Ekākṣaramahāgaṇapati mantravidhi

Ekākṣaramahāgaṇapati mantravidhi is a devotional text dedicated to the Hindu deity gaṇapati also known as Gaṇeśa with elements of tantra incorporated in it. This text has been drawn from the Upasana khanda of the Gaṇeśa Purāṇa which is listed among the 18 minor Purāṇic texts. The Upāsanā khaṇḍa in general contains many rituals. The Gāṇapatya tradition considers two mantras as highly coveted the Ṣaḍakṣara Gaṇapati mantra (six syllable verse) and the Ekākṣaramahāgaṇapati (one syllable verse) which is present in this text. It is known as a bīja mantra it is ricited multiple times along with had gestures after a karanyāsa part and an ending Ārtī. This Ms. is written 11–12 lines per folio. Title is present in colophon (f. 2a). There are double red vertical margins present on each side of the folio. There is an oval diagram on (f. 2b) formed by double lines with 'Devadatta' written repeatedly in the center and the akṣara 'va' around the perimeter of it. Mistakes are crossed out or blacked out. Marginal corrections are present.