ॐ गं गणपतये नमःOm Gan Ganapataye Namah

Meaning

Om, gam — salutations to Ganapati (Ganesha), remover of obstacles.

Practice details

About this mantra

A short seed mantra addressed to Ganesha, built on the syllable gam and closing with the salutation namah. It is chanted before study, worship or any new undertaking to clear obstacles from the path, and is repeated in japa, commonly on a mala of one hundred and eight beads.