Loving Ganesha: Chapter 20 (section 1) - Ganesha Puzzles--Ganapati Prahelikah

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font-family:Arial">The first section of chapter 20,

and it is something a wee bit different.

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HE PLAYFUL, POWERFUL CHILD OF UMA IS BALA Ganesha, one of Lord

Ganesha's favorite forms. Here we venture a few

forays into the world of high-minded fun and wordful

frolic. Enjoy. This is playful

italic">svadhyaya. Svadhyaya is a key concept in

Hinduism, one of the classical

italic">yamas, or cardinal guidelines of conduct, expounded

by the ancient Natha Aishi

Patanjali and others. It is the deliberate focused

activity of self-upliftment through scriptural

study, memorization of holy verses, reading elevating tales of spiritual

giants and listening to religious discourses. We use our time involving the

mind and intellect in pursuits that lead us onward toward the goal of moksha,

rather than dispersing consciousness through

pointless ramification. But it need not be all so serious. For children and

youthful minds, play can also be svadhyaya -- recreation that

fills the mind with religious impressions. Hindu art and culture overflows

with an unsurpassed richness of spiritual play. This chapter is a small

contribution to that vast river of dharma's fun and

games.

Lord

Ganesha rules the muladhara, the chakra

of memory. Yogic insight shows that memorization of spiritual teachings,

chants and concepts, a seemingly mere rote process, in fact works a

transformation of the energies of the muladhara. We actively remold

the contents of the subconscious, refining the nature, sublimating and

transmuting instinctive energies. May these few games invoke and indelibly stamp upon

our minds the great teachings and culture of dharma held in the mind of our

beloved Lord Ganesha. Seers say even heavenly devas

delight in word play of a spiritual nature.

The

Puzzle of the Guardian of Bharat

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13.5pt">. Sacred syllables chanted by Hindus.

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13.5pt">. The chakra that Ganesha sits upon is a

four-petalled ______ .

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13.5pt"> Ganesha's vahana

(vehicle)

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13.5pt">. Ganesha is full of _____.

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13.5pt">. ______ fields are sacred to Lord Ganesha.

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13.5pt">. Ganesha is sometimes called the Lord of _______.

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13.5pt">. Ganesha is very ____.

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13.5pt">. Ganesha has four _____.

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13.5pt">. Ganesha uses a _____ and a goad to help him do his work.

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13.5pt">. Divine servant. Used at the end of a devotee's name.

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13.5pt">. What you say to Ganesha when he answers your prayer.

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13.5pt"> A Siva temple facing ___ is a fire-temple. (Abbreviation!)

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13.5pt"> The God we always worship first.

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13.5pt"> Hindus pray to Ganesha to ___ them in good and happy ways.

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13.5pt"> Ganesha loves all the animals in all the _____ in the world.

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13.5pt"> Ganesha works slowly and patiently, never in _____.

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13.5pt"> The Ganga is a sacred _____ to all Hindus.

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13.5pt"> Twice.

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13.5pt"> Hindus worship Ganesha with ___ and yellow flowers.

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13.5pt"> Another name for Vishnu.

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13.5pt"> Ganesha is even brighter than the ____.

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13.5pt"> Ganesha's favorite sweet.

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13.5pt"> _____ gather honey from flowers.

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13.5pt"> Ganesha always makes careful decisions, never a ____ decision.

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13.5pt"> Kailasa is in the Himalayan _________.

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13.5pt"> The lower instinctive mind, seat of desire and governor of sensory

and motor organs.

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13.5pt"> Ganesha pujas start as early as 3:00 __ in the morning.

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13.5pt"> Ganesha is Lord Siva's eldest ____.

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13.5pt"> Indian variety of basil often used for japa beads.

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13.5pt"> Having two.

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13.5pt"> First two letters of the number of most famous Ganesha temples

in Maharashtra.

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13.5pt"> Kolam designs are ______ on the floor in front of Ganesha shrines.

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13.5pt"> Ganesha pujas fill you with ____.

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13.5pt"> Ganesha's ______ flows through our minds and all form.

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13.5pt"> Indian women wear _______.

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13.5pt"> Incense has a beautiful ______.

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13.5pt">. The fruit Ganesha won in a contest with his brother.

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13.5pt">. Ganesha ___ too many modaka

balls one day.

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13.5pt">. Gifts to the poor and crippled.

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13.5pt">. Devotees who are having a special Ganesha archana often carry their

offerings on a ______.

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13.5pt">. Ganesha _____ the Mahabharata with one of his tusks.

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13.5pt">. The monsoons of Southeast Asia bring severe tropical _____.

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13.5pt">. The traditional Hindu wedding is called a _________ ceremony.

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13.5pt">. Just looking at the

italic">murti of Ganesha makes you feel _______.

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13.5pt">. First and last letters of bean pod that tastes like chocolate.

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13.5pt"> Cane fields are _______.

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13.5pt"> Ganesha is known __ the Lord of Obstacles.

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13.5pt"> The big chakra that Ganesha sits upon deep

in the microcosm.

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13.5pt"> Lord Ganesha lives in the _____ World.

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13.5pt"> Ganesha _______ forgets the prayers of His close devotees.

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13.5pt"> Hindu holy scriptures in Sanskrit.

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13.5pt"> The weapon Ganesha uses to knock obstacles out of our path and spur

us onward.

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13.5pt"> A big word for "help."

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13.5pt"> Ganesha has the head of an _______.

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13.5pt"> OH.

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13.5pt"> Ganesha always knows how to answer our prayers just right because

His ________ is so great.

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13.5pt"> Ganesha's memory is so great He _________

things that happened millions of years ago.

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13.5pt"> Indian thin flour pancake.

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13.5pt"> The subtle inner ethers.

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13.5pt"> When Murugan tried to win the contest with His

brother, He flew around the world _______.

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13.5pt"> Ganesha's _____ is bigger than any computer in the world.

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13.5pt"> The nagaswara

and conch are two types of temple _____.

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13.5pt"> Lord Ganesha is a ____deva.

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13.5pt"> The first two letters of the first

digit on your foot.

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13.5pt"> Ganesha likes a lot of ______ in His sweet goodies.

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13.5pt"> Even though Ganesha has little eyes, He still ____ everything.

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13.5pt">any different organic substances are used to ___ the beautifully

colored Indian fabrics.

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13.5pt"> The first initial of Siva's

two sons.

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font-family:Arial">Loving Ganesha by Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami

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email: contact (AT) hindu (DOT) org

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