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Podcast: Mantra, Kirtan and Stotra: Sanskrit Chants
Episode: Om Gam Ganapataye Namaha with new yoga instructors from Bochum
Description: Om Gam Ganapataye Namaha
Avahana mantras begin with “Om Gam Ganapataye Namah” and are invocation mantras. Avahana mantras are used to invoke certain aspects of God before doing something. Avahana is, for example, an important part of puja, the Hindu ritual of worshiping gods, or religious rituals in general. However, Avahana mantras are also part of everything one can do in yoga. And it is good practice to invoke divine energy before starting anything.
The chanted text
Om Gam Ganapataye Namaha
Spiritual translation Om Gam Ganapataye Namaha
Oh Ganesha, remo...