Guest guest Posted October 29, 2003 Report Share Posted October 29, 2003 || Om Gurave Namah || Namaste Karen, In the last mail I reversed what I needed to write for Ganesha and legs(Ketu Effect ). Here I have corrected it. To rephrase what Guruji has written in /message/4063 There are two sadhana's one left hand and the other right handed. The left handed sadhana is for desires and right handed sadhana is for moksha and knowledge. Left handed sadhana is done in Krishna Paksha and Right Handed sadhana is done in Shukla paksha. In case of legs it's reversed, something like body parts are controlled by apposite side of brain. The leg that bears the weight denotes the purpose. So reversing we get left leg holding body weight is for moksha and right leg holding the body weight is for desires. Since the Ganesha is having the left leg raised The body weight of Ganesha is resting on Right Leg which is very good granting desires. I presume that for people with marriage related problem should have the Ganesha standing on Left Leg and right leg lifted and the opposite for Moksha and divine knowledge. Guruji and other learned members can comment on this. -Warm Regards S. Prabhakaran Om Tat Sat > varahamihira , Karen Skoler <nykaren@o...> wrote: > > Dear Gurus and members, > > > > I am interested in obtaining a statue of Dancing Ganesha but am > aware that most statues show his right leg raised but I've came > across a photo that has his left leg raised. Can someone please > tell me if the difference is significant and, if so, what is the > meaning of the symbolism? > > > > Many thanks in advance. > > > > Best Wishes, > > Karen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 30, 2003 Report Share Posted October 30, 2003 Namaste Sanjay P, Thanks for your reply and referring to Guru-ji's previous message. I understand now that the differences in the raised legs refers to the left and right hand path of worship of Ganesha. I recall Visti mentioning the same thing about the position of the trunk. If I recall correctly if the trunk points towards his left it is right hand path and if it points towards the left it is right hand path. Or in other words, when you are facing the image the body part points in the direction of the path. In the same vein, I am wondering why the images of Nataraja (Dancing Shiva) are depicted with the left- leg raised. It doesn't make sense to follow the same reasoning. I'm guessing this is because Lord Shiva is not associated with granted enjoyments, like Ganesha. Thanks again for your reply. With best wishes, Karen - sanjayprabhakaran varahamihira Wednesday, October 29, 2003 10:37 AM |Sri Varaha| Re: Dancing Ganesha(Corrected) || Om Gurave Namah ||Namaste Karen,In the last mail I reversed what I needed to write for Ganesha andlegs(Ketu Effect ). Here I have corrected it.To rephrase what Guruji has written in /message/4063There are two sadhana's one left hand and the other right handed. Theleft handed sadhana is for desires and right handed sadhana is formoksha and knowledge. Left handed sadhana is done in Krishna Pakshaand Right Handed sadhana is done in Shukla paksha. In case of legs it's reversed, something like body parts arecontrolled by apposite side of brain. The leg that bears the weightdenotes the purpose. So reversing we get left leg holding body weightis for moksha and right leg holding the body weight is for desires. Since the Ganesha is having the left leg raised The body weight ofGanesha is resting on Right Leg which is very good granting desires.I presume that for people with marriage related problem should havethe Ganesha standing on Left Leg and right leg lifted and the oppositefor Moksha and divine knowledge. Guruji and other learned members cancomment on this.-Warm RegardsS. PrabhakaranOm Tat Sat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 30, 2003 Report Share Posted October 30, 2003 || Om Gurave Namah || Dear Karen, Namaste, I was just going to write about Nataraja in this regard and you asked the question. I was thinking, Shiva does more than one type of tANDava nritya(Dance). Dance signifies rhythmes and cycles in this cosmos. Shiva is the lord of Dancing (His son lord Ganesha is also very adept in dancing). Shiva rules 7th house, so Dancing comes from 7th house. Seventh house is both house of desires and Maraka stana the controlling house for death. Nataraja is seeked blessing by all the dancing students. And also The Greatest Lord Shiva destroys the universe with his taandava dance, the dance of destruction. It's very difficult to comprehend his various types of dance. It would be a great exercise if we could read about the stories of Lord Shiva and Ganesha dances and seek blessings from their apt form. Warm Regards S. Prabhakaran Om Tat Sat varahamihira , Karen Skoler <nykaren@o...