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Gaṇeśakathā
ms_coll_390item_2659 Language : Hindi & Sanskrit Scripts : Devanāgarī
Gaṇeśakathā is a text written in a story format. It is centered around the popular legend of the elephant headed Hindu deity Gaṇeśa who is known as the remover of obstacles. The story is connected to Saṃkaṣṭī caturthī fast which is observed on the fourth day of the kṛṣṇa-pakṣa each month to honor the deity. The fast is ended after the sighting of the moon. There are numerous legends where kings and other individuals have used this fast to regain their former glory or remove their obstructions in life. Reciting this story is also said to be auspicious. This Ms. is written in 9–11 lines per folio. Cover page is blank. Alternate title Saṃkaṭacothakathā present in colophon (f. 9b) along with the attributed author Sveta Pāla who is not known. Mistakes are blacked out. Some corrections and additions in the margins.
Gaṇapati aprādhasundarastotra
ms_coll_390item_2512 Language : Sanskrit Scripts : Devanāgarī
Gaṇapati Aparādhastotra is a devotional text in praise of Gaṇeśa the elephant-headed Hindu deity. The text is attributed to Śaṅkarācārya. This text contains a total of 5 verses which are meant to be used for recitation to ask forgiveness for past transgressions. This Ms. is written in 3 lines per folio. Cover and back page both contain title. Title also present in colophon (f.3a) along with the scribe. There are double black vertical margins present on each side of the folio. Mistakes are covered with yellow or blacked out. Some corrections and additions in the margins. Significant words and numerals are rubbed with orange powder for highlighting.
Gaṇeśapurāṇa (Upāsanā Khaṇḍa; Adhyāya 1-8)
ms_coll_390item_2361 Language : Sanskrit Scripts : Devanāgarī
Gaṇeśapurāṇa is a purāṇic text which is included in the 18 Upapurāṇas (minor purāṇic texts). The text is primarily dedicated to the worship of Hindu elephant-headed deity Gaṇeśa. It consists of two parts Upāsanā Khaṇḍa and Krīdā Khaṇḍa. This Ms. contains the Upāsanā Khaṇḍa in which they are 92 Adhyāyas but only 8 are present in this manuscript. Adhyāya-1 (f.1b–3a), Adhyāya-2 (f.3a–4a), Adhyāya-3 (f.4a–6a), Adhyāya-4 (f.6a–7b), Adhyāya-5 (f.7b–9b), Adhyāya-6 (f.9b–11a), Adhyāya-7 (f.11a–13a), Adhyāya-8 (f.13a–14b). The opening chapters deal with the mythology surrounding a king named Somakānta who is stricken with leprosy and his discourse with the sage Bhṛgu. This Ms. is written in 11 lines per folio. Cover page contains title. Title present in colophon (f. 14b). There are triple red vertical margins present on each side of the folio. Mistakes are covered with yellow or blacked out. Some red corrections and additions in the margins. Significant syllables and numerals are rubbed with orange powder for highlighting. Double pūrna virāma style full stop brackets are in red.
Gaṇapati Atharvaśīrṣa
ms_coll_390item_14 Language : Sanskrit Scripts : Devanāgarī
Gaṇapati Atharvaśīrṣa is a minor upaniṣad text according to the Muktikā Upaniṣad. It is not a vedic upaniṣad rather a later medieval one. The text is dedicated to the worship of Hindu elephant-headed deity Gaṇeśa. It compares Gaṇeśa with Brahman itself, which is the ultimate reality. They are a total of 14 verses in the text. This Ms. is written in 7–8 lines per folio. Cover and back page both contain title enclosed in a decorative frame. Title also present in colophon (f. 5a). Mistakes are blocked out. Some marginal additions and corrections. The Ms. is dated śake 1786, saṃvat 1921 mitīmāghaśukladvitīyātadine (Saturday, January 28, 1865) in (f. 5a).
Gaṇeśasahasranāma (Part of Padmapurāṇa)
ms_coll_390item_774 Language : Sanskrit Scripts : Devanāgarī
Gaṇeśasahasranāma is a part of the Padmapurāṇa which is listed among the 18 Mahāpurāṇas. It is a devotional text dedicated to the elephant headed Hindu deity Gaṇeśa. As the name suggests the text contains 1000 names of the deity. The Ms. contains 215 verses. This Ms. is written in 6 lines per folio. The cover page contains an coloured illustration of Gaṇeśa seated on a lotus flower and flanked by two attendants standing on lotus flowers (f. 1a). There is a second illustration of a seated goddess (possibly Lakṣmī), flanked by a single attendant or worshiper in (f. 38b). Back page contains title. Alternate title Mahāgaṇapatisahasranāma present in colophon (f. 42b). There are double red vertical margins present on each side of the folio with yellow in between. Mistakes are covered with yellow or blacked out. Some corrections and additions present in the margins. The Ms. is dated in (f.42b).
Gakārādigaṇeśa sahasranāma (Part of Rudrayāmala tantra)
ms_coll_390item_594 Language : Sanskrit Scripts : Devanāgarī
Gakārādigaṇeśa sahasranāma is a devotional text dedicated to the elephant headed Hindu deity Gaṇeśa. It is part of the larger work Rudrayāmala tantra. The Ms. contains a total of 160 verses which evoke the 1000 names of the deity. Introductary part of the Ms. cantains speaker titles of deity Pārvatī and Īśvara who is most probably her consort Śiva. There is a nyāsa part in (f.2a) from where the main verses of the text also begin. In the end of the text Girirāja is praised which may be a reference to Gaṇeśa's mother Pārvatī who is known as daughter of the mountains as her name suggests. This Ms. is written in 6 lines per folio. Title taken from the sixth verse (f. 2a). Mistakes are blacked out. Some corrections and in the margins.
