Ganapati

We give here several mantrās from the Rig Veda Samhita, Yajur Veda Samhita and the Upanishads which invoke the deities Brahmaṇaspati and Gaṇapati. According to Sri Aurobindo, Brahma or Brahmaṇa in the Veda signifies the Vedic Word or Mantra in its profound aspect of the intuition arising out of the depth of soul. It is not a product of human intellect or speculation. The rishi or seer literally hears it. Brahmaṇaspati is considered the lord of the mantrās. The Chapter 2 sheds additional light on the topic of mantra as discovered by Sri Aurobindo who has also revealed the secrets behind the various deities given here. The word Gaṇapati accompanies the word Brahmaṇaspati in several mantrās. The great tāntric and the commentator on Veda (bhāṣhyakāra), Kapāli Sāstry declares that the deity Gaṇapati and Brahmaṇaspati are the same.