Guest guest Posted July 6, 2009 Report Share Posted July 6, 2009 Thanks, Utpalji for pointing out the correction in " Ganapataye " . Is not " Nama: " equivalent of NamaH? I also need confirmation about Vighneshwara whom we worship as remover of obstacles being the creator of obstacles as well. Afterall was he not the vighna in is father's path as a result of which he lost his head? Furthermore, is there some significance of the trunk turned to the right as opposed to the left or the middle? Any meaning attached to what Ganapati holds in his hands and in the trunk? What is the meaning of " Gana " ?...is it the elements or the energies that underlie creation? Or is it the Ganas in Shiva's retinue? Who are the ganas who accompany Shiva? i saw some videos of ganapati " drinking " milk and was very impressed! Regards and best wishes , " utpal pathak " <vedic_pathak wrote: > > one correction for the Mantra in your message. > > The correct is " Gam Ganapataye Nama: " > > , " vinita kumar " <vinitakuma@> wrote: > > > > > > namaste narasimha ji, > > > > does the same apply to " gam " ? yesterday while discussing the mantra " Om > > Gam Ganapatiye Namah " with a friend, she told me that " gam " is > > pronounced as " gong " . > > > > Thank you! > > > > > > > > > > , " Narasimha P.V.R. Rao " <pvr@> > > wrote: > > > > > > Namaste, > > > > > > For beejaaksharas, both versions ending with the nasal in ka-group > > (ng) and the nasal in pa-group (m) are valid. They work differently, but > > both are valid. > > > > > > However, the problem with the former is that most people cannot > > pronounce it correctly. The correct pronunciation is to start saying > > " hreeng " and stop just when you are about to say " g " . The sound " g " > > should not be explicit at all. To pronounce that nasal " n(g) " correctly, > > you have to think that you are going to say " ng " , but stop just short of > > " g " . It is not easy. Most people end up pronouncing the " g " sound a bit. > > Instead of making that mistake, it is better to just stick to " hreem " . > > > > > > Bottomline: The forms hreem and hreen(g) with a silent g are both > > fine. But hreeng with an explicit g is a bad idea. > > > > > > Best regards, > > > Narasimha > > > > > > Do a Short Homam Yourself: http://www.VedicAstrologer.org/homam > > > Do Pitri Tarpanas Yourself: http://www.VedicAstrologer.org/tarpana > > > Spirituality: > > > Free Jyotish lessons (MP3): http://vedicastro.home.comcast.net > > > Free Jyotish software (Windows): http://www.VedicAstrologer.org > > > Sri Jagannath Centre (SJC) website: http://www.SriJagannath.org > > > > > > > > > - > > > > > > > > > Dear Narsimha, > > > > > > Hope you are doing great. > > > > > > I have a small question. > > > > > > Someone said that " Hreeing " is more appropriate than " Hreem " . Would > > you agree..? > > > > > > Thanks > > > <deleted> > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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