Vighnaharta (remover of obstacles)
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Vighnaharta (remover of obstacles) is a revered epithet of the Hindu deity Ganesha, worshipped as the divine force that eliminates hindrances and grants success.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Vighnaharta (remover of obstacles) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6046329 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Vighnaharta (remover of obstacles) Context triple: [Ekadanta, isFormOf, Vighnaharta (remover of obstacles)]
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A.
Ayudhapurusha of Vishnu
Ayudhapurusha of Vishnu is the personified divine weapon-form of the god Vishnu, embodying his protective and destructive power in anthropomorphic guise.
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B.
Vajranabha
Vajranabha is a figure in Hindu tradition regarded as a descendant of Krishna and an early builder or restorer of important Krishna temples such as the Dwarkadhish Temple.
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C.
Varadaraja (giver of boons)
Varadaraja (giver of boons) is a revered aspect of the Hindu god Vishnu, worshipped as a benevolent bestower of blessings and favors.
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D.
Dharma-bhrata
Dharma-bhrata is an epithet of Bharata, a revered figure in Indian epic tradition celebrated for his righteousness and adherence to dharma.
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E.
Badarayana
Badarayana is an ancient Indian sage and philosopher traditionally credited with authoring the Brahma Sutras, a foundational text of the Vedanta school of Hindu philosophy.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Vighnaharta (remover of obstacles) Target entity description: Vighnaharta (remover of obstacles) is a revered epithet of the Hindu deity Ganesha, worshipped as the divine force that eliminates hindrances and grants success.
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A.
Ayudhapurusha of Vishnu
Ayudhapurusha of Vishnu is the personified divine weapon-form of the god Vishnu, embodying his protective and destructive power in anthropomorphic guise.
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B.
Vajranabha
Vajranabha is a figure in Hindu tradition regarded as a descendant of Krishna and an early builder or restorer of important Krishna temples such as the Dwarkadhish Temple.
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C.
Varadaraja (giver of boons)
Varadaraja (giver of boons) is a revered aspect of the Hindu god Vishnu, worshipped as a benevolent bestower of blessings and favors.
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D.
Dharma-bhrata
Dharma-bhrata is an epithet of Bharata, a revered figure in Indian epic tradition celebrated for his righteousness and adherence to dharma.
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E.
Badarayana
Badarayana is an ancient Indian sage and philosopher traditionally credited with authoring the Brahma Sutras, a foundational text of the Vedanta school of Hindu philosophy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
epithet
ⓘ
religiousTitle ⓘ |
| associatedConcept |
good fortune
ⓘ
prosperity ⓘ removal of difficulties ⓘ success ⓘ |
| associatedDeity | Ganesha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Indian culture ⓘ |
| deityAspect | obstacle-removing aspect of Ganesha ⓘ |
| epithetOf | Ganesha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| honorificFor | Ganesha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| invocationFormula | used at the start of mantras to Ganesha ⓘ |
| invokedAt |
beginning of ceremonies
ⓘ
commencement of important tasks ⓘ start of new ventures ⓘ |
| languageOfOrigin | Sanskrit ⓘ |
| meaning | remover of obstacles ⓘ |
| popularIn |
Maharashtra
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
North India NERFINISHED ⓘ South India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| refersTo | Ganesha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| role |
bestows auspicious beginnings
ⓘ
eliminates hindrances ⓘ protector of undertakings ⓘ |
| titleOf | Hindu devotional television series ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Hindu devotional songs
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Hindu prayers ⓘ Hindu rituals ⓘ |
| worshippedAs |
grantor of success
ⓘ
remover of obstacles ⓘ |
| worshipTradition | Ganapatya tradition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Vighnaharta (remover of obstacles) Description of subject: Vighnaharta (remover of obstacles) is a revered epithet of the Hindu deity Ganesha, worshipped as the divine force that eliminates hindrances and grants success.
Referenced by (1)
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