Deity

Mahodara

महोदर

verses
141
book
1
chapters
52

What the texts say

In the Mudgala Purana, a listener asks about the greatness of Mahodara, what kind of Ganesha he is, and how many incarnations he has. Mudgala Purana 3.1.3 The text explains that Ganesha resides in the belly of the two souls of the universe, and so that Great Soul is known as Mahodara, Great Belly. Mudgala Purana 3.9.41 A hymn salutes Mahodara as full of the universe, one who has entered its belly and gives pure knowledge. Mudgala Purana 3.11.22 Other verses salute him as marked by the noose and goad, three-eyed, with the mouse as his banner and vehicle. Mudgala Purana 3.11.18, 3.37.12 There, Moha, a lord of the Daityas, bows to Mahodara, worships him with devotion and praises him with folded hands. Mudgala Purana 3.10.22, 3.10.23 After Mohasura is pacified, the lords of the gods and the sages also worship Mahodara. Mudgala Purana 3.11.1

Where to read

Every verse that names Mahodara, book by book.

  1. Mudgala Purana

    141 verses · 52 chapters

    All 141 verses in the Mudgala Purana
    • 3.11.1

      ラヴィは言った。モハースラが鎮められた後、神々の主たちは聖仙たちと共にマホーダラを礼拝した。

    • 3.10.2

      独り静かに留まり、その悪魔はガネーシャへの瞑想に専念しました。マホーダラの偉大さを知り、彼の心は喜びに満たされました。

    • 3.8.26

      聖仙たちは言った。マホーダラの姿を持つガナの主に礼拝いたします。身寄りのない者の主であり、万物の主であるあなたに、幾度も礼拝いたします。

Key chapters

The chapters where Mahodara matters most.

  1. Mahodara Antardhana: The Disappearance of Mahodara

    Mudgala Purana 3.11 · 27 verses

  2. The Pacification of Mohasura

    Mudgala Purana 3.10 · 14 verses

  3. Devarshi Varapradanam: The Manifestation of Mahodara

    Mudgala Purana 3.8 · 5 verses

  4. Description of Granting the Boon to Mahalakshmi

    Mudgala Purana 3.43 · 4 verses