 | William Alexander Clouston - 1889 - 644 pages
...dictation of Vyasa, the reputed author of that epic. He is represented with four hands, in one of which he holds a shell, in another a discus, in the third a trident, or club, and in the fourth a water-lily.1 1 The Tamil text of THE KING AND HIS FOUR MINISTERS... | |
 | William Crooke - 1896 - 346 pages
...whose name means " lord of the Ganas" or inferior deities, especially those in attendance on Siva. He is represented as a short, fat man, of a yellow...protuberant belly, four hands, and the head of an elephant with a single tusk, v Parvati is said to have formed him from the scurf of her body, and so proud was... | |
 | 1922 - 482 pages
...undertakings. He is a short fat figure, with protuberant belly, four hands, and the head of an elephant with only one tusk. In' one hand he holds a shell, in another...is depicted riding upon a rat or attended by one. His temples are numerous in the Dekhan. There are many legends accounting for his elephant head. '... | |
 | C. Uberoi - 1999 - 196 pages
...Ganesha' is a very popular god, especially beloved by children. He is represented as a short, fat figure with a protuberant belly, four hands and the head of an elephant, which has only one tusk (the other being broken). Every god in Hindu mythology is associated with an animal or bird, acting... | |
 | Kailash Nath Seth, B. K. Chaturvedi - 2000 - 194 pages
...principles of the elements to move and is therefore four armed. In one hand he is shown to be holding a shell, in another a discus, in the third a club or a sweet cake and in the fourth a water lily.' The vehicle of Ganesha is a mouse. As rats generally... | |
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He is represented as a short fat man of a yellow colour, with a protuberant belly, four hands, and the head of an elephant, which has only one tusk. In... 