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How to observe Shree Ganesha Chaturthi
On this most auspicious day one should at least abstain from meat.
Many devout devotees abstain from salt or even water until sunset.
In the morning on this very auspicious day after having a bath and
wearing clean clothes offer Lord Ganeshaa incense, lamp and flowers.
Offer these items seven times in a clockwise direction around his
picture/Deity form.
Then offer Lord Ganesha his favourite food viz. coconut, kheer (sweet
rice), sugar candy and laddus.
Then chant mantras to Lord Ganesha.
Thereafter read these pastimes or any other pastimes that you have
on Lord Ganesha.
You can after that visit your local temple in the morning or in the
evening.
Offer Lord Ganesha prayers with faith and devotion that he may
remove all the obstacles that you may have in your path.
Which position must Lord Ganesha's trunk be?
The position of Lord Ganesha's trunk has a symbolic meaning. If the
trunk turns to the Lord Ganesha's left, that is the direction for
success in the world. It is a position associated with Grihastas, or
householders.
To his right, the trunk represents moksha, good for renouncing the
world.
When one chooses a Lord Ganesha Deity that is proper for their own
spiritual path the trunk position is one thing that is good to keep in
mind.
Lord Ganesha's trunk mostly curls to reach the left hand. [90 per cent]
The left hand symbolizes our feminine side, Lord Ganesha' benevolent
[feminine] aspect, which means one should get all the good things in life,
money, good food, good progeny, name and fame and so on.
Trunk curling towards the right hand indicates the predominance of
the masculine aspect of Lord Ganesha. This indicates austerity,
honesty, integrity, thrift, and living a life based on human moral
values/principles.
How Ganapati blessed the South India with a great river?
The marriage of Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati was to be celebrated
on mount Kailasa.
All the people all over the world started traveling towards mount
Kailasa.
Due to the heavy burden on the northern side, the world started tilting
towards the north. \
To correct this Lord Shiva requested sage Agasthya to go and live in the
South of India.
Agasthya obeyed the orders of Lord Shiva and reached the south.
The entire south India was extremely dry at that time.
Lord Shiva had sent some sacred waters of Ganga along with Agasthya,
which Sage Agasthya was preserving very carefully in his pot.
One day when was asleep, Ganapathi took the form of a crow and toppled
Agasthyas pot. From the Ganga started spreading in to a river.
This river was called kaveri- She who was spread by a crow.
Another story says that it was not Ganges which was in Agasthyas pot
but his wife Mother Lopa Mudhra who was in love with South India.
How Ganapathi prevented Ravana becoming powerful?
Once Ravana by his musical skill pleased Lord Shiva,
Blessing him Lord Shiva gave a Shiva Linga (Atma Linga) and
asked Ravana to take it Sri Lanka and preserve it there.
He told Ravana that if that Shiva Linga reaches Sri Lanka,
nobody can win over Ravana. But he also told that he should
never keep that Shiva Linga down on earth at any other spot
while on his way.
When Ravana reached Gokarna (A place in Karnataka) he
wanted very badly to answer natures call, Ganapathi
appeared there as Brahmin boy and agreed to hold the
Shiva Linga for some time.
He also told Ravana that if he does not come back by the
stipulated time, he would keep the Shiva Linga there and go
away.
Lord Ganapathi delayed the coming back of Ravana and
kept the Shiva Linga there and vanished. That place is
called Gokarna. This effectively prevented Ravana to be
ever victorious.
How Ganapathi helped his brother marry Valli, a tribal
princess?
Subrahmanya first married the Devasena the
daughter of Indra.
Subrahmanya Later during his travels in south fell in
love with Valli who was a tribal princess.
Though Valli loved Lord Subrahmanya she was scared
of him, her being a simple tribal girl and he being the
celestial God.
One day while Valli was walking in the forest, Lord
Ganapati took the form of an elephant and chased
Valli.
Subrahmanya in the form of an old man gave her
protection and requested the elephant to go away.
Then Lord Subrahmanya showed his real form and
both of them got married.
Kubhera and Lord Ganapathi
Kubhera was the God of wealth and was very proud of his wealth.
He had slight contempt towards Shiva for living in such poor conditions on the top of the
mountain.
One day he invited Lord Shiva for a feast in his capital Alakapuri and also told that he has
arranged for so much food that nobody can eat it completely Lord Shiva said that he was
very busy and sent his son Ganapathi instead.
Ganapathi not only ate all the food that was prepared but also everything in sight in
Kubheras town.
Kubera ordered his army of cooks to produce more food but they could not keep pace with
Ganesha's eating frenzy.
The elephant-god was eating food meant for thousands.
When he had finished all the food set before him, he began to shout, "Give me more, give me
more!" and then getting impatiently to his feet, rushed to the enormous kitchen and devoured all
the food there. His appetite did not decrease even after he had devoured the servings which
were destined for the other guests.
Kubera was aghast. All the food was gone and the guests had not been fed. Worse, Ganesha
was still hungry.
He went to the kitchen and ate all groceries and half cooked food until nothing was left. He then
approached Kubera and warned "You have no more food left! Give me more or i will eat you
up!! Kubera ran for his life and rushed to mount Kailas to ask Shiva to remedy the situation.
The Lord then gave him a handful of roasted rice, saying that something as simple as a handful
of roasted rice would satiate Ganesha, if it were offered with humility and love. Ganesha had
swallowed up almost the entire city when Kubera finally arrived and humbly gave him the rice.
With that, Ganesha was finally satisfied and calmed.
Kubera fell at his patron's feet and begged forgiveness for his pride.
Srila Prabhupada on Shree Ganesha
"One should begin the worship of the deva Ganapati (Ganesha), who drives away all
impediments in the execution of devotional service. In the Brahma-samhita it is
stated that Ganapati worships the lotus feet of Lord Nrsimhadeva and in that way
has become auspicious for the devotees in clearing out all impediments.
Therefore, all devotees should worship Ganapati." (A.C.Bhaktivedanta Swami
Prabhupada. Nectar of Devotion, chapter 8. Offenses to be avoided.)
Devotee: Srila Prabhupada, if... Since Krishna is the power that gives the devas the
ability to render everything, then why is it recommended in the Nectar of Devotion
that a Vaishnava should worship Ganapati?
"I adore the primeval Lord Govinda, whose lotus feet are always held by Ganesha
upon the pair of tumuli protruding from his elephant head in order to obtain power
for his function of destroying all the obstacles on the path of progress of the
three worlds." (Brahma Samhita 5:50. PURPORT)
The power of destroying all obstacles to mundane prosperity has been delegated
to Ganesha who is the object of worship to those who are eligible to worship him.
He has obtained a rank among the five gods as Brahma possessing mundane quality.
The self-same Ganesha is a god in possession of delegated power by infusion of the
divine power. All his glory rests entirely on the grace of Govinda." (Bhakti
Siddhanta Saraswati. August 1932. Brahma Samhita 5:50 purport.)
"Hare Krishna, Hare Krishna, Krishna Krishna, Hare
Hare Rama, Hare Rama, Rama Rama, Hare Hare"