ELF SPIRITUAL SONGBOOK

(OM GANESHA VIGNESHWARA KI JAY)

victory to Ganesh, the Lord of the world

1) GAJANANAM BHUTA GANA DI SEVITAM
KAPITTHIJA JAMBU PHALA CHARU BAKSHANAM

UMA SUTAM SHOKA VINASHE KARAKAM
NAMAMI VIGNESHWARA PADA PANKAJAM

Om Parvati Patiye Hara Hara Hara Hara Mahadev

I bow to Ganesh with the elephants face, who is attended by spirits and ghosts / who likes to eat the sweet fruits of the Kapittha and Jambu trees /

the son of Uma (Parvati), who makes all sorrows disappear / I bow down at the lotus feet of the Lord of Obstacles
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2) ***JAY GANESHA JAY GANESHA JAY GANESHA DEVA
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MATA TERI PARVATI PITA MAHADEVA***

1) EKA DANTA DAYAVANTA CHARA BHUJA DHARI
MATHE PER SINDURA SHOBHA MUSE KI SAWARI

2) PAN CHARE PHUL CHARE AURA CHARE MEVA
LADDUAN KA BHOG LAGE SANTE KARE SEVA

3) ANDHANA JI ANKHA DE KORHI KO KAYA
BANJHANA KO PUTRA DE NIRDHANA KO MAYA

4) VIGNE HARANE MANGALA KARANA PUHAN PUHAN PRAKASHA
NAMA LE GANESHA KA SIDDHA HO JATA KAJA
Victory to the Divine Ganesh, Son of Parvati and Shiva Mahadeva / with one tusk, and 4

arms, ever merciful, you ride on a rat / with a beautiful sindhur on your forehead / we offer

drink, a flower and dried fruits / may you eat laddhus, may the holy men do service to you /

may you bestow a son to the childless and plenty to the poor / may you give eyesight to the

blind and a healthy body to the lepers / speak of Ganesh and your work becomes perfect

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3) GANESHA SHARANAM SHARANAM GANESHA

A

GANESHA SHARANAM SHARANAM GANESHA

D A D

GANESHA SHARANAM SHARANAM GANESHA

A D

GANESHA SHARANAM SHARANAM GANESHA

d a G d
4) SHIVAYA NAMAH OM, SHIVAYA NAMAH OM \ (x2)
^ SHIVAYA NAMAH OM, NAMAH SHIVAYA /
^ O MATA RE O MATA RE /O MATA RE O MATA RE (x2)

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5) SHIVA SHIVA SHIVA SHAMBHO \
C d (x2)
SHIVA SHIVA SHIVA SHAMBHO /
^ MAHADEVA SHAMBHO MAHADEVA SHAMBHO (x2)

C d
SHIVA SHIVA SHIVA SHAMBHO x4 (optional)

Shiva, bestower of good (the benevolent), Mighty Lord bestower of good

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6) SHIVA SHIVA SHIVA SHIVA OM NAMAH SHIVAYA
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OH OH OM NAMAH SHIVAYA
d F C d
SHIVAYA OM NAMAH SHIVAYA

(Om Namah Shivaya can be translated in many ways:- All praise to Shiva,I surrender to Shiva, Thy will be done..)

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7) HE SHIVA SHANKARA HE MAHESHWARA
a d a
SUKHA KARA DUKHA HARA HARA HARA SHANKARA
a G a G a
OM NAMAHA SHIVAY OM NAMAHA SHIVAY
G a G a
HARI OM NAMAHA SHIVAY HARI OM NAMAHA SHIVAY

O Shiva source of auspiciousness,O great Lord / bringer of joy,destroyer of pain,O auspicious one.

C G C

8) JAYA GAURI SHANKARA JAYA VISHWANATH \

C G C (x2)
JAYA PARVATI PATI BHOLENATH /
C F C
BHOLENATH, BHOLENATH (x2))
C G C

JAYA PARVATI PATI BHOLENATH (x2)

Glory to Gauri, the consort of Shiva Glory to the Lord of the universe/

Glory to Parvati’s husband, the simple-hearted Lord

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9) SHIVA SHIVA SHAMBHO SHANKARA

G (C) a (d)
HARA HARA HARA MAHADEVAYA

a (d) G (C) a (d)
GANGAJATA DHARA GAURI MANOHARA

G (C) a (d)
PATI PURI PARAMESHVARA

Shiva, the auspicious, the beneficient (Shambho), the bringer of prosperity and joy (Shankara)

the destroyer (Hara), the Great Lord (Mahadeva), who holds the river Ganga in the locks of his hair,

conqueror of the heart of Gauri (Parvati) / Lord of the Universe

a F G a
10) SHIVA NAMAH OM (x2) OM NAMAH SHIVAYA (x2)
a
ALAKH ALAKH (BOM) ALAKH ALAKH (BOM BOM)
G a \ (x2)
ALAKH SHIVA SHAMBHO /
d a
KAILASH KE RAJA SHIVA BHOLE
E (E7) E a A7 Amaj7
BOM BOM BOM BHOLENATH (Alakh comes from

d a Sanskrit ALAKHSANA

KAILASH KE RAJA SHIVA BHOLE meaning beyond description)

E (E7) E a
BOM BOM BOM BHOLENATH

a d a
11) SHIVAYA PARAMESHWARAYA CHANDRASHEKHARAYA NAMAH OM
F a
BHAVAYA BHAVAYA GUNA SAMBHAVAYA
F a C F a
SHIVA TANDAVAYA NAMAH OM SHIVA TANDAVAYA NAMAH OM
I bow to the Great Lord, Shiva / Who holds the crescent moon on his forehead/ Who creates by unity the tendencies of nature (gunas) /

and who destroys them by his tandava dance.

