Ganesha

Ganesha
ガネーシャ
MT2SMT1 SFCDeSumP5XDCBR Artwork from Digital Devil Story: Megami Tensei II SFC artwork from Shin Megami Tensei Artwork from Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner Artwork from Persona 5: The Phantom X Artwork from Devil Children Black Book and Red Book
Other Name(s)	NeshaDemiKids Light Version and Dark Version Auspicious PachydermPersona 5 Persona 5 Royal Wealth-Cultivating PachydermPersona 5 Royal
Origin	Hinduism
Race(s)	AvatarMajin Tensei II: Spiral Nemesis DeityDigital Devil Story: Megami Tensei Kyūyaku Megami Tensei: Megami Tensei I EvilDigital Devil Saga: Avatar Tuner GenmaMajin Tensei Ronde Majin Tensei: Blind Thinker Devil Survivor Devil Survivor: Overclocked Devil Survivor 2 Devil Survivor 2: Record Breaker IconDigital Devil Saga: Avatar Tuner 2 KishinDigital Devil Story: Megami Tensei II Kyūyaku Megami Tensei: Megami Tensei II MuteDevil Children Black Book and Red Book Devil Children White Book Devil Children Light Book and Dark Book Devil Children Fire Book and Ice Book WargodShin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne Maniax Shin Megami Tensei V Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance YomaShin Megami Tensei Shin Megami Tensei II Shin Megami Tensei if... Shin Megami Tensei: Nine Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey Redux Shin Megami Tensei IV Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse Giten Megami Tensei: Tokyo Revelation Shin Megami Tensei: Imagine Shin Megami Tensei if...: Hazama Hen Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Colosseum 20XX Shin Megami Tensei: Tokyo Requiem Shin Megami Tensei: Liberation Dx2 Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner Soul Hackers 2 Megami Ibunroku Persona Megami Ibunroku Persona: Ikū no Tō Hen Shin Megami Tensei Trading Card: Card Summoner Kētai Akuma Densho
Alignment(s)	Neutral-LawShin Megami Tensei Shin Megami Tensei: Tokyo Requiem Light-NeutralShin Megami Tensei V Neutral-NeutralShin Megami Tensei II Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Colosseum 20XX
Arcana	EmperorPersona Q2: New Cinema Labyrinth StarPersona 3 Persona 3 FES Persona 3 Portable Persona 3 Reload Persona 4 Persona 4 Golden Persona Mobile Online SunPersona 5 Persona 5 Royal Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth Persona 5 Strikers

Ganesha is a Demon in the Megami Tensei franchise.

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Origin

Ganesha is the god of wisdom, prosperity, and good fortune in Hinduism, and is one of the most revered deities in the Hindu pantheon. According to the Shiva Purana, the goddess Parvati, Lord Shiva's consort, shaped Ganesha from the sandalwood paste she used for her bath and endowed him with life. As Parvati prepared to bathe, she instructed her creation to guard the bathhouse entrance and forbid anyone from entering. Just then, Lord Shiva returned, unaware Parvati had created Ganesha, and was denied access to the bathhouse. Angered by Ganesha's adamance, Shiva beheaded the guardian with his trident, in turn greatly upsetting Parvati. Shiva quickly apologized and ordered his followers to bring him the head of a living being, which ended up being an elephant's head, and Ganesha was resurrected as it was placed on his shoulders.

In Buddhism, Ganesha was adapted as Vināyaka, who is known in Japan as Kangiten or Shouten.

Design

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In most installments from Shin Megami Tensei II onward, Ganesha's design from Shin Megami Tensei was modified to have one broken tusk, though this variant of the design has never been depicted in Ganesha's official artwork.

Gameplay

For complete gameplay information, see Gameplay:Ganesha.

