Birth of Ganesha!
Parvati wanted Shiva to father a child. But he refused. An exasperated Parvati created child on her own, using the turmeric paste with which she had anointed herself. The child was called Vinayaka because he was born without the intervention of man.
Parvati asked her son to guard the entrance to her bath and not let anyone in. Vinayaka obeyed, blocking even Shiva's entry, not knowing he was his mother's consort. An otherwise detached Shiva lost his cool, raised his trident and beheaded the stubborn lad.
Parvati was inconsolable in her grief and threatened to transfer from Gauri, the Life-giving goddesss, to Kali, the Life-taking goddess, if her son was not resurrected. Shiva therefore ordered his followers, the ganas, to fetch him the head of the first living being the encountered.
They brought back the head of an elephant, which Shiva placed on the severed neck of Parvati's son and restored him to life. By giving him life, Shiva became the Father. He acknowledged his fatherhood by naming the lad Ganapathi, Lord of the Ganas.
Parvati wanted Shiva to father a child. But he refused. An exasperated Parvati created child on her own, using the turmeric paste with which she had anointed herself. The child was called Vinayaka because he was born without the intervention of man.
Parvati asked her son to guard the entrance to her bath and not let anyone in. Vinayaka obeyed, blocking even Shiva's entry, not knowing he was his mother's consort. An otherwise detached Shiva lost his cool, raised his trident and beheaded the stubborn lad.
Parvati was inconsolable in her grief and threatened to transfer from Gauri, the Life-giving goddesss, to Kali, the Life-taking goddess, if her son was not resurrected. Shiva therefore ordered his followers, the ganas, to fetch him the head of the first living being the encountered.
They brought back the head of an elephant, which Shiva placed on the severed neck of Parvati's son and restored him to life. By giving him life, Shiva became the Father. He acknowledged his fatherhood by naming the lad Ganapathi, Lord of the Ganas.
Crisp and nice :-D
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ReplyDeleteNice start!
ReplyDeleteWow! I really did not know this. I feel blinded all these years. It is refreshing and I've always wondered of the story behind Ganesha's peculiar head.
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