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 Ganapati
or Ganesha, the Lord of Ganas, the elephant
faced God, represents the power of the Supreme Being that removes
obstacles and ensures success in human endeavors. Ganesha is revered
as the son of the Shiva and Parvati,
and is always honored first in most worship services and rituals.
Ganesha is also known as Ganapati, Vigneswara, Vinayaka, Gajamukha
and Ainkaran. He is worshipped for siddhi, success in
undertakings, and buddhi, intelligence. He
is worshipped before any venture is started. He is also the God of
education, knowledge and wisdom, literature,
and the fine arts. Ganesha is also one of the
five Gods the worship of whom was popularised by Adi Shankaracharya;
the other four are Vishnu, Shiva,
Devi and Surya.
The worship of these five deities is called the pancayatana puja.
In some cases, a sixth God, Skanda is
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also worshipped. The large head of an elephant symbolizes
wisdom, understanding, and a discriminating intellect that one must
possess to attain perfection in life.
 The
wide mouth represents the natural human desire to enjoy life in the
world. The large ears signify that a perfect person is the one who
possesses a great capacity to listen to others and assimilate ideas.
The trunk relates to the power of human mind which must be strong
enough to face the ups and downs of the external world and yet delicate
enough to explore the subtle realms of the inner world.
The two tusks denote the two aspects of the human personality, wisdom
and emotion. The right tusk represents wisdom left tusk represents
emotion.
The broken left tusk conveys the idea that one must
conquer emotions with wisdom to attain perfection. The
eyes: the elephant eyes are said to possess natural deceptiveness
that allows them to perceive objects to be
bigger than what they really are. Thus the elephant eyes symbolize
the idea that even if an individual gets "bigger and bigger" in wealth
and wisdom, he should perceive others to be
bigger than himself; that is, surrender one's pride and attain humility.
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four arms and various objects in the four hands: the four arms indicate
that the Lord is omnipresent and omnipotent.
The left side of the body symbolizes emotion and the right side symbolizes
reason. An axe in the upper left hand and a
lotus in the upper right hand signify that in order to attain spiritual
perfection, one should cut worldly attachments and conquer emotions.
This enables one to live in the world without being affected by earthly
temptations, just as a lotus remains in water but is not affected
by it.
A tray of Laddus near the Lord denotes that He bestows wealth and
prosperity upon His devotees. The lower right hand is shown in a blessing
pose, which signifies that Ganesha always blesses his devotees.
A body with a big belly: the
human body possesses a human heart, which is a symbol of kindness
and compassion toward all. Ganesha's body is usually portrayed wearing
red and yellow clothes. Yellow symbolizes purity, peace and truthfulness.
Red symbolizes the activity in the world.
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 A
mouse sitting near the feet of Ganesha and gazing at the tray of Laddus:
a mouse symbalizes the ego that can nibble all that is good and noble
in a person. A mouse sitting near the feet of Ganesha indicates that
a perfect person is one who has conquered his
(or her) ego. Right foot dangling over the left foot illustrates that
in order to live a successful life one should utilize knowledge and
reason to overcome emotions.
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