Amazing Facts About Ganesh Deva

 In Hinduism we mostly preach the feelings attached with science and behind it. When we bow down down to Ganesha, we don't bow down to work of art but we bow down to a divine figure which has some significance and meaning for our motivation in life and spirituality explains it as source of energy . This picture above explains the same with mentioning how the most beloved God of Hindu has so much meaning to its figure.

Big Head (Think Big): Think big means only create pure and positive thoughts and do whatever you want to do. If you create positive thought, the first thing you will get is happiness. Then you can bring these thoughts into action and can create the new world around you.

Small eyes (Concentrate): Eyes are our sense organ and work to take the information from outside. The concentration here means, from every situation which occurred around you, only absorb positive from that situation. When you absorb positive, your mind stay free from tension, stress, anxiety and it stay calm. So that you can take right decision in any situation happening around you.

Large ears (Listen more): Ears also takes the information from outside, we can take that information as raw material and can create the positive one by our own intellect. Whenever you are in a conversation or in any situation, first try to listen to others. Then take everything as a detached observer and then respond.

Axe (To cut off all bond of attachment) : Cut the rope of appreciation you wants from others to make you feel happy. You are attached to your objects and the appreciation which you got from the other person, cut all these attachment and be a detached observer.

Rope (To pull you nearer to the highest goal): To reach the highest goal, first you have to set small goals. These small goals may be as small as possible to make you perfect in every situation. These small goals can work like a rope and by climbing that rope you can reach your highest goal.

Small mouth (Talk less): If you talk less, you are always aware what is going in your mind, what to speak and what to not. Say less but it should be so powerful and meaningful that it can create the change in someone mind.

Trunk (High efficiency and adaptability): Denotes what kind of strength a person should have. It is powerful as well as adaptable. In the tough situation, by using this strength a person can handle the thing softly and also to protect himself it can be used as a punching and thrusting weapon.

Mouse : The mouse is a shamanic symbol of wisdom, scrutiny, discovery and organization. Ganesha uses the mouse as his vehicle, means, on riding these qualities you can have everything you want.

Prasada (what you get in return): The whole world under your feet doesn't mean that you can dominate every people it means you can dominate your negative qualities and you will be able to do what you want to do in this life.

Amazing facts of GANESHA

• There are 250 temples of Ganesha in Japan.
• In Japan, Ganesha is known as 'Kangiten', the God of fortune and the harbinger of happiness, prosperity and good.
• An Oxford publication claims that Ganesha was worshipped in the early days in Central Asia and other parts of the globe.
• Ganesha statues have been found in Afghanistan, Iran, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, China, Mongolia, Japan, Indonesia, Brunei, Bulgaria, Mexico and other Latin American countries.
• It means the cult of Ganesha was prevalent all over the world in ancient times.
• Ganesha in Europe, Canada and the USA.
• Ganesha's idol and paintings are exhibited in all the important museums and art galleries of all the European countries especially in the UK, Germany, France and Switzerland.
• Ganesha idols and paintings(as goodluck charm) are also present in thousands of houses/offices of successful business/ writers/artists in all the European countries and in Canada and the USA. Recently a figure of Ganesha was unearthed in a village near Sofia, Bulgaria. Like Indians, the Romans worshipped Ganesha before any work was begun.
• Irish believe in Ganesha luck.
• The embassy of Ireland at New Delhi became the first European embassy to invoke the blessings of Ganesha by installing a statue of Ganesha at the main entrance of the embassy.
• Silicon Valley in USA selects Ganesha as the presiding Deity of cyberspace technology
• “Ganesha is the God of knowledge and Ganesha's vehicle is the mouse and, as you know, for software engineers the mouse is the vehicle that they use to take their ideas and innovations from one place to the other.”
• Hence it was decided by the computer industry association to select Ganesha as the presiding Deity of Silicon Valley.
• Ganesha on Greek coin.
• Early images of an elephant headed Deity, including those on an Indo-Greek coin and elsewhere, dating between the first and third centuries BC, represent Ganesha as the demi God Vinayaka.
• Indonesia Currency notes.
• One of the Indonesian currency notes carries the picture of Ganesha.
• Vedic origin of Ganesha.
• 10,000 yr old secret of success.
• Devotees of Ganesha make reference to his Vedic origin which is around 10,000 years old to push his antecedents back in time.
• The Vedas have invoked him as 'namo Ganebhyo Ganapati' (Yajurveda, 16/25), or remover of obstacles, Ganapati, we salute you.
• The Mahabharata has elaborated on his personal appearance and Upanishads on his immense power. “Scholars say artifacts from excavations in Luristan and Harappa and an old Indo-Greek coin from Hermaeus, present images that remarkably resemble Ganesha”. (“Robert Brown in his Book “Ganesha: Studies of an Asian God”. State University of New York, Albany).

These 10 facts are the best way to say welcome to ‘Ganpati Bappa’ this year:

1. Why do we say Ganpati Bappa Morya?
It is because Morya Gosavi, who lived in the 14th century in Chinchwad, Maharashtra was one of the greatest devotees of Lord Ganesha. It depicts the spiritual bond between God and devotees.

2. How did Lord Ganesha get the head of an elephant?
After Lord Shiva severed Ganesha’s head who was standing guard while Goddess Parvati was bathing and refused to allow Shiva to enter the house, Parvati wanted Ganesha to be brought back to life. The head of the first creature (elephant) who Brahma encountered was brought back & placed on Ganesha’s body.

3. What does ‘Ganesha’ & ‘Ganpati’ mean?
Ganesha and Ganpati both are Sanskrit words comprising of two words. Gana means a group while isha and pati mean lord, ruler and master.

4. According to Shiva Maha Purana, Lord Ganesha’s body is green and red!

5. In Tamil Language, Ganpati is fondly known as Pillai or Pillaiyar. In Burmese, as Maha Peinne. In Thai, as Phra Phikanet. And in Sri Lanka as Gana Deviyo.

6. The Mahabharata is written by Lord Ganesha, as Sage Ved Vyasa narrated it.

7. Lord Ganesha had two wives, Riddhi and Siddhi and two sons, Shubh and Labh, according to Shiva Maha Purana.

8. Once, Parshuram came to visit Lord Shiva but Ganesha stopped him from entering as Shiva was meditating. Angered, Parshuram struck Ganesha with his Pharasaa (an axe) which was given to him by Shiva. Ganesha took the blow on his one tusk in respect of his father’s weapon. Thus, Lord Ganesha is known as Ekdanta.

9. There are 108 names of Lord Ganesha such as, Vignaharta, Vakratunda, Pitambara, Lambodara, Mangal Murti and many more. He is knonw to haave eight incarnations – Vakratunda, Ekdanta, Mahodara, Gajavaktra, Lambodara, Vikata, Vighnaraja and Dhumravarna according to Mudgala, Purana.
 
10. While Mooshak, the mouse is Ganesha’s vahan in 5 out of 8 incarnations, Lord Ganesha, in the other 3, is also seen with a lion as Vakratunda, with a peacock as Vikata, and with Shesha, the divine serpent as Vighnaraja. 

Jai Ganesh Jai Ganesh Jai Ganesh Deva, Mata Jaaki Parvati Pita Mahadeva. A very Happy Ganesh Chaturthi to you and your family.

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