STORIES ON LORD GANESHA

Ganesha is
Lord of wisdom, the Lord of Opulence, the Lord of Prosperity. Ganesha is known by more than one thousand names (GaneshaSahastranaam). Lord Ganesha is considered to be the one who fulfills the desires of his devotees. He helped Devtas (Gods) in slaying many demons. There are many stories on Lord Ganesha, which can be read in different Vedas, Purans andUpanishads (Holy Scriptures). Some of the stories are as follows: the

Why is a snake always tied around Ganeshas belly? Ganeshas birthday is celebrated on the fourth day of the waxing moon in the month ofBhadrapad (Sep-Oct). This day is fondly called Ganesha Chaturthi by his devotees. Milk,naivedyam (eatables), Modaks (sweet delicacies) and other sweet delicacies are offered to the idols of Lord Ganesha . Once, on Ganeshas birthday, Goddess Parvati preparedChhappan Bhog (56 types of food items) for her dearest son. The Chhappan Bhogincluded Ganeshas all time favorite Modaks. Ganesha ate so
much that his pot like belly was about to burst. Unable to digest the food, he set off with his Mooshak (mouse, his chariot) to take a stroll. All of a sudden, a snake came in front of the mouse. In panick, the mouse stumbled and Ganesh fell down. His stomach burst open and all the Modaks that he had stuffed came out on the floor like marbles. Ganesha stuffed the scattered lot of Modaks that were lying on the ground back into his stomach. Infuriated by the action of the snake, Lord Ganesha caught hold of the snake and tied it around his tummy. There was one more spectator to this whole incident apart from these three, and that was Moon. The moon was watching from the sky and was unable to control his laughter. This

uncouth and rude behavior of moon displeased and provoked Ganesha, and he pulled out his tusk and threw it towards the moon. Ganesha cursed the moon that whosoever will have a glimpse of him on the night of Ganesha Chaturthi will earn a blasphemy. This way he taught a lesson to the impolite and discourteous moon.

Ganesha and the origin of Cauveri River

In the ancient times, the sages and the priests used to pray to the Gods and Goddesses to help and cure the mankind of any calamity. Once, the southern part of India had a shortage of water. In order to bring water to the arid areas of the south, Rishi Agasthya(Sage Agasthya) did Yagnas and Homas (prayers) to please Lord Brahma. Lord Brahmablessed Rishi Agasthya and Lord Shiva gave water in his Kamandalu (Brass Pot which used to hold water for rituals of worship). Rishi Agasthya was blessed that wherever he will pour this water, a river will originate which will prove beneficial to all in the southern region. He came down to earth from Brahm Lok (Abode of Lord Brahma) and was searching for the perfect place to pour water for the smooth flow of River. In search of a perfect place, he reached Kodagu Hills (a mountain range in Southern India). In order to search for an ideal place he wanted to hand over the Kamandalu to someone. He found a little boy who was playing alone in that barren land. He called the little boy. The little boy was none other than Lord Ganesha himself, who was in disguise. Rishi asked the little boy to take hold of the vessel carefully and not to spill even a single drop of water. The boy asked him what was the matter, and the Rishi told him the whole story, thinking he is a normal boy. After handing over the Kamandalu to the little boy, the sage went in search of a perfect place for the smooth flow of the river. Ganesha, being a God himself searched the right place and put the Kamandalu there. A crow came from nowhere and sat on the Kamandalu. RishiAgasthya returned after some time, saw the scenario and got agitated and infuriated. He shooed away the crow and this made the magical Kamandalu angry, and it spilt the water on that particular spot. The water started gushing forth from the Kamandalu was the holy and sacred river Cauveri, which is now known as Talacauveri.

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