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

      సూర్యుడు పలికెను: మోహాసురుడు శాంతించిన తరువాత, దేవతలు మరియు మునులు కలిసి మహోదరుని పూజించారు।

    • 3.10.2

      ఏకాంతమున కూర్చున్న ఆ దైత్యుడు గణేశుని ధ్యానమునందు నిమగ్నమయ్యాడు. మహోదరుని మాహాత్మ్యమును తెలుసుకొని మనస్సులో సంతోషించాడు.

    • 3.8.26

      దేవఋషులు పలికిరి - గణనాథుడవు, మహోదర స్వరూపుడవైన నీకు నమస్కారము. అనాథలకు నాథుడవు, సర్వమునకు ప్రభువైన నీకు పునః పునః నమస్కారములు.

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