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Ganesa and of his mother :— Om thon who art fierce (tivrd), blazing 
(jvdlmi), Nandini, the giver of pleasure (hhogadd), Kamarupa, Satya, 
the terrible {ugrd), the bright {tejovati), thon who removest all obstacles 
(vighnandsini). Om thon who sittest on the lotns, I meditate on thee, 
the one-toothed, elephant-headed, large-eared, fonr-armed, holder of the 
noose and goad, perfect Yinayaka.” 
A'vdhana. —This is followed by the invitation (dvdhana) to Gane¬ 
sa to be present and take the place prepared for him with the mantra : 
—Vindyaka namas te’stu umdmalasamudbhava imdin mayd livitdm pujain 
grihdna sura-sattama. —‘ Glory to thee Yinayaka, born of Uma, accept my 
worship, best of gods.’ 
A Sana. —Next comes the dsana or throne to which the deity is in¬ 
vited with the mantra :— Nd7idratna-samdyiiktam muJctdhdra-vibhushitam 
svarnasimhdsanatn chdru ]pr{tyartham pratigrihyatdjn. ‘ Accept this golden 
throne, set with varions gems and adorned with strings of pearls all for 
love of thee.’ 
Fddya. —Next water for washing the feet (pddya) is offered with the 
mantra :— Gauripriya namas te'stu sankarapriya sarvadd bhaJctyd pddyam 
mayd dattayn grihdna pranafapriya. —‘ Glory to thee beloved of Ganri, 
ever beloved of Sankara, accept the water devontly presented by me.’ 
Arglia .—-Next the argha with the mantra :— Vratam uddnsya devesa 
gandhapushpdhshatair yutam grihdndrgham mayd dattatn sarvasiddhipra- 
dodbhava. —‘ 0 lord of gods, who art the bestower of all blessings, accept 
this argha furnished with sandal, flowers and rice, and given by me.’ 
Sndna. —Then the ablution (sndna) with the mantra :— Sndnatn pan- 
chdmritair deva grihdna ganandyaka a7idthandtha sarvvaj fia girvana pain- 
pujita, 07n gandnain twd ganapati gva7n havdmahe pTiydnd7n twa priyapati 
gvam havdmahe nidhmdm twd nidhipati gva7n havdmahe vaso wama aham 
ajdni garbbhadham d twam ajdmi garbbhadha^n. —‘ 0 god, leader of the 
heavenly troops, protector of the defenceless, omniscient, thou that de- 
lightest in invocations, accept this ablution made with the five kinds of am¬ 
brosia.^ thou who art leader of the attendants of STva, thou who art 
lord of the beloved, lord of the treasures (of Kuvera), thou who art my 
treasure, I who am without wife and relations invoke thee the procreator,’ 
Vastra. —Next sprinkle a little water with a spoon (dchamani) on the 
image of Ganesa and proceed to clothe it {vastra^ with the mantra : 
-— IlaktavastTa-yuga7n deva devdngasadrisaprabham, bhaktyd datta7n gri- 
}id7ieda7n lambodara harapriya : —‘ O God Lambodar, beloved of STva, 
accept this pair of scarlet garments, devoutly given.’ 
Janeo. —Then the (yajnopavita) or sacrificial thread is placed on 
the image with the mantra— Rdjata7n bralmiasutrani cha kd7icha7iasyotta- 
* Milk, curds, butter, honey and sugar. 