Compendium

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Compendium Entries
Shin Megami Tensei (A-Mode DDS)	Origin: India The son of Shiva. He is a god of wisdom and good fortune, and has an elephant's head. He is said to remove obstacles and bring about wealth. He is depicted with four arms, mounted on an enormous mouse.
Shin Megami Tensei II (A-Mode DDS)	出身地：インド シヴァの子で象の頭を持った智慧と幸運の神。障害を取り除き、知恵を授け、富をもたらすと言われる神。腕は四本あり、巨大な鼠にまたがった姿として描かれる。仏教において大聖歓喜自在天（タイセイカンギジザイテン）、聖天（ショウデン）とされ、和合の神とされる。 Translation:
Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne	The elephant-headed god in Hindu mythology. He was originally created by Parvati out of dirt to prevent anyone from watching her bathe. Shiva knocked his head off, but replaced it with an elephant's head.
Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne HD Remaster
Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey	An elephant-headed god in Hindu lore. He was originally created by Parvati to prevent anyone from watching her bathe. Shiva batted his head off, but replaced it with an elephant's head.
Shin Megami Tensei IV	An elephant-headed god in Hindu lore. He was originally created by Parvati to prevent anyone from watching her bathe. Shiva batted his head off, but replaced it with an elephant's head.
Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse	An elephant-headed god in Hindu lore. He was originally created by Parvati to prevent anyone from watching her bathe. Shiva batted his head off, but replaced it with an elephant's head.
Shin Megami Tensei V	The elephant-headed god in Hindu mythology. He was originally created out of dirt by Pavarti[sic] to prevent anyone from watching her bathe. It is said that Shiva knocked his head off but later replaced it with an elephant's head.
Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance
Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner (Akuma Zensho; PSP)	出身地：インド ヒンドゥーの知恵・学問・富と繁栄の神。象の頭に4本の手を持つ。シヴァ神とパールヴァティ女神の息子とされる。 ガネーシャの特徴である象の頭は、生まれたときから持っていたものではなく、話の行き違いから父のシヴァにはねられた頭の代わりとしてつけられたものである。 様々な障害を除去し、幸運や成功をもたらしてくれるため、商人を中心に人気も高い。 日本では仏教の聖天あるいは歓喜天として知られる。 Translation: Place of origin:
Soul Hackers 2	The elephant-headed god in Hindu mythology. He was originally created out of dirt by Pavarti to prevent anyone from watching her bathe. It is said that Shiva knocked his head off but later replaced it with an elephant's head.
Persona 3	The elephant-headed god in Hindu myth. He was originally created by Parvati to prevent anyone from watching her bathe. Shiva batted his head off, but replaced it with an elephant's head.
Persona 3 FES
Persona 3 Portable
Persona 3 Reload	The Hindu elephant-headed god. He was originally created by Parvati to prevent anyone from watching her bathe. Shiva batted off his original head and replaced it with an elephant's head.
Persona 4	The elephant-headed god in Hindu myth. He was originally created by Parvati to prevent anyone from watching her bathe. Shiva batted his head off, but replaced it with an elephant's head.
Persona 4 Golden
Persona 5	The Hindu elephant-headed god. He was originally created by Parvati in order to prevent anyone from watching her bathe. Shiva batted off his original head and replaced it with an elephant's head.
Persona 5 Royal
Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth	The elephant-headed god in Hindu myth. He was originally created by Parvati to prevent anyone from watching her bathe. Shiva battled his head off but replaced it with an elephant's head.
Persona Q2: New Cinema Labyrinth	The elephant-headed god in Hindu myth. He was originally created by Parvati to prevent anyone from watching her bathe. Shiva battled his head off but replaced it with an elephant's head.
Persona 5 Strikers	The Hindu elephant-headed god. He was originally created by Parvati in order to prevent anyone from watching her bathe. Shiva batted off his original head and replaced it with an elephant's head.
Persona 5 Tactica	The Hindu elephant-headed god. He was originally created by Parvati to prevent anyone from watching her bathe. Shiva batted off his original head and replaced it with an elephant's head.
Persona 5: The Phantom X	The Hindu elephant-headed god. He was originally created by Parvati in order to prevent anyone from watching her bathe. Shiva batted off his original head and replaced it with an elephant's head.
Devil Children Black Book and Red Book	GBC: きはやさしくて　ちからもち　あまーいおかしが　だいこうぶつな　ちょっとふとめの　ゾウのおうじ PS: 気は優しくて　力持ち　あまーいおかしが　大好物な　ちょっと太めの　ゾウの王子 Translation:
Devil Children White Book	きはやさしくて　ちからもち　あまーいおかしが　だいこうぶつな　ちょっとふとめの　ゾウのおうじ Translation:
Devil Children Light Book and Dark Book	気が　優しく　力持ちで　その上　頭も　いい　象の　王子さま　商売の　神　でも　ある Translation:
DemiKids Light Version and Dark Version	A strong and intelligent demon known far and wide as the "Prince of Elephants".
Devil Children Fire Book and Ice Book	気が　優しく　力持ちで　その上　頭も　いい　象の　王子さま　商売の　神　でも　ある Translation:
Devil Survivor: Overclocked	An elephant-headed god of knowledge, learning, wealth, and prosperity in Hindu lore. He is the son of Shiva and Parvati. He is depicted with the head of an elephant. Originally Parvati created him to stop anyone from watching her bathe. Shiva batted his head off but replaced it with an elephant's head, resulting in his current from. Because he destroys obstacles and brings about good fortune and success, he is popular with merchants. He is also known as Vinayaka in Japanese Buddhism.
Devil Survivor 2	An elephant-headed god of knowledge, learning, wealth, and prosperity in Hindu lore. He is the son of Shiva and Parvati. He is depicted with the head of an elephant. Originally Parvati created him to stop anyone from watching her bathe. Shiva batted his head off but replaced it with an elephant's head, resulting in his current from. Because he destroys obstacles and brings about good fortune and success, he is popular with merchants. He is also known as Vinayaka in Japanese Buddhism.
Devil Survivor 2: Record Breaker
Kētai Akuma Densho	ヒンドゥーの知恵・学問・富と繁栄の神。象の頭に４本の手を持つ。シヴァ神とパールヴァティ女神の息子とされる。 出身地：インド ガネーシャの特徴である象の頭は、生まれたときから、もっていたものではなく、話の行き違いから父のシヴァにはねられた頭の代わりとしてつけられたものである。様々な障害を除去し、幸運や成功をもたらしてくれるため、商人を中心に人気も高い。日本では仏教の聖天あるいは歓喜天として知られる。 Translation:

