Deity

象头神

गणेशGaṇeśa

Also called Ganesh, Ganpati

verses
5,569
books
25
chapters
955
Child of
湿婆, 雪山神女
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 象头神, book by book.

  1. Mudgala Purana

    4,233 verses · 404 chapters

    All 4,233 verses in the Mudgala Purana
    • 4.6.2

      极裕仙人说：生于大地的婆罗堕遮之子、大智者忙伽罗（火星），曾用“众生之主啊……”（Gananantva）咒语礼拜毗格那帕（除障主）。

    • 8.37.11

      毗般陀说：如果我具有迦内什（Ganesha）的形式，那么就不存在二元性。哦，圣者，无所依（Niralamba）状态的喜悦在哪里显现？

    • 5.29.1

      5.29 特里希拉萨事迹描述第二十九章。顶礼室利甘内舍。穆德加拉说：请听另一个杜尔瓦的伟大之处，它赐予自身安乐，象面主因此而心满意足。

  2. Skanda Purana

    409 verses · 147 chapters

    All 409 verses in the Skanda Purana
    • 3.2.12.2

      东方安置了达摩主Dharmeśvara；南方为群主Gaṇādhipa（伽内沙Gaṇeśa）；西方为婆奴Bhānu（太阳）；北方则为自生者Svayaṃbhu。

    • 1.1.10.7

      罗摩沙说道：当居于宇宙卵之中的诸天被毒火遍满之时——毗湿奴、梵天以及诸方护世者并同帝释天——那时，大心的赫然婆（伽内沙）便将此事禀告于商婆。

    • 6.1.142.1

      苏多说道：“此外，在那里还有一组神圣的三处甘那帕提（象头神）祠宇，功德清净；能赐天界之乐，赐人间福祉，并且亦能灭除堕入地狱之厄。”

  3. Shiva Purana

    190 verses · 63 chapters

    All 190 verses in the Shiva Purana
    • 2.4.14.4

      伽内沙说道：“你们是谁，从何处而来——你们之中竟有这般俊美者？速速远去！为何站在此处，作我等之敌？”

    • 2.4.15.3

      伽内沙说道：“愿一切伽那前来——守护湿婆圣命者。我虽独自一人，且仍是孩童，但我亦是守护湿婆圣命者。”

    • 2.4.18.56

      噢伽内沙，湿婆之众（伽那）之主——凡每日以信心随己力而修供养者，必得一切正当所愿之果。

  4. Padma Purana

    147 verses · 55 chapters

    All 147 verses in the Padma Purana
    • 1.65.1

      毗耶娑说：凡于一切那难提穆迦（Nāndīmukha）仪轨中礼敬群主伽那提婆（象头神伽内沙）者，万事皆顺从于他，其功德亦成不坏。

    • 1.63.4

      毗耶娑说：在此起首当先礼敬伽内沙，为除诸障碍。如此便得“毗那耶迦”之位，正如他——高丽之子——本然如是。

    • 1.64.1

      毗耶娑曰：我将再宣说另一首赞颂——献给众群之主（Gaṇādhipa，伽内沙）——清净而神圣，成就一切悉地，赐予诸愿之果。

Also named in

Key chapters

The chapters where 象头神 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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