The famous Ganapati Atharvasirsa Upanisad reveals the true nature of of everyone's favourite-Lord Ganapati!He is the infinite Truth (Brahman) and the Self of all (Atman), It also shows how the Divine form of Ganapati manifests from the bija mantra 'Om Gam'.It concludes with enumerating different ways of worsshipp-ing Ganapati and the results attained through them (phalasruti). Swami Tejomayananda's commentary is easy to read,yet deep in meaning .It inspires the reader to become a life long devotee of God.

Ganapati Atharvashirsha Upanishad in English rhyme with original text from Atharva Veda. Upanishads are prime portions of the Vedas, They are the foundational theological discourses of Hindu traditions called Vedanta or the conclusion of the Vedas.

The Book Presents The Text Of The Ganapati Upanisad Dealing With The Worship Of Äsvara And Revealing The Nature Of The Ultimate Reality Along With Its Transliteration In Roman Script, Followed By A Detailed Commentary A Critical Analysis On Its Meaning.

The Ganapati Atharvashirsha is a collection of 14 verses, and is attributed to the Atharvaveda. It paints a beautiful image of Lord Ganesha to invoke Fearlessness, hence unbridled Success in all ventures. Also Contentedness, to assure that Life is ultimately Beautiful. Verse 1 ॐ नमस्ते गणपतये । त्वमेव प्रत्यक्षं तत्त्वमसि । त्वमेव केवलं कर्ताऽसि । त्वमेव केवलं धर्ताऽसि । त्वमेव केवलं हर्ताऽसि । त्वमेव सर्वं खल्विदं ब्रह्मासि । त्वं साक्षाद् आत्माऽसि नित्यम् ॥ १॥ oṃ namaste gaṇapataye । tvameva pratyakṣaṃ tattvamasi । tvameva kevalaṃ kartā'si । tvameva kevalaṃ dhartā'si । tvameva kevalaṃ hartā'si । tvameva sarvaṃ khalvidaṃ brahmāsi । tvaṃ sākṣād ātmā'si nityam ॥ 1॥ Hail O Lord of the atomic particles. Salutations to the crystalline molecular structures, and greetings to all couples, families, societies and institutes of this world. O friend, thee are evidently that what I seek. Thee are the closeness, the sense of togetherness. Thee have been solely created for enhancing my soul's destiny. Thee have the strength to support my need and lighten my burden. Thee of all friends is true. Thee show me where I stand and what I must do. ----------------------------------------------------------------- Gives original verses in Sanskrit with a Latin transliteration and a lucid explanation in English. Contains an exhaustive Appendix to highlight some famous notes on Ganesha, the beloved elephant headed God of Indian folklore. For the Sanskrit enthusiast, it lists padachheda word-boundary, word meaning, and vibhakti word case.

An in-depth translation and explanation of the Ganesha Atharva Sheersha with reference to the teachings of Her Supreme Holiness Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi and other scriptures.

In this book of Ganapti Atharvashirsha you will find meaning in English along with critique with scientific approach. Hope this will be useful to all, those who have curiosity about Vaidic Philosophy and also for those who are the seekers. We worship the unborn, unchanging, formless, the one beyond bliss and full of bliss, which is the fullness of non-duality, the supreme, devoid of qualities, without differences, and beyond desire, Sri Ganesha, the Supreme Brahman personified.We worship the one beyond the qualities, the embodiment of bliss consciousness, the light of consciousness, the all-pervading, who is the source, course, and goal of knowledge, whom the sages meditate upon, who is formless as akasha, the sky, the highest Lord, Sri Ganesha, the Supreme Brahman personified. Ganesha is the foremost Hindu Deity worshiped at the beginning of each prayer. In fact no prayer can begin without invoking Ganesha first. The word Ganesha is of Sanskrit origin, that is obtained by joining two words 'gana' meaning a group, multitude, or categorical system and 'isha' meaning lord or master. "Om Lam", I bow to Ganesha'Om' (AUM) is the primordial sound of creation that signifies the absolute. This is uncreated sound that was in the beginning and will remain at the end of creation as well. It means 'I accept', or 'I assent'. All devotional acts begin with the chanting of 'Om'. Om serves to focus the attention of the Divine towards the devotee, and the attention of the devotee towards the divine. Significantly Ganesha is the personification of the primal Om. Lam'Lam' is the seed-mantra of the Muladhara Chakra, of which Ganesha is the gatekeeper or Deva.You are the Tattva. You alone are the Creator. You alone are the Maintainer. You alone are the Destroyer. Of all this, you are certainly the Brahma. You are the essence. Ganesha is praised as the Tattva. This word can be translated as 'principle' - so Ganesha could here, be identified as the 'Eternal Principle' underlying reality.Further, Ganesha is identified as the personification of Trimurti - the Creator (Brahma), the Sustainer (Vishnu), and the destroyer (Shiva). As Brahma, he continually creates. As Vishnu he holds those creations together in equilibrium; as Shiva he breaks down those combinations of matter. Furthermore, Ganesha is identified as the Absolute (Brahma), and the eternal indwelling 'essence' - the Atman (Self). You are Speech. You are Consciousness. You are Bliss. You are Brahma. You are Being-Consciousness-Bliss. You are the Non-Dual. You are plainly Brahma. You are Knowledge. You are Intelligence.The consciousness of man always remains situated in the Muladhara. Ganesha is identified as the Deva of the Muladhara Chakra - the 'root-support' of all beings. Equally, the elephant is the 'vehicle' associated with Muladhara.We are sure that you will not only enjoy the critique, but also will get lot of information too!!!

