🕉 #Thread Eight Avatars /Incarnations of Bhagwan GaneshJi from the Mudgala Purana, an Upapurana devoted only to Lord GaneshJi who defeats 8 weaknesses of humans in each form. These are arrogance, ego, desire, anger, greed, illusion, inebriation & jealousy 🚩1/n @RadharamnDas 
🕉 1)Vakratunda:
The first Form meaning the One with the Curved Trunk& a personification of the form of Brahman. In the form of Vakratunda, Lord GaneshJi defeated Demon of jealousy & envy, Matsaryasura. In this Avatar as Destroyer of Jealousy- Lion is his Vahan🚩2/n
The first Form meaning the One with the Curved Trunk& a personification of the form of Brahman. In the form of Vakratunda, Lord GaneshJi defeated Demon of jealousy & envy, Matsaryasura. In this Avatar as Destroyer of Jealousy- Lion is his Vahan🚩2/n
🕉 2)Ekadanta- Bhagwan GaneshJi has a Single Tusk & is a manifestation of nature of Brahman. He acted as a scribe with his 1 Tusk to Sage Ved Vyas to write Mahabharata. Lord GaneshJi fought Demon Madasura, who was the embodiment of conceit and arrogance with Mouse as Vahan 🚩3/n
🕉 3) Mahodara
The Mahodara incarnation is an embodiment of the wisdom of Brahman. Bhagwan is depicted with a pot belly & His mount is a mouse. Mahodara is an amalgamation of Vakratunda and Ekadanta forms. He destroyed Demon Mohasura, the demon of confusion & delusion 🚩4/n
The Mahodara incarnation is an embodiment of the wisdom of Brahman. Bhagwan is depicted with a pot belly & His mount is a mouse. Mahodara is an amalgamation of Vakratunda and Ekadanta forms. He destroyed Demon Mohasura, the demon of confusion & delusion