Deity

Ganesha

गणेशGaṇeśa

Also called Ganesh, Ganpati

verses
5,569
books
25
chapters
955
Child of
Shiva, Parvati
Forms
Vakratunda, Ekadanta, Gajanana, Lambodara, Vikata, Vighnaraja, Dhumravarna

What the texts say

In the Ganapati Upanishad, Ganesha is addressed as the living Truth, the creator, sustainer and dissolver of all that exists. Ganapati Upanishad 1 The same Upanishad pictures him single-tusked, vast-bellied and riding a mouse. Ganapati Upanishad 13 The Shiva Purana tells that the goddess Parvati brought forth a son named Ganesha, and that she stationed him at her doorway with a staff as guardian. Shiva Purana 2.4.2.23, 2.4.13.28 In the same Purana, the god Brahma says accounts of Ganesha's birth differ between aeons, and in one an elephant-faced form was assembled for him after his head was severed. Shiva Purana 2.4.13.5 The Purana also advises worshipping Ganesha, the Lord who governs obstacles, at the beginning of every undertaking. Shiva Purana 1.18.99 In the Mahabharata, the sage Vyasa remembers Ganesha before composing the epic, and Ganesha appears the moment he is remembered. Mahabharata (Gita Press) 1.1.75

Where to read

Every verse that names Ganesha, book by book.

  1. Mudgala Purana

    4,233 verses · 404 chapters

    All 4,233 verses in the Mudgala Purana
    • 4.6.2

      Sinabi ni Vashistha: Mula kay Bharadwaja ay isinilang sa lupa ang matalinong si Bhauma. Sinamba niya ang Vighnapa gamit ang mantra na 'Gananan tva'.

    • 8.37.11

      Sinabi ni Vibhanda: Kung ako ay anyo ni Ganesha, kung gayon ay walang dualidad doon. O Muni, nasaan ang kaligayahan ng kalagayang walang sandigan?

    • 5.29.1

      Sinabi ni Mudgala: Pakinggan ang isa pang kadakilaan ng Durva na nagbibigay ng kaligayahan, kung saan ang may mukhang elepante (Ganesha) ay nasiyahan.

  2. Skanda Purana

    409 verses · 147 chapters

    All 409 verses in the Skanda Purana
    • 3.2.12.2

      Sa silangan ay iniluklok ang Panginoong Dharmeśvara; sa timog, si Gaṇādhipa (Gaṇeśa); sa kanluran, si Bhānu (ang Araw); at sa hilaga, si Svayaṃbhu (ang Sariling-Isinilang).

    • 1.1.10.7

      Wika ni Lomaśa: Nang ang mga diyos na nananahan sa loob ng sansinukob ay nalaganap ng apoy ng lason—sina Viṣṇu, Brahmā, at ang mga tagapagbantay ng daigdig kasama si Indra—noon ay ipinaalam kay Śambhu ng dakilang-loob na si Heraṃba…

    • 6.1.142.1

      Wika ni Sūta: “Bukod pa riyan, naroon din ang banal na tatluhang dambana ni Gaṇapati, puspos ng kabanalan at gantimpalang-bisa—nagkakaloob ng langit, nagbibigay ng ginhawa sa buhay-tao, at pumapawi rin sa pagbagsak sa impiyerno.”

  3. Shiva Purana

    190 verses · 63 chapters

    All 190 verses in the Shiva Purana
    • 2.4.14.4

      Sinabi ni Gaṇeśa: “Sino kayo, at saan kayo nagmula—ang mga kagandahang ito sa inyo? Lumayo kayo! Sa anong dahilan kayo nakatayo rito bilang mga kalaban?”

    • 2.4.15.3

      Sinabi ni Gaṇeśa: “Magsilapit ang lahat ng gaṇa—mga tagapag-ingat ng utos ni Śiva. Ako’y nag-iisa at bata pa, ngunit ako man ay tagapag-ingat ng utos ni Śiva.”

    • 2.4.18.56

      O Gaṇeśa, Panginoon ng mga Gaṇa ni Śiva—sinumang araw-araw na sumasamba sa iyo nang may pananampalataya, ayon sa sariling kakayahan, ay makakamtan ang bunga ng lahat ng matuwid na hangarin.

  4. Padma Purana

    147 verses · 55 chapters

    All 147 verses in the Padma Purana
    • 1.65.1

      Sinabi ni Vyāsa: Sinumang sumasamba kay Gaṇādhipa (Gaṇeśa) sa lahat ng ritong Nāndīmukha—nagiging masunurin sa kanya ang lahat, at ang kanyang kabutihang-loob ay di-napaparam.

    • 1.63.4

      Sinabi ni Vyāsa: Dapat munang sambahin si Gaṇeśa sa simula, upang maalis ang mga hadlang. Sa gayon, nakakamtan ang katayuang Vināyaka—gaya niya, ang anak ni Gaurī.

    • 1.64.1

      Sinabi ni Vyāsa: Muli kong ipahahayag ang isa pang himno—yaong para kay Gaṇādhipa (Gaṇeśa)—dalisay at banal, na nagdudulot ng lahat ng tagumpay at nagbibigay ng bawat minimithing bunga.

Also named in

Key chapters

The chapters where Ganesha matters most.

  1. Chandra Darshana Dosha Harana Charita Varnanam

    Mudgala Purana 4.6 · 56 verses

  2. Gaṇeśa and Śiva’s Gaṇas

    Shiva Purana 2.4.14 · 11 verses

  3. Cāturmāsyamāhātmye vibhāṇḍavratopadeśavarṇaṇaṃ nāma saptatriṃśo'dhyāyaḥ

    Mudgala Purana 8.37 · 36 verses

  4. The Glory of Durva Grass and the Devotion of Sage Trishira

    Mudgala Purana 5.29 · 33 verses

  5. The Story of Ramachandra

    Mudgala Purana 3.26 · 31 verses

  6. Mayuresha Charita Varnanam

    Mudgala Purana 6.43 · 29 verses

  7. Gaṇeśa’s Origin and Installation in Dharmāraṇya

    Skanda Purana 3.2.12 · 29 verses

  8. The Manifestation of Mayuresha, Assignment of Cosmic Duties, and the Glory of Mayuresha Kshetra

    Mudgala Purana 6.31 · 27 verses

  9. Ahankarasurajnanopadesho: Instruction of Knowledge to the Demon Ahankara

    Mudgala Purana 8.6 · 27 verses

  10. Parvati Ganesha Charita: Nandi's Realization and Penance

    Mudgala Purana 8.11 · 26 verses

Key episodes

  1. Ganesha Writes the Mahabharata as Vyasa Dictates

    Mahabharata (Gita Press) 1.1

  2. The Birth of Ganesha and His Elephant Head

    Shiva Purana 2.4.13-2.4.18

  3. Ganesha and Kartikeya Race Around the World

    Shiva Purana 2.4.19-2.4.20

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