[Advaita-l] Sri Krishna incarnated as Ganesha - Brahmavaivarta Purana

[V Subrahmanian]

The Brahmavaivrta Purana says it was Sri Krishna himself who incarnated as
Ganesha. There are mentions in skanda and devi purana too of Ganapathi
being an incarnation of Narayana.

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गणेशरूपः श्रीकृष्णः कल्पे कल्पे तवात्मजः ।।
त्वत्क्रोडमागतः क्षिप्रमित्युक्त्वाऽन्तरधीयत ।। ८२ ।।

Vishnu tells Parvati: Krishna will be your son Ganesha in every kalpa.

The above may be seen in the Ganapati khanda of the Brahma vaivarta,
chapter 8. One may read it's adjacent chapters for more details

Here one may read the full chapter with interesting details:

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subbu