The festival of Ganesh, this is one of the most lovable festivals of kids. Because they thought Lord Ganesh is their friend. And they collect money and kept Ganesh in their colony and worship him with devotion up to 9 or 11 days. After that, they did Ganesh Visarjan with a lot of joy, music and dance. That’s why the kids love Ganesh festival a lot comparing to others.
The history behind Ganesh birthday:
The Lord
Ganesh is known as the god of wisdom, literature
and worldly success. He's known as the eldest
son of Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvathi. Once
when goddess Parvati was taking a bath along with her friends in her palace. Lord Shiva
arrived inside her palace without
any notice. Goddess Parvati became very
angry with Lord Shiva. Goddess Parvathi decided to create a
child of her own to guard the entrance of her palace. She scrapped some dirt from
her body and shaped it into a beautiful boy Instructing him not to allow anyone inside the palace without
her permission.
Once when Lord Shiva tried to enter the palace. He was blocked at the entrance by the boy. Lord, Shiva was enraged Beyond
control and they broke into a fight and in a fit of rage. He slashed the head of the child with his Trishul. The sounds of the fight reached Parvathi's ears. She
came to the door and her eyes fell on the boy's still form. She was very
angry at Lord Shiva for what had happened. Lord
Shiva wanted to make it up to Parvati and decided to put life back into the
child by putting the head of the first sleeping
creature that came inside lying with its
head to the north. He sent his Ganas to go in search of the
creature. The Ganas who went in search of the creature found an elephant sleeping in the northern direction and brought its head
to mount Kailash. Lord Shiva recreated his son with the head of
the elephant and blessed the child. That he will be
known as Ganesh. the leader of the Ganas and he will also be known as the remover of all
obstacles and will be worshipped first at the start of all ceremonies. Ganesh
is the God of wisdom with his elephant's head.
The importance of Ganapati or Ganesh’s body
parts:
Prominent
Forehead of Ganesh: Lord Ganesh has a big forehead which symbolizes
his knowledge. It is believed
that he can solve any problems.
Small
eyes of Ganesh: Small eyes represent concentration. They tell us that we must study things well before
concluding.
Large
ears of Lord Ganesh: Large ears
describe long life and alert nature of lord Ganesha. His long ears teach us
that we must always be alert and listen. To everyone but do what mind feels is
correct.
The
trunk of Lord Ganesh: It is believed
that lord’s trunk is always moving and never stays calm. This tells us that we
must always be active and do all our work effectively.
The
stomach of Lord Ganesh: Ganesh’s big
stomach symbolize a happy life where you digest
every good and bad thing happening around you. It teaches us that we also should digest every opinion
before doing work.
The
tooth of Lord Ganesh: It is believed
that Ved Vyasa narrated Mahabharata to Lord Ganesh, which he wrote with his
broken tooth. Vinayaka’s Ekdant shows us that we must make good use of
whatever we have in life.
Arms
of Lord Ganesh: Ganapathi has an axe in one hand. It shows that we can be free form greed, anger and wrongdoings in life. The lotus in another hand represents Awakening. Another hand has seen blessing everyone who worships him. The last one is seen holding Modak and it symbolises the happiness
that one gets from spiritual pursuit.
Why we are not
supposed to see the moon on 'Bhadrapad Shukla Chaturti' Also do you know why
Shri Ganesha has a snake tied around his stomach?
This interesting story is from when the moon used to still
shine full Shri Ganesha, the son of Lord Shiva and Parvati loved
sweets especially modaks. Once in Kubera's house he
was offered modaks the more he ate, the more he was offered. He happily
accepted it and after eating it there he carried the modak with
him back towards his home in the evening. He sat on his vahan the
mushak to return, On his way back the mushak saw a snake, panicked and
startled even as Shri Ganesha fell down Along with him fell all the
modaks and his stomach had burst open But Ganesha quickly got hold
of the snake as the mushak had seen and tied it to his stomach Nobody
had seen him.
He was
glad but when he saw up, he saw Chandradev laughing uncontrollably
Angry, that he was laughed at he immediately cursed Chandradev that
all the pride that he had in his beauty will vain. He would not be
seen in the skies any more Chandradev shocked by this
profusely apologised as no other gods would undo Shri
Ganesha's curse Upon being calmed Shri Ganesha also unable to completely take
the curse back tells Chandradev that to check his ego. He will constantly
and gradually disappear for fourteen days each and reappear
for the next fourteen. Also on the day of Bhadrapad Shukla Chaturti (Ganesh
Chaturthi). That day when he had laughed at Shri Ganesha, Anyone looking
at him will be cursed. This curse will only be lifted once
they listen to or understand the story of Shamantakamani and
Shri Krishna This story is found in the SrimadBhagavatam.
How to
worship with 21 Patris & related Ganesh Chaturti Mantras?
Lord Ganesha is the lord of wisdom, prosperity,
security, happiness, success, education, good fortune, and destroyer of
obstacles. As we all know, Son of Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati, he is superior
to all Hindu gods and is always worshipped first. He is
the patron of letters and learnings. 21 names of Lord Ganesha with meaning and
associated mantras & related Patri’s
1. Name: Sumukha Meaning:
Sumukha refers to the one with a beautiful face.
Mantra: Om
Sumukhaya Namah,
Machee Patram
Samarpayami.
