God Ganesha`s Mudras

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GAJANANAM BHOOTGANADHISEVITAM KAPITTHYA JAMBOO PHALCHARU

BHAKSHANAM UMASUTAM SHOKVINASHKARAKAM NAMAMI VIGHNESHWAR PADPANKAJAM

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God Ganesha`s Vara and Abhaya Mudra

 

The mudras (or hand-gestures) denoting the granting of boons and the

dispelling of fear. The sign of dispelling fear shows that the entity

is not hostile, and the gesture of giving or granting boons shows the

promise of gifts.

 

The Ganapati of the Ganesha Upanishad is a monad, a single deity

alone and beyond time. Fear is a product of attachment to the world,

so transcending the physical (moksha, or liberation) moves one beyond

fear. This is why the Ganesha Upanishad quotes the Arthava Veda, "The

one who moves towards knowledge of the timeless is never afraid." The

sign of dispelling fear, like the noose and goad, shows that Ganesh

is a god of magic, who moves the adept towards knowledge of that

which is beyond time and space.

 

The vara mudra shows that Ganesha may grant boons to the human being.

Boons are usually granted to those who show their devotion by

performing feats of yoga or following yogic practises. In reality, it

is the yogic practices themselves which lead to Siddhi. Ganesha is a

yogi-god, frequently depicted in yoga postures (or asana) and

described as "always situated in the muladhara", the lotus at the

base of the spine where the kundalini shakti resides.

 

 

Gaurav