Guest guest Posted September 16, 2004 Report Share Posted September 16, 2004 Chris and all, This is in response to one of your questions , is there a "curse" associated with looking at the moon on Chathurthi night. I got this story from the web. Jai Maa Latha ======================================= Well, according to one of the myths, Ganesha was returning from his birthday feast, from Indra, the god of the skies. Having eaten a lot of modaks, which he is so fond of, he mounted his mouse carrier and started his night journey back. But the mouse could not carry his weight and Ganesha lost his balance and fell. As a result of this all the modaks fell out of his stomach. Seeing this, the moon shining brightly in the night sky, laughed at him. An angry Ganesha put all the modaks back in his belly and tied it with a snake. To get back at the moon, he broke off his left tusk and threw it at him, cursing - that whoever looked at it on the Ganesh Chaturthi night would be accused of theft/robbery. It is said that the dent, which we see in the moon's surface, was caused due to this. Till this day devotees avoid looking at the moon on Ganesh Chaturthi. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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