Ganapathi Atharvashirsham

Ganapathi Atharvashirsham May we attain peace at all levels – physical, divine, and spiritual. oṃ nama'ste gaṇapa'taye || tvameva pratyakśhaṃ tattva'masi | tvameva kevalaṃ kartā''si | tvameva kevalaṃ dhartā''si | tvameva kevalaṃ hartā''si | tvameva sarvaṃ khalvida'ṃ brahmāsi | tvaṃ sākśhādātmā''si nityam || ṛ'taṃ vachmi | sa'tyaṃ vachmi || Salutations to Lord Ganapati – the creator, sustainer, destroyer, Brahman and Atman – the physical and eternal consciousness and Reality, the endless and Absolute Truth. ava tvaṃ mām | ava' vaktāram'' | ava' śrotāram'' | ava' dātāram'' | ava' dhātāram'' | avānūchānama'va śiśhyam | ava' paśchāttā''t | ava' purastā''t | avottarāttā''t | ava' dakśhiṇāttā''t | ava' chordhvāttā''t | avādharāttā''t | sarvato māṃ pāhi pāhi' samantāt ||

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