Earliest source for Ganesha gayatri mantra

[Harry Spier]

Do any of the list members know if the Ganesha gayatri mantra:

ekadantāya vidmahe

vakratuṇḍāya dhīmahi

tanno dantī pracodayāt

occurs in any scriptures earlier than the Gaṇapatyarthavaśīrṣa . 

Thanks,

Harry Spier

[Hnbhat B.R.]

Please check Vedic Concordance for all the occurrences in the whole body of Vedic Literature:

http://sanskritdocuments.org/doc_trial/upanishadwords/textfiles/concordancecorrect_sa.html

Sorry, I could not check as it takes much time in my browser to open the file in Devanagari script. If I open the file, I could give the references.

[Harry Spier]

Dear Dr. Bhat,

The word एकदन्ताय doesn't appear in this file.  The link you've given me appears to be a devanagari version of Bloomfields Vedic Concordance.  I've checked the digital Bloomfields Vedic concordance from Harvard (covering the Vedic literature),the GRETIL digital library ( a general survey of the Sanskrit literature) and the Muktabodha  digital library (the Tantric literature) and none of them  have the word "ekadantāya".    My understanding is that the Gaṇapatyarthavaśīrṣa only dates from the 17th century so I had assumed this Ganesha gayatri mantra predated it.

Thanks,

Harry Spier

[Hnbhat B.R.]

On Sat, Oct 3, 2015 at 5:59 AM, Harry Spier <vasisht...@gmail.com> wrote:

Dear Dr. Bhat,

The word एकदन्ताय doesn't appear in this file.

Right. Instead there is same Gayatri in vakratuNDaaya dhiimahi # TA.10.1.5b only a is changed.

 

The above is the introduction to the Gayatri, by Sayana. There are 12 Gayatri-s in the portion.

[Hnbhat B.R.]

There are two more अथर्वशिखोपनिषत्, अथर्वशिर उपनिषत् in addition to गणपत्युपनिषत् or गणपत्यथर्वशिर उपनिषत्, only in the later the Gayatri, with the reading for एकदन्ताय appears. You may be correct it might have been composed in 17th century or later.

In this list, many do not follow the literary history, for any purpose. But only with love for Vedic Literature who need not the help of History at all.

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[Harry Spier]

Thank you Dr. Bha

On Fri, Oct 2, 2015 at 10:07 PM, Hnbhat B.R. <hnbh...@gmail.com> wrote:

There are two more अथर्वशिखोपनिषत्, अथर्वशिर उपनिषत् in addition to गणपत्युपनिषत् or गणपत्यथर्वशिर उपनिषत्, only in the later the Gayatri, with the reading for एकदन्ताय appears. You may be correct it might have been composed in 17th century or later.

In this list, many do not follow the literary history, for any purpose. But only with love for Vedic Literature who need not the help of History at all.

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[satyajit B]

Respected Shree Bhat Sir ,

wouldn't दन्ती be the correct form (like करी करिणौ करिणः ) Is the original word not दन्तिन् ?

What would be the etymology for दन्तिः please? 

( In the passage cited by you)

Respectfully,

Satyajita

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[Hnbhat B.R.]

Exactly it should have been दन्ती, but in Vedic usage it is seen used as अजन्त instead of हलन्त, like रजस् is used as रजसा along with some अजन्त usages as  रजेण!

[satyajit B]

Dear Shri Bhat Sir,

Thank you.

So is it correct to pronounce it as दन्ती when we recite the mantra?

Thank you,

Respectfully,

Satyajita.

On 4 October 2015 at 21:30, Hnbhat B.R. <hnbh...@gmail.com> wrote:

Exactly it should have been दन्ती, but in Vedic usage it is seen used as अजन्त instead of हलन्त, like रजस् is used as रजसा along with some अजन्त usages as  रजेण!

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[Hnbhat B.R.]

On 05-Oct-2015 1:43 am, "satyajit B" <satya...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Dear Shri Bhat Sir,
>
> Thank you.
>
> So is it correct to pronounce it as दन्ती when we recite the mantra?

If you correct it and recite it, then it will not be the Vedic Mantra and your own Mantra!

[satyajit B]

Thank you, Sir.

Satyajita

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