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\engtitle{.. Ekalingamahatmye Gananayakastutih ..}##
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gajAnanaM siddhagaNAdisevitaM kapitthajambUphalasArabhakShitam |
umAsutaM shokavinAshakAraNaM namAmi vighneshvarapAdapa~Nkajam || 28||
mUShakottamamAruhya devAsuramahAhave |
yoddhukAmaM mahAvIryaM vande.ahaM gaNanAyakam || 29||
chitravastravichitrA~NgachitramAlAvibhUShitam |
kAmarUpadharaM devaM vande.ahaM gaNanAyakam || 30||

|| iti ekali~NgamAhAtmye triMsho.adhyAye gaNanAyakastutiH sampUrNA ||

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Notes:

In chapter 30 of the EkaliṅgaMāhātmyam ##ekali~NgamAhAtmyam##, Vedagarbha ##vedagarbha## responds to query by Suṣumāṇa ##suShumANa## about overcoming obstacles, by detailing about the Gaṇeśa Śaḍakṣara Mantrarāja ##gaNesha ShaDakShara mantrarAja## and Gaṇanāyaka StutiPūjā ##gaNaNAyaka stutipUjA## that was transmitted to the Devāḥ ##devAH## by Rṣi Atharvan ##R^iShi atharvan##.
EkaliṅgaMāhātmyam ##ekali~NgamAhAtmyam##, that constitutes a SthalaPurāṇa ##sthalapurANa## and SthalaMāhātmyam ##sthalamAhAtmyam##, has been composed in two styles - Paurāṇika ##paurANika## and Kāvyamaya ##kAvyamaya##. It includes the descriptions about the manifestation of the Ekaliṅga Śiva Kṣetra ##ekali~Nga shiva kShetra## in relation to the story of the duo - Baṣpa Rājā ##bAShpa rAjA## - Hārīta Muni ##hArIta muni##, and the lineage of kings of Citrakūṭa ##chitrakUTa## (now k.a. Cittaur̤agar̤ha ##chittau.Daga.Dha ##) and Medapāṭa ##medapATa## (now k.a. Mevār̤a ##mevA.Da ##) including Mahārāṇā Kumbhā ##mahArANA kumbhA##.

Baṣpa Rājā ##bAShpa rAjA## is now popularly known as Bappā Rāvala ##bappA rAvala##.

The VāyuPurāṇam ##vAyupurANam## has been attributed to be the source composition of EkaliṅgaMāhātmyam ##ekali~NgamAhAtmyam## as the main narrator of the same is Vāyu ##vAyu##.

EkaliṅgaMāhātmyam - Paurāṇika ##ekali~NgamAhAtmyam - paurANika## is composed in 32 chapters that, with a brief summary of each chapter; and the EkaliṅgaMāhātmyam - Kāvyamayam ##ekali~NgamAhAtmyam - kAvyamayam## can be accessed from the respective links given below.

EkaliṅgaMāhātmyam - Kāvyamayam ##ekali~NgamAhAtmyam - kAvyamayam## includes description of the lineage of Baṣpa Rājā ##bAShpa rAjA##, Stuti ##stuti## of the erudite Mahārāṇā Kumbhā ##mahArANA kumbhA## i.e. Kumbhakaraṇa ##kumbhakaraNa##, and the Pañcāyatana Stuti ##pa~nchAyatana stuti##. The latter comprises of Stuti-s of Ganeśa ##gaNesha##, Sūrya ##sUrya##, Nārāyaṇa ##nArAyaNa##, Śiva ##shiva##, Caṇḍikā ##chaNDikA## and Ekaliṅga Śiva ##ekali~Nga shiva##.
It is noteworthy that the Pañcāyatana Stuti ##pa~nchAyatana stuti## has some names associated with Kumbhā ## kumbhA## such that he is remembered with each of the Deity worshipped with this stuti. Towards conclusion, there is EkaliṅgaNamaskāra ##ekali~NganamaskAra##.

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