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Ganesha and Indian Mythology |
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Ganesha, one of the widely worshiped Hindu Gods, is considered by the Hidus to the the god of Siddhi or 'the ultimate success'. Hindu God Ganesha happens to be one of those Hindu gods around whom there are existing a huge number of myths or mythology in all over the world. But the relationship between Ganesha and Indian Mythology is deeper than it is thought to be. There are a huge number of mythological stories or anecdotes that holds Lord Ganesha to be the centerstage. Below is mentioned the most popular story of Ganesha in Indian mythology.
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Lord Ganesha happens to be the virtual son of Goddess Parvati and Lord Shiva. The incidents related to the birth of Ganesha, as it is learnt from the Indian Mythology, form a fantastic myth. The myth goes like this:
Once when Lord Shiva was away from home in order to fight for the gods, goddess Parvati felt the necessity of somebody who would stay as the guard at the gate while she would go for taking a bath. To meet the need of a guard, she made utilization of her special powers by dint of which she created a child whom she owned as her own child. This Child was named Ganesha. Goddess Parvati made Ganesha aware of his duty, giving him strict instructions so that nobody is let to make entry into the household. Then she leaves for her bath.
It is just at this hour that Lord Shiva came back after the gods became victorious in the battle against the demons. At the entrance of his house, he was stopped by Ganesha who was still unknown to him. Initially he tried to make him understand that he was the lord of the house and he had every right to make entry into the house. But Lord Ganesha was strict enough to adhere to the orders of his mother. Out of the wrath Lord Shiva beheads Ganesha at once. In the meantime, goddess Parvati returns after her bath to find her son Ganesha dead. She gets bereaved and demands that Ganesha should be made alive again.
In order to satisfy his wife, Lord Shiva said that the cut off head of Ganesha would be replaced with the head of any sleeping animal that would be found first in the advance towards the North. He than sent his soldiers to bring the freshly cut off head of the animal as was required. The first animal that was found was an elephant and the soldiers brought the cut off head of the elephant. Lord Shiva let Ganesha come back to life, with the head of an elephant.
There is another important thing about Ganesha and Indian Mythology. Lord Ganesha is prayed by each and everybody when he or she is going to set out for a journey or going to commence any of his task or duty. It was the blessing of Lord Shiva that Ganesha would be worshiped by all since he would be known as the god of success and perfection. Shiva gave such blessings in order to please Goddess Parvati when she was dissatisfied with the elephant face that was attached to the body of Lord Ganesha.
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