Ganapati: Song of the SelfState University of New York Press, 1 jul 1995 - 231 páginas 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 loveable. 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. |
Índice
In the Beginning | 13 |
Śrī Ganapati Atharvaśīrṣa | 21 |
The Name Game | 38 |
Holy Names of Lord Gaṇeśa | 55 |
Fingers Pointing at the Moon | 63 |
Songs That Ring Songs That Roar | 99 |
Who Am I? | 137 |
Worship of Gaṇapati Pūja | 157 |
Lovers of the Beloved | 173 |
Who Is GanapatiGaṇeśa? | 189 |
Notes | 197 |
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Agni amukadevatābhyo namaḥ appeared aṣṭa Author's condensed avatāra Avvaiyar Ballāļa beginning blessings bliss body boon born Brahman Bṛhaspati cakra cave chanting chaps child Chinmayananda condensed and paraphrased consciousness cosmic Courtright darśana deity demon desire devas devotees Divine Ekadanta elephant elephant's head embodiment Gajānana Gana Ganapati Ganapati/Gaṇeśa Ganesa Gaṇeśa Purāṇa gods grace Guru heart human incarnation individual Indra inner invoke jambū fruits Kailāsa kāma known Kubera Lambodara Lenyadri linga Lord Gaṇeśa Lord Siva lotus Mahābhārata mahāvākya manifestation mantra māyā meaning meditate mind mouse mūrti name and form nonduality one's oneself paraphrased version Pārvatī performed person physical pūjā Purāņa Purāṇic story refers Rg Veda ritual sacred sacrifice sage śakti Salutations samarpayāmi Sanskrit says Siddhatek Siddhi Siddhi Vinayaka Śiva song space spiritual Śrī symbol tat tvam tat tvam asi temple thou art thought three worlds truth tusk universe Upanisad Vakratunda Varada Vedic Visnu wisdom word worshipped Gaṇeśa Yajur Veda गं