Deity

Dhumravarna

धूम्रवर्णDhūmravarṇa

verses
136
book
1
chapters
27
A form of
गणेशः

What the texts say

In the Mudgala Purana, Dhumravarna is the smoke-coloured form of Ganesha, the lord of obstacles, and the gods and sages praise him as the Lord of Ganas. Mudgala Purana 8.10.29, 8.4.33 The text calls this incarnation the destroyer of Abhimanasura, the demon of pride, and says he rides a mouse and is the soul of Shiva. Mudgala Purana 1.20.12 In the eighth section of the Mudgala Purana, the demons are said to be destroyed everywhere by the nooses of Dhumravarna. Mudgala Purana 8.5.33 A hymn there honours Dhumravarna as the Lord of All, who plays by his own will and is both with attributes and beyond attributes. Mudgala Purana 8.8.6 The Mudgala Purana names this incarnation of Ganesha as the bestower of worldly enjoyment and liberation. Mudgala Purana 8.12.45

Where to read

Every verse that names Dhumravarna, book by book.

  1. Mudgala Purana

    136 verses · 27 chapters

    All 136 verses in the Mudgala Purana
    • 8.8.2

      ततस्ते धूम्रवर्णं वै पुपूजुर्भक्तिसंयुताः । पुनः प्रणम्य तं सर्वे तुष्टुवुः करसम्पुटाः ॥

    • 8.5.3

      धूम्रवर्णः स्वयं साक्षाद्रात्रौ स्वप्ने द्विजोत्तमाः । जगाम दैत्यनाथस्य भयदः सर्वभावतः

    • 8.16.5

      नमस्ते धूम्रवर्णाय नानाखेलकराय च । अमेयशक्तये तुभ्यं मायिने धर्मरक्षिणे ॥

Key chapters

The chapters where Dhumravarna matters most.

  1. The Conclusion of the Dhumravarna Avatar

    Mudgala Purana 8.8 · 30 verses

  2. Dhumravarna-Kali-Nirjaya-Varnanam: The Defeat of Kali

    Mudgala Purana 8.16 · 10 verses

  3. The Defeat of Ahamkara

    Mudgala Purana 8.5 · 10 verses

  4. Ahankara Shanti Rupa Varnanam

    Mudgala Purana 8.7 · 8 verses

  5. Devamunivarapradanam: The Bestowal of Boons to the Devas and Sages

    Mudgala Purana 8.4 · 5 verses

  6. Purana Samapti Varnanam

    Mudgala Purana 9.41 · 3 verses