Lord Vighmswara p. 19]UCCHISHTA GANAPAH SAHASRANAMAMThe Ucchishta Ganapati Sahasra-fcamani, also known as *4 GuhyanamaSahasrakam " is part and parcel of one of the ' 64 Tantra Sastras viz., Uttamaresa' Tantram. Normallythis is learnt by traditional .method. Many have developed a false view or opinion, either on accountof fear or light-heartedaess, regardingthe UccMshta Ganapati Upasana cult. This Is thoroughly wrong. On the contrary, the Swarupa ofUeohishta Ganapati depicts tbe epitome of Advaila cult. For an ordinary man, the concept of understanding the Swarupa of Ucchishta Ganapati with His consort Goddess Nila Saras-waii alias Nila Vani in naked form cannot be comprehensible, unless perceived in depth with detachment so that the Tattva of Sivoham or Ahani Brahmasmi will ' become understandable.Above:] Sri G. Kumaraswami Reddy is seen with Sri P. S. Rajagopala Raju.Endowments Commissioner,Be/ow: Executive Officer is speaking at a function arranged by TTD Employees. Bottom: The outgoing Executive Officer Sri P.V.R.K. Prasad receiving a memento.24The connotation of interpreting Ucchishta as * remnant' is apparently wrong as the Paramporul is nothing but'S/s/tfom.In Manduka Upanishad, the Tattva is explicitly described through the seventh mantra. Similarly, in Atharva Veda, in all the three Suktas-27 Rikhs,the concept is well defined.One who takes to the Ganapati Upasana should know definitely the efficacy of the propitiation of Ucchishta Ganapati. There have beenmany savants in the'past, who'.were adept in this cult not only for the purpose of contributing towards society's welfare, but also .for- self-realisation It may not'-be' out of place that the' truth of mastery, over this � Ucchishta-� Mahaganapati cult was possessed by the late-His Holiness Sri Narasimha Bharati., cf � Sringeri Pitam.There may be a misgiving that the cult of worship of Uchchisbta Ganapati descended to our country from China/ Tibet, but it is refuted from the evidence available in Atharva Veda and this cult has a hoary past in our own country. It is not possible to deal with the subject in a limited way but attempt is made to put it in a nutshell in this endeavour. Almost all the great -Mahapurushas must have been initiated into this Upasana, which not only enlivened them with Atma Vichara leading to Cosmic Consciousness or Self-realisation, but also a powerful medium to do away with evi? deeds by practising absolute Slshta-cham. Among the few who may be located in this country, who are still found to be an authority in the cult and Upasaka is one Sri Matakavi Sundara Sarma of Tarjore, a Sanskrit and Tamil ..cbolar and author of many books on religious treatises, who has been fortunate enough to bz blessed and given the title * Rama Pranan' by His Holiness Sankarar charya of Kanchi Kamakoti Peetam and 'Mahakavi' by BLH. Sankara-charya of Govardhana Peetam, Puri, and 'Kavi Chakravarti *' by Kasi Pandita ;. Sabha, Varanasi. ^SAPTHAGIRI