namogaṇêṡāyavighnêṡvarāya

gaṇêṡa

though Gaṇêṡa causes obstacles he alsoﾠ removes them;
hence he is invoked at the commencement of all undertakings andﾠ at the opening of all compositions with the words namogaṇêṡāyavighnêṡvarāya;
he is represented as a short fat man with a protuberant belly, frequently riding on a rat orﾠ attended by one, andﾠ to denote his sagacity has the head of an elephant, which however has only one tusk;
the appellation Gaṇêṡa, with other similar compounds, alludes to his office as chief of the various classes of subordinate gods, who are regarded as Ṡiva's attendants;
cf. RTL. pp. 48, 62, 79, 392, 440 ;
he is said to have written down the MBh. as dictated by Vyāsa MBh. I, 74 ff. ;
persons possessed, by Gaṇêṡa are referred to Yājñ. I, 270 ff.);
N. of Ṡiva MBh. III, 1629 ;
= gaṇa-puṉgava VarBṛ. XIII, 8 ;
m. pl. (= vidyêṡa orﾠ - ṡvara) a class of Siddhas (with Ṡaivas) Hcat. I, 11, 857 ff ;
N. of a renowned astronomer of the 16th century;
of a son of Rāma-deva (author of a Comm. on Nalôd.);
of a son of Viṡvanātha-dīkshita andﾠ grandson of Bhāvarāma-kṛishṇa (author of a Comm. called Ciccandrikā);
- kumbha m. N. of a rocky cave in Orissa;
- kusuma m. a variety of oleander with red flowers L. ;
- khaṇḍa m. n. N. of BrahmaP. III ;
of a section of the SkandaP. ;
- gītā f. N. of a song in praise of Gaṇêṡa;
- caturthī f. the fourth day of the light half of the month Bhādra (considered as Gaṇêṡa's birthday) RTL. p. 431 ;
- tāpinī f. N. of an Up. (cf. gaṇapati-pūrva-t-);
- purāṇa n. N. of an Upa-purāṇa;
- pūjā f. the worship of Gaṇêṡa seeﾠ RTL. pp. 211-217 ;
- bhujaṉga-prayātastotra n. N. of a hymn in praise of Gaṇêṡa (attributed to Ṡaṃkarâcārya);
- bhūshaṇa n. red lead;
- miṡra m. N. of a copyist of the last century;
- yāmala n. N. of wk.;
- vimarṡinī f. « appeasing Gaṇêṡa»
N. of wk.;
- sahasra-nāman n. N. of a part of the GaṇP. ;
- stavarāja m. N. of a part of the BhavP. ;
- stuti f. a hymn in honour of Gaṇêṡa by Rāghava;
- ṡôpapurāṇa n. = - ṡa-pur-