Ganapati: Song of the SelfGanapati is the Hindu Lord of Beginnings, the Keeper of the Threshold, the Remover of Obstacles, Master of the Mind, Son of Siva, Elephant-headed, plump, and loveable. This book offers a wide range of information about Ganapati gathered from such diverse sources as hymns, poems, myths, shrines, practices, and theologies. It considers Ganapati's complexity: his transcendence of sectarian and territorial limits, his delayed but dramatic development into the religious pantheon, his paradoxical mythology, and his physical manifestation, an elephant's head on a human body. Ganapati: Song of the Self fosters an understanding from within a tradition. It presents a positive interpretation of the material and encourages an inner quest for spiritual truth. |
Contents
IV | 1 |
V | 5 |
VI | 13 |
VII | 14 |
VIII | 17 |
IX | 21 |
X | 22 |
XI | 25 |
XLI | 100 |
XLII | 105 |
XLIII | 110 |
XLIV | 112 |
XLV | 115 |
XLVI | 116 |
XLVII | 117 |
XLVIII | 118 |
XII | 27 |
XIV | 30 |
XVI | 31 |
XVII | 32 |
XVIII | 33 |
XIX | 37 |
XX | 38 |
XXI | 51 |
XXII | 55 |
XXIV | 63 |
XXV | 64 |
XXVI | 68 |
XXVII | 75 |
XXVIII | 77 |
XXIX | 83 |
XXX | 84 |
XXXI | 85 |
XXXIV | 91 |
XXXV | 92 |
XXXVI | 93 |
XXXVII | 94 |
XXXVIII | 97 |
XL | 99 |
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Common terms and phrases
Agni amukadevatābhyo appeared asta vināyaka Author's condensed avatāra Avvaiyar Ballāļa beginning blessings bliss body boon born Brahmā Brahman Brahmanaspati Bṛhaspati cakra cave chanting child condensed and paraphrased consciousness cosmic Courtright darśana deity demon desire devas devotees Divine Ekadanta elephant elephant's head embodiment Gajānana Gana Ganapati Ganapati/Ganesa Gaņeśa gāyatrī gods Guru heart human incarnation individual Indra invoke jambū fruits Kailāsa kāma khanda known Kubera Lambodara Lenyadri linga Lord Ganapati Lord Ganesa Lord Śiva lotus Mahābhārata mahāvākya manifestation mantra māyā meaning meditate mind mouse mūrti namaḥ name and form nonduality one's oneself paraphrased version Pārvatī performed physical pūjā Purāņic story Rāvana refers remover of obstacles Rg Veda ritual rși sacred sacrifice sage śakti samarpayāmi Sanskrit says Siddhatek Siddhi Skanda Purāņa song space spiritual Śrī symbol Taittirīya tat tvam tat tvam asi temple thought three worlds truth tusk universe Upaniṣad Vakratunda Varada Vedic Vināyaka Visnu wisdom word worshipped Ganesa Yajur Veda