> wrote: > Namaste Sanjay P, > > Thanks for your reply and referring to Guru-ji's previous message. I understand now that the differences in the raised legs refers to the left and right hand path of worship of Ganesha. I recall Visti mentioning the same thing about the position of the trunk. If I recall correctly if the trunk points towards his left it is right hand path and if it points towards the left it is right hand path. Or in other words, when you are facing the image the body part points in the direction of the path. > > In the same vein, I am wondering why the images of Nataraja (Dancing Shiva) are depicted with the left- leg raised. > It doesn't make sense to follow the same reasoning. I'm guessing this is because Lord Shiva is not associated with granted enjoyments, like Ganesha. > > > Thanks again for your reply. > > With best wishes, > Karen > > - > sanjayprabhakaran > varahamihira > Wednesday, October 29, 2003 10:37 AM > |Sri Varaha| Re: Dancing Ganesha(Corrected) > > > || Om Gurave Namah || > Namaste Karen, > In the last mail I reversed what I needed to write for Ganesha and > legs(Ketu Effect ). Here I have corrected it. > > To rephrase what Guruji has written in > > /message/4063 > > There are two sadhana's one left hand and the other right handed. The > left handed sadhana is for desires and right handed sadhana is for > moksha and knowledge. Left handed sadhana is done in Krishna Paksha > and Right Handed sadhana is done in Shukla paksha. > > In case of legs it's reversed, something like body parts are > controlled by apposite side of brain. The leg that bears the weight > denotes the purpose. So reversing we get left leg holding body weight > is for moksha and right leg holding the body weight is for desires. > > Since the Ganesha is having the left leg raised The body weight of > Ganesha is resting on Right Leg which is very good granting desires. > I presume that for people with marriage related problem should have > the Ganesha standing on Left Leg and right leg lifted and the opposite > for Moksha and divine knowledge. Guruji and other learned members can > comment on this. > > -Warm Regards > S. Prabhakaran > Om Tat Sat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 1, 2003 Report Share Posted November 1, 2003 l l Vyam Vyasadevaya Namah l l Dear Sanjay P., Thanks for your comments about Nataraja's Tandava nritya. It would be interesting to read more about his dances. I did a little research and learned that there are 7 kinds of dances he performs. I was trying to find an online copy of the Shiva Tandava Stotram in English ,but without luck. Do you know what other source material would have stories about Ganesha's and Shiva's dances? With best wishes, Karen || Om Gurave Namah ||Dear Karen,Namaste, I was just going to write about Nataraja in this regard and you asked the question. I was thinking, Shiva does more than one type of tANDava nritya(Dance). Dance signifies rhythmes and cycles in this cosmos. Shiva is the lord of Dancing (His son lord Ganesha is also very adept in dancing). Shiva rules 7th house, so Dancing comes from 7th house. Seventh house is both house of desires and Maraka stana the controlling house for death. Nataraja is seeked blessing by all the dancing students. And also The Greatest Lord Shiva destroys the universe with his taandava dance, the dance of destruction. It's very difficult to comprehend his various types of dance. It would be a great exercise if we could read about the stories of Lord Shiva and Ganesha dances and seek blessings from their apt form.Warm RegardsS. PrabhakaranOm Tat Satvarahamihira , Karen Skoler <nykaren@o...> wrote:> Namaste Sanjay P,> > Thanks for your reply and referring to Guru-ji's previous message. I understand now that the differences in the raised legs refers to the left and right hand path of worship of Ganesha. I recall Visti mentioning the same thing about the position of the trunk. If I recall correctly if the trunk points towards his left it is right hand path and if it points towards the left it is right hand path. Or in other words, when you are facing the image the body part points in the direction of the path.> > In the same vein, I am wondering why the images of Nataraja (Dancing Shiva) are depicted with the left- leg raised.> It doesn't make sense to follow the same reasoning. I'm guessing this is because Lord Shiva is not associated with granted enjoyments, like Ganesha.> > > Thanks again for your reply.> > With best wishes,> Karen> > - > sanjayprabhakaran > varahamihira > Wednesday, October 29, 2003 10:37 AM> |Sri Varaha| Re: Dancing Ganesha(Corrected)> > > || Om Gurave Namah ||> Namaste Karen,> In the last mail I reversed what I needed to write for Ganesha and> legs(Ketu Effect ). Here I have corrected it.> > To rephrase what Guruji has written in > > /message/4063> > There are two sadhana's one left hand and the other right handed. The> left handed sadhana is for desires and right handed sadhana is for> moksha and knowledge. Left handed sadhana is done in Krishna Paksha> and Right Handed sadhana is done in Shukla paksha.> > In case of legs it's reversed, something like body parts are> controlled by apposite side of brain. The leg that bears the weight> denotes the purpose. So reversing we get left leg holding body weight> is for moksha and right leg holding the body weight is for desires.> > Since the Ganesha is having the left leg raised The body weight of> Ganesha is resting on Right Leg which is very good granting desires.> I presume that for people with marriage related problem should have> the Ganesha standing on Left Leg and right leg lifted and the opposite> for Moksha and divine knowledge. Guruji and other learned members can> comment on this.> > -Warm Regards> S. Prabhakaran> Om Tat Sat|Om Tat Sat|http://www.varahamihira Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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