V] VINAYAKA , ANOTHER NAME OF LORD GANESHA ,

A GREAT TEACHER.

Lord Ganesha is considered as the Supreme Being and in no way inferior to the Vedic Gods like Indra,Varun,Prajapati,Agni,Surya or the Pauranic Gods...Shiva,Vishnu,Brahma or Shakti.He incarnated for the destruction of "daityas" and for rendering help to "devas" and "brahmanas"...'tavavataro daityanam vinsaya devanamaupakarartham dvijanam' and for the success of men and women ...'narinam naranam karma siddhaye'.

The earliest vahana of Ganesha is the lion.By the 10th century AD the rat became the vahana of Ganesha. It is believed that there was a fight between Ganapati and Gajasura. Ganapati pulled out his tusk,transfixed the asura and turned him into a rat,his mount or vahana.

The earliest text in which Lord Ganesha is referred to as Vinayaka is found in the "Manavgrhyasutra" (7th-5th century B.C.).This text names four Vinayakas.They are Salakatankata,Kusumandarajaputra,Usmita and Devayajana. In the "Yajnavalkayasmrti" the four Vinayakas are reduced to one Vinayaka."Balabharata" records that Vinayaka was appointed as the lekhaka(scribe) for the "Bharata Samhita"(Mahabharata).

Ganesha's different names: Ganapati,Gananatha, Ganadhipa and Gananam Adhipati(leader of the Ganas),Gajanana,Gajavaktram and Gajamukha(elephant-faced),Gajatunda(possessing the trunk of an elephant)Lambodara(pot-bellied),Ekadanta(one-tusked),Vakratunda(having a twisted trunk),Vighnesvara,Vighnaraja and Vighnaharta(remover of obstacles).




4.VIRA GANAPATI : Vira Ganapati is the valiant warrior.

5.SAKTI GANAPATI : Sakti Ganapati guards the householder.

6.DVIJA GANAPATI :Dvija Ganapati is the colour of the moon...he represents the disciplined life.

7.SIDDHI GANAPATI :Siddhi Ganapati represents achievement and self-mastery.

8.UCCHISHTA GANAPATI :Ucchista Ganapati is the guardian of culture and considered "Lord of blessed offerings".

9.VIGHNA GANAPATI :Vighna Ganapati is the Lord of the obstacles and is bedecked with jewels.

10.KSHIPRA GANAPATI :Kshipra Ganapati is the bestower of books.

11. HERAMBA GANAPATI :Heramba Ganapati is the five-faced,"protector of the weak".

12. LAKSHMI GANAPATI :Lakshmi Ganapati is considered the giver of success.

13. MAHA GANAPATI :Maha Ganapati blesses devotees with prosperity.

14. VIJAYA GANAPATI :Vijaya Ganapati is cosidered the bestower of success.

15. NRITYA GANAPATI :Nritya Ganapati is portrayed in a dancing pose under the kalpavriksha tree.

16. URDHVA GANAPATI : Urdhva Ganapati is gold complexioned and blesses devotees with intelligence.

17. EKAKSHARA GANAPATI :Ekakshara Ganapati is seated on his mushika in the lotus position.

18.VARADA GANAPATI :Varada Ganapati,the boon giver,has the third eye of wisdom.

19.TRYAKSHARA GANAPATI :Tryakakshara Ganapati is the Lord of three letters- (A-U-M).

20. KSHIPRA PRASADA GANAPATI :Kshipra Prasada sits on a kusha grass throne.His belly signifies the manifest universe.

21.HARIDRA GANAPATI

22.EKADANTA GANAPATI

23. SRISHTI GANAPATI

24. UDDANDA GANAPATI : Uddanda Ganapati is the bold enforcer of Dharma.

25. RINAMOCHANA GANAPATI :Rinamochana Ganapati is the remover of humanity's bondage.

26. DHUNDI GANAPATI : Dhundi Ganapati symbolises perfection and has a pot of precious gems in his hands.

27. DVIMUKHA GANAPATI

28. TRIMUKHA GANAPATI

29. DURGA GANAPATI

30. SANKATHARA GANAPATI

31. SINHA GANAPATI

32. YOGA GANAPATI

King Daksha insults Lord Shiva...Goddess Sati gives up her life...


IV GODDESS SATI

The Goddess Sati was the daughter of King Daksha and Queen Prastuti (the daughter of Manu). She was the youngest of sixteen sisters. She was a very quiet girl who spent all her time praying to Lord Shiva. King Daksh was not too happy about it especially when Naradamuni came to take his consent for the match between Lord Shiva and Goddess Sati. But seeing the devotion these two felt for each other he agreed to the marriage and the devatas blessed the couple.

SOME GANESHA TRIVIA

Ganesha is considered to be the son of Parvati.So he is called Parvati,Uma or Gauri putra or suta(son).He occupies a position at par with Parvati and Karttikeya-"devasenapati".

3.BHAKTI GANAPATI:

The Bhakti Ganapati is a pleasant faced Ganesha. He has a garland of flowers around his neck and his hands hold a banana,mango,coconut and a bowl of sweet pudding.

III] Shiv Shankar



"Om namah shivaya"

The Third Eye represents disdain for desire;the indifference for things that are desirable as well as things that are undesirable.

Lord Shiva is commonly known as the destroyer of evil.

SOME GANESH TRIVIA:
Ganapati appears for the first time in the Rig Veda where Brahmanaspati is given the title of Ganapati," The Lord of Ganas",'gananam tva ganapatim havamahe'.

Indian Scholars maintain, on the basis of mantras in the Rig Veda,Krishna Yajur Veda and Taittiriya Aranyaka,that in the Vedas Ganesha was known as Brahmanaspati.

2. TARUNA GANAPATI

The Taruna Ganapati is a youthful representation of Lord Ganesha and is eight-armed. His hands hold a modaka, wood apple, rose apple,His broken tusk, a sprig of paddy and a sugar cane stalk.He is red in colour, symbolising the youth.

II] MATA VAISHNO DEVI

A LONG LONG WHILE AGO THE THREE GODDESSES ,MAHA KAALI,MAHA LAKSHMI AND MAHA SARASWATI GOT TOGETHER AND A NEW GODDESS WAS BORN . SHE WAS MAA DURGA. SHE CAME TO BE KNOWN AS MAA VAISHNAVI.HER PINDI FORM IS SAFELY ENSHRINED IN A CAVE ...The holy cave is located at a height of 5300ft on the holy Trikuta hill of the Shivalik Hill Range at a distance of 13kms from the base camp at Katra.

JAI MATA DI...

SOME GANESHA TRIVIA:

The Ganesha Purana and the Mudgala Purana create their own cycle of incarnations,avataras,in imitation of the classical incarnations of Vishnu,to destroy demons,to protect Gods and the faithful to ensure the triumph of the good...

1.BALA GANAPATI:
Bala Ganapathi is considered the childlike Ganesha.He is golden in colour. His hands hold a banana,mango,sugarcane and jackfruit,which represent the earth's abundance and fertility.His trunk has the modaka,his favourite sweet.

DEVOTION : My favourite Hindu Dieties...

I] The Ganga:The Ganga is considered the holiest river in India.It is the symbol of purity.King Bhagirath brought the Ganga to the earth.So she is also known as Bhagirathi.





SOME GANESHA TRIVIA:

Ganesha is also called Gajatunda,Gajamukha,Gajanana,
Gajavaktra;Ekadanta,Musika vahana or Akhuga;Parvati or Uma or Gauri suta or putra;Heramba.