In looking at various videos of recitations of this mantra, I've found that it's pronounced one of four ways. I'm curious, is there a correct way to pronounce it or is it more of a style choice made by the person saying the mantra?
Om Gam Ganapata(ye) Nama(ha).
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The actual mantra is
ॐ गं गणपतये नमः
which when translated with IAST diacriticals is
oṃ gaṃ gaṇapataye namaḥ
Those dots below the letters matter, so when they get lost in non-diacritical translations, it's a bit of a mess.
The "ṃ" isn't really a letter in the original Sanskrit, but rather a nasal marker called an "anusvara". This takes on a nasal s... See more
ॐ गं गणपतये नमः
which when translated with IAST diacriticals is
oṃ gaṃ gaṇapataye namaḥ
Those dots below the letters matter, so when they get lost in non-diacritical translations, it's a bit of a mess.
The "ṃ" isn't really a letter in the original Sanskrit, but rather a nasal marker called an "anusvara". This takes on a nasal s... See more
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How to pronounce “om gam ganapataye namaha”