A Concise Encyclopaedia of Hinduism
author: Swami Harshananda
edition: 2008, Ramakrishna Math
pages: 2084
ISBN-13: 9788179070574
Topic: Hinduism
Encyclopaedia of Hinduism - Ganesa
This page describes Ganesa which is located on page 611 of the first volume in the book: A Concise Encyclopaedia of Hinduism by Swami Harshananda. This book, known as “a concise encyclopaedia of hinduism”, includes a vast amount of topics covering general aspects on Hinduism, but also contains important aspects regarding Buddhism, Jainism and Sikhism This page contains an online preview of the full text and summarizes technical terms, as well as information if you want to buy this book.
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You can look up the meaning of the phrase “Ganesa” according to 93 books dealing with Hinduism. The following list shows a short preview of potential definitions.
Garga Samhita (English) [by Danavir Goswami]
Sanskrit text, transliteration and word-by-word meaning: अनिर्दशे गते राजन् प्रद्युम्ने स्व-सुते तदा गणेश-पूजनं यत्र पूजयाम् आस रुक्मिणी anirdashe gate rajan pradyumne sva-sute tada ganesha-pujanam yatra pujayam asa rukmini anirdashe—at infant not ten days old; gate—attained; rajan—O king; pradyumne—Pradyumna; sva-sute—her son; tada—then; ganesha—of Ganesha; pujanam—worship; yatra—where; pujayam asa—worshiped; rukmini—Rukmini When her son Pradyumna was an infant not ten days old Rukmini worshiped Ganesha...
Read full contents: Verse 6.19.22
Śrī Kṛṣṇa-vijaya [by Shri Gunaraja Khan]
" Text 3 brahma maheshwara banda srishtira sahay ganapati pranamaha bighna-hara tay brahma-to Brahma; maheshwara-Shiva; banda-I bow; srishtira-of creation; sahay-help; ganapati-to Ganesa; pranamaha-I bow; bighna-hara-who removes obstacles; tay-to him. I offer my respectful obeisances to Brahma and Shiva who help in the creation of the material world, and to Ganesha, who removes obstacles....
Read full contents: Chapter 1 - Invoking Auspiciousness
Cidgaganacandrika (study) [by S. Mahalakshmi]
She as the lustre of the fullmoon proceeds to create the empirical world by the first tide, in the form of her progeny Ganesha, with a trunk and tusk. Ganesha is the Controller of the organs of activity Karmendriyas as well as the organs of knowledge Jnanendriyas. He is empowered with Kriya and Jnana Shaktis for effecting the cycle of creation. The trunk of Ganesha represents the prime seed letter k which paves the way for subsequent Shabdasrishti (creation of the prime sound)....
Read full contents: Verse 1 [Invocation to Lord Ganesha]
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