Hi,
Happy Ganesh Chaturdhi!
A small story on Lord Ganesha from Puranas with a strong message on this auspicious day!
--------------------------------------------------------------------
When Lord Skanda (also known as Lord Shanmukha) and Lord Ganesha were at Kailasa with their Father and Mother, Narada brought a fruit and offered it to Lord Siva. Now, Lord Siva made an offer to His sons to give the fruit to the one who would go round the whole world and return first. At this, Lord Skanda, riding on his Peacock-Vahana, flew round the world and came back to Kailasa anxious to win the prize offered by his Father. But to his great disappointment, when he approached his Father after his round-the-globe flight, he saw the much coveted fruit in the hands of Lord Ganesha, who was calmly eating it, with a mischievous extra relish.
To add injury to insult, Lord Ganesha laughed at the grand flight of his brother. Skanda enquired of his Father and Mother how Ganesha, who was unable to move about due to his pot-belly, could go round the world as he had done and win the race from him. The parents replied that Ganesha, taking his parents (Lord Siva and Parvati) as the world, had come around them and won the prize. Ganesha explained how the whole world was nothing but their dear Father and Mother in whom everything existed.
Source: “Lord Shanmukha and His Worship” by Sri Swami Sivananda http://www.dlshq.org/download/shanmukha.htm
--------------------------------------------------------------------
With love and regards,
Siva
value4value@gmail.com
Happy Ganesh Chaturdhi!
A small story on Lord Ganesha from Puranas with a strong message on this auspicious day!
--------------------------------------------------------------------
When Lord Skanda (also known as Lord Shanmukha) and Lord Ganesha were at Kailasa with their Father and Mother, Narada brought a fruit and offered it to Lord Siva. Now, Lord Siva made an offer to His sons to give the fruit to the one who would go round the whole world and return first. At this, Lord Skanda, riding on his Peacock-Vahana, flew round the world and came back to Kailasa anxious to win the prize offered by his Father. But to his great disappointment, when he approached his Father after his round-the-globe flight, he saw the much coveted fruit in the hands of Lord Ganesha, who was calmly eating it, with a mischievous extra relish.
To add injury to insult, Lord Ganesha laughed at the grand flight of his brother. Skanda enquired of his Father and Mother how Ganesha, who was unable to move about due to his pot-belly, could go round the world as he had done and win the race from him. The parents replied that Ganesha, taking his parents (Lord Siva and Parvati) as the world, had come around them and won the prize. Ganesha explained how the whole world was nothing but their dear Father and Mother in whom everything existed.
Source: “Lord Shanmukha and His Worship” by Sri Swami Sivananda http://www.dlshq.org/download/shanmukha.htm
--------------------------------------------------------------------
With love and regards,
Siva
value4value@gmail.com
