Ganesha Sharanam
Shaivism / Ganesha Worship गणेश शरणम् शरणम् गणेश Ganesha Sharanam Ga-ne-sha Sha-ra-nam, Sha-ra-nam Ga-ne-sha "I take refuge in Ganesha, the remover of obstacles" Chords — Key of B · Easy swaying feel (~62 bpm); classic unhurried opening-chant energy Call BGanesha Sharanam, ESharanam GaBnesha BGanesha Sharanam, ESharanam GaBnesha Response BGanesha Sharanam, ESharanam GaBnesha BGanesha Sharanam, ESharanam GaBnesha Full Translation Ganesha Sharanam means "I take refuge in Ganesha." Sharanam — refuge or shelter — is one of the oldest devotional gestures in Indian spirituality: the practice of placing oneself under the protection of the divine. Sung to Ganesha, the elephant-headed remover of obstacles, it is a chant of trust at the threshold of any new beginning. Pronunciation Tips guh-NEH-shah SHAH-rah-num Traditional, public-domain text prepared by Kirtans.com — free to print for personal and group practice. kirtans.com/mantras/ganesha-sharanam

Shaivism / Ganesha Worship

गणेश शरणम् शरणम् गणेश

Ganesha Sharanam

Ga-ne-sha Sha-ra-nam, Sha-ra-nam Ga-ne-sha

"I take refuge in Ganesha, the remover of obstacles"

Chords — Key of B · Easy swaying feel (~62 bpm); classic unhurried opening-chant energy

Call

BGanesha Sharanam, ESharanam GaBnesha

Response

BGanesha Sharanam, ESharanam GaBnesha

Full Translation

Ganesha Sharanam means "I take refuge in Ganesha." Sharanam — refuge or shelter — is one of the oldest devotional gestures in Indian spirituality: the practice of placing oneself under the protection of the divine. Sung to Ganesha, the elephant-headed remover of obstacles, it is a chant of trust at the threshold of any new beginning.

Pronunciation Tips

guh-NEH-shah SHAH-rah-num

Traditional, public-domain text prepared by Kirtans.com — free to print for personal and group practice.

kirtans.com/mantras/ganesha-sharanam