Vakratunda Mahakaya in Odia
ବକ୍ରତୁଣ୍ଡ ମହାକାୟ
Vakratunda Mahakaya is a two-line Sanskrit shloka to Lord Ganesh and one of the most widely recited. Below is the Vakratunda Mahakaya in Odia script, also in English letters, with its meaning and a word-by-word gloss.
- Odia script
- 1 verse
- 0.5 min
- Traditional Ganesha shloka
- Best on Wednesday
Recite line by line, listen, count with a mala. The reader does not show Odia yet; it opens in English letters.
ବକ୍ରତୁଣ୍ଡ ମହାକାୟ ସୂର୍ୟକୋଟି ସମପ୍ରଭ। Vakratunda Mahakaya Suryakoti Samaprabha
ନିର୍ବିଘ୍ନଂ କୁରୁ ମେ ଦେବ ସର୍ବକାର୍ୟେଷୁ ସର୍ବଦା॥ Nirvighnam Kuru Me Deva Sarvakaryeshu Sarvada
Meaning
O Lord with the curved trunk and mighty form, whose radiance equals ten million suns! O God, make all my undertakings free of obstacles, always.
- ବକ୍ରତୁଣ୍ଡ Vakratunda
- O Lord with the curved trunk
- ମହାକାୟ Mahakaya
- O Lord of mighty form
- ସୂର୍ୟକୋଟି Suryakoti
- a crore (ten million) suns
- ସମପ୍ରଭ Samaprabha
- whose radiance equals
- ନିର୍ବିଘ୍ନଂ Nirvighnam
- free of obstacles
- କୁରୁ Kuru
- please make
- ମେ Me
- for me, my
- ଦେବ Deva
- O Lord
- ସର୍ବକାର୍ୟେଷୁ Sarvakaryeshu
- in all undertakings
- ସର୍ବଦା Sarvada
- always
About Vakratunda Mahakaya
Ganesh is worshipped first in every Hindu rite as Vighnaharta, the remover of obstacles. For most people, this shloka is that first offering. Its exact scriptural origin is not firmly established. It has come down as a traditional invocation used across regions and sampradayas, and it is sung at the start of weddings, housewarmings, school functions and classical music and dance recitals.
Questions
Is this the same Vakratunda Mahakaya that is sung in Hindi?
Yes. These are the same Sanskrit words, written in Odia letters so you can read them aloud. It is a transliteration, not a translation into Odia. The meaning of each verse is given in English.
How was the Odia text prepared?
We keep one checked Devanagari edition (Traditional Ganesha invocation (cross-checked: shlokam.org "Vakratunda Mahakaya"; bhaktibharat.com "Vakratunda Mahakaya Ganesh Shlok"; drikpanchang.com Vakratunda Mahakaya Mantra)) and write it in Odia letters with fixed spelling rules, so every verse matches the original letter for letter. The English-letter line is the common singing spelling.