Everything We Need To Know about Lord Ganesh and his symbolism in the Hinduism| Energies and Anecdotes of Lord Ganesh in Hindu Scriptures| Birth of Lord Ganesh |

 Lord Ganesh, quite renowned named since our childhoods through cartoons and animated movies mostly, if you are an Indian kid. Chubby-cute god with irresistible cuteness in his almost all of the movies and cartoon characters, but did you know his stories, his elephant head, his every specialty and differences is coded with some great lessons? Here, we would try to decode those code as per our thinking capability.

Description

    "If we don’t honor the Ganas, then our every action is a form of thievery, as it is unsanctioned. Therefore, instead of propitiating each Gana in order to receive their blessings, we bow to their Lord, Sri Ganesha", this was the boon given by Trideva to Lord Ganesha.

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    Lord Ganesha clears the obstacles and paves the way for us to move forward in life. The large elephant head of Lord Ganesha symbolizes wisdom, understanding, and a discriminating intellect that one must possess to attain perfection in life. The wide mouth represents the natural human desire to enjoy life in the world.

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·       Though Ganesha is worshiped as the elephant-headed God, the form (Swaroop) is just to symbolize the qualities of the Divine (parabrahma roopa).

Symbolism in description

            Gan means group. A universe is a group of atoms and different energies. This universe would be in chaos if there was no supreme law governing these diverse groups of entities.
The almighty of all these groups of atoms and energies is Ganesha. He is the supreme consciousness that infuses all and brings order to this universe.

Natrajan Ganesha in a cosmic Lotus Aureole

·   Achintya – beyond thought,

·   Avyakta – beyond expression,

·   Ananta – eternal.

·         Ganesha is the same energy that is the reason for this universe. It is the energy from which everything manifests and into which everything will dissolve.

Names and meaning

      Sumukha- Auspicious Face,
Ekadanta- Who have one Teeth('which here is referred to Tusk'),
Gajakarna- is a plant with large leaves here resembled with big elephant ears which Lord Gaanesh has,

 Lambodara- someone who possesses large belly,
 Vidhnanashaka- who paves the path in our disturbance and obstruction,
 Vinayaka- a leader or guide, 
 Dhumraketu- charismatic, cooperative, intuitive, and have a pleasing personalitywith a gentle manner,    
 Ganadhayaksha- one who is leader who Ganas, 
 Gajanana- who have elephant face.
 

      He is, 'Ajam Nirvikalpam Niraakaaramekam.' This means Ganesha is Ajam (unborn), he is Nirvikalpa (attributeless), he is Niraakaar (formless) and he symbolizes the consciousness which is omnipresent.

Appearance 

·          Ganesha's form is highly charming and mesmerizing. The adorable young chubby boy like body with an elephant headed who has been inspiring devotion and love in the hearts down the history. While Lord Ganesh's physical appearance impresses us beyond limit and inspires our imaginations, it also has a rich spiritual meaning. Here, we go through several fascinating Lord Ganesh symbolism-related topics.

    Typically, Lord Ganesha is depicted as wearing red and yellow attire. Yellow stands for auspiciousness, sense of control, purity, serenity, and honesty. The colour red represents activity in the globe. As a result, a person should carry out all of their obligations in the world in an honest, peaceful, and pure manner. 

Description of Lord Ganesha's form in Slokas:

"Vakra Tunda Mahakaaya Koti Surya Samaprabha

Nirvignam Kurume Deva Sarva Kaaryeshu Sarvadaa"

    

    Meaning: I worship the Lord with a curved trunk and huge body with the effulgence of a core suns. Let him remove the obstacles to all my deeds and lead them to fulfillment.

As a result, Ganesha appears to have a big frame and an elephant face. The large belly represents the universe as it was created. The symbol of Gyan is an elephant head. In the Ganapati Atharvanasirsha Upanishad, the aspects of Lord Ganesha's form's deep symbolic meaning are revealed. Ganesha is compared to the absolute Brahman and the highest authority of the cosmos in this Upanishad.

Symbolism of Appearance

·         Elephants typically clear paths across jungles. The other animals can follow an elephant's path when it travels through dense forest. Before beginning anything new, praise is offered to Lord Ganesh. For us to advance in life, Lord Ganesha removes the impediments and clears the path. The enormous elephant head of Lord Ganesha represents the wisdom, discernment, and insight necessary achieve perfection in life.

    The wide mouth represents the natural human desire to enjoy life in the world. The large ears signify that a perfect person is the one who possesses a great capacity to listen to others and assimilate ideas. Ganesha being the ruler of the worlds, he possesses large ears to keenly listen to the prayers and needs of all his subjects.

