Ganapati Atharvashirsha

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Ganapati Atharvashirsha is a Sanskrit Upanishad dedicated to Lord Ganesha that holds a central place in Ganapatya worship and philosophy.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Ganapati Atharvashirsha canonical 2

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Ganesha scripture ⓘ
Hindu religious text ⓘ
Sanskrit text ⓘ
Upanishad ⓘ
affirms non-dual nature of Ganesha ⓘ
associatedWithConcept Mahavakya-like declarations ⓘ
Om ⓘ
Pranava ⓘ
associatedWithDeityAspect Ganesha as lord of categories (Gana-isha) ⓘ
Ganesha as remover of obstacles ⓘ
categorizedAs minor Upanishad in some lists ⓘ
centralInTradition Ganapatya ⓘ
linked to: Ganapatya tradition
contains Ganesha dhyana (meditation verse) ⓘ
Ganesha kavacha-like protective elements ⓘ
Ganesha mantras ⓘ
containsFormula identification of Ganesha with Om ⓘ
identification of Ganesha with speech and consciousness ⓘ
identification of Ganesha with the five elements ⓘ
declares Ganesha as creator, sustainer and destroyer ⓘ
Ganesha as identity of past, present and future ⓘ
Ganesha as the inner Self of all beings ⓘ
dedicatedTo Ganesha ⓘ
describesAs Ganesha as Atman ⓘ
Ganesha as Brahman ⓘ
genre Devotional text ⓘ
Mantra text ⓘ
Philosophical text ⓘ
hasStatus major text in Ganesha theology ⓘ
influenced later Ganesha worship practices ⓘ
invokedBefore commencement of rituals ⓘ
study of scriptures ⓘ
undertaking important tasks ⓘ
language Sanskrit ⓘ
partOf Ganapatya canon ⓘ
linked to: Ganapatya tradition
philosophicalOrientation Advaita-leaning interpretation of Ganesha ⓘ
religion Hinduism ⓘ
script Devanagari ⓘ
studiedIn Ganapatya philosophical tradition ⓘ
linked to: Ganapatya tradition

broader Upanishadic studies ⓘ
traditionallyRecitedBy Ganapatya devotees ⓘ
Smarta Hindus ⓘ
linked to: Smarta Sampradaya
usedFor invoking blessings of Ganesha ⓘ
meditation on the absolute through Ganesha ⓘ
spiritual protection ⓘ
usedIn Ganapatya daily worship ⓘ
Ganesha festivals ⓘ
Ganesha initiation rituals ⓘ

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Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Ganapatya tradition → hasScripturalBasisIn → Ganapati Atharvashirsha ⓘ
Vighneshvara → associatedScripture → Ganapati Atharvashirsha ⓘ