Happy Ganesh Chaturthi!

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Happy Ganesh Chaturthi! One of the great Mahadeva out of 33 million Mahadevas is Lord Ganesha.

Elephant faced God is known as the THE POWER OF GRAVITY. Law of gravitygoverns the human and the universe. Likewise Lord Ganesha governs our life.Build a good relationship with him. Make him as your best friend.

Some information about him as follows, extracted from Dancing With Siva bySatguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami.What Is the Nature of Lord Ganesha?

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Lord

Ganesha is the elephant-faced Patron of Art and Science, the Lord of

Obstacles and Guardian of Dharma. His will prevails as the force of

righteousness, the embodiment of Siva's karmic law in all three worlds. Aum.

 

 

Lord

of Karma, Ganesha removes obstacles with the goad. He also places

obstacles in our path, using the noose. The broken tusk is sacrifice,

and the ripe mango is spiritual attainment. This red form is Vijaya

Ganapati, victorious bestower of success.

 

BHASHYA

Lord Siva, the Almighty Power, created Heaven and Earth and the God Lord Ganesha to oversee the intricate karmas and dharmas

within the heavens and all the earths. Lord Ganesha was created as a

governor and interplanetary, intergalactic Lord. His knowledge is

infinite, His judgment is just. It is none other than Lord Ganesha and

His mighty band of ganas who gently help souls out of the

Naraka abyss and adjust them into higher consciousness after due

penance has been paid, guiding them on the right path toward dharmic

destiny. He is intricate of mind, loving pomp, delighting in all things

sweet and enjoying adulation. Lord Siva proclaimed that this son be

worshiped first, even before Himself. Verily, He is the Lord of Karma. All Mahadevas, minor Gods, devas

and sentient beings must worship Ganesha before any responsible act

could hope to be successful. Those who do not are subject to their own

barriers. Yea, worship of Him sets the pattern of one's destiny. The Tirumantiram

says, "Five-armed is He, elephant-faced with tusks protruding,

crescent-shaped, son of Siva, wisdom's flower, in heart enshrined, His

feet I praise." Aum Namah Sivaya.

What Is Lord Ganesha's Special Duty?

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As

Lord of Obstacles, Ganesha wields the noose and the goad, icons of His

benevolent power of preventing or permitting events to happen in our

life. Thus, we invoke His grace and wisdom before any worship or task.

Aum.

 

 

Bow

at the ready, hurling His sharp tusk, Lord Ganesha protects devotees by

warding away an elephant asura, who drops all weapons and turns into a

mouse which Ganesha takes as His mount. This story shows how Ganesha

safeguards us always.

 

BHASHYA

Lord Ganesha, the God of time and memory, strategically seated on the muladhara chakra,

poised between the higher and lower chakras, stabilizes all sentient

beings. He holds the architect's plans of the divine masterpiece of

universal past and future. Only good comes from Lord Ganesha, who by

taking the form of an elephant distinguishes Himself from other Gods.

The charya pada begins with His worship. He staves off

misfortune for those who perform penance in His name. He guides our

karma from within us through the timing of events. Before any important

undertaking, we supplicate Him to clear obstacles from the path, if it

be His will. This Lord of Obstacles prevents us from hurting ourselves

through living under an incomplete concept or making a request unneeded

or beginning an endeavor not well thought out. Before we petition Him,

He expects us to use all of our faculties to arrive at the decision He

would have made. The Agamas declare, "These Lords who, it is said, on the pure path, attend to the various duties deriving from a higher realm of maya are at the prow of the effects of the higher realm of maya." Aum Namah Sivaya.A very important festival for Lord Ganesha will be celebrated on 23 August 2009, Vinayakar Chaturthi Get this opportunity to absorb as much blessings as possible by attending the temple.One of our Hindu obligation or dharma is to attend temple festivals. So don't forget to go to temple on this most auspicious and powerful day for Lord Ganesha. Thanks & Regards,Sudhir SrinivasanB.Arch, Dip.ID, Dip.CAD, Dip.PM, AIIA, IIID, ARIAI| Architect | M: +353-87-285 9086 |