Ganapati Atharvashirsha

Ganapati Atharvashirsha, also known as Ganapati-upanishad, is found in the Atharva-veda. The text is dedicated to Ganesha, the lord of intellect and learning, and asserts that Ganesha is same as the supreme Reality – Brahman.

This Upanishad expounds the Tattva – true nature of Ganesha, ways to pray to Him, upasana of Ganesha to be performed and its result, bija-mantra and the mula-mantra “Om gam ganapataye namah,” which has its origin in this text.

This album contains recordings of discourses by Swami Sharadananda Sarasvati in January 2022 during the Vedanta Sadhaka Course held at Adi Sankara Nilayam.