2.Name: Ganadhisha Meaning:
Ganadhisha refers to the lord of guards of Lord Shiva.
Mantra: Om
Ganadhishaya Namah.
Bruhadi Patram
Samarpayami
3.Name: Umaputra Meaning:
Umaputra refers to the son of Goddess Uma.
Mantra: Om Uma
Putraya Namah,
Bilva Patram
Samarpayami
4.Name: Gajamukha Meaning:
Gajamukha refers to the one with an elephant face.
Mantra: Om
Gajamukhaya Namah,
Garika Patram
Samarpayami
5.Name: Lambodara Meaning:
Lambodara refers to the one with a huge belly or
appetite
Mantra: Om
Lambodaraya Namah.
Bhadri(neradu)
Patram Samarpayami
6.Name: Harasuna
Mantra: Om
Hara Sunave Namah,
Dattura(Vummeta)
Patram
7.Name: Shurpakarna Meaning:
Shurpakarna refers to the one with huge ears.
Mantra: Om
Shurpakarnaya Namah.
Jaji Patram
Samarpayami
8.Name: Vakratunda Meaning:
Vakratunda refers to the one with a curved mouth.
Mantra: Om
Vakratundaya Namah.
Vishnukranta
Patram Samarpayami
9.Name: Guhagraja Meaning:
Guhagraja refers to the one with a heavy voice.
Mantra: Om
Guhagrajaya Namah.
Dandaki (enugu
chevi aku) Patram Samarpayami
10.Name: Ekadanta Meaning:
Ekadanta refers to the one with a single teeth.
Mantra: Om
Ekadantaya Namah.
Chutaparam
(Mamidi) Patram Samarpayami
11.Name: Heramba Meaning:
Heramba refers to the one loved by mother.
Mantra: Om
Herambaraya Namah .
Tulasi Patram
Samarpayami
12.Name: Chaturhotra Meaning:
Chaturhotra refers to the one with four hands.
Mantra: Om
Chaturhotrai Namah .
Arjuna (Maddi)
Patram Samarpayami
13.Name: Sarveshwara Meaning:
Sarveshwara refers to the lord of the entire
universe.
Mantra: Om
Sarveshvaraya Namah
Devadaru
Patram Samarpayami
14.Name: Vikata Meaning:
Vikata refers to the powerful one.
Mantra: Om
Vikataya Namah.
Karaveera(Ganneru)
Patram Samarpayami
15.Name: Hematunda Meaning:
Hematunda refers to the one staying in the
Himalayas.
Mantra: Om
Hematundaya
NamahSinduvara(Vavili)
Patram Samarpayami
16.Name: Vinayaka Meaning:
Vinayaka refers to the one with an ability to lead well.
Mantra: Om
Vinayakaya Namah.
Apamarga(Vuttareni) Patram
Samarpayami
17.
Name: Kapila Meaning: Kapila refers to the one who is golden
in colour.
Mantra: Om
Kapilaya Namah.
Ardha(Jilledu)
Patram Samarpayami
18.Name: Vatave
Mantra: Om
Vatave Namah,
Dhadavi
(Danimma) Patram Samarpayami
19.
Name: Bhalachandra Meaning: Bhalachandra refers to the one who
is moon crested.
Mantra: Om
Bhala Chandraya Namah
Maruvak Patram
Samarpayami
20.
Name: Suragraja Meaning: Suragraja refers to the lord of the
entire heaven.
Mantra: Om
Suragrajaya Namah.
Jaami(Jammi)
Patram Samarpayami
21.Name: Siddhi Vinayaka Meaning:
Siddhi Vinayaka refers to the best over of success.
Mantra: Om Siddhi
Vinayakaya Namah.
Ashwadhha(Ravi)
Patram Samarpayami
What is the scientific reason to celebrate the
festival?
Ganesh idols made out of natural clay are worshipped with
herbs and leaves (Patris) during the Ganesh Chaviti (Chaturthi). Water
carry diseases are generally spread during this season due to
heavy rains and floods. After Ganesh festival, the worshipped
Ganesh idols along with pooja leaves (Patris) are
immersed (Nimarjana) in water bodies. It is believed that these leaves when
they are immersed in huge quantity, help in purifying the
water due to their medicinal properties.
Ganesh statue made out of natural mud, when
immersed in water they get dissolved easily and cleanse the water
without causing pollution. This also develops immunity and resistance
to fight with bacteria. Ganesh images should be made only of mud or clay as
the pure spiritual particles of Ganesh, will get attracted to towards an idol
made of mud and can be immersed properly. Dirt or clay can be dissolved easily
in water, forms a layer below and does not sink into earth for a long time.
Generally, Vinayaka Chaturthi is celebrated during the months
of August & September just before the setting of Northeast
monsoon in October. The dry summer would have made water source porous and
rivers might have been running shallowly.
Thus, the mud or soil from the idols when suspended in
water would form a colloid that would coagulate the pores and form a layer. In
order to maintain the stable groundwater level & avoid
excess wastage of water towards to see, our Ancestors found the “Dry Clay
Technique” in the form of Ganesh statues. So that the groundwater
level is maintained & ecosystem is saved. Thus, having a
great effect on the health of living creatures and the environment. This also
represents the cycle of creation and dissolution in nature. So that we all
have to prefer eco-friendly(mud) Ganesh, then only we can protect our
environment.
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