Hindu god of wisdom or prophecy; the god who removes obstacles.
1After dinner Sir Modava told them about the Feast of Ganesa.
2Salutation to Ganesa the Elephant-Headed One, and to Shri the Lady of Beauty!
3Burn Ganesa incense and feed your critters a few peanuts.
4All these verses are cruces intended to stagger Ganesa.
5The woman you are thinking about might not be as understanding as Ganesa's two wives.
6Ganapati is Ganesa, the eldest son of Mahadeva.
7If you are a fan of classic literature, chances are Ganesa is your patron even if you have not noticed.
8Siva was sorry for what he had done, and wanted to bring Ganesa back to life; but his head was gone.
9Another of the most notable gods worshiped at Benares is Ganesa, the first born of Siva and one of his horrible wives.
10There, purchase the food the zoo has for the elephants and feed them while silently asking for Ganesa to help you in matters of prosperity.
11Ganesa can thus be seen as patron to marriages in the order of polyfidelity.
12Ganesa was much ashamed at the remark.
13Ganesa, the elephant, may not be the most handsome of animals; but what he lacks in looks he compensates for in wisdom.
14(Salutation to Ganesa the Lord of Wisdom, and to Saraswate the Lady of Sweet Speech!)
15"We sacrifice peanuts to the rats in honor of Ganesa." I received the strangest looks.