The Ganesa-Purana Pt. 1 Upasana Khanda (AITM Vol. 74) New Age Books Sages and Kings: Vedic Secrets

Sages and Kings: Vedic Secrets of Ancient Civilization

This essay describes the 'Asvamedha' rite and its symbolism to explain distinctive aspects of the Vedic sacrifice system

Hugh Swift

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The Ganesa-Purana Pt. 1 Upasana Khanda (AITM Vol. 74) New Age Books Sages and Kings: Vedic SecretsThe Ganesapurana (GnP.) is a Puranic text probably composed in the fourteenth or fifteenth century. Its contents derive partially from earlier literature dealing with Ganesa, but also draw on the body of myths found in the mahapuranas and upapuranas. It is divided into two books, called Upasanakhanda (Ukh.) and Kridakhanda (Krkh.), which are complementary to each other from the perspective of contents. Each book contains many myths and sections of