{"id":821,"date":"2018-11-20T16:12:00","date_gmt":"2018-11-20T16:12:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/Website\/2018-06-lordSiva-Crashed\/web\/?page_id=821"},"modified":"2018-11-20T16:31:31","modified_gmt":"2018-11-20T16:31:31","slug":"significance-of-lord-ganesha","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.lordsiva.in\/?page_id=821","title":{"rendered":"Significance of Lord Ganesha"},"content":{"rendered":"

Amongst Hindu Gods , Lord Ganesha enjoys a very very peculiar & unique position . He is to be worshipped and revered first . If that is not done , other rituals \/ worships will not be fruitful . This is the boon given to Lord Ganesha by Supreme Lord Siva so let us revere at His holy feet for success , wealth & wisdom. That way also , His blessings are unique as money without discretion leads to disaster but Lord Ganesha makes the wealth enjoyable.<\/p>\n

All Poojas and rituals begin with an invocation to Lord Ganpati, an honor which was bestowed upon Lord Ganesha by his father, Lord Shiva.<\/p>\n

PLEASE READ THE CHAPTER ON GANESH FROM MY BOOK SAYINGS OF LORD SIVA, WHICH IS FREE ON THIS WEBSITE.<\/div>\n

Ganesh’s holy day every week is Tuesday! all sadhannas and rituals associated with Ganesh should begin on this day.<\/p>\n

Ganesha Chaturthi, the great Ganesha festival, also known as ‘Vinayak Chaturthi’ or ‘Vinayaka Chavithi’ is celebrated by Hindus around the world as the birthday of Lord Ganesha. It is observed during the Hindu month of Bhadra (mid-August to mid-September) and the grandest and most elaborate of them, especially in the western India state of Maharashtra, lasts for 10 days, ending on the day of ‘Ananta Chaturdashi’.<\/p>\n

Ganesh Jayanti<\/strong> (literally “Ganesha’s birthday”), also known as Magha shukla chaturthi, Tilkund chaturthi<\/strong>,”Vinayak Chaturthi” and Varad chaturthi<\/strong>, is a Hindu festival. This occasion celebrates the birth day of Ganesha, the lord of wisdom.[1] It is a popular festival particularly in the Indian state of Maharashtra held during the shukla paksha chaturthi day (fourth day of the bright fortnight or the waxing moon) in the month of Maagha as per almanac, which corresponds to the Gregorian calendar month of January\/February. The distinction between the Ganesh Jayanti and the more popular, almost pan-Indian Ganesh Chaturthi festival is that the latter festival is observed in the month of August\/September (Bhadrapada Hindu month). According to one tradition, Ganesh Chaturthi is also considered as the birthday of Ganesha.[2][3] This festival of Ganesha is also called as the Tilo Chauth or Sakat Chauthis in Uttar Pradesh, where Ganesha is invoked on behalf of the son of a family.[3] It is also called as Tilkund chaturthi in Maharashtra.<\/p>\n

According to Hindu lunar calendar, there are two Chaturthi Tithis in every month. The days of Chaturthi are dedicated to Lord Ganesha. The Chaturthi that falls after Amavasya or new moon during Shukla Paksha is observed as \u201cVinayaki\u201d or \u201cVinayaka Chaturthi\u201d and the one after Purnima or full moon during Krishna Paksha is observed as \u201cSankashti Chaturthi\u201d. In other terms, every fourth day (chaturthi) of the bright fortnight in every lunar month is Vinayaki Chaturthi and that of the dark fortnight is Sankashti Chaturthi.<\/p>\n

Although Vinayaka Chaturthi Vratam\/ fasting is done every month but the most significant Vinayaki Chaturthi falls in month of Bhadrapada. Vinayaki Chaturthi that falls during the month of Bhadrapada is known as \u201cGanesha Chaturthi\u201d and is celebrated as the birthday of Lord Ganesha throughout the world.<\/p>\n

Why Tulsi should not be offered to the God Ganesha<\/div>\n

Ganesha is offered all sorts of sacred flowers, fruits and sweets in worship but not the Tulsi leaves, the sacred basil. Tulsi is very much venerated by Hindus, specially the Vaishnavas, but it is not offered to Ganesha because of a curse<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Tulsi (an herb from the basil family) was a beautiful maiden who, when she saw the resplendent Ganesha, fell in love with him and wished to marry him. Ganesha though, was a confirmed bachelor (at least according to some legends) and refused to oblige her. The enraged Tulsi cursed him that one day, he would indeed break his vow of celibacy. Ganesha cursed her in return, that she would marry a demon and later, turn into a plant.<\/p>\n

Tulsi realized her folly and pleaded for mercy until Ganesha relented. \u201cYou will be the most fragrant plant of all\u201d, he said, \u201cone that will please all the gods. Your leaves will be used especially in the worship of Vishnu. But you will never be present where I am worshiped.<\/p>\n

How to find the Hindu auspicious dates<\/strong><\/p>\n

The well-known Indian Religious Calendar Kalnirnay<\/strong>, is the best source to check out all the auspicious dates in Hinduism. It is available in English, Hindi an all major Indian regional languages.
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Do\u2019s and Don\u2019ts When Visiting A Hindu Temple<\/div>\n