Nomenclature

From Sanskrit गण gana ("servants of Shiva") + ईश īśa ("lord"), meaning "lord of the servants of Shiva". Ganesha is also known as Ganesh in Hindustani and certain other Indo-Aryan languages.

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Names in Other Languages

Language	Name	Meaning
English	Ganesha
	NeshaDemiKids Light Version and Dark Version
Japanese	ガネーシャ Ganēsha	Ganesha
Simplified Chinese	葛内舍 Gěnèishè	Ganesha
Traditional Chinese	象頭神 Xiàngtóushén	Ganesha (lit. "Elephant-Head God")
French	Ganesh
German	Ganesha
Italian	Ganesha
Korean	가네샤 Ganesya	Ganesha
	코리DeviChil
Polish	Ganeśa	Ganesha
Brazilian Portuguese	Ganesha
Russian	Ганеша Ganesha	Ganesha
Peninsular Spanish	Ganesha
Turkish	Ganeşa	Ganesha

Names in Other Languages

Language	Name	Meaning
English	Auspicious PachydermPersona 5 Persona 5 Royal
	Wealth-Cultivating PachydermPersona 5 Royal (Path of Da'at)
Japanese	奇運の象神Persona 5 Persona 5 Royal Kiun no Zōshin	Elephant God of Strange Fortune
	富を肥やす象神Persona 5 Royal (Path of Da'at) Tomi o Koyasu Zōshin	Wealth-Enriching Elephant God
Simplified Chinese	奇运的象神Persona 5 Royal Qíyùn de Xiàngshén	Elephant God of Strange Fortune
	家财万贯的象神Persona 5 Royal (Path of Da'at) Jiācái-Wànguàn de Xiàngshén	Affluent Elephant God
Traditional Chinese	奇運的象神Persona 5 Royal Qíyùn de Xiàngshén	Elephant God of Strange Fortune
	家財萬貫的象神Persona 5 Royal (Path of Da'at) Jiācái-Wànguàn de Xiàngshén	Affluent Elephant God
French	Pachyderme de bon augurePersona 5 Royal	Auspicious Pachyderm
	Pachyderme vénalPersona 5 Royal (Path of Da'at)	Venal Pachyderm
German	Attraktiver DickhäuterPersona 5 Royal	Attractive Pachyderm
	Geldgieriger DickhäuterPersona 5 Royal (Path of Da'at)	Gold-Greedy Pachyderm
Italian	Pachiderma benevoloPersona 5 Royal	Benevolent Pachyderm
	Pachiderma benestantePersona 5 Royal (Path of Da'at)	Well-Off Pachyderm
Korean	기연奇緣의 코끼리 신神Persona 5 Royal Giyeon-ui Kokkiri Sin	Elephant God of Strange Fate
	부富를 축적蓄積하는 코끼리 신神Persona 5 Royal (Path of Da'at) Bureul Chukjeokaneun Kokkiri Sin	Wealth-Accumulating Elephant God
Peninsular Spanish	Paquidermo sospechosoPersona 5 Royal	Suspicious Pachyderm
	Paquidermo cult.cultivando riquezasPersona 5 Royal (Path of Da'at)	Wealth-Cultivating Pachyderm

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