Maha Ganapati Yantra

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MAHA GANAPATI YANTRA

This yantra of Maha Ganapati Yantra and Ganesh has many different aspects

including Heramba, Haridra and Ucchishta Ganapati. "...He is to be meditated

upon as seated on a lotus consisting of the letters of the alphabet. The

sadhaka should meditate upon an island composed of nine gems, placed in an

ocean of sugarcane juice; a soft gentle breeze blows over the island and makes

the waves wash the shore thereof. The place is a forest of Mandara, Parijata

and other Kalpa trees and creepers, and the light from the gems thereon casts a

red glow on the ground. The six gladdening seasons are always there. The sun and

moon brighten up the place. In the middle of the island is a Parijata tree

whereon are the nine gems and beneath it is the great Pitha (altar) on which is

the lotus whereon is seated Mahaganapati. His face is that of the great elephant

with the moon on it. He is red and has three eyes. His beloved who is seated in

his lap and has a lotus in her hand holds him in loving embrace. In each of his

ten hands he is holding a pomegranate, a mace, a bow, a trident, a discus, a

lotus, a noose, a red water-lily, a sheaf of paddy and his own tusk. This is

the bija or root mantra of Ganesha, Gam. Before doing the puja, the sadhaka or

sadhvini places this bija on his or her body, using the long vowels of

Sanskrit. Ganesha YANTRA His yantra consists of a square, inside which is an

eight petals lotus, inside this is a hexagon and in the center an upward facing

triangle. AUM Gung Ganapataye Namah. Ganesh is the foremost God. He is

worshipped first on all auspicious occasions, whether it is a marriage or a

religious function. Ganeshji is also invoked and worshipped before any

festival, or a new project or venture that a Hindu undertakes. He is the

remover of all sankat (obstacles) and is an extremely benevolent god,

fulfilling the wishes of those whom pray to him sincerely.

Ganesh is usually shown with four hands, each one has a special symbolic object

in it. One has an ankush (a goad), the second has a trishul (a three-pronged

weapon) or an axe made from his broken tusk, the third has a lotus flower, and

the fourth has a rosary. Ganesh has many faces and many forms including a pose

of him dancing, a pose of him as a child and a young man.

Vinayak: In this pose has the four arms in which he holds his symbols. In this

stance he sometimes holds a pot of modak (round sweet) in one hand instead of

the rosary, or holds it in his trunk and retains the rosary.

Herambeganapati: In this form he has five heads and ten hands, three eyes in

each face and rides on a lion. The extra eye in each face is between the

eyebrows, symbolic of the 'third eye' or all Seeing Eye.

Viranvighnesa: Here he exhibits a martial spirit with several weapons held in his ten hands.

Shaktiganapati: In this is shown with his 'Shakti' (strength) or his consorts

Riddhi and Siddhi (success and prosperity) or Buddhi (knowledge) or even

Lakshmi (wealth) sitting on his thigh. It is largely believed that the worship

of this aspect of Ganesha makes one's wishes come true.

Nattaganapati: A beautiful form, showing him in a graceful dance pose; Ganesh is

supposed to have taken this stance when the Creator bowed to him and he was so

happy that he started to dance and thus earned the title of the master of the

arts of music and dance.

Lakshmi, the consort of Vishnu (The Preserver of Human Life) is always placed

along with Ganeshji. Because we love Lakshmi (wealth) and are ever worried

about annoying her, to be on the safe side we worship her along with Ganesh.

Since she cannot precede him, she sits next to him; she is never neglected. She

is always placed to the right of him as she is like a mother to him.

His yantra consists of a square, inside which is an eight petals lotus, inside

this is a hexagon and in the center an upward facing triangle. His mantra is

AUM Ganapataye Namah.

GANESH Gayatri is Ekadantaya Vidmahe, Vakratundaya Dhimahi, Tanno Danti Prachodayat.

His dhyana (meditation image is as having one tusk, four arms, carrying noose

and elephant goad, with the other two hands bestowing boons and dispelling

fear. His Vahana (vehicle) is a rat, while he has a big belly and long

winnowing ears. He is adorned with red flowers and various red scents. But

according to the Sharadatilaka tantra, he holds a noose, a goad, a wine filled

skull and his fourth hand touches his Shakti. She is seated on his lap and she

holds a lotus in her hand.

Heramba Ganapati

OM GUM Ganapati NAMAH. He is as bright as a thousand Suns and sits on a lion and

has five faces, each of a different color. He has eight arms.

Trailokyamohanakara Ganesh This name means the Ganesh who is the cause of

delusion in the three world. His yantra is similar to the above, except there

is no triangle in the center of the hexagon, which instead includes his mantra,

which is: VAKRA TUNDAYAI KLEEM KLEEM KLEEM GAM GANAPATE VARA VARADA SARVAJANAM

ME VASHA MANAYA SWAHA

The mantra's meaning shows that this form of Ganesh is a worshipped in specific rite (prayoga).

Siddhi vinayaka His mantra is OM NAMO Siddhi Vinayaka Sarva Karya Kartrai Sarva

Vighna Prasha Manaya Sarva Rajya Vashya Karanaya Sarvajan Asarva Stri Purusha

Karshanaya Shreem Om Swaha. As this mantra indicates, again this is a form of

Ganesh used in magical rites, in this case to obtain the siddhi of subjugation

over kings, men, women and the alleviation of all obstacles.

Shakti vinayaka The mantra of this form of Ganesh: AUM HREEM GREEM HREEM.

Bhargava is the rishi of the mantra, virat is the metre for pronouncing it,

Grim (pronounced greem) is the bija, The dhyana is Shakti Vinaya, four armed,

carrying modaka, ankusha, and rosary. The yantra is of the hexagonal form with

the root mantra inscribed in the center.

Lakshmi Vinayaka Again, the hexagon yantra is used, but with the mantra in the

center, which is AUM SHREEM GUM SAUMYAYA GANAPATAYE VARAVARADA SARVAJANAM ME

VASHAMANAYA SWAHA. The application is the desired wish, which in this case are

Lakshmi, luck, good fortune, and money.

Haridra Ganesha The word haridra is the yellow powder turmeric. The mantra of

Ganesha: OM HUM GUM GLAUM And the yantra is similar to Lakshmi Vinayaka, with,

however, the appropriate mantra in the center. Here, Ganesha is clothed all in

yellow, has four arms, one of which touches his trunk, while the others hold

noose, goad, and modaka bowl. The application is success in desires.

Shri Ganesh Yantra Before undertaking any new venture it is necessary to perform

a Ganesh Puja in order to ensure the successful completion of the Kamaya. The

swastika is the sign of Lord Ganesh. The Yantra is composed of six triangles,

which are closed on all sides, with a central triangle and a “Bindu” inside.

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