Monday, April 25, 2011
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Hari Kiran
Mushikavaahana modaka hastha,
Chaamara karna vilambitha sutra,
Vaamana rupa maheshwara putra,
Vighna vinaayaka paada namasthe
O Lord Vinayaka! the remover of all obstacles, the son of Lord Shiva, with a form which is very short, with mouse as Thy vehicle, with sweet pudding in hand, with wide ears and long hanging trunk, I prostrate at Thy lotus-like Feet!"
Lord Ganesha is worshipped first in any prayers. His Names are repeated first before any auspicious work is begun, before any kind of worship is begun. He is the Lord of power and wisdom. Without the Grace of Sri Ganesha and His help, nothing can be achieved. No action can be undertaken without His support. Spiritual aspirants who worship Ganesha as Deity, repeats this Mantra "Om Sri Ganeshaya Namah". Lord Ganesha is an embodiment of wisdom and bliss. He is the Lord of Brahmacharins.
He has as his vehicle a small mouse. He is the presiding Deity of the Muladhara Chakra, the psychic centre in the body in which the Kundalini Shakti resides. He is the Lord who removes all obstacles on the path of the spiritual aspirant, and bestows upon him worldly as well as spiritual success. Hence He is called Vigna Vinayaka. He is the Lord of harmony and peace.
Lord Ganesha represents Om or the Pranava. The elephant head is significant in that it is the only figure in nature that has the form of the symbol for Om. Nothing can be done without uttering it. This explains the practice of invoking Ganesha before beginning any rite or undertaking any project. His two feet represent the power of knowledge and the power of action.
The significance of riding on a mouse is the complete conquest over egoism. The holding of the ankusha represents His rulership of the world. Elephants are very wise animals; this indicates that Lord Ganesha is an embodiment of wisdom. This also denotes the process of evolution--the mouse gradually evolves into an elephant and finally becomes a man. This is why Ganesha has a human body, an elephant''s head and a mouse as His vehicle. This is the symbolic philosophy of His form. -Swami Sivananda Saraswathi.
Source : http://thebeautyofhinduism.wordpress.com/
If all the above qualities are found in any person, Success would love to follow such a kind of person. That’s what is to be learnt from the physique of Lord Ganesh. One should adopt those qualities to be successful.
Chaamara karna vilambitha sutra,
Vaamana rupa maheshwara putra,
Vighna vinaayaka paada namasthe
O Lord Vinayaka! the remover of all obstacles, the son of Lord Shiva, with a form which is very short, with mouse as Thy vehicle, with sweet pudding in hand, with wide ears and long hanging trunk, I prostrate at Thy lotus-like Feet!"
Significance
Lord Ganesha is worshipped first in any prayers. His Names are repeated first before any auspicious work is begun, before any kind of worship is begun. He is the Lord of power and wisdom. Without the Grace of Sri Ganesha and His help, nothing can be achieved. No action can be undertaken without His support. Spiritual aspirants who worship Ganesha as Deity, repeats this Mantra "Om Sri Ganeshaya Namah". Lord Ganesha is an embodiment of wisdom and bliss. He is the Lord of Brahmacharins.
He has as his vehicle a small mouse. He is the presiding Deity of the Muladhara Chakra, the psychic centre in the body in which the Kundalini Shakti resides. He is the Lord who removes all obstacles on the path of the spiritual aspirant, and bestows upon him worldly as well as spiritual success. Hence He is called Vigna Vinayaka. He is the Lord of harmony and peace.
Lord Ganesha represents Om or the Pranava. The elephant head is significant in that it is the only figure in nature that has the form of the symbol for Om. Nothing can be done without uttering it. This explains the practice of invoking Ganesha before beginning any rite or undertaking any project. His two feet represent the power of knowledge and the power of action.
The significance of riding on a mouse is the complete conquest over egoism. The holding of the ankusha represents His rulership of the world. Elephants are very wise animals; this indicates that Lord Ganesha is an embodiment of wisdom. This also denotes the process of evolution--the mouse gradually evolves into an elephant and finally becomes a man. This is why Ganesha has a human body, an elephant''s head and a mouse as His vehicle. This is the symbolic philosophy of His form. -Swami Sivananda Saraswathi.
Source : http://thebeautyofhinduism.wordpress.com/
Ganesha- Physique’s description.
- Big Head: Think big. Plan and analyze well.
- Large ears: Hear More.
- Waving ears: Throw out the unnecessary things from ear. Just refuse the words reaching mind.
- Small Eyes: Concentrate on goal, focusing on a subject.
- Small Mouth: Talk less and hear more, analyze more.
- One tusk: Retain good, throw away bad.
- Trunk: High efficiency and adoptability. To pick to the good and leaving the bad ones. To throw away obstacles of people.
- Axe: To cut all bonds of all attachments.
- Rope: To pull nearer to goal. To help to progress from good to good.
- Lotus: To handle the things gently, without applying much of force.
- Two feet: Represents the power of knowledge and the power of action.
- Sitting Posture: Be leisure and empty the pressure while working. Be relaxed to work.
- Blessings: Blesses and protects on spiritual path to supreme. To give good energies so that a work can be completed without any obstacles.
- Large stomach: To peacefully digest all good and bad in life. Ability to see happiness and sorrow in a similar manner
- Modaka: Rewards of work (sadhana). Results of a deed.
- Prasada: Whole world is at your feet for your asking.
- Mouse: Desire. Unless controlled can cause havoc. You ride the desire and keep it under control and don’t allow it to take you for a ride. The complete conquer over egoism.
If all the above qualities are found in any person, Success would love to follow such a kind of person. That’s what is to be learnt from the physique of Lord Ganesh. One should adopt those qualities to be successful.
Atma Namasthe
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