गणपतिध्यानम्The meditation of Gaṇapati
Verse 145
एवं ध्यात्वा यथाशक्त्या पूजयित्वा गणेश्वरम् । ब्रह्माणञ्च ततो वाणीं विष्णुं लक्ष्मीं समर्चयेत् ॥ १४५ ॥
ēvaṁ dhyātvā yathāśaktyā pūjayitvā gaṇēśvaram | brahmāṇañca tatō vāṇīṁ viṣṇuṁ lakṣmīṁ samarcayēt || 145 ||
Translation
Having meditated thus and worshipped the lord of the gaṇas as far as he can, he should then worship Brahmā, Vāṇī, Viṣṇu and Lakṣmī,
Word by word
- ēvaṁ
- thus
- dhyātvā
- having meditated
- yathāśaktyā
- as far as he can
- pūjayitvā
- having worshipped
- gaṇēśvaram
- the lord of the gaṇas
- brahmāṇaṁ
- Brahmā
- ca
- and
- tataḥ
- (tataḥ) then
- vāṇīṁ
- Vāṇī
- viṣṇuṁ
- Viṣṇu
- lakṣmīṁ
- Lakṣmī
- samarcayēt
- he should worship
Meaning
Verses 145-146 give the sequence of gods after Gaṇeśa: the three great gods with their consorts, the planets, the sixteen Mothers and the Vasus.
Commentary
Hariharānanda Bhāratī’s Sanskrit commentary, translated
See the commentary on verse 144.