Upapurana · श्री गणेश पुराण
The Ganesh Purana is the main scripture of the Ganapatya tradition, deeply connected with Maharashtra's Ashtavinayak temples. It has two parts: the Upasana Khanda, on the worship of Ganesh, his mantras and vrats, and the Krida Khanda, which tells of his leelas – above all the four avatars he takes in the four yugas – and ends with the Ganesh Gita.
गणेश पुराण गाणपत्य संप्रदायाचा प्रमुख ग्रंथ आहे आणि अष्टविनायकांशी जोडलेला आहे. उपासना खंडात गणेश पूजा, मंत्र आणि व्रते आहेत; क्रीडा खंडात चार युगांतील चार अवतारांच्या लीला आणि शेवटी गणेश गीता आहे.
A story from this granth
In the Treta Yuga the demon Sindhu, who held the nectar of immortality in his navel, terrorised the worlds. Ganesh was born to Parvati as Mayureshwara, rode a peacock into battle and destroyed him – the story remembered at Moregaon, first of the Ashtavinayak.
A story from this granth
In the Dvapara Yuga, Ganesh as Gajanana taught King Varenya the path of yoga, knowledge and devotion – a dialogue closely modelled on the Bhagavad Gita, placing Ganesh as the Supreme.
Often read during Ganeshotsav, on Sankashti and Vinayaki Chaturthi, or as a parayan in the month of Bhadrapad.
The full text of this granth is not on Pothipuran yet – this page introduces it. Read it from a printed edition for parayan.
