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Forgive me Ganesha, Jim

 

Aum Ganesh <aumganesh .au> wrote:

Your question will do for now. The answer: Technically yes from a Tantric

aspect. How many mothers will not fly into a rage when their beloved kid's

head is cut off? Can you hear the primal scream?Unless of course if a mother

feels no maternal bond with her child in the physical sense after he/she was

born, and hence neglects or abandons the child. Sadly this is the case in many

human lives during samsara. Even animals, creatures of God, may reject their

newborn calves, for example., james richard

<nhraddude71> wrote:> The first one will suffice. I got a question for

you. If you make Parvati rathfull (such as by cutting her sons head off) does

she not become Kali?>

>

Jim> > Aum Ganesh <aumganesh> wrote:> > How

Was Shri Ganesh Born?> > (From Deepa H)> > There are many interesting myths,

and most of them do not agree with each other, on the story of how Ganesa came

to be born and how he got his elephant head.> >

According to one, Parvati, the consort of Siva – the destroyer in the Hindu

Trinity, was getting ready for her bath. She paused a moment. Yes, she could be

disturbed if somebody barged in, she thought. Taking the sandalwood paste and

sweat off her body she created a beautiful little baby boy. "Keep guard," she

told him, "and do not let anyone enter." > > Ganesa stood his ground. So duty

bound was he that he e even refused entry to Lord Siva. The Lord tried most

means and finally in indignation even told him that he was the husband. Ganesa

would not relent. A war was waged between the young boy and many attendants of

Siva. Some gods too came running to help. > > Finally Ganesa's head was

severed. Parvati, hearing all the commotion, came running out and flew into a

rage when she saw the little boy's head severed. Lord Vishnu, the protector,

Siva and many others of the pantheon did not know how to face the

woman's rage. Instantly Siva sent emissaries to look for the first sleeping

figure with his head to the north. An elephant was found. Its head was severed

and attached to the little boy.So Lord > > Shiva re-created his son with the

head of the elephant. Hence the trunk of Lord Ganesha. Parvathi was still not

totally happy so Shiva granted Ganesha a boon that before beginning of any

undertaking or task people would worship Lord Ganesh. Thus the reason for

worship of Ganesha before start of any work. > > Another version says that Lord

Siva and Parvati were making love, when Lord Vishnu looked for mischief. He

pretended to be a thirsty old man and knocked at Siva's door, asking for water.

The couple rose in a hurry to fulfil the request of the old man. After drinking

the water, Vishnu assumed the form of a little child and lay on their bed where

he mingled with Siva's seed. This child came to be called

Ganesa.> > According to one myth, Siva and Parvati assumed the forms of

elephants and wandered about many forests, trumpeting with others who were

elephants by birth. Their names were Matanga and Matangi. Their child was

Ganesa.> > > > There are many stories about how Ganesha got his elephant

head, and about his exploits and antics. He was created as an ordinary boy, but

was decapitated in battle. Shiva's emissaries were sent into the forest and told

to get the head of the first animal they found and to fit that head onto the

boy's neck. They found a little elephant, and it worked! > > > > There is one

more story that we all have heard from the legends, When the Gods lived on the

earth, Mahadeva, the Lord of All, lived on the highest peak of the Himalayas.

With him lived his wife, Queen Parvati. > > > > They had no

child.For thousands of years they lived there, looking down upon the entire

world, which lay at their feet. But even the gods have their own sorrows, and

it grieved them that they had no child.Parvati thought that she should go and

live among mankind, and pay sacrifices as they do, and perhaps she may be

blessed with a child. So she went down from the mountains and lived in a

forest. > > > > Every day she fed thousands of Brahmans, and spent her days in

the prayers and fasting for a whole year. At the end of that time she bathed in

the holy river Ganges, and then returned to her home.At last her prayers were

answered. A son was born to her.There was great rejoicing among the gods.

