God Ganesha`s One Tusk

[Guest guest]

Dear All,

 

Om

GAJANANAM BHOOTGANADHISEVITAM KAPITTHYA JAMBOO PHALCHARU

BHAKSHANAM UMASUTAM SHOKVINASHKARAKAM NAMAMI VIGHNESHWAR PADPANKAJAM

Om

 

Reason for Ganesha having one tusk

 

He broke one of his tusks because he agreed to write Mahabharata only

if Vyasadeva will dictate nonstop. So because it was his condition he

didn't had time to go and find new pen every time it get finished, so

he used his own tusk.

 

Brahma-vaivarta Purana, 3rd (Ganesha) khanda, gives another version:

 

When Parasurama visited Kailasa he was prevented from seeing Shiva by

Ganesha. The ensuing dialogue between them ends in a fight in which

Ganesha catches Parasurama's axe on one of his tusks, and become at

once Ekadanta (one-tusked).

 

 

Gaurav

[Guest guest]

Nice story Gaurav. But, the one relating to Parshuram is more

popular. Sage Parshuram used to be one-pissed-off dude, he fought

everywhere he went and cursed anyone and everyone who pissed him off.

 

I'd dread having someone like Parshuram in my office.

 

Mukund

 

, "Gaurav Sharma"

<gauravkom> wrote:

> Dear All,

>

> Om

> GAJANANAM BHOOTGANADHISEVITAM KAPITTHYA JAMBOO PHALCHARU

> BHAKSHANAM UMASUTAM SHOKVINASHKARAKAM NAMAMI VIGHNESHWAR PADPANKAJAM

> Om

>

> Reason for Ganesha having one tusk

>

> He broke one of his tusks because he agreed to write Mahabharata

only

> if Vyasadeva will dictate nonstop. So because it was his condition

he

> didn't had time to go and find new pen every time it get finished,

so

> he used his own tusk.

>

> Brahma-vaivarta Purana, 3rd (Ganesha) khanda, gives another version:

>

> When Parasurama visited Kailasa he was prevented from seeing Shiva

by

> Ganesha. The ensuing dialogue between them ends in a fight in which

> Ganesha catches Parasurama's axe on one of his tusks, and become at

> once Ekadanta (one-tusked).

>

>

> Gaurav