Twelve names each for a small, unhurried moment of remembrance.
These are the traditional twelve-name recitation sequences celebrated in the companion videos below: the Sankata Nashana Stotram names of Ganesha and the Hanuman Dvadasha Nama. Pronounce them in the way most natural to your practice.
श्री गणेश · Ganesha
12 names
01वक्रतुण्डVakratundaHe of the curved trunk.02एकदन्तEkadantaThe one-tusked one.03कृष्णपिङ्गाक्षKṛṣṇapiṅgākṣaHe of dark, tawny eyes.04गजवक्त्रGajavaktraThe elephant-faced one.05लम्बोदरLambodaraHe of the gracious, ample belly.06विकटVikaṭaThe formidable and extraordinary one.07विघ्नराजVighnarājaKing over obstacles.08धूम्रवर्णDhūmravarṇaHe of the smoke-coloured form.09भालचन्द्रBhālacandraHe who bears the moon upon his brow.10विनायकVināyakaThe peerless guide and leader.11गणपतिGaṇapatiLeader and protector of the gaṇas.12गजाननGajānanaThe elephant-faced one.
श्री हनुमान · Hanuman Ji
12 names
01हनुमानHanumānThe revered hero of unwavering devotion.02अञ्जनीसूनुAñjanīsūnuSon of Añjanā.03वायुपुत्रVāyuputraSon of Vāyu, the wind-god.04महाबलMahābalaHe of immense strength.05रामेष्टRāmeṣṭaThe beloved of Rāma.06फाल्गुनसखPhālgunasakhaFriend of Phālguna, Arjuna.07पिङ्गाक्षPiṅgākṣaHe of tawny eyes.08अमितविक्रमAmitavikramaHe of immeasurable valour.09उदधिक्रमणUdadhikramaṇaThe crosser of the ocean.10सीताशोकविनाशनSītāśokavināśanaThe destroyer of Sītā’s sorrow.11लक्ष्मणप्राणदाताLakṣmaṇaprāṇadātāRestorer of Lakṣmaṇa’s life-breath.12दशग्रीवदर्पहाDaśagrīvadarpahāDestroyer of Daśagrīva’s pride.