Guest guest Posted June 27, 2002 Report Share Posted June 27, 2002 Much appreciation for your post and the reminder (where I'm concerned) about the trickster aspect of Ganesh...... Been thumped quite many times by Ganesh's trunk and once round the the head for neglecting to remember this fact. You say it all so refreshingly well, waiting for more when you're free and ready, no hurry.. Dhanyavaad. Jai Ganesh, Sy Black Lotus L Rosenberg <kalipadma (AT) juno (DOT) com> wrote: Ganesha appears with many different names, and a dazzling array of colorsand forms. His most usual color is orange-red (the color of vermillionpaste), but he has aspects that are blue-black, white, turmeric yellow,green, smokey grey, and crystal clear! (And in modern devotionalposters, he's often portrayed as a shade of European pink.)It is part of Ganesha's nature to be a trickster. Sometimes thismanifests as his imitating the <lilas> (pasttimes) of other gods. As<natya-Ganapati>, he may be found dancing like his father, Shiva, orimating Krishna's dance on the serpent Kaliya. <Dvija> (twice-born)Ganapati sits dressed like a priest with four faces, imitating Brahma. He may be found with many weapons in a dozen hands, seated side-saddle onhis rat, the way warrior-goddess Durga rides her tiger. I've seen imageswhere he reclines sleepily on a serpent, the way Vishnu as Narayanslumbers during the monsoon season. He even emulates the Narasimhaavatar, with a lion's face and mane (but maintains his elephant trunk!).There's a <shloka> in the Narada Purana which suggests chanting twelvenames of Ganesha at dawn, noon, and dusk, to gain his blessing. Theseare the names:Om Vakratundaya namah I bow to him with the Twisted TrunkOm Ekadantaya namah ... to him with a Single TuskOm Krishnapingakshaya namah ... to him with Dark Brown EyesOm Gajavaktraya namah ... to him with an Elephant's MouthOm Lambodaraya namah ... to him with a Pendant BellyOm Vikataya namah ... to the Outrageous OneOm Vighnarajaya namah ... to the King Over ObstaclesOm Dhumravarnaya namah ... to the Smokey Grey OneOm Balachandraya namah ... to the one Crested with a baby (New) MoonOm Vinayakaya namah ... to the Mischievious GenieOm Ganapataye namah ... to the Lord of CategoriesOm Gajananaya namah ... to him with Elephant's FaceMore later!<Ganesha sharanam>(Ganesha be my refuge)-- Len/ Kalipadma Sign-up for Video Highlights of 2002 FIFA World Cup Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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