Ganapati
Subtitle: song of the self
By: John A. Grimes.
Series: SUNY series in religious studies
Publisher: State University of New York Press
Published: 1995
Place of publication: Albany
Language: eng
Number of pages: 231
Subjects: Gaṇeśa (Hindu deity)
Description: Ganapati 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 lovable. 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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [219]-224) and index.
Table of contents: title: Preface
pagenum: xiii; title: Acknowledgments
pagenum: xix; title: Scheme of Transliteration
pagenum: xxi; label: 1
title: Introduction
pagenum: 1; title: From the Formless to Form
pagenum: 1; title: Mythmaker, Oathbreaker
pagenum: 5; label: 2
title: In the Beginning...
pagenum: 13; title: Śrī Girijātmaja of Lenyadri
pagenum: 13; title: Origins
pagenum: 14; title: The Search Begins
pagenum: 17; title: Śrī Ganapati Atharvaśīrsa
pagenum: 21; title: Peace Invocation
pagenum: 22; title: The Eight-Syllabled Ganeśa Mantra
pagenum: 25; title: The Ganeśa Gayatri
pagenum: 27; title: Ganeśa's Form
pagenum: 30; title: The Eight Names of Ganeśa
pagenum: 30; title: The Results
pagenum: 31; title: Peace Chant
pagenum: 32; title: Translation of the Śrī Ganapati Atharvaśīrsa
pagenum: 33; label: 3
title: Naming is a Very Serious Business
pagenum: 37; title: Śrī Mayureśvara of Morgaon
pagenum: 37; title: The Name Game
pagenum: 38; title: Names, Legends, Literature
pagenum: 51; title: 108 Holy Names of Lord Ganeśa
pagenum: 55; label: 4
title: Fingers Pointing at the Moon
pagenum: 63; title: Śrī Siddhi Vināyaka of Siddhatek
pagenum: 63; title: Map is Not Territory
pagenum: 64; title: Gajamukha (Elephant-Face)
pagenum: 68; title: Ekadanta (Single Tusk)
pagenum: 75; title: Vakratunda (Twisted Trunk)
pagenum: 77; title: Lambodara (Potbellied One)
pagenum: 83; title: Pāśa (Noose)
pagenum: 84; title: Ańkuśa (Goad)
pagenum: 85; title: Sūrpakarna (Large Ears)
pagenum: 85; title: Mūsaka (Mouse)
pagenum: 85; title: Modaka (Sweet)
pagenum: 91; title: Sindura/Rakta Varna (Crimson/Red Color)
pagenum: 92; title: Svastika
pagenum: 93; title: Other Attributes
pagenum: 94; title: Introduction to Jñaneśvar's Jñāneśvari
pagenum: 97; title: What is Ganeśa? One Possible Answer
pagenum: 97; label: 5
title: Songs That Ring, Songs That Roar
pagenum: 99; title: Śrī Mahāganapati of Ranjangaon
pagenum: 99; title: Four Yuga Avatāras of Ganeśa
pagenum: 100; title: Asta Vināyaka Avatāra
pagenum: 105; title: Asta Vināyaka Temples
pagenum: 110; title: Śrī Mayureśvara of Morgaon
pagenum: 112; title: Śrī Girijātmaja of Lenyadri
pagenum: 115; title: Śrī Vighneśvara of Ojhar
pagenum: 116; title: Śrī Siddhi Vināyaka of Siddhatek
pagenum: 117; title: Śrī Cintāmani of Theur
pagenum: 118; title: Śrī Ballāleśvara of Pali
pagenum: 119; title: Śrī Varada Vināyaka of Mahad
pagenum: 122; title: Śrī Mahāganapati of Ranjangaon
pagenum: 124; title: The One Clad in White; or, What You See Is What You Get
pagenum: 124; title: This Song Is for You
pagenum: 129; title: Jyestarāja-Elder Brother (Variations on a Theme)
pagenum: 130; title: Śrī Mahāganesa Pañca Ratnam
pagenum: 133; label: 6
title: Who Am I?
pagenum: 137; title: Śrī Cintāmani of Theur
pagenum: 137; title: Tat Tvam Asi (That Thou Art)
pagenum: 139; title: Mahāvākya (Great Saying)
pagenum: 140; title: Interpretation of Mahāvākya
pagenum: 145; label: 7
title: Worship of Ganapati (Pūja)
pagenum: 157; title: Śrī Vighneśvara of Ojhar
pagenum: 157; title: How to Worship Ganapati
pagenum: 157; title: Minimum Requirements
pagenum: 165; title: Pūjā
pagenum: 166; title: Sodaśopacāra Pūjā
pagenum: 167; label: 8
title: Lovers of the Beloved
pagenum: 173; title: Śrī Ballāleśvara of Pali
pagenum: 173; title: Avvaiyar
pagenum: 175; label: 9
title: Who Is Ganapati/Ganeśa?
pagenum: 189; title: Śrī Varada Vināyaka of Mahad
pagenum: 189; title: Ganapati
pagenum: 190; title: Notes
pagenum: 197; title: Selected Bibliography
pagenum: 219; title: Index
pagenum: 225