Mahadeva and Parvati invited them all to a feast to see their son, baby

Ganesh.Parvati was very happy now, and she loved to show her baby to the gods,

and to hear their remarks. > > > > She

laid Ganesh upon a golden bed, with his head to the North.Ganesh was a beautiful

baby, and as he lay smiling on his golden bed, the gods came and gave him

gifts.Now Sani was at the party too, but before coming to the party he had a

quarrel with his wife. > > > > iN her anger she put a spell upon him so that

whoever he looked at first would fall headless. So Sani kept his eyes down and

would look nobody.Parvati noticed that Sani did not look at her baby, which

seemed strange, so she asked him why he was doing so. With his eyes upon the

ground he told her of the spell his wife had put upon him.Parvati laughed at

the story. She was so proud of her son that she wished everybody to see him and

admire him. She did not believe the spell could touch the son of Mahadeva, the

greatest of the gods.> > > She took Ganesh in her arms, and held him out to

Sani.> "Look," she said, "is he not

beautiful?"> Sani said that he was afraid to look, but Parvati would not

listen.> So Sani obeyed. As soon as his eyes rested on Ganesh the child's head

separated from his body. It was caught up to heaven by Krishna.Oh, the cries

and tears there were then! > > > > Parvati was full of grief; she did not know

what to do. She threw herself down beside the lifeless body of her child, and

wept bitterly.Vishnu, in pity, mounted Garuda, the eagle, and flew off to fetch

the head of the first thing found. It happened to be an elephant.Vishnu brought

the elephant's head, and clapped it on the body of Ganesh, and then brought him

to life again.> Then all the gods withdrew and left the parents in grief.Parvati

was divided between sorrow and joy. She rejoiced to have her baby alive again,

but it was terrible that he should be so deformed.> > > Mahadeva was grieved

too, but he told

Parvati that it was her vanity that had caused all the trouble. If she had not

insisted upon Sani's admiring her child, it would not have happened.> > >

Parvati threw herself before Mahadeva and begged him to bring Ganesh back his

formed shape, but Mahadeva reminded her that while he was all powerful in

heaven, he could not undo what was done on the earth.Parvati blamed herself

bitterly for her fault, and prayed that Ganesh might be gifted with wisdom and

humanity, so that his deformity might be forgotten.> > > > This Mahadeva could

grant, and Ganesh was given Prudence, Counsel and Policy.All men love Ganesh,

and go to him for help and guidance. He is the best loved of all the

gods.Elephats have been rewarded with great strength, gentleness and cleverness

and have been made the servants of Kings.Sani was punished with lameness. > > >

> Though he did

not wish to injure Ganesh, it all happened because he had quarrelled with his

wife, and quarrelsome couples are warned by his example.It is now believed

unlucky to admire children, or to sleep with the head to the North.> > > >

Mother's pride seemed to have definitely been detrimental to Ganesa's look, if

we believe the following two stories. In one it is said that Parvati showed off

her son to Lord Saturn. Her pride caused the child's head to fall out. It was

Lord Vishnu who came to the rescue and fixed an elephant head to bring the

child back to life again. > > > > Another version says Siva created Ganesa

from Parvati's garment. So beautiful was the creation that Parvati could not

take her eyes off him. Jealous Siva immediately changed the face into that of

an elephant.> > There is yet also a nother myth about How lord ganesh got his

elephant

head..> > > > The legend goes that there was a monster called Gajasura, a

powerful monster was also a devotee of Lord Shiva. It seemed that the monster

prayed for many years and as a result Lord Shiva, who was touched, granted him

a boon. > > > > But the cunning monster asked Shiva to reside in his stomach.

Since he had no choice, Lord Shiva granted his boon and went inside the belly

of the monster.Parvati, Shivas wife, who was searching for her husband, became

frantic with worry and went to Lord Vishnu for help. Lord Vishnu, who assured

Parvati that he would find Shiva, disguised himself as a street player and set

out with Nandi, the sacred bull of Shiva, to find Shiva. > > > > When they

reached the monster Gajasuras kingdom, Nandi danced to please the monster. The

monster that was pleased to see the bull dancing he decided to reward the

bull. Nandi, the bull, asked for Lord Shiva as a reward and this made Gajasura

realize that the street player was Lord Vishnu. He also realized that Lord

Shiva couldnt live in his belly forever and thus freed Lord Shiva. > > > >

After that, he prayed to Shiva to make him immortal. To grant him the wish,

Shiva severed Gajasuras head and carried the head with him. Meanwhile, Parvati

who heard that Shivas out of the monsters belly was joyful. In order to prepare

for her Lords return she went to have a bath, but before that she asked someone

to stand guard outside. She made a boy out of dough and named him Vinayak. > >

> > But when Lord Shiva returned, the boy refused to let him enter the palace,

as he had never seen him before. This made Lord Shiva furious and thus he

beheaded the boy and went inside. When he saw Parvati, he told her about his

beheading of the boy. >

> > > This shocked and upset Parvati. She told Shiva that Vinayak was like a

son to her and that she wanted him back alive. Thus Shiva put the head of

Gajasura on the boys head and the boy Vinayak came to life. Shiva also blessed

him and announced that everybody would worship him on that day. And thus the

festival Ganesh Chaturti marks the day when Vinayak came back to life.> From

Deepa H > > > > Do You

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