Gayatri Mantras
ॐ वेदात्मने च विदमिहे हिरण्यगर्भा धीमहि | तन्नो: ब्रह्म: प्रचोदयात् |
ॐ चतुर्मुखाय विदमिहे कमण्डलुधाराय धीमहि | तन्नो: ब्रह्म: प्रचोदयात् ||
ॐ ऐं वाग्देव्यै विद्महे कामराजाय धीमहि।
तन्नो देवी प्रचोदयात्॥
8 Forms of Ganapati - Mudgala Purana
Ganapati - Mudgala Purana The incarnation described in the Mudgala Purana took place in different cosmic ages. The Mudgala Purana uses these incarnations to express complex philosophical concepts associated with the progressive creation of the world. Each incarnation represents a stage of the absolute as it unfolds into creation. Granoff , provides a summary of the philosophical meaning of each incarnation within the framework of the Mudgala Purana: Along with the philosophy, typical Puranic themes of battles with demons provide much of the story line. The incarnations appear in the following order: Vakratunda ( Vakratuṇḍa ) ("twisting trunk"), first in the series, represents the absolute as the aggregate of all bodies, an embodiment of the form of Brahman. The purpose of this incarnation is to overcome the demon Matsaryāsura (envy, jealousy). His mount ( vāhana ) is a lion. Ekadanta ("single tusk") represents the aggregate of all individual souls, an embodiment o...
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