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clarified bntter and and grant my desire.’ In reply the celebrant 
accepts the gift on the part of Ganesa and says :— Data vighnesvaro devo 
grihita sarvvavighnardttasmdt idatn mayd dattatn g)aripuTnat)i tad astu me. 
Prdrthana.—Next follows the prayer (^prdrthana) :—Vindyaka na- 
mas tuhliyam satatarn modakapriya aviglina7p, kuru me deva sarvakdryyeshu 
sarvvadd. —‘ Glory to thee Yinayaka, fond of sweetmeats, always protect 
me from difificnlties everyivhere.’ 
Purva. —This is followed by an olfering of a stalk of duh grass with 
the mantra :— Otn gatiddhipa namas te’stu oin umdputra namas te’stu 07n 
aghandsana 7iamas te’stu 07n vindyaka namas te’stu om^ isaputra 7ia7nas te’stu 
0771 sarvasiddhipraddyaka namas te’stu 07n ekadanta 7iamas te’stu 077i ibha- 
vaktra namas te’stu 07n mushakardhana namas te’stu 07n kumdraguro 
tut)liya7n namo’stu 07n cliaturtliisa namo’stu te 07n kdiiddt kdnddt praroha7iti 
pai'usah parusas pari era 7io dui've pratanu sahasrena satena cha. ‘ 07)i, 
glory to the lord of the heavenly hosts, the son of Uma, the remover of 
obstacles, Yinayaka, the son of Isa, the bestower of happiness, the one¬ 
toothed, with an elephant’s head, having a rat as his vehicle, the 
preceptor of Skanda, the lord of the fourth day, to thee rise onr hymns 
from these stalks of duh budding at every knot with hundreds and 
thousands of shoots.’ 
N{7'djana. —hiext follows the mrdjana or waving of a lamp before 
the image, which is accompanied by the following mantra :— Antastejo 
haliisteja ekikritydmitaprahham drdtt7'ikam ida77i deva grihdna mad-a7iu- 
graJidt, 077% ag7iir jyotNpjotir agnih svdhd suryyo jyotir j^jotih sury7jah 
svdlid agnir varchcho jyotir varchchah svdhd STdipyo varcJicho jyotir varchchah 
svdhd suryyo jyotir jyotili svdhd. —‘ 0 god accept from favour to me this 
ceremony of waving the light (drdtrika') before thee who art light, hail 
to Agni who is light, to the Sun who is light.’ 
Pushpdnjali.- —Then follows the offering of flowers in the hollow of 
both hands (pushpd7ijali) with the mantra :— Sumukhas chaikada7itas cha 
kapilo gajakarnakah lamhodaras cha vikato vigh7iandso vindyakahdlmmra- 
ketur gaTiddhyaksJio hhdlachandro gajd7ianah. This verse gives twelve 
names* of Ganesa, and it is promised that whoever reads them or even 
hears them read when commencing to study or in making the prepara¬ 
tions for a wedding, in coming in or going out, in war or in trouble will 
never meet with any obstacle that he cannot overcome. As the axe is 
to the jungle-creeper so this verse containing the names of Ganesha is 
to all obstacles and difiiculties. 
* The usual names are Sumukha (beautiful-faced), Ekadanta (one-toothed), Kapila 
(red and yellow complexion), Gajakarnaka (elephant-eared) Lambodara (corpulent), 
Vaikrita (misshapen), Vighnanasa(deliverer from difficulties),Vinayaka (leader),Dhum- 
ra-ketu (smoke-bannered), Blialachandra (better moon), Gajanana (elephant-visaged), 
