Mudgalapurana 4.43: devamunikṛtastutivarṇanaṃ nāma tricatvāriṃśo'dhyāyaḥ

Obeisance to the glorious Gaṇeśa.

Mudgala said: / Seeing Lobha assume a peaceful form, the immaculate divine sages, / filled with joy, reverently bowed down to Gajānana, their Lord.

Having worshipped Gajānana according to the rules, the divine sages, / having bowed to him again, all praised him with folded hands:

Bodiless in form, the remover of worldly bondage, ever resting in himself, the bestower of his own bliss, / the Lord attainable through immeasurable Sāṅkhya—endowed with devotion, we worship Gajānana.

Praised by the lords of sages, beyond the comprehension of Brahmā, the bestower of good intellect, the holder of intellect, tranquil, / free from time's changes, reaching the end of all—endowed with devotion, we worship Gajānana.

Of immeasurable form, residing in the heart, the one 'I am Brahman,' the destroyer of delusion, / without beginning, middle, or end, boundless in form—endowed with devotion, we worship Gajānana.

The measure of the universe, Lord of the universe, unapproachable, primal, free from the universe's origin, / causing delusion to the non-Self, the ancient one—endowed with devotion, we worship Gajānana.

Neither earth nor form, neither water [nor] light, not abiding in fire, not abiding in wind, / not gone into space, devoid of the five elements—endowed with devotion, we worship Gajānana.

Not residing in the waking state (viśva), nor in the dreaming state (taijasa), nor the deep-sleep state (prājña), not abiding in aggregate or individual, nor in the infinite, / devoid of the guṇas, existing as the supreme truth—endowed with devotion, we worship Gajānana.

Not abiding in the Lord of guṇas, not seated in the bindu, not embodied, full of consciousness, not Ḍhuṇḍhi— / those free from union say he is situated in that—endowed with devotion, we worship Gajānana.

Gaṇeśa has neither come nor gone; how can we describe him as having that form? / Even so, everything is situated in the body of the Lord—endowed with devotion, we worship Gajānana.

If nothing was done by you, O Lord, then how does all this appear? / Therefore, being the great Self, indeed beyond thought—endowed with devotion, we worship Gajānana.

The god who grants true perfection to his devotees, who bestows happiness here upon those with desires, / the remover of worldly bondage for those without desires—endowed with devotion, we worship Gajānana.

Served by the lord of the gods and well served by the asuras, shining with an impartial disposition, / borne by the infinite, having the mouse as his banner—endowed with devotion, we worship Gajānana.

Ever dwelling in the waters consisting of happiness and bliss, born of the ocean and the sugarcane juice, / whose nature is the destruction of duality by drinking—endowed with devotion, we worship Gajānana.

The four aims of life are manifested in various ways; they alone are his hands; he has four arms, / the protector of the helpless, indeed Mahodara—endowed with devotion, we worship Gajānana.

Mounted upon the great rat, beyond time and death, attainable through bodiless yoga, / free from illusion, the deluder of the illusory—endowed with devotion, we worship Gajānana.

Having the nature of the sun yet devoid of the sun's brilliance, having the nature of Hari yet devoid of Hari's consciousness, / having the nature of Śiva, destroying Śiva's appearance—endowed with devotion, we worship Gajānana.

Dwelling in Maheśvarī yet devoid of great power, the Lord, the supreme master, worthy of praise by the highest, / immovable, yet the seed of all that moves—endowed with devotion, we worship Gajānana.

Worthy of worship by gods led by Śiva, by birds, by men, creepers, trees, and masters of beasts, / by moving and unmoving beings, yet devoid of the worlds—endowed with devotion, we worship Gajānana.

Firmly established through being beyond mind and speech, pure cessation, unborn, and imperishable, / yet the god standing right before us—endowed with devotion, we worship Gajānana.

We are truly blessed by the praise of the Lord of Gaṇas, and likewise by bowing and worshipping you alone / (

Section 4, Chapter 43, Page 110) and we have been made to share the form of Gaṇeśa by you—endowed with devotion, we worship Gajānana.

The Vedas speak of the seed-syllable named Gaja, and by that very mark the yogins attain you; / therefore you are Gajānana—endowed with devotion, we worship Gajānana.

The Purāṇas and Vedas, the immortals led by Śiva and Viṣṇu, and Śuka and the sages are bewildered / in praising the Lord of Gaṇas; how then can we praise him?—endowed with devotion, we worship Gajānana.

Mudgala said:
Having praised the Lord Gaṇeśa in this way, they all bowed again and again.
Having raised them up, Gajānana spoke pleasant words:

Gajānana said:
“Choose a supreme boon, O fortunate gods together with the assembly of sages!
Pleased by this hymn of praise, I shall grant your supreme desire.”

Hearing the words of Gajānana, the divine sages, filled with joy
and their eyes filled with tears, praised him with devotion, O Prajāpati.

The divine sages said:
“O Gajānana, O Lord, if you are pleased and ready to grant a boon,
then grant us firm devotion unto you, free from greed.

O Lord of gods, peace bringing happiness was made with Lobhāsura;
then this entire universe was endowed with boons by you.

Now, O God of gods, the twice-born and others on earth
will be engaged in their rites, and we too will abide in our own abodes.

All have been established by you in their respective dharmas, O Gajānana.
Beyond this, O Ḍhuṇḍhi, we ask for a certain boon:

Whenever we remember you, O master, O Lord,
then, O Gajānana, deliver us from affliction!”

Having spoken thus, they bowed to that flawless Gajānana.
Delighted in soul, he spoke to them by virtue of his nature of being subject to devotion:

Gajānana said:
“Whatever was requested, O gods and sages, all of it
shall swiftly come to pass by remembering me always, of this there is no doubt.

This hymn of praise composed by you in my honor shall bestow success everywhere;
especially, it will bestow devotion unto me.

It fully grants sons and grandsons, increases wealth and grain,
and brings all prosperity to human beings through reciting and hearing it, O gods.

Black magic, eradication, and the like are destroyed by reciting this hymn of praise;
and hostile sorcery, O eminent sages, never causes misfortune.

It grants victory in battle and yields fruit at the time of a journey;
it will be celebrated in causing the expulsion of enemies and other endeavors.

For one who is confined to prison, it causes the destruction of bonds.
Through this alone, O divine sages, one accomplishes what is impossible to accomplish.

Whoever performs the ritual practice twenty-one times for a duration of twenty-one days,
he shall attain every perfection.

It will bestow dharma, wealth, pleasure, liberation, and union with Brahman;
of this there is no doubt: this hymn of praise increases devotion unto me.”

Having spoken thus, the Gaṇādhīśa vanished right there.
All the gods together with the assembly of sages became as if dejected, O Lord.

Then an image of Gajānana, bestowing success and bringing happiness by its sight,
was established by them in the south-western quarter.

Remaining there, the gods and sages, filled with devotion,
then shone as they departed in part to their respective offices and hermitages.

Then human beings on earth became dedicated to their own dharma;
the entire universe became joyful, as was fitting, O creator.

This conduct of Gajānana that destroys sin,
bestows worldly enjoyment and liberation, and grants supreme Brahman, has been narrated, O Dakṣa.

Whoever reads it, has it recited, or listens with faith,
he, having enjoyed his desired fruit, will attain the state of Brahman.

Om Tat Sat. Thus, in the glorious final Purāṇa-Upaniṣad, in the venerable Maudgala Mahāpurāṇa, in the fourth section, in the exploits of Gajānana, the forty-third chapter, entitled “Description of the Praise Offered by the Gods and Sages.”