Loving Gaṇeśa: Hinduism’s Endearing Elephant-Faced God

Sūchipattra

सूचिपत्त्र

Contents

Dedication

Contents

Prologue

Author’s Introduction

Preface: A Milk Miracle

1. The Nature of Lord Gaṇeśa

2. Letters from Lord Gaṇeśa

3. Gaṇeśa’s Five Powers

The Five-Fold Abyss

The Five Śaktis of Lord Gaṇeśa

4. In Science and Beyond

5. Forms of Gaṇeśa

Thirty-Two Forms of Gaṇeśa

Gaṇeśa Iconography

6. Sacred Symbols

7. Symbol of Auspiciousness

8. Gaṇeśa as Primal Sound

A Graphic Collection of Thirty-Seven Aums

9. Master of the Word

10. Mantra Recitation

A Special Collection of Gaṇeśa Mantras

11. Prayers to Lord Gaṇeśa

Śrī Gaṇeśa Upanishad

Mahā Gaṇeśa Pañcharatna Stotram

Gaṇeśa Invocation

Food-Blessing Chant

Shanti Mantra

A Mantra for Offering Incense

12. Gaṇeśa Worship

Gaṇeśa Pūjā

13. Around the World

Visions of Lord Gaṇeśa

The Favorite God of Maharashtra

A List of Gaṇeśa Temples Worldwide

14. Questions & Answers

15. Sacred Festivals

Gaṇeśa Chaturthī

Gaṇeśa Visarjana

Vināyaka Vratam

Mārkali Pillaiyar

Pañcha Gaṇapati

16. Sweet Offerings

17. Divine Mother Auvaiyar

18. In Praise of Pillaiyar

19. Singing to Gaṇeśa

Singing to the Gods: Hindu Hymns of Invocation

A Special Collection of Hymns to Lord Gaṇeśa

Gitā

Dhyānam

Bhajana

Natchintanai

20. Gaṇeśa Puzzles

The Puzzle of the Guardian of Bhārat

21. Hinduism: the Greatest Religion in the World

22. How to Become a Hindu

Glossary

Sanskrit Pronunciation

Conclusion

Supplementary Studies

Colophon

About the Author