PLEASE READ THE CHAPTER ON RESTRICTIONS FOR DEVOTEES OF SIVA FROM MY BOOK SAYINGS OF LORD SIVA, WHICH IS FREE ON THIS WEBSITE WHICH GIVES THE RESTRICTIONS BEFORE VISTING THE SIVA TEMPLE.<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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  • Bow your head and pay respect to the temple and the Hindu idols.<\/li>\n
  • Take off your shoes in or around the temple grounds, normally a temple has a person to watch over one\u2019s footwear outside the temple.<\/li>\n
  • Cover yourself ladies. Always bring a wrap or a large scarf to cover your head. Do not wear shorts. You should be covered down at least below your knees.<\/li>\n
  • Please refrain from public displays of affection inside the temple.<\/li>\n
  • Keep quiet. There are those meditating or praying somewhere even though you may not see them. The temple is not a social club.<\/li>\n
  • Do not try to take photos inside the temple, prior permission from the temple authorities is required.<\/li>\n
  • Keep your mobile phone switched off, while inside the temple.<\/li>\n
  • While praying inside the temple, do not block the idol for a long period, rather stand at the side, so others can also pray to the idol, as long as you do not obstruct the view of the idol for others, you can pray undisturbed.<\/li>\n
  • If you are in a group who are praying together inside the temple, leave a passage or right of way to the idol, so that others are not obstructed in their prayers. A group should ensure that their prayers do not disturb the other devotees praying.<\/li>\n
  • Ensure that you instruct your children in advance how to behave in a self-controlled manner inside the temple, the temple is not a playground.<\/li>\n
  • Do not experiment with your prayers, if in doubt consult the official head priest of the temple, or consult a religious expert before you visit the temple.<\/li>\n
  • Do not argue or debate with other sects of other temples\/ organizations, saying your method or your Guru\u2019s method is superior to all others. Remember there is no one single way in Hinduism.<\/li>\n
  • Assist the old the handicapped and the sick inside the temple if they require any assistance.<\/li>\n
  • Be aware that on some rare occasions, holy men visit the temples, assist them if required and take this opportunity to seek their blessings.<\/li>\n
  • Women who are having their periods should not visit the temple. Everyone should take a bath before visiting the temple.<\/li>\n
  • Visitors who have entered the temple have to remove their shoes, there is normally a stand which has a person who collects and safeguards your shoes. After this is done, the visitor should wash his hands, feet and flower offering, (if the temple has such arrangements available<\/strong><\/em>) before touching the idols.<\/li>\n
  • On the death of a close relative, one should not visit the temple for 13 days. However, depending on the sect, region of India, etc. this can be 21 or 31 days also.<\/li>\n
  • Remember going to a temple or holy place does not make you spiritual or superior to others who do not. Only by going into yourself and being a good person inwardly will you be truly spiritual.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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    The curse of the moon<\/div>\n

    It is said that anyone who looks at the moon on the night of the Ganesh Chaturthi will be falsely accused. Lord Ganesh devotees avoid looking at the moon on the days Lord Ganesh is worshipped, anyone who looked at the moon on the fourth day of any month, especially of Bhadrapad, would be falsely accused of some wrongdoing.<\/p>\n

    Ganesha Curses the Moon<\/div>\n

    One day while traveling around the universe on his rat, Ganesha came to Chandraloka (the realm of the Moon). The Moon saw him. The Moon, very handsome, was proud of his appearance. On seeing the elephant faced, big-bellied Ganapati riding on a rat, he laughed at Ganesha with contempt.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

    This was an insult and Ganesha was very angry about the Moon. His eyes grew red. He pronounced a curse “Oh Moon, your handsome appearance has made you too vain. Fool, I am worshipped in all the worlds, but you laugh at me. Receive now the fruits of your foolish pride. Let your beauty, which is the cause for your arrogance and ignorance vanishing! From now on, whoever sees you on the fourth day of the bright fortnight of Bhadrapada month, the day of my birth, will suffer because of unjust accusations.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

    The curse shattered the Moon’s pride. He realized his mistake and felt sorry. Standing devotedly with folded hands before Ganesha he prayed to him. “Sir, forgive me and my ignorance. Take back the curse and protect me.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

    Then the kind Ganesha grew calm. He consoled the unhappy Moon. He said, “Moon, you have realized your fault. What is important is the destruction of your pride. Anyhow, my curse cannot be in vain. But those who are subjected to false accusations will be saved and regain their good name if they see you on the second day of the bright fortnight also or listen to the story of the Syamantaka gem.” The Moon was satisfied.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Amongst Hindu Gods , Lord Ganesha enjoys a very very peculiar & unique position . He is to be worshipped and revered first . If that is not done , other rituals \/ worships will not be fruitful . This is the boon given to Lord Ganesha by Supreme Lord Siva so let us revere … Continued<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-821","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lordsiva.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/821","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lordsiva.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lordsiva.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lordsiva.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lordsiva.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=821"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.lordsiva.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/821\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lordsiva.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=821"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}