Guest guest Posted June 27, 2002 Report Share Posted June 27, 2002 Heramba Ganapati is a form of Ganesha reputed to be a special protector of the handicapped (I walk with a cane, due to a deteriorated hip). He has a snowy complexion, five elephant heads, ten hands, and rides on a lion (instead of the usual rat). Often, he's holding a beautiful female consort on his left knee. Nobody knows for sure where the name Heramba comes from. Some say it's a tribal word for "water buffalo." Others note that the Mother Goddess has several similar names: Amba, Ambika, Ambalika. His mantra is <om gam namah> -- so the mysterious name Heramba doesn't even figure in his worship! The five heads, which are colored similarly to the five faces of Sada-Shiva, may be configured in different ways. They can be three in a bottom tier, one above them, and a smaller head at the apex. Or four faces in the cardinal directions, and one looking upwards. Or all five equally distributed at the same level. (When seen from above, the five faces and trunks resemble a five-pointed star, or pentagram!) I've seen large bronze images of Heramba, two feet high or more, designed for temples. I wish I could find a small bronze Heramba, under 8 inches, suitable for my small home shrine. Meanwhile, I try to keep his image enshrined in my heart. -- Len/ Kalipadma ______________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/web/. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 27, 2002 Report Share Posted June 27, 2002 Namaste: I found a beautiful large Heramba Ganapati several months ago at a local Indian Store... Nataraj books: <http://users.erols.com/nataraj/> I don't know that the owner would be able to get another, but it might be worth an email. The image I have has become very dear to me; it's nice to hear from someone else with a love for this form of lord Ganesha... Rick > Black Lotus L Rosenberg <kalipadma > > Thu, 27 Jun 2002 14:33:21 EDT > > Heramba Ganapati > > > > Heramba Ganapati is a form of Ganesha reputed to be a special protector > of the handicapped (I walk with a cane, due to a deteriorated hip). He > has a snowy complexion, five elephant heads, ten hands, and rides on a > lion (instead of the usual rat). Often, he's holding a beautiful female > consort on his left knee. > > Nobody knows for sure where the name Heramba comes from. Some say it's a > tribal word for "water buffalo." Others note that the Mother Goddess has > several similar names: Amba, Ambika, Ambalika. His mantra is <om gam > namah> -- so the mysterious name Heramba doesn't even figure in his > worship! > > The five heads, which are colored similarly to the five faces of > Sada-Shiva, may be configured in different ways. They can be three in a > bottom tier, one above them, and a smaller head at the apex. Or four > faces in the cardinal directions, and one looking upwards. Or all five > equally distributed at the same level. (When seen from above, the five > faces and trunks resemble a five-pointed star, or pentagram!) > > I've seen large bronze images of Heramba, two feet high or more, designed > for temples. I wish I could find a small bronze Heramba, under 8 inches, > suitable for my small home shrine. Meanwhile, I try to keep his image > enshrined in my heart. > > -- Len/ Kalipadma > > > ______________ > GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! > Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! > Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: > http://dl.www.juno.com/get/web/. > > > - > > http://www.geocities.com/aumganesh/ > > Terms of Service > <> . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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