ashtottara Shatanamavali begin?
It opens Om Gajaananaaya Namah, Om Ganaadhyakshaaya Namah, Om Vighnaraajaaya Namah and continues through 108 names, each in the dative with om before and namah after. The form is built for archana: you offer something at every name rather than reciting it as continuous verse.
Why is garike (durva) offered to Ganesha?
Durva grass is his particular offering, usually twenty-one blades tied in small bunches, and the three or five-bladed sprigs are preferred. It costs nothing and grows at the roadside, which is part of the point - the deity who is asked first is satisfied with the plainest thing available. Flowers and fruit are added, but garike is not skipped.
Which day is best for this archana?
Chaturthi. Sankashti Chaturthi in the dark fortnight is observed monthly with a fast until moonrise, and Ganesha Chaturthi in Bhadrapada is the yearly festival, celebrated in Karnataka as Gauri-Ganesha. Outside those, Tuesdays and Fridays are common choices, and any day works when you are starting something new.
What naivedya is offered?
Modaka is the classic; in Kannada homes kadubu, chakkuli, panchakajjaya, avalakki and fruit go on the plate. Whatever is cooked that day is added. Tulsi is kept off Ganesha worship by old custom. Nothing expensive is required - a single modaka and garike is a complete offering by the tradition's own reckoning.
What is the difference between Sankashti and Ganesha Chaturthi?
Ganesha Chaturthi falls once a year in Bhadrapada, in the bright fortnight, and is the festival with the installed clay murti and the immersion. Sankashti, or Sankatahara Chaturthi, comes every month in the dark fortnight and is a fast day kept until the moon rises. The same namavali serves both.
Which Ganesha temples in Karnataka are known for archana?
Idagunji Mahaganapati in Uttara Kannada draws the largest numbers; Anegudde Vinayaka near Kumbhashi in Udupi district is the other major coastal kshetra. Kurudumale in Kolar serves the eastern districts. At all three you can have the ashtottara archana performed in your name and gotra by the temple archaka.
Can I do this archana at home without a purohit?
Yes. Light a lamp, place the murti or a picture, do a short invocation, then read the names and offer garike at each. Most households do exactly this on Sankashti. A purohit is called for the bigger occasions - the festival installation, a housewarming - where a full puja with sankalpa is wanted.
Why is Ganesha called Vighnaraja rather than Vighnaharta here?
Both names exist. Vighnaraja means lord of obstacles - the one with authority over them, able to place them as well as clear them. The Puranas keep that double sense deliberately, which is the reason he is invoked at the start of an undertaking rather than appealed to after it has gone wrong.

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