Meaning of Mahaganesha Pancharathnam by Sri Adi Shankaracharya. Lyrics in English, & Devanagari.

A composition by the 8th century Poet/Philosopher Saint Sri Adi Shankaracharya, this is a very popular stotra in Southern parts of India. 

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.