Ganesh Gayatri Mantra is a very effective & powerfull mantra with many advantages. The main benefit of Ganesh Gayatri Mantra is that it is already a siddh mantra and one can simply start chanting the mantra. The Ganesh Gayatri Mantra brings success by removing all obstacles, abundance and more opportunities in life. Ganesha Gayatri Mantra is a holy mantra which is chanted repeatedly for the obliteration of obstacles and other problems. Ganesha Gayatri Mantra is a part of the Gayatri Mantra.
In a fight with Guru Parashuram, he threw an axe at Lord Ganesh which was a gift to him by his father. So to honor this gift, Ganesha chose to bear the axe’s blow instead of destroying it. Ganesha thus lost one his tusk, but gained humility and modesty.
“Aum Ekadantaya Viddhamahe, Vakratundaya Dhimahi,
Tanno Danti Prachodayat॥”
Meaning :
Ekadantaya – The one with the single tusked elephant tooth.
Viddhamahe – who is omnipresent.
Vakratundaya – Curved trunk.
Dhimahi – We meditate upon and pray for greater intellect.
Tanno Danti – We bow before the one with the single tusked elephant tooth.
Prachodayat – Illuminate our minds with wisdom.
Full meaning :
“We pray to the one with the single-tusked elephant tooth who is omnipresent. We meditate upon and pray for greater intellect to the Lord with the curved, elephant-shaped trunk. We bow before the one with the single-tusked elephant tooth to illuminate our minds with wisdom.”
Ekadanta referring to one tusk in the elephant face means that God broke the duality and made us to have a complete one-pointed mind.