Gana (गण) + pati (पति)= Ganapati. Pati is the nurturer. Gana is a group of the eight vasus. The word vasu refers to direction or the guardian deity of the directions (dikpal or dikdev). Ganapati is the nurturer, master (swami) of the directions.
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