Ganapati – Rig Veda
Ṛk Veda Maṇḍala 2, Hymn 24, Śloka 1 गणानां त्वा गणपतिं हवामहे कविं कवीनामुपमश्रवस्तमम्। ज्येष्ठराजं ब्रह्मणां ब्रह्मणस् पत आ नः षृण्वन्नूतिभिः सीद सादनम्॥ gaṇānāṁ tvā gaṇapatiṁ havāmahe kaviṁ...
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