Tara in Hinduism
author: Bikas Kumar Bhattacharya
edition: 2003, Eastern Book Linkers
pages: 414
ISBN-10: 8178540215
Topic: Hinduism
Textual Interpretations - Ganesa
This page describes Ganesa from pages 198-199 in the book: Tara in Hinduism by Bikas Kumar Bhattacharya. This book represents a study of the Goddess Tara (तारा, ) and collects various standpoints regarding her cult from both Buddhist and Brahmanical sources. This page contains an online preview of the full text and summarizes technical terms. It is part of the series “Textual Interpretations�.
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You can look up the meaning of the phrase “Ganesa� according to 154 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 गत� राजन� प्रद्युम्न� स्�-सुते तद� गणेश-पूजन� यत्र पूजयाम� 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—o 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
Shiva Purana [by J. L. Shastri]
The happiness that Ganesha derived by virtue of this marriage, O sage, cannot be adequately described. 7. After some time, the noble Ganesha begot two sons, one each of his wives. They were endowed with divine features. 8. The son Kshema was born to Siddhi. The highly brilliant son Labha was born to Buddhi. 9. While Ganesha was enjoying the inconceivable happiness, the second son returned after circumambulating the earth. 10. Thereupon he was addressed by Narada, the great soul....
Read full contents: Chapter 20 - The celebration of Ganesha’s marriage
Ganesha Purana (abridged) [by Gregory Baily]
For the wicked, simply by hearing this Purana, slightly bad, grossly bad, or vast, though these karmas may be acquired over many years, they are destroyed immediately because of Ganesha s blessings. Ganesha is imperishable, immeasurable, without material qualities, and without a material form. He cannot be understood just by speaking about Him or through the mind. His form is comprised of pure consciousness. Brahma, Shiva and the demigods cannot fathom the nature of his real appearance....
Read full contents: Chapter 9 - Instruction to the King
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