Mooshika Vahana
Mooshika vaahana modhaha hastha
Chamara karna vilambitha suthra
Vamana rupa maheswara puthra
Vigna vinayaka padha namaste
Namavali
Pahi pahi Gajanana
Parvathi thanaya gajanana
The SANKATAHARA Chaturthi vratha occurs during the fourth day of They Pirai Paksha, everymonth. The MAHA SANKATAHARA Chaturthi occurs on the fourt day of They Pirai Paksha in the month of AAVANI [tamil], Chingam [mqlayalam], Simha/Bhadrapadha [sanskrit]. (Sankatahara Chathurthi falling on Tuesday is known as ANGARIKA Sankatahara Chaturthi).
This Vratam starts before the sun rise and go up to the sight of moon, some time even upto midnight. The purpose of this Vratam is to overcome difficulties and problems. People suffering from the ill effects of Moon [Chandran] or Mars [Angaraka] can follow this Vratham.
This Vratam is very auspicious for eliminating all obstacles in life and to reshape one's problems into opportunities.
On this day one can chant Ganesha Sahasranaamam, Sankashta Naashana Ganesha Sthothram or simple stootrams on Lord Ganesha.
||Sankashta Nashana Ganesha Sthothram || |
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Pranamya shirasa devam gouri puthram vinayakam |
Bhakthavasam smarenithyam aayuhkaamartha sidhaye || 1 ||
Prathamam vakrathundancha ekadantham dvitheeyakam |
Thritheeyam krishnapingaksham gajavakram chathurthakam || 2 ||
Lambodharam panchamanchancha shashtam vikatamevacha |
Sapthamam vignaraajancha dhoomravarnam thathashtamam || 3 ||
Navavam balachandrancha dashamanthu vinayakam|
Ekadhasham ganapathim dwadhashanthu gajananam|| 4 ||
Dwadashaithani namani trisandhyam yahpatenaraha |
Nachavignabhayam thasya sarvasidhi karam param|| 5 ||
Vidhyarthi labhathe vidhyam dhanarthi labhathe dhanam |
Puthrarthi labhathe puthran moksharthi mokshamapnayath || 6 ||
Japedh ganapatistotram shadbirmasai palamlabheth |
Samvathsarena sidhincha labhathe nathra samshayaha || 7 ||
Ashtabhyo brahmanebhyashcha likithva yeh samarpayeth |
Thasya vidhya bhaveth sarva ganeshasya prasadhathaha|| 8 ||
||Iti Shree Narada Purane Sankata Nashanam Ganesha Sthrothram Sampoornam || |