Spirituality Behind Ganesh Chaturthi (Part 1)

This year (2024) Ganesh Chaturthi will be celebrated from September 7th to 17th. We understand the true meaning of the birth of Sri Ganesh. The mythological story goes that Sri Shankar Ji cut the head of a child, which Sri Parvati Ji had created out of the dust on her body to guard the gate when she wished to bathe, and then Sri Shankar Ji placed the head of an elephant on the child’s body.

➤This symbolizes that God – The Supreme Father finishes our head of ego and replaces it with a head of wisdom. Wisdom gives us the strength to destroy all our obstacles or become a Vighna Vinashak in our life, which Sri Ganesh is symbolic of. Let’s understand all the other aspects of Sri Ganesh and their divinity and spirituality –

1● 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗮𝗿𝗴𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗲𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗱 of Sri Ganesh signifies wisdom. When we study the spiritual knowledge given by the Supreme Father and inculcate it in our every thought, word, and action, we become full of wisdom.

2● 𝐁𝐫𝐨𝐚𝐝 𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬 shaped like sieves (filters) mean that we consume only what is good for every person and situation. Imbibing pure information keeps the mind clean.

3● 𝗦𝗺𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗲𝘆𝗲𝘀 are symbolic of farsightedness, which means seeing the future result of each karma before we do the karma today.

4● 𝐀 𝐬𝐦𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐦𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐡 of Sri Ganesh is a reminder for us to speak less and each word should be a blessing for myself and others.

5● 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗻𝗸 is powerful enough to uproot trees and soft enough to pick a child. This means we need to be soft and strong emotionally. We need to keep a balance of love and law while performing our responsibilities.

6● Sri Ganesh is shown with only 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐭𝐮𝐬𝐤. It signifies that we should not be caught in dualities of likes and dislikes, pleasure and pain, pleasant and unpleasant, good and bad. We have to overcome these develop contentment and remain peaceful in all circumstances.

(Continues tomorrow...)