C F C G C
12) HARA HARA MAHADEVA SHAMBHO KASHI VISHWANATHA GANGE (x2)
C F
HARA HARA MAHADEVA SHAMBHO (x3)
C F G C
KASHI VISHWANANATHA GANGE (HARA)

F C G C
KASHI VISHWANATHA GANGE
C G
KASHI VISHWANATHA GANGE KASHI AMARNATHA GANGE
F C F C G C
HARA HARA MAHADEVA SHAMBHO KASHI VISHWANATHA GANGE
The destroyer (Hara), the Great Lord (Mahadeva), the Beneficient,the Abode of Joy (Shambho),

the Lord of the universe who lives by the Ganges at Kashi (Varanasi /Benares)

C a

13) ***NAMAMI SHANKARA BHAVANI SHANKARA
G C G C
UMA MAHESHWARA^* TAVA SHARANAM ***

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1)NAMO NAMO SHIVA GURU MAHADEVA
G C G C
OMKARESHWARA TAVA SHARANAM
2)OM SHIVA OM SHIVA PARATPARA SHIVA
OMKARESHWARA TAVA SHARANAM

I bow to the beneficient Lord of Bhavani / I surrender to you / I bow to Shiva, the great teacher, the Great God /

I take refuge in Shiva, the embodiment of Om / Om Shiva, Om Shiva, the most supreme

(* Uma Maheshwara is one of the 108 names of Shiva )

D A D

14) SHIVA SHIVA MAHADEVA NAMAH SHIVAYA SADA SHIVA (x2)

^ KALI KALI MAHA MATA NAMO KALIKE NAMO NAMAH (x2)

^ DURGA DURGA MAHAMAYA NAMO DURGAYA NAMO NAMAH (x2)

d A d C d A d
15) GANGAJATA DHARA GAURI SHANKARA GIRIJA MANO RAMANA (x2)
d A d C d A d
JAYA MRITUNJAYA MAHADEVA MAHESHWARA MANGALA SHUBHA CHARANA (x2)
D G
NANDI VAHANA NAGA BUSHANA (x2)
C A
NIRUPAMA GUNA SADANA (HARA) (x2)
d C d A d
NATANA MANOHARA NILAKANTHA HARA (x2)
d A d
NIRAJA DALA NAYANA (x2)

Lord Shiva, who holds the Ganga in his hair, Lord of Gauri, / who dwells in the heart of Girija / Victory to the Conqueror of Death, the Great

God,Lord of Lords / whose feet give blessings and prosperity. / whose vehicle is the bull Nandi, who wears snakes as jewellery / who is the

abode of the highest qualities./ who holds the poison in his throat which looks blue/ whose eyes are like petals of lotus flowers and whose

dance conquers the heart

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16) SHIVA JATADHARI SHIVA JATADHARI HARI HARA BHOLE NAMAH SHIVAY (x2)

***OM NAMAH SHIVAY OM NAMAH SHIVAY HARI HARA BHOLE NAMAH SHIVAY*** (x2)

SHIVA GANGADHARI, RAMESHVARI, JAGESHVARI, BAGESHVARI_, CHANDRAVARI,

NAGAVARI, JYOTISHVARI, SOMASHVARI,etc
Shiva who bears dreadlocks on his head / Sustainer, Transformer, Praise to Shiva, the simple Lord / Shiva who holds the Ganga in his

locks,/ and Rama in his heart / the unified one, / the one who has come to the heart / who carries the moon in his hair,/ a snake around his

neck / and who bears light / and soma / &&&

C B7 C G C e
17) SHIVA SHANKARA SHIVA SHANKARA SHIVA SHANKARA

C e C e

AH AH AH AH
C e C e C B7
MAHADEVA MAHADEVA MAHADEVA

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18) SHIVA MAHESHWARA (x3) GURUDEV
G a G a G a
SHIVA MAHESHWARA SHIVA SHANKARA SHIVA MAHADEVA GURUDEV
a
(KAILASHA VASA MAHADEVA \
G a (x2)
SHRI HAIDYAKHANDI VASA SADASHIVA /
a
TRIBHUVANA PATI SAMBA SADA SHIVA) (2x)
C G C a
SHIVA OM SHIVA OM SHIVA OM SHIVA OM
^ BABA OM BABA OM BABA OM BABA OM

(NAMAH OM, BOLO OM,..)

OM NAMAH SHIVAY (x3) NAMAH OM (x2)&c

O Great Lord Shiva,You are the Divine Guru /

(Version from Haidyakhan for Babaji - Great God, living on Mount Kailash / Eternal Shiva residing in Haidyakhan, /

With Mother Ambe You are the Lord of the Three Worlds )

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19) KAPURA GAURAM KARUNAVATARAM
C d C d

SANSARASHARAM BHUJEGENDRA HARAM
^ SADA VASANTAM HRIDYARAVINDE
BHAVAM BHAVANI SAHITAM NAMAMI
^ MANDARA MALA KALITALA KAYE
KAPALAMALA SHIVA SHANKARAYE
^ VISHVESHVARAYE CHADIGAMBARAYE
NAMAH SHIVAYA OM NAMAH SHIVAYA

White as camphor,compassion incarnate/Essence of the universe,wearing a garland of snakes,/Ever residing in the

lotus of my heart,/To Shiva and the Goddess Mother together I bow /He who is embellishedby a garland of the

Mandara mountains / and a garland of skulls to Shiva Shankar / Lord of the Universe,who is naked / I bow down