The popular and widely-held version is as follows:. A story says that one day, Goddess Parvati was taking a bath at home. She did not want anyone to disturb her. She created a boy with her powers, and told him to guard and not let anyone in. When Lord Shiva came home, he wanted to come inside but the boy would not let him. Lord Shiva asked his army to make him go away, but his army failed.
When Parvati had heard what had happened, she was angry. She pleaded with Shiva to save him. Lord Shiva sent his army to go find a head for Ganesha. His army came back with an elephant head. Any picture, image or portrayal in any form of Ganesha generally has the following characteristics or features:. KidzSearch Safe Wikipedia for Kids. Ganesh is seen with different animal mounts, but one of the most common is a mouse.
But this is no ordinary mouse. In one story, it was an evil demon that Ganesh fought and was able to trap. The demon promised to carry Ganesh wherever he went from that day on. Ceremonial gifts of flowers and fruit are given to Ganesh. He did! One day, Ganesh had to race his brother, Kartikeya, to see who would be chosen to take care of people on Earth. They had to race around the universe, and the first one back would win.
Kartikeya thought there was no way he could lose. He had a speedy peacock mount and Ganesh had only a mouse. Kartikeya took off as soon as the race began, but Ganesh slowly circled his parents.
So Ganesh explained that he respected and loved his parents so much that when he circled them, he circled his entire universe. Parvati, as you can imagine, was deeply hurt and felt very lonely being ignored by her husband. She made the decision to have someone who would be there anytime she needed and would only respond to her. So, right then and there she collected some clay from the ground and molded the most handsome young man she could image, the next moment she breathed life into him and lo and behold, handsome Ganesh was born.
Oh no, Ganesh was quite a looker in his early years. So much so that he was extremely arrogant of his looks. Soon after his creation Parvati requested Ganesh to guard her side of the mountain while she bathed.
As she was away, Shiva came out of his deep meditation and, as any good husband would, went to go visit his wife unaware of the newly created Ganesh. There was a quick battle and in the process Shiva beheaded Ganesh.
We have all seen it, but it may have not struck you why our elephant-headed friend has a broken tusk. One day, as Ganesh was guarding his father who was in one of his deep meditations, a family friend came to visit. It was Parashurama an incarnation of Vishnu who is known for his serious temper. Ganesh was a little perplexed because he was told to not let anyone disturb his father in meditation, however here was a serious VIP in the house.
Ganesh knowing that the axe was a gift from his father allowed the axe to hit him out of respect. You might wonder why Ganesh is truly one of the most popular hindu gods while there are many other of the same status or position that are far less well known. Ganesh was actually the recipient of a boon a wish from another god. The boon granted him to be more revered and worshiped than even his father, and he would be the first god to be acknowledged when entering a temple.
Modern day translation: most shared and posted god on all of Facebook! Now, most people may not know this, but almost every Hindu god has a vehicle or trusty steed. Well, have you ever noticed that tiny mouse that always seems to be in the pictures with Ganesh.
But, what Ganesh lacks in physical power he certainly makes up for in brains. During a bet, Ganesh and his brother Kartikeya challenged each other to see who could go around the world 3 times the fastest.
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