Monday, May 20, 2013

Be aware of your actions- Learn from Ganesha

Several stories of Ganesha’s childhood and adulthood are depicted in the scriptures. These help in learning important lessons in life that may be implemented. One of the stories that goes back to the childhood of Lord Ganesha teaches us to take onus of our action and try to control them lest the actions cause harm to someone.

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Sunday, May 19, 2013

Is Ganesha only worshipped by the Hindus?


Lord Ganesha is one of the Hindu deities who have a global appeal. This happened because of trade and commercial aspects that involved exchange of ideas and materials.
Particularly worshipped by traders and merchants in approximately the 10th century, this deity was worshipped by this union despite their religion.



Positions of Ganesha

World, as we know it, is a collection of organism made from a compilation of molecules. These molecules in Sanskrit are known as “Ganas”. The name Ganesh hence means the Lord of all Ganas.

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Top eight incarnations of Lord Ganesha

There are two dedicated scriptures for Lord Ganesha, the Mudagala Purana and the Ganesha Purana. Both the scriptures contain stories of Lord Ganesha’s childhood, his marriage and his variousavatars. In Hinduism an avatar is a direct descent of a deity which is born for a purpose. 

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Top eight incarnations of Lord Ganesha

The female Ganesha

In Hinduism every divine being has the male as well as the female form. That is, every divine deity has a male and female avatar signifying the circle of life. The male avatar denotes the mental state of power while the female avatar denotes the physical state of power or ‘shakti’. 

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The female Ganesha

Ganesha and the River Kaveri

There are many stories which involve Lord Ganesha. From the stories of his birth to the stories of his powers and later destruction of demons, these stories not just make up for an interesting read but also teach us lessons of life.

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Ganesha and the River Kaveri

Tale of the Syamantaka jewel

Legend has it that on Ganesh Chaturthi if anyone looks at the moon, misfortune follows that person. More specifically the person who looks at the moon onLord Ganesha’s birthday is falsely accused of a crime.

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Tale of the Syamantaka jewel