[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Purāṇas](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana) › [Minor Purāṇas](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa) › [Of Sūrya and Gaṇeśa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya) › [Mudgalapurana](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala) › 8.10.55 # Mudgalapurana 8.10.55 Mudgalapurāṇa 8.10.55 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [8.10.55](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.8.10.55) vedā varṇamayāḥ proktā dhūmrā jātāśca māyayā | gaṇeśānaṃ svaśiṣyebhyo dhūmravarṇamato jaguḥ || > The Vedas are said to consist of phonemes, and they have become smoky through māyā. / Therefore they praised the lord Gaṇeśa to their disciples as Dhūmravarṇa. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 8.10.54](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.8.10.54) - [Next: 8.10.56](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.8.10.56) - [Up: 8.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.8.10) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala~en-mt.8.10.55) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.8.10.55](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.8.10.55) · Pramāṇa