Loving Ganesha
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Publisher: Himalayan Academy Publications
Published:
Total Pages: 600
ISBN-13: 9781934145173
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Tantric Forms of Gaṇeśa According to the Vidyārṇavatantra
Author: Gudrun Bühnemann
Publisher:
Published: 2008
Total Pages: 164
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAlthough the number of publications dealing with Ganesa is not insignificant, few take original Sanskrit texts into consideration. The Tantric aspects of the deity have certainly been studied too little. This book contributes to our knowledge of this less familiar side of Ganesa. It describes his forms according to the Vidyarnavatantra, a large compilation on mantrasastra attributed to Vidyaranya Yati and compiled around the seventeenth century. This text gives the iconographic peculiarities, mantras, and yantras of fourteen forms of Ganesa as well as instructions for the ritual application of the mantras.
Gaṇeśapurāṇa
Author: Greg Bailey
Publisher: Otto Harrassowitz Verlag
Published: 1995
Total Pages: 720
ISBN-13: 9783447054720
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book offers a translation of the seven thousand verses of the second book of the medieval Hindu text, the Ganesa Purana, one of two Puranas dedicated to the important elephant-headed god. In this book the reader is given many narratives about Ganesas ascent to earth in order to kill demonic figures who threaten to overthrow the correct world order. In addition, these narratives contain myths about Ganesa's birth and family as well as some extended and quite humorous myths about ideal devotees of the god.The translation is preceded by a long introduction offering a geographical and historical context for the GanesaPurana. Following the translation are very extensive notes which bring our points of philological interest, but focus mainly on the literary structure of the text and the methods used to present the many myths and narratives in a coherent and fully integrated manner.
99 Thoughts on Ganesha
Author: Devdutt Pattanaik
Publisher: Jaico Publishing House
Published: 2015-01-27
Total Pages: 235
ISBN-13: 8184951523
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn the game of cricket, having scored 99 runs, when a batsman stands poised on the threshold of that much coveted century, he experiences the moment that is best associated with Ganesha. Fear and uncertainty envelope him; between him and his achievement stand hurdles, both real and imaginary: a possible spin from the bowler can overwhelm him, his own anxiety can paralyze him, cheering fans can distract him. He needs divine intervention then. He needs to focus, get rid of all hurdles, perform, get the final run, and achieve what he so longs for. In other words, he needs to think of Ganapati. This book brings together 99 meditations to better understand the stories, symbols and rituals of that adorable elephantheaded Hindu god who removes hurdles and brings prosperity and peace. Known variously as Ganapati, Gajanana, Vinayaka or Pillayar, he can help all of us score a century in the game called life.
Ganesh
Author: Robert L. Brown
Publisher: State University of New York Press
Published: 1991-08-06
Total Pages: 374
ISBN-13: 0791497755
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book examines the complete Ganesh for the first time. Here is the God in his multiple forms from the different geographical areas in Asia. Particularly important are chapters that deal with his Buddhist and Tantric forms. The controversial question of his origins is also thoroughly discussed.
Ganapati
Author: John A. Grimes
Publisher: SUNY Press
Published: 1995-01-01
Total Pages: 258
ISBN-13: 9780791424391
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book presents a wide range of information about Ganapati or Ganesh, the Hindu Lord of Beginnings, the Remover of Obstacles, the Keeper of the Threshold, and the Master of the Mind. He is elephant-headed, plump, and loveable, but who is he really?
Ganesha Sahasranama - Thousand Names of Ganesha
Author: Koushik K
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Published: 2019-10-10
Total Pages: 576
ISBN-13: 9781730785351
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe hymn Ganesha sahasranama is found in the Ganesha purāna. It is taught to lord Shiva by lord Ganesha himself. The story is given in detail in poorvapeethika that when lord Shiva wanted to destroy the tripurāsura - the demon king with three flying cities, but could not succeed even after enormous efforts, lord Shiva meditated on Ganesha. Then Ganesa appeared before Shiva in his five faced form (panchamukha Ganesha) and initiated lord Shiva with this hymn. This thousand name hymn of ganesha ( ganesha sahasranama ) is one among the powerful hymns on lord Ganesha and it has great importance in the Gānāpatya tradition.Bhāskara rāya mākhin a great shākta scholar and devotee of the mother goddess, a scholar in Vedas, purānas and mantra shāstras had written a wonderful commentary on the hymn. The commentary is called khadyota (that which enlightens the sky) It is named so as it puts light on the deeper meanings of the names of this thousand names hymn (sahasranāma stotra) I have explained every name of this thousand names hymn based on the khadyota commentary and I have also quoted shlokas from the Vedas, purānas and tantras.Some names of the sahasranāma refer to various forms and incarnations of lord Ganesha. I have quoted the dhyāna shloka (verses describing forms of ganesha to be meditated on) of those forms from the tantra and āgama shāstras and also explained their meanings.The sahasranamavali (list of names from the sahasranama) starting with one and ending with namah (salutation) is also given for the perpose of chanting. the book has two indexes first index containing index of all names in the order in which it occurs in the hymn and the second index is alphabetical.
Ganesha
Author: Manuela Dunn Mascetti
Publisher: Chronicle Books
Published: 2000-07
Total Pages: 96
ISBN-13: 9780811826815
DOWNLOAD EBOOKNew job, new city, new love? Ganesha: Remover of Obstacles makes an exquisite gift for anyone on the brink of change. Following in the successful path of The Buddha Box (over 25,000 copies sold) comes this popular elephant-faced god of Hinduism. The book, which slides into the box to make an elegant backdrop for the statue of the loving elephant god, is filled with tales of Ganesha's creation and powers as a protector. Illustrated with thirty serene color images, the book also includes examples of mantras, prayers, sacred symbols, and songs for all manner of Karmic tangles, as well as instructions on how to create a home or office puja for making offerings to the benevolent god. A handsome mini-shrine for prayer and meditation practices and an ideal travel companion, Ganesha: Remover of Obstacles will enchant anyone interested in Indian mythology or Hindu religion.
Goddess Vināyakī, the Female Gaṇeśa
Author: Prithvi Kumar Agrawala
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Published: 1978
Total Pages: 72
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKStudy on the female form of Gaṇeśa, Hindu diety, with special reference to Sanskrit sacred literature and Hindu sculptural findings.
Sri Ganesha
Author: T.K.Jagannathan
Publisher: Pustak Mahal
Published: 2009-08-20
Total Pages: 163
ISBN-13: 8122310540
DOWNLOAD EBOOKSri Ganesha presents Pãrvatiputra Ganpati Gajãnan in all hue and colour magnificently and magestically, as it deals with all the aspects of the most revered God of the Hindus, who start every Puja or Ritual with the invocation to Lord Ganesha. Sri Ganesha gives not only 108 mantras for meditation on and through this Vighnahurtã God but also discusses in detail his 32 forms and the symbolical significance and meaning of everything attached to and associated with the Mangalkartã, Siddhidãtã, Vinãyak Sri Ganesha.
