Sri Maha Ganesha Pancharatnam (ŚRĪ MAHĀ GAṆEŚA PAÑCA RATNAM) is a shloka composed by Sri Adi Sankara Baghavadh Pada in the 8th century. It addresses Lord Ganesha or Lord Ganapathi. Lord Ganesha is one of the six Gods worshiped and popularized by Adi Shankaracharya; the other five include Vishnu, Shiva, Shakti, Kartikeya (alias skanda) and Surya.