lord ganesha

At www.dhrishticreations.com you can buy any number of CDs with different stories related to Ganesha. Lord Ganesha has become a favorite with children after the release of movies like “My friend Ganesha”.

Ganesha is the younger son of Lord Shiva and Mother Goddess, Parvati. Many stories revolve around the birth of this highly invoked god. Ganesha is there throughout the mythological literature related to Hinduism. But we nevertheless should not forget that God stands for humanity and not to a person belonging to a certain religion. No religious ceremony is considered complete without invocation of Ganesha.

Ganesha is favorite with the budding artists. The lord has a body which is unnatural to human form, and artists use a free hand in designing the large rotund belly of Ganpati, his trunk can be turned to any side, and his large years can be made bigger than his head. Two eyes and a trunk also formed out in an Aum shape, symbolize Ganesha.

Like other Hindu Gods, he too supports Sahasranamas. Each name of Ganesha means something different. Slightly different versions of Sahsranamas can be found on Hindu and Sanskrit audio tapes. This is due to their source as either Ganesha Purana or Hindu Scriptures.