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Hi,

To the question, "Where in vedas does the so called ganapati aka 
pilliAr being praised as supreme??" --

Ganapathy atharvashiras mentions that. The atharvanikas identify that 
as a valid upanishad apart from Narayanopanishad (re-appearing in 
Taittriya aranyakam book X), Nilarudropanishad, part of pippalada 
samhita and others. Note that even the swaram of 
Ganapthyatharvashiras survives (implying a living tradition - unlike, 
say kAThaka yajurveda, where swaram is lost for more 2/3rd of the 
shruthi vakyas).

As for Skanda, he is a later deity and his worship appears in Atharva 
veda parishishTa as skanda yaaga. The atharvaniks regard this as a 
valid yaaga apart from other rites like vishasahi (to Agni-Vishnu) 
etc.

Regards,
Kasturi Rangan .K

--- In ramanuja@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "VenkatarAghavan K.S" 
<ksvenkat@xxxx> wrote:
> SrI:
> 
> Dear all
> 
> This is really reaching a level of annoyance.
> 
> Where in vedas does the so called ganapati aka pilliAr being praised
> as supreme?? please quote.also quote about MurugAn being praised as
> supreme.






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