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Saturday 13 August 2011

The curse of the moon, Ganesha and moon, Ganesh Chaturthi, ganesh aarti, Lord Ganesha

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The curse of the moon, Ganesha and moon, Ganesh Chaturthi, ganesh aarti, Lord Ganesha

The Curse of the Moon

It is said that anyone who looks at the moon on the night of the Ganesh Chaturthi will be falsely accused. If someone inadvertently sees the moon on this night, he/she may remedy the situation by listening to (or reciting) the story of the syamantaka jewel found in the 'Puranas' or ancient Hindu scriptures.

Briefly, Satrajit, who secured a jewel syamantaka from Surya, did not part with it even when Krishna the Lord of Dwaraka, asked for it saying it would be safe with him. Prasena, the brother of Satrajit went out hunting wearing the jewel but was killed by a lion. Jambavan of the Ramayana fame killed the lion and gave it to his son to play with. When Prasena did not return, Satrajit falsely accused Krishna of killing Prasena for the sake of the jewel. Krishna, in order to remove the stain on his reputation, set out in search of the jewel and found it in Jambavan's cave, with his child. Jambavan attacked Krishna thinking him to be an intruder who had come to take away the jewel. They fought each other for 28 days, when Jambavan, his whole body terribly weakened from the hammering of Krishna's fists, finally recognized Him as Lord Rama.

As a repentance for his having fought Krishna, Jambavan gave Krishna the jewel and also his daughter Jambavati in marriage. Krishna returned to Dvaraka with Jambavati and the jewel, and returned it to Satrajit, who in turn repented for his false accusation. He promptly offered to give Krishna the jewel and his daughter Satyabhama in marriage. Krishna accepted Satyabhama as his wife but did not accept the jewel.

Below are some Interesting Links Regarding Lord Ganesha :

Ganesh Chaturthi Celebration in Mumbai

http://anupchavanblog.blogspot.com/2011/08/ganesh-ganesh-chatruthi-ganpati.html

Marathi Aarti Collection

http://anupchavanblog.blogspot.com/2011/08/ganesh-ganesh-chatruthi-ganpati-aarti.html

Sankat Nashan Ganesha Stotram

http://anupchavanblog.blogspot.com/2011/08/ganesh-ganesh-chatruthi-ganpati-aarti_5248.html

Significance of the Ganesha Form

http://anupchavanblog.blogspot.com/2011/08/significance-of-ganesha-ganesh.html

How Ganesha Got His Head

http://anupchavanblog.blogspot.com/2011/08/how-ganesha-got-his-head-lord-ganesha.html

The Curse of the Moon

http://anupchavanblog.blogspot.com/2011/08/curse-of-moon-ganesha-and-moon-ganesh.html

Who is Elder?

http://anupchavanblog.blogspot.com/2011/08/who-is-elder-lord-ganesha-krartikey-and.html

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How Ganesha got his head, lord ganesha, about ganesha, ganesh chaturthi, marathi aarti,

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How Ganesha got his head, lord ganesha, about ganesha, ganesh chaturthi, marathi aarti,

How Ganesha Got His Head

The story of the birth of this zoomorphic deity, as depicted in the Shiva Purana, goes like this: Once goddess Parvati, while bathing, created a boy out of the dirt of her body and assigned him the task of guarding the entrance to her bathroom. When Shiva, her husband returned, he was surprised to find a stranger denying him access, and struck off the boy's head in rage. Parvati broke down in utter grief and to soothe her, Shiva sent out his squad (gana) to fetch the head of any sleeping being who was facing the north. The company found a sleeping elephant and brought back its severed head, which was then attached to the body of the boy. Shiva restored its life and made him the leader (pati) of his troops. Hence his name 'Ganapati'. Shiva also bestowed a boon that people would worship him and invoke his name before undertaking any venture.

However, there's another less popular story of his origin, found in the Brahma Vaivarta Purana: Shiva asked Parvati to observe the punyaka vrata for a year to appease Vishnu in order to have a son. When a son was born to her, all the gods and goddesses assembled to rejoice on its birth. Lord Shani, the son of Surya (Sun-God), was also present but he refused to look at the infant. Perturbed at this behaviour, Parvati asked him the reason, and Shani replied that his looking at baby would harm the newborn. However, on Parvati's insistence when Shani eyed the baby, the child's head was severed instantly. All the gods started to bemoan, whereupon Vishnu hurried to the bank of river Pushpabhadra and brought back the head of a young elephant, and joined it to the baby's body, thus reviving it.