/ · 1894 Brewer’s · G · Ganesa (g hard)
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Son of Siva and Parbutta; also called Gunputty, the elephant god. The god of wisdom, forethought, and prudence. The Mercury of the Hindus.
“Camdeo bright and Ganesa sublime
Shall bless with joy their own propitious clime.”
Campbell, Pleasures of Hope, i.
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Entry taken from Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, edited by the Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D. and revised in 1895.
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