Lord Ganesha is the Favourite Deity of not only the Hindus but also of most people following other religious faiths. He is not only popular in India but also across the globe. The innumerable temples built for this Deity in every village , every town, every city, every state and every country all over the world is a testimony to the growing faith on this Lord amongst people. It’s the traditional faith among the Hindu Community that Lord Ganesha also known as Vinayaka, Ganapati, Vighneshwara etc annihilates any and every obstacle and impediment that may block the path to success in One’s endeavour. Hence it’s common that Vinayaka is propitiated at the beginning of any Initiative, any auspicious Function or ceremony. Unlike other Deities of Hindu Faith, many aspects of Lord Ganapati including His physical appearance kindles intrigue in everyone. He has an abnormally huge human body but from head to neck he resembles an elephant. There are eighteen Mahapuranas and many Upa Puranas and Ganesha Purana is one among them.

Heramba Upanishad is an Upanishad text which establishes that Ganesha is the supreme absolute god (para brahman) and explains the atma vidya (wisdom of the nature of real self) through Ganesha. Goal of any Upanishad is to teach the wisdom of self-realisation through which final liberation (mukti) is experienced. This Upanishad is a conversation between Shiva and Gauri where Shiva teaches the sacred wisdom upon Gauri's request. These kinds of Upanishads which talk about worshiping certain forms of god as supreme absolute godhood forms a bridge between upasana (the way of worshiping a deity) and Vedanta (the realization of oneness with absolute god) In this text the form of god worshiped as the supreme reality is Ganesha, specifically, The Herambha - the form of Ganesha who appeared before lord Shiva and blessed him with the power to conquer Tripura (three demon cities and destroy them) We may see that particular episode of destroying three cities has a great significance in Upanishads because those three cities are symbols of three gunas, (satva, rajas, tamas) three states of body and mind ( jagrat - awaken, svapna - dream, and susupti - deep sleep) and hence is deeply connected or related to the subject of self-realisation, realising the nature of one's true self atman which is beyond this three states. In Avadhoota gita also it is described that "eeshwara anugrahadeva pumsam advaita vasana" Only by the grace of supreme god, a soul gets interest in the philosophy of non-duality that is how we should understand the connection between worship of supreme god and attaining the wisdom of self-realization. The experience of the self-realized soul and the benefits of reciting this Upanishad is also described well in this text.

This book offers a translation of the seven thousand verses of the second book of the medieval Hindu text, the Ganesa Purana, one of two Puranas dedicated to the important elephant-headed god. In this book the reader is given many narratives about Ganesas ascent to earth in order to kill demonic figures who threaten to overthrow the correct world order. In addition, these narratives contain myths about Ganesa's birth and family as well as some extended and quite humorous myths about ideal devotees of the god.The translation is preceded by a long introduction offering a geographical and historical context for the GanesaPurana. Following the translation are very extensive notes which bring our points of philological interest, but focus mainly on the literary structure of the text and the methods used to present the many myths and narratives in a coherent and fully integrated manner.

The hymn Ganesha sahasranama is found in the Ganesha purāna. It is taught to lord Shiva by lord Ganesha himself. The story is given in detail in poorvapeethika that when lord Shiva wanted to destroy the tripurāsura - the demon king with three flying cities, but could not succeed even after enormous efforts, lord Shiva meditated on Ganesha. Then Ganesa appeared before Shiva in his five faced form (panchamukha Ganesha) and initiated lord Shiva with this hymn. This thousand name hymn of ganesha ( ganesha sahasranama ) is one among the powerful hymns on lord Ganesha and it has great importance in the Gānāpatya tradition.Bhāskara rāya mākhin a great shākta scholar and devotee of the mother goddess, a scholar in Vedas, purānas and mantra shāstras had written a wonderful commentary on the hymn. The commentary is called khadyota (that which enlightens the sky) It is named so as it puts light on the deeper meanings of the names of this thousand names hymn (sahasranāma stotra) I have explained every name of this thousand names hymn based on the khadyota commentary and I have also quoted shlokas from the Vedas, purānas and tantras.Some names of the sahasranāma refer to various forms and incarnations of lord Ganesha. I have quoted the dhyāna shloka (verses describing forms of ganesha to be meditated on) of those forms from the tantra and āgama shāstras and also explained their meanings.The sahasranamavali (list of names from the sahasranama) starting with one and ending with namah (salutation) is also given for the perpose of chanting. the book has two indexes first index containing index of all names in the order in which it occurs in the hymn and the second index is alphabetical.