Gaṇeśa Pūjā

Gaṇeśa pūjā

Gaṇeśa Pūjā is a name used for more than one pūjā in the Purāṇas and Itihāsas. Each is listed below with where it is told; choose the one you are looking for.

Things and ideas

• Gaṇeśa Pūjā on Raivata (Brahma Vaivarta Purāṇa): the worship of Gaṇeśa that Śrī Kṛshṇa had performed on Mount Raivata, in a palace of priceless jewels; the chapter takes its name “Gaṇeśa-pūjā” from it. Brahma Vaivarta Purāṇa, Śrī Kṛshṇa Janma Khaṇḍa, Chapter 113
• Siddhāśrama Gaṇeśa Pūjā: the pūjā that Rādhā performed to Gaṇeśa at Siddhāśrama on Vaiśākha Pūrṇimā with sixteen offerings. Brahma Vaivarta Purāṇa, Śrī Kṛshṇa Janma Khaṇḍa, Chapters 123–125
• Gaṇeśa’s First Pūjā and the Gaṇapati Mantra: Vishṇu gave the child Gaṇeśa the vara of first worship, and the devas, Pārvatī and all worshipped him with the Gaṇapati mantra. Brahma Vaivarta Purāṇa, Gaṇeśa Khaṇḍa, Chapter 13