O the one who unceasingly blossoms like spring-time within the hearts of learned saints,
The very same one who so easily broke off his own tusk and became one-toothed,
I remember you continuously, O Ganesa!
-5th stanza, Sri Ganesa Pancharatnam attributed to Sri Adi-Shankara
There are many interesting yet inspirational tales on Lord Ganesha. Let's reminisce few of them.
When the elephant head was procured and little Ganesha was brought back to life, Shiva made it a rule that before beginning any new endeavor, it was necessary to worship Lord Ganesha and get his blessings. However, Shiva forgot that the rule applied to him as well.
One day when Lord Shiva was heading out to war with the demons, he faced many problems even before reaching the battlefield. On the way, the war-carriage wheel was damaged and the progress came to a halt and he suddenly remembered that he had totally forgotten to worship Ganesha before heading for the battle.
Stopping all his troops, Shiva set up the puja then and there and completed the rituals worshipping Ganesha which led him and his army become successful in defeating the demons completely.
This story shows that no matter who you are, once you have created a rule, it applies to everyone equally.
One fine day, Ganesha and his brother Karthikeya ended up finding a unique fruit in the forest and grabbed it together. They refused to share it with each other and started claiming the fruit for themselves.
When they reached Kailash and presented this predicament to their parents, Lord Shiva proposed a challenge. He asked Ganesha and Karthikeya to circumvent their world 3 times. Whoever would do so first and return to Kailash, would be the rightful owner of the fruit.
Karthikeya immediately hopped onto his pet peacock and flew to complete three revolutions across Earth. Ganesha realized that his pet was a rat who couldn’t fly. Having listened to Shiva’s proposal properly, Ganesha started walking around his parents and completed three circles around them. When asked by Shiva, Ganesha replied that he had asked them to circumvent their world. And for him, his parents were more than the world. They were the entire universe.
Shiva was touched and impressed by Ganesha’s wisdom and saw him as the rightful owner of the fruit.
This story teaches that your wisdom can help resolve a situation smartly and your parents should be given the respect and love they deserve.
Kubera was a renowned God who was the wealthiest in the entire universe. He had a treasure trove of wealth and would hoard everything to himself with pride.
One day, he invited several guests over for dinner, including Shiva and Parvati. But they both could not attend the dinner, so they sent over Ganesha as their representative. Ganesha noticed how Kubera’s behaviour was, he was showing off on the different kinds of food he was providing. Thus, Ganesha decided to teach him a lesson. He began devouring the dinner in a speedy pace and ended up finishing all the food. Yet his hunger was not satiated. So he started eating Kubera’s wealth collection. Still unsatisfied, Ganesha then proceeded to eat Kubera himself, who ran to Mount Kailash for protection.
Shiva, seeing the reason behind Ganesha’s antics, asked Kubera to offer a simple bowl of cereals to Ganesha. He ate them and immediately was satisfied. Kubera learned not to amass wealth greedily and agreed to distribute it amongst everyone.
This tale story shows how greed and pride can be harmful to a person and it is necessary to be considerate towards everyone.
That's all from our side folks. Do share your favorite story on Ganesha and celebrate this day in a safe and grand way!
A H a p p y G a n e s h C h a t u r t h i to everyone once again!
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Edited by Yuvika_15 - 2 years ago
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