11. 21 Names of Ganesha

The twenty one names of Ganesh

During a pûjâ, offerings of flowers and rice accompany the 21 Ganesh names (eka vishanti nama) as follow :

1.         Vighnarâja : “The King of obstacles”

2.         Gajânana : “The Lord who has an elephant face”

3.         Lambodara : “The Lord with a prominent belly”

4.         Shivatmaja (son of Shiva)

5.         Vakratunda : “The Lord with a twisted trunk”

6.         Supakarna

7.         Ganeshvara : “The Lord of the Gana”

8.         Vighnanashin : “The Destroyer of Obstacles”

9.         Vikata : “The Misshapen”

10.       Vamana : “The Dwarf”

11.       Sarvadeva

12.       Sarvadukhavinâshi

13.       Vighnarhartr : “The Lord who cancels the obstacles”

14.       Dhûmrâja

15.       Sarvadevâdhideva

16.       Ekadanta : “The Lord who has only one tusk”

17.       Krishnapingala : “The blue and dark Lord”

18.       Bhâlachandra : “The Lord who carries the crescent of moon on his head”

19.       Gananâtha : “The supreme Chief of the Gana”

20.       Shankarasunav : “The son of Shankara”

21.       Anangapujita : “The formless Lord”