Lord Ganesha is considered as the Lord of
prosperity, wisdom and good fortune. Lord Ganesha represents the power of the
Supreme Being that takes away obstacles and guarantee victory in human accomplishments.
By tradition, every religious and festival function begins with the worship of
Lord Ganesha. The portrayal of Lord Ganesha is in such a way that He is a blend
of human and animal parts. These illustrate some philosophical perception of
deep spiritual importance which have great role in worshipping Lord Ganesha.
All virtuous qualities and success in all
undertakings are believed to be bestowed by Lord Ganesha.The birthday of Lord
Ganesha is celebrated as Ganesh Chaturthi. Take unsullied spiritual resolves and
pray to Lord Ganesha for inner spiritual potency to accomplish success in all
your deeds. Lord Ganesha will remove all the obstacles of those who worship Him
in the perfect way that and bestow all material and spiritual prosperity.
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| Why Worship Lord Ganesha? |
Every form of worship of Lord Ganesha has its own
specific explanation. There are many reasons for believers for worshipping Lord
Ganesha. It is very interesting and exciting to know the various reasons why
Lord Ganesha is in the prime position to be worshipped among Gods. Here are
some important reasons why Lord Ganesha is worshipped before any ceremony,
ritual or vow.
Remove
obstacles:All Hindu believers worship Lord Ganesha in the
beginning of any new venture. It is believed that you will attain without any
obstacles success in whatever you do if you pleased Lord Ganesha before
starting it.
Spiritual
insight: Siddhi is considered as one of the wives of Lord
Ganesha. Sidhi refers to spiritual power. Worshipping Lord Ganesha is believed
to be the best way to attain spiritual insight. Traditionally, an icon with its
trunk turned to right side is considered as ‘Siddhi-Vinayak’.
Intelligence:
Buddhi is believed to be one among Ganesha’s wives, who can be associated with
intelligence, wisdom, or intellect. Lord Ganesha is believed to be the provider
of intelligence and wisdom. The elephant head is considered as the sign of
intelligence.
Prosperity:
Riddhi, one among the wives of Lord Ganesha is the goddess of prosperity.
Worshipping Lord Ganesha will provide you with opulence and prosperity
throughout your life. Lord Ganesha is believed to be the ruler of the
prosperity of our life.
Destroy
pride: Worshipping lord Ganesha is believed to be the best
way to destroy vanity, selfishness and pride. Ganesha is the representation of
material universe in all its diverse AND splendid manifestations.
Conquer
emotions: An axe in
the upper left hand of Lord Ganesha implies that one should cut worldly
attachments and the lotus in the upper right hand entail that one should live
without being affected by material emotions.
Obliterate
ego:
Worshipping Lord Ganesha will devastate any kind of ego that may rule you. The
mouse, which is believed to be the vehicle of Ganesha sit near the feet of
Ganesha indicating that one will be a perfect person only if he can conquer
ego.
Utilize
knowledge: The position of Lord Ganesha is in such a way that
the right foot is dangling over the left foot. This indicate that in order to
live a successful life one should utilize knowledge and reason (symbolized by
the right side) to overcome emotions (symbolized by the left side).
Represent
Pranava: Lord Ganesha represents Om or the Pranava. Om is the
chief Mantra among the Hindus which is
believed to be the first sound. This
explains why there is a ritual of invoking Lord Ganesha before beginning any
rite or ceremony.
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