Gaṇeśastotra
ms_coll_390item_467 Language : Sanskrit Scripts : Devanāgarī
Gaṇeśastotra is a devotional text in praise of elephant headed Hindu deity Gaṇeśa. There are many such stotra available most of which are drawn from Purāṇic literature. This text may be drawn from major purāṇic text since it is attributed to Vyāsa who is popularly believed to be the author of the 18 Mahāpurāṇas. This Ms. is written in 7 lines per folio. Cover page is blank. Title present in colophon (f. 2b). There are double vertical margins present on each side of the folio. Mistakes are blacked out. Some corrections and additions in the margins. The Ms. was formerly housed with Ms. Coll. 390; Items 465, 466, 468, 469, and 470. They probably shared a former owner.
Gaṇeśastotra
ms_coll_390item_455 Language : Sanskrit Scripts : Devanāgarī
Gaṇeśastotra is a devotional text in praise of elephant headed Hindu deity Gaṇeśa. There are many such stotra available most of which are drawn from Purāṇic literature. This text may be drawn from major purāṇic text since it is attributed to Vyāsa who is popularly believed to be the author of the 18 Mahāpurāṇas. This Ms. is written in 4 lines per folio. Title present in colophon (f. 3b) along with attributed author Vyāsa. Mistakes are blacked out. Some corrections and additions in the margins. Inceipt, colophon and the double pūrna virāma style full stop brackets are in red. The Ms. was formerly housed with Ms. Coll. 390; Items 453, 454, 456, and 457.
Gaṇapatisūkta
ms_coll_390item_98 Language : Sanskrit Scripts : Devanāgarī
Gaṇapatisūkta is from the 23rd sūkta of the 2nd Maṇḍala of the Ṛgveda Saṃhitā. The sūkta is dedicated to the vedic deity Gaṇapati who is considered to be the remover of obstacles and also the deity of wisdom. Chanting the sūkta is believed to remove obstacles and increase knowledge in a person. Gaṇapati is associated with Brahmanaspati or Bṛhaspati who . This vedic version of the deity is not associated with an elephant head at any capacity unlike the purāṇic version of the deity who posesses an elephant head. This Ms. is written in 17 lines total. Title Gaṇeśasūkta is present in the colophon (f.1b) but the word Gaṇeśa is not present in the text hence Gaṇapatisūkta is a better title. The text contains red vedic metric accents. Mistakes are blacked out. There is a slight fold in the center of (f.1a) which has blurred the text in the center.
Composite Manuscript: 1. Gaṇeśatāpinī Upaniṣad, 2. Herambopaniṣad
ms_coll_390item_978 Language : Sanskrit Scripts : Devanāgarī
Composite Manuscript: — 1. Gaṇeśatāpinī upaniṣad also known as Gaṇapati Atharvaśīrṣa is a minor upaniṣad text according to the Muktika Upaniṣad classified as a Śaiva Upaniṣad based on the Atharvaveda. It is typical of Śaiva Upaniṣads associate supreme deities like Śiva with the ultimate reality which is Brahman. In this text it associates with elephant headed deity Gaṇeśa. 2. Herambopaniṣad is also a minor upaniṣad text which is dedicated towards deity Gaṇeśa particularly in the Heramba Gaṇeśa form who is depicted to have five-heads and ten-arms. Like the previous text it associates the deity with Brahman, the text is written in dialogue format between Lord Śiva and his consort Gauri (Parvati). This text is also used in tāntric worship. This Ms. is written in 14–16 lines per folio. Mistakes are covered with yellow or blacked out. Some corrections and additions in the margins.
Gaṇapati Atharvaśīrṣa
ms_coll_390item_79 Language : Sanskrit Scripts : Devanāgarī
Gaṇapati Atharvaśīrṣa is a minor upaniṣad text according to the Muktikā Upaniṣad. It is not a vedic upaniṣad rather a later medieval one. The text is dedicated to the worship of Hindu elephant-headed deity Gaṇeśa. It compares Gaṇeśa with Brahman itself, which is the ultimate reality. They are a total of 14 verses in the text. This Ms. is written in 14–15 lines per folio. There are double red vertical margins present on each side of the folio. There are red metric accents present in the text. Mistakes are covered with yellow or blacked out. Some corrections in the margins. Item 3035 was formerly housed as part 1 of Item 79.
Gaṇeśāvatāravarṇana
ms_coll_390item_2208 Language : Sanskrit Scripts : Devanāgarī
Gaṇeśāvatāravarṇana is a part of a larger work the 24th adhyāya of the Skandapurāṇa. The purāṇic text is listed among the 18 Mahāpurāṇas. The text is presented as a dialogue between the deity Śiva and Skanda. It describes the various avatāras (manifestations) of the Hindu elephant-headed deity Gaṇeśa. This Ms. is written in 8–12 lines per folio. Cover and back page are blank. Title present in colophon (f. 86b). Mistakes are covered with yellow or blacked out. Some corrections and additions in the margins.