Ganesh Vidya Yantra

The Ganesha yantra is drawn based on the teachings of Sri Narada in the ‘Ganesha dvadasanama stotra’. The twelve petal  lotus is symbolic of the heart lotus and the door of this heart lotus is guarded by Ganesha. This is a miraculous yantra and is used for various purposes.

1. Students aspiring to do well in their examinations and studies should make eight copies of this yantra (jyotish – eight copies for each of the 8 chara karaka) and offer them to eight brahmana (priests/teachers) for three consecutive Thursdays along with 21 yellow laddoo (sweets).
2. A spiritual aspirant hoping for siddhi of any mantra should visit a temple of the mantra devta (deity associated with the mantra) and offer this yantra to the deity on the days considered auspicious for the purpose.
3. Spiritual aspirants aiming to achieve perfection in Yoga and shastra should visit a Shiva temple on Monday and offer this yantra at the Shiva Linga.
4. Spiritual aspirants aiming for moksha (emancipation) shoulod offer this yantra on Thursdays at a Vishnu temple.
5. Businessmen should offer this yantra on Wednesdays at a temple to Lakshmi or Ganesha for wealth and success in their business enterprise respectively.

Source: अथ श्रीगणेशस्तोत्र॥
श्रीगणेशाय नमः। नारद उवाच।
atha śrīgaṇeśastotra||
śrīgaṇeśāya namaḥ | nārada uvāca |

प्रणम्य शिरसा देवं गौरीपुत्रं विनायकम्‌।
भक्‍तावासं स्मरेनित्यं आयुःकामार्थसिद्धये॥ १॥
praṇamya śirasā devaṁ gaurīputraṁ vināyakam |
bhaktāvāsaṁ smarenityaṁ āyuḥkāmārthasiddhaye || 1||

प्रथमं वक्रतुण्डं च एकदन्तं द्वितीयकम्‌।
तृतीयं कृष्णपिङ्गाक्षं गजवक्‍त्रं चतुर्थकम्‌॥ २॥
prathamaṁ vakratuṇḍaṁ ca ekadantaṁ dvitīyakam |
tṛtīyaṁ kṛṣṇapiṅgākṣaṁ gajavaktraṁ caturthakam || 2||

लम्बोदरं पञ्‍चमं च षष्ठं विकटमेव च।
सप्‍तमं विघ्‍नराजेन्द्रं धूम्रवर्णं तथाष्टमम्‌॥ ३॥
lambodaraṁ pañcamaṁ ca ṣaṣṭhaṁ vikaṭameva ca |
saptamaṁ vighnarājendraṁ dhūmravarṇaṁ tathāṣṭamam || 3||

नवमं भालचन्द्रं च दशमं तु विनायकम्‌।
एकादशं गणपतिं द्वादशं तु गजाननम्‌॥ ४॥
navamaṁ bhālacandraṁ ca daśamaṁ tu vināyakam |
ekādaśaṁ gaṇapatiṁ dvādaśaṁ tu gajānanam || 4||

द्वादशैतानि नामानि त्रिसंध्यं यः पठेन्नरः।
न च विघ्‍नभयं तस्य सर्वसिद्धिकरः प्रभुः॥ ५॥
dvādaśaitāni nāmāni trisaṁdhyaṁ yaḥ paṭhennaraḥ |
na ca vighnabhayaṁ tasya sarvasiddhikaraḥ prabhuḥ || 5||

विद्यार्थी लभते विद्यां धनार्थी लभते धनम्‌।
पुत्रार्थी लभते पुत्रान्मोक्षार्थी लभते गतिम्‌॥ ६॥
vidyārthī labhate vidyāṁ dhanārthī labhate dhanam |
putrārthī labhate putrānmokṣārthī labhate gatim || 6||

जपेद्गणपतिस्तोत्रं षड्‌भिर्मासैः फलं लभेत्‌।
संवत्सरेण सिद्धिं च लभते नात्र संशयः॥ ७॥
japedgaṇapatistotraṁ ṣaḍbhirmāsaiḥ phalaṁ labhet |
saṁvatsareṇa siddhiṁ ca labhate nātra saṁśayaḥ || 7||

अष्टेभ्यो ब्राह्मणेभ्यश्च लिखित्वा यः समर्पयेत्‌।
तस्य विद्या भवेत्सर्वा गणेशस्य प्रसादतः॥ ८॥
aṣṭebhyo brāhmaṇebhyaśca likhitvā yaḥ samarpayet |
tasya vidyā bhavetsarvā gaṇeśasya prasādataḥ || 8||

॥ इति श्रीनारदपुराणे संकटनाशनं गणेशस्तोत्रं संपूर्णम्‌॥
|| iti śrīnāradapurāṇe saṁkaṭanāśanaṁ gaṇeśastotraṁ saṁpūrṇam||
Translation: Obeisance to Lord Gaṇeśa. Nārada teaches “Those who bow their heads in obeisance to the son of Gourī, Vināyaka who is the refuge protector of his devotees shall attain longevity, fulfillment of all desires and fortune prosperity. Thereafter the great sage takes the twelve most holy names of Sri Gaṇeśa [in the order of the twelve zodiac houses]. He concludes that whosoever repeats these twelve names at dawn, noon and dusk shall always remove every obstacle and trouble in his path to sure success and attain good fortune.
Students desiring knowledge and learning shall attain their wish while those desiring wealth, obtain wealth.
Couples desiring children shall be blessed with progeny while the spiritualists aspiring for mokṣa shall get sad-gati (guru and path to attain salvation).
By continuously reciting this hymn as described, these objects and constant association with Śrī Gaṇeśa is attained in six months. If continued for a year, then without doubt, siddhi (perfection, expertise) is attained. Making eight copies of this hymn [writing on paper using red ink] and distributing to eight learned people (brāhmaṇa) brings wisdom and great knowledge.

Badhak damana mantras

The mantras associated with the Ganesha Yantra have been taught in Mantra Mahodadhih of Mahidhara. The damana (supression) bija (phoneme) is suffixed to these twelve names of Ganesha to obtain the badhak damana mantras. These mantras remove all obstacles and ensure that the work is completed successfully.