Both of the tusks represent various components of the human personality. intellect and emotions. The left tusk denotes emotion, and the right tusk stands for wisdom. The damaged left tusk represents the belief that in order to achieve perfection, one must master emotions via wisdom.

The elephant eyes are said to possess natural deceptiveness that allows them to perceive objects to be bigger than what they really are.. Thus it indicates to surrender one's pride and attain humility.

    The Trishul (weapon of Shiva, similar to Trident) over forehead symbolises time (past, present and future) and Lord Ganesha's mastery over it.

 The four arms of Lord Ganesha represent the four inner attributes of the subtle body, that is: mind (Manas), intellect (Buddhi), ego (Ahamkara), and conditioned conscience (Chitta). Lord Ganesha represents the pure consciousness - the Atman - which enables these four attributes to function in us. The hand waving an axe is a symbol of the retrenchment of all desires, bearers of pain and suffering.

    With this axe Lord Ganesha can both strike and repel obstacles. The axe is also to prod man to the path of righteousness and truth. The second hand holds a whip, symbol of the force that ties the devout person to the eternal beatitude of God. The whip conveys that worldly attachments and desires should be rid of, the third hand, turned towards the devotee, is in a pose of blessing, refuge and protection (abhaya); the fourth hand holds a lotus flower (padma), and it symbolizes the highest goal of human evolution, the sweetness of the realize inner self.

Lord Ganesha's belly represents the whole cosmos, the seven realms above and below and the seven oceans are inside Ganesha's cosmic belly. These are held together by the cosmic energy (kundalini) symbolized by the huge snake around him. The snake that runs rou his waist represents energy in all forms. The big belly signifies that a person should face all pleasant and unpleasant experiences during h life span with patience and calmness.

                                                                      

    The mouse represents ego. Lord Ganesha using the mouse represent the need to control ego and so it's said that one who controls his ego has Ganesha consciousness. Ganesh Chaturthi is a celebration of The Lord who controls the universe. The wandering mouse also signifies the wavering human mind. As Lord Ganesh (elephant head) controls the mouse, we must also learn to control our mind with intellect.

 Yet another interpretation explains why Lord Ganesh has the mouse as his vehicle. The king must be accessible to all the subjects equally. Ganesh with a huge body and elephant head is close to the mouse which is a tiny creature. This indicates all lives are equal and it is the duty of every human to take care of the humble lives around.

The right foot dangling over the left foot illustrates that in order to live a successful life one should utilize knowledge and reason to overcome emotions.

Birth Anecdotes

    One day Goddess Parvati was at home on Mt. Kailash preparing for a bath. As she didn’t want to be disturbed, she told Nandi, her husband Shiva’s Bull, to guard the door and let no one pass. Nandi faithfully took his post, intending to carry out Parvati’s wishes. But, when Shiva came home and naturally wanted to come inside, Nandi had to let him pass, being loyal first to Shiva. Parvati was angry at this slight, but even more than this, at the fact that she had no one as loyal to Herself as Nandi was to Shiva. So, taking the turmeric paste (for bathing) from her body and breathing life into it, she created Ganesha, declaring him to be her own loyal son.

    The next time Parvati wished to bathe, she posted Ganesha on guard duty at the door. In due course, Shiva came home, only to find this strange boy telling him he couldn’t enter his own house! Furious, Shiva ordered his army to destroy the boy, but they all failed! Such power did Ganesha possess, being the son of Devi Herself!
This surprised Shiva. Seeing that this was no ordinary boy, the usually peaceful Shiva decided he would have to fight him, and in his divine fury severed Ganesha’s head, killing him instantly. 

    When Parvati learned of this, she was so enraged and insulted that she decided to destroy the entire Creation! Lord Brahma, being the Creator, naturally had his issues with this, and pleaded that she reconsider her drastic plan. She said she would, but only if two conditions were met: one, that Ganesha be brought back to life, and two, that he be forever worshipped before all the other gods.

    Shiva, having cooled down by this time, and realizing his mistake, agreed to Parvati’s conditions. He sent Brahma out with orders to bring back the head of the first creature he crosses that is laying with its head facing North. Brahma soon returned with the head of a strong and powerful elephant, which Shiva placed onto Ganesha’s body. Breathing new life into him, he declared Ganesha to be his own son as well and gave him the status of being foremost among the gods, and leader of all the Ganas (classes of beings), Ganapati.

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