GANESH CHATURTHI (Celebration of the Birth of Lord Ganesha)
Date-wise Events
September 05, 2016
August 25, 2017 (Ganesh Chaturthi is celebrated in the Hindu calendar month
of Bhaadrapada, starting on the shukla
chaturthi (fourth day of the waxing moon period). The
date usually falls between 19 August and 20 September).
Description
Lord Ganesha, son of Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati, is
widely worshipped as the god of wisdom, prosperity and good
fortune.
Traditionally Lord Ganesha is preached at the beginning
of any new venture or at the start of travel.
This festival is celebrated all over India with great
fervour.
But it is celebrated more elaborately in Maharashtra,
Gujarat, Tamil Nadu, Goa, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Odisha
and Chhattisgarh.
The festival lasts for 10 days, ending on Anant
Chaturdashi (fourteenth day of the waxing moon period).
It is also celebrated vigorously in Nepal and Hindus all
over the world.
Every part of the figure of Lord Ganesha, which is
perhaps the most styled figure in the history of the world,
is an indicator of a specific message for the humanity. For
example:
Big Head – Think big.
Large ears – Listen more.
Smaller eyes – Concentrate more
deeply.
Small mouth – Talk less.
Extra hands - Power of protection
from evil.
One tusk - Retain all good but
throw away all bad.
Trunk – High efficiency and
adaptability.
Modak (in one of the left hands) –
Rewards yielded by saadhana.
Large stomach – Peacefully digest
all good as well as bad in life.
The mouse – Ride your ego and keep
it under control before the ego starts riding you and
controlling you. Ego, if left uncontrolled, can create
havoc in one’s life.
Prasad (in thali near the feet) –
The whole world could be at your feet if all the
above-mentioned principles are adhered to.
What we demand from him via prayers:
रिद्धि दे, सिद्धि दे, वंश में
वृद्धि दे,
ह्रदय में ज्ञान दे, चित्त में ध्यान दे, अभय
वरदान दे,
दुःख को दूर कर, सुख भरपूर कर, आशा को संपूर्ण कर,
सज्जन जो हित दे, कुटुंब में प्रीत दे, जग में जीत
दे,
माया दे, साया दे, और निरोगी काया दे,
मान-सम्मान दे, सुख समृद्धि और ज्ञान दे,
शान्ति दे, शक्ति दे, भक्ति भरपूर दें।
Give me wealth, happiness,
generations;
Give me knowledge, wisdon, fearlessness;
Grant me freedom from sorrow, give me pleasures
of life and fulfill all my dreams;
Give me all benefits, love in my family and
victory in all spheres of life;
Bless me with money, protection and freedom from
all illness;
Grant me honour & respect, fame and all worldly
knowledge;
Give me peace of mind, Power and sense of
devotion to thee.
Different names of Ganesha:
Vakratunda - Literally, one with a
curved, crooked trunk. According to the Sanskrit saying,
Vakratunda is the one who punishes those following a
crooked or unrighteous path.
Ekadanta or
Ekashrunga - Having only one unbroken danta
(Tusk). Of the two tusks, the right one is whole, while
the left one is broken. Ekadanta is symbolic of the one
and only God Principle.
Krishnapingaksha This word is
derived from Krishna (कृष्ण) + pinga (पिंग) + aksha
(अक्ष). ‘Krishna’ means dark complexion, ‘pinga’ means
smoky and ‘aksha’ means the eye. He who can see
everything within the earth and the clouds.
Gajavaktra - ‘Gaja’ means
cloud, and is considered to be the representative of the
region of the Deities. ‘Vaktra’ means mouth. One who is
enormous.
Lambodar - The word is formed from
‘lamba’ (Large) and ‘udar’ (Belly).
Vikat - He who generates
waves in a specific manner and bestows Moksha.
Vighnesh - He who controls
and destroys obstacles.
Dhumravarna - He who
possesses such a smoky complexion. According to the
principle of ‘where there is smoke, there is fire’, Shri
Ganapati definitely possesses the Fire Principle.
Bhalachandra - He who adorns a moon
on the forehead is Bhalachandra. Actually this is the
Name of Shankar (Deity Shiva). But since Shri Ganapati
is His son, He, too, acquired this Name.
Vinayak - He who is
endowed with all the features of a nayak (Leader).
Shri Ganapati - Gana means a
‘pavitrak’, i.e. the subtlemost particle of Chaitanya
(Divine consciousness). ‘Pati’ is the master. Hence,
‘Ganapati’ is the master of pavitraks.
Gajanan - He whose
countenance is like that of an elephant (and whose body
constitutes the entire universe).
Chintamani - Devotion to whom
destroys the five negative attributes of the
subconscious mind and grants complete Shanti (Serenity).
Mangalmurti - He who bestows
peace or purity. That which purifies both internally and
externally is mangal (Auspicious).
Umaphal - ‘Uma’ is Paravati
and ‘phal’ means product. Shri Ganapati acquires this
Name as He is the product, meaning, the son of Paravati.
‘Umaphal’ also means spiritual knowledge. Shri Ganapati
is the Deity of spiritual knowledge.
Vidyapati - Shri Ganapati is the
master of the 18 vidyas (Knowledge) – 1. Shiksha, 2.
Kalpa, 3. Vyakaran (Grammar), 4. Nirukta, 5. Jyotisha
(Astrology), 6. Chhanda (Science of prosody), 7.
Rugveda, 8. Yajurveda, 9. Samaveda, 10. Atharvaveda, 11.
Purva-uttarmimansa, 12. Nyaya, 13. Puranas, 14.
Dharmashastra, 15. Āyurveda, 16. Dhanurveda, 17.
Gandharvaveda and 18. Nitishastra.
Brahmanaspati The Vedas are
referred to as Brahman. They may also be termed as
Vedabrahman. Shri Ganapati is the master of the mantras
in these Vedas. Hence, this name.
Rajmukh or Murugan:
He is known by this name in South India.
Suryaganapati - Known by this name
in Nepal.
Mahapini - Known by this name in
Myanmar (formerly Burma).
Dhotkar - Known by this name in
Mongolia.
Ekdanta - Known by this name in
Tibet.
Pradganesh - Known by this name in
Cambodia.
Kalantaka - Known by this name in
the Java islands.
Kvanshitiyik - Known by this name
in China.
Vinayakasha - Known by this name in
Japan.
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