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Believed to have been composed between the 11th and 14th centuries CE (though some scholarly estimates extend to the 18th century), the text is structured as an Upapurana or "secondary Purana". It frames Lord Ganesha not just as a remover of obstacles, but as the —the ultimate reality that synthesizes the individual soul with the absolute.

The Mudgala Purana is a unique scripture because it describes of Lord Ganesha, each manifesting to destroy a specific demon representing a human ego or obstacle. These incarnations are:

(King of Obstacles): Defeated Mamasura (Possessiveness/Ego). He rides a serpent ( Shesha ).