I don't know if this topic would be taken in right sense in this forum, or criticism is allowed here at all or not. But today I came across something, which made me rethink my understanding of divinity.
This morning, I was shuffling channels, when I had the misfortune to watch the repeat telecast of a serial by the name Ganesh Leela on Sahara One. The episode as I surmised, was about Vishnu's fight with Madu-Kaitabh. Naturally, it was a technical flaw. Vishnu killed Madhu-Kaitabh prior to the commencement of creation - that was aeons before Ganesh was even born. But still I chose to ignore it.
Next what they show is, Vishnu's Sudarshan fails to do any harm to the demons and Vishnu runs out of weapons (!) and begins to desperately cry for support from the Gods (!). Shiva is nowhere to be seen and Vishnu decides to do a Yagya to gain divine weapons (!). Apparently they tried to portray Ganesh as Supreme Being and Vishnu as his subordinate. I am still ready to digest this, as I myself don't believe in Forms and shapes.
But the thing which appalled me most is that they showed Ganesh refusing to participate in the Yagya or give 'blessings' to Vishnu, because Vishnu didn't invite him personally. He blankly refused to help the Gods who came to him after being defeated by the demons. He claims that his prestige/swabhimaan is more important to him. Later, he was pleased only when Vishnu worshiped him and offered him bhog with proper rituals and apologized for 'mistreating' him.
I am not complaining for portraying Ganesh as Supreme Being. But what kind of Supreme Being is he? One who will be pleased only when people give him royal treatment and offer him bhog? Otherwise he's gonna turn his back on the suffering mortals? A God to whom his personal prestige and ego is more important than the suffering of his subjects and the upholding of Dharma? Is he a God or a businessman? I would make an even stronger comparison - how is he different from those Government officials who won't pass files unless a 500 rupees note is slipped into his pocket? Does our parents ask for payment in return of feeding us or bringing us up? So how and why would people give such Gods a higher status than ones own parents if such crap things are shown?
So what do you think guys, is it right to show such egoism in 'Supreme' God?
PS : I know many might take this offensively, but I am not against Ganesh. I am against the TV serial which portrayed him in this fashion. May be some will feel that I am hurting others beliefs, but I have an extremely bad habit - I can't tolerate anything and everything in the name of religion and God - I do not hesitate to object things which I find repulsive. And I found this thing completely against the concept of God I had learned from Bhagwad Gita and Bible.😕
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