108 Names of Ganesha with meaning
In this post, I am sharing 108 names of Ganesha with their meanings. Though it is going to be different this year amidst lockdown, the whole country is in the enthusiasm of Ganesh Utsav. The festival of the Lord of wisdom, Ganesha, is actively celebrated in many states of our country and also outside the country. Lord Ganesha is the most beloved God of Hindus. He is well-known by several names. There are 108 distinct Sanskrit names of Lord Ganesha. According to Hindu mythology, each name has a unique meaning. Let’s know about them.
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Lord Ganesh is described by a human body, with a big belly, broken tooth, elephant’s head, four hands, and riding on a mouse. Lord Ganesha is the son of Lord Shiva and the Goddess Parvati. He is The Lord of Beginnings, intelligence, and knowledge. He is believed to be the remover of the obstacles. So, he is worshipped at the beginning of all special occasions, new work, or business.
Here Are 108 Names Of Lord Ganesha With Meaning
In This Article
1. Avighna
Meaning: Lord Ganesha is also known as Avighna. “A” in Sanskrit means “No” and “Vighna” means obstacles. Avighna means ” The one who removes or takes away all the obstacles”.
2. Amit
Meaning: Lord Ganesha is also known as Amit, which means the Lord who is “unique”.
3. Avaneesh
Meaning: The God of the whole earth or world
4. Akhurath
Meaning: The God who has a mouse as his charioteer.
5. Alampata
Meaning: The God who is endless or eternal
6. Anantachidrupamayam
Meaning: The Lord who is a representation of the boundless knowledge.
7. Buddhipriya
Meaning: Buddhipriya means The Lord who gives knowledge and intelligence.
8. Buddhinath
Meaning: The God who is the lord of knowledge and intelligence.
9. Buddhividhata
Meaning: The Lord who is the creator of gives knowledge and intelligence.
10. Bhalchandra
Meaning: Bhal means “forehead” and Chandra means “the moon”. Bhalchandra means God who has the moon on his forehead.
11. Balganapati
Meaning: Bal means “child” and Ganapati means “Lord Ganesh”. Balganapati means God who is a beloved child.
12. Bhuvanpati
Meaning: Bhuvan means “Universe” and Pati means “the Lord”. Bhuvanpati means the God who is the Lord of the whole Universe.
13. Bheema
Meaning: Bheema means the Lord who is huge and big. ( like Bhim. Bhim is one of the Pandavas, of the epic Mahabharata)
14. Bhupati
Meaning: Bhu means “Earth” and Pati means “the Lord”. Bhupati means the Lord of Earth or the whole world.
15. Chaturbhuj
Meaning: Chatur means “four” and Bhuj means “hands”. Chaturbhuj means the Lord who has four hands.
16. Devadeva
Meaning: Deva means “God”. Devadeva means the God of all Gods.
17. Devavrata
Meaning: Deva means “God” and vrata means “vow”. Devavrata means the God who accepts all vows.
18. Dharmik
Meaning: Dharmik means the Lord who is generous and honorable.
19. Devantakanashakarin
Meaning: Devantaka means “demons” and nashakarin means “destroyer”. Devantakanashakarin means the Lord who is the destroyer of the demons.
20. Devendrashika
Meaning: Devendra means “God” and rashika means “protector”. Devendrashika means the Lord who is the protector of the Gods.
21. Dhoomravarna
Meaning: Dhoomra means “smoke” and varna means “color”. Dhoomravarna means God who is smoke-colored.
22. Durja
Meaning: The God who is unbeatable.
23. Dvaimatura
Meaning: Dvai means “two” and matura means “mother”. Dvaimatura means the Lord who has two mothers. (According to Shiv Purana, Goddess Parvati created a statue of a kid from her body impurities. It was given life after dipping it in the holy waters of River Ganga. So, it is said, that the two mothers of Lord Ganesha are Goddess Parvati and Goddess Ganga.)
24. Ekadanta
Meaning: Eka means “one” and danta means “tooth”, Ekdanta means the God who is having one tooth.
25. Ekaakshara
Meaning: Eka means “one” and Akshara means “syllable”. Ekaakshara means the God who is having a single syllable.
26. Ekadrishta
Meaning: Eka means “one” and drishta means “visibility”. Ekadrishta means the God who is having focused visibility.
27. Eshanputra
Meaning: Eshan means “Lord Shiva” and Putra means “son”. Eshanputra means the Lord who is the son of Lord Shiva.
28. Gadadhara
Meaning: Gada means “mace” and Dhara means “holder”. Gadadhara means the God who holds a mace in his hands as his weapon.
29. Gajakarna
Meaning: Gaja means “elephant” and Karna means “ears”. Gajakarna is the God who has elephant-like ears.
30. Gajanana
Meaning: Gajanana means the God whose face is like an elephant.
31. Gajananeti
Meaning: Gajananeti means the God who looks like an elephant.
32. Gajavakra
Meaning: vakra means ” trunk”. Gajavakra means the God who has a trunk like an elephant.
33. Gajavaktra
Meaning: vaktra means “the one with a curved trunk”. Gajavaktra means the God who has a curved trunk as his mouth kije elephant.
34. Ganadhakshya
Meaning: Gan means ” number “dhakshya means “lord”. Ganadhakshya means the lord of a group of lords.
35. Ganadhyakshina
Meaning: Ganadhyakshina means the chief of all Ganas of Lord.
36. Ganapati
Meaning: The most popular among the 108 names of Ganesha is Ganpati. Ganpati means the king of all Ganas or Gods.
37. Gaurisuta
Meaning: Goddess Parvati is also called Gauri and suta means “child”. Gaurisuta means the God who is the son of Goddess Gauri (Parvati)
38. Gunin
Meaning: Gunin the God who is enriched with good qualities.
39. Haridra
Meaning: The God who is Golden Colored like turmeric.
40. Heramba
Meaning: Heramba means the beloved son of a mother.
41. Kapila
Meaning: The God who is Yellowish-Brown colored.
42. Kaveesha
Meaning: Kaveesha means the God of poets.
43. Kirti
Meaning: Kirti means “fame”. It means the God of glory.
44. Kripalu
Meaning: Kripalu means the merciful God.
45. Krisha Pingaksha
Meaning: Krishna means ” dark complexion” and Pingaksh means “smokey eyes”. Krishna Pingaksh means the God who has a dark complexion and smoky eyes.
46. Kshamakaram
Meaning: Kshamakaram means the Lord who is the noble forgiver.
47. Kshipra
Meaning: Kshipra means the God who is very easy to please.
48. Lambakarna
Meaning: Lamba means ” huge” and Karna means “ears”. Lambakarna means the God who has huge ears.
49. Lambodara
Meaning: odara means “stomach”. Lambodara means the God who has a huge stomach.
50. Mahabala
Meaning: Maha means “great” and Bala means “strength”. Mahabala means the very strong Lord.
51. Mahaganapati
Meaning: Mahaganpati means the ultimate God.
52. Maheshwaram
Meaning: Maha means “great” and eshwaram means “God”. Maheshwaram means the supreme God.
53. Mangalamurti
Meaning: Mangal means “auspicious” and murti means “image or a form”. Mangalamurti means the Auspicious God.
54. Manomay
Meaning: Manomay means the God who conquers hearts.
55. Mrityunjaya
Meaning: Mrityunjaya means the God who is the Conqueror of death
56. Mundakarama
Meaning: Mundakarama is the God who is the home of happiness.
57. Muktidaya
Meaning: Muktidaya means the God who brings eternal joy and calm with him.
58. Musikvahana
Meaning: Musik means ” a mouse” and vahana means “vehicle”. Musikvahana means the God who has a mouse as his vehicle.
59. Nadapratithishta
Meaning: Nadapratithishta means the Lord who loves music.
60. Namasthetu
Meaning: Namasthetu means The God who is the destroyer of all evils and sins.
61. Nandana
Meaning: Nandana means God who is the son of Lord Shiva.
62. Nideeshwaram
Meaning: Nideeshwaram the Lord who is the giver of prosperity.
63. Omkara
Meaning: Omkara means the God who represents Om.
64. Pitambara
Meaning: Pita means “yellow” and ambara means “garments”. Pitambara means God who is dressed in yellow garments.
65. Pramoda
Meaning: Pramoda means God, who is a giver of joy and happiness.
66. Prathameshwara
Meaning: Pratham means ” first” and eshwara means “God”. Prathameshwara means the God who is first amongst all Gods.
67. Purush
Meaning: Purush means God with supreme qualities.
68. Rakta
Meaning: Rakta means the God who has a Red-colored body.
69. Rudrapriya
Meaning: Rudra means ” Lord Shiva” and Priya means “dear”. Rudrapriya means the dear son of Lord Shiva.
70. Sarvadevatman
Meaning: Sarvadeva means “all Gods” and atman means “immortal supreme self”. Sarvadevatman means the God who is supreme of all Gods.
71. Sarvasiddhanta
Meaning: Sarva means “all” and Siddhanta means “wisdom and skills”. Sarvasiddhanta means the God who is a giver of skills and knowledge.
72. Sarvatman
Meaning: Sarvatman means God who is the savior of the whole world.
73. Shambhavi
Meaning: Shambhavi means the wife of Shambhu ( Lord Shiva) i.e Goddess Parvati. Here Shambhavi refers to Lord Ganesha as the son of Shambhavi ( Goddess Parvati)
74. Shashivarnam
Meaning: Shashi means “moon” and varnam means “complexion”. Shashivarnam means the God who has the complexion like a moon.
75. Shoorpakarna
Meaning: Shoorpakarna means the God who has big ears.
76. Shuban
Meaning: Shuban means “auspicious”. Shuban refers to Ganesha as the auspicious Lord.
77. Shubhagunakanan
Meaning: Shubhagunakanan means the Lord of all virtues.
78. Shweta
Meaning: Shweta means “white color”. Shweta refers to Lord Ganesha as the God who is as divine and bright as the white color.
79. Siddhidata
Meaning: Siddhi means “success” and data means “giver”. Siddhidata means the God who is a giver of success.
80. Siddhipriya
Meaning: Siddhipriya means the Lord who is the bestower of fulfillment and achievement.
81. Siddhivinayaka
Meaning: Siddhivinayaka is referred to Lord Ganesha as the giver of success.
82. Skandapurvaja
Meaning: Skanda means “Lord Kartikeya” (elder brother of Lord Ganesha. Purvaja means “elder”. Skandapurvaja means the Lord whose elder brother is Kartikeya.
83. Sumukha
Meaning: Sumukha means God with an auspicious face.
84. Sureshwaram
Meaning: Sureshwaram means the God of all Gods.
85. Swaroop
Meaning: Swaroop means the God who is the admirer of beauty.
86. Tarun
Meaning: Tarun means “youth”. Tarun refers to the ageless God Ganesha.
87. Uddanda
Meaning: Uddanda means the God who punishes the evils and wicked behavior.
88. Umaputra
Meaning: Uma means “Goddess Parvati” and Putra means “son”. Umaputra means God who is the son of Goddess Parvati.
89. Vakratunda
Meaning: Vakra means “curve” and tunda means “trunk”. Vakratunda means God with a curved trunk.
90. Varaganapati
Meaning: Varaganapati means the giver of blessings.
91. Varaprada
Meaning: Varaprada means the God who fulfills all wishes.
92. Varadavinayaka
Meaning: Varadavinayaka means the Lord of success.
93. Veera Ganapati
Meaning: Veera Ganapati means the heroic Lord Ganesha.
94. Vidyavaridhi
Meaning: Vidyavaridhi means the Lord who is the giver of wisdom.
95. Vighnahara
Meaning: Vighna means “obstacles” and hara means “remover”. Vighnahara means the God who removes all the obstacles.
96. Vighnaharta
Meaning: Another most popular name among the 108 names of Ganesha is Vighnaharta. Vighna means “obstacles” and harta means “destroyer”. Vighnahara means the God who destroys all the obstacles.
97. Vighnaraja
Meaning: Vighnaraja means the God of all the obstacles.
98. Vighnarajendra
Meaning: Vighnarajendra means the God who wins over all the obstacles.
99. Vighnavinashanaya
Meaning: Vighnavinashanaya means the God who destroys the obstacles.
100. Vigneshwara
Meaning: Vigneshwara means the God of obstacles.
101. Vikat
Meaning: Vikat means the God whose form is huge and gigantic.
102. Vinayaka
Meaning: Vinayaka means the Supreme Lord Ganesha.
103. Vishwamukha
Meaning: Vishwamukha means the God who is the master of the world.
104. Vishwaraja
Meaning: Vishwaraja means the God who is the master of the world
105. Yagnakaya
Meaning: Yagnakaya means the God who accepts the divine offerings.
106. Yashaskaram
Meaning: Yashaskaram means the God who is the giver of glory and prosperity.
107. Yashvasin
Meaning: Yashvasin means the beloved and popular lord Ganesha.
108. Yogadhipa
Meaning: Yogadipa means the God of meditation.
