Learn the powerful chant Ganesha Pancharatnam Verse 1 /6 to chant on Ganesha Chaturti and during upcoming festivals.

Sri Ganesha is seen as the Lord who defeats all Obstacles, the one who is worshipped before all other deities, the son of Shiva and Parvati, the Lord of Wisdom and Intellect. This is an opportunity for you to learn this beautiful composition by Sri Adi Shankaracharya, with easy step by step instructions one verse at a time.  

Pancharatna means 5 gems, usually denotes 5 verses in the praise of a deity.  Sri Shankaracharya is renowned for his revival  of the Hindu faith and the establishment of the 6 popular faiths. At a time when there were over 2oo different faiths and practices around India, he amalgamated the practices and “established 6 main Sects”- Shan-matha-stapanam. The 6 Sects since followed are:

1. Sauryam -Surya Worship


2. Gānapatyam - Ganesha worship


3. Shaivam - Shiva Worship


4. Shāktam - Devi Worship


5. Vaishnavam - Vishnu Worship 


6. Kaumāram - Karthikeya Worship

 Sri Shankaracharya also composed famous works of poetry in praise of these main deities. This is one such composition.