Names of Ganeshji

Ekadant (one-toothed)  To scribe the Mahabharat Katha Ganeshji removed one of his tusks to carve a quill from it. He then scribed the epic on palm leaves as the sage Ved Vyas recited it. The scribing took three years!In south India there is a belief that when ploughing first began on earth, it was Lord Ganeshji who first ploughed using one of his tusks In the Uttar Ramayan, Brahmand Puran and Padma Puran there is a reference of a battle between...

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Ganesh History

Ganesh Birth Once Lord Shiva left his usual dwelling on Mt.Kailas in the Himalayas, to meditate in one of the caves in the same mountain. Two friends of Parvati, his consort, suggested that she should have a 'gana' - attendant of their own, since they were not too happy with Shivaji's 'ganas'. Parvati agreed. Soon after, using her divine powers, she created a son, naming him Vinayak. She instructed him to guard their home. When Shivaji returned...

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Ganesha Asthakam

Yatho anantha shakthir anathascha jeeva,Yatho nirgunadha aprameyaa gunasthe,Yatho bhathi saravam tridha bedha binnam,Sada tham Ganesam namamo bhajama. 1 Yathaschaviraseej jagath sarvametha,Thadhabjasano viswgo viswagoptha,Thandendradhayo deva sanga manushya,Sada tham Ganesam namamo bhajama. 2 Yatho vahni bhanu bhavo bhoor jalam cha,Yatha sagaraschandrama vyoma vayu,Yatha sthavara jangama vruksha sangha,Sada tham Ganesam namamo bhajama. 3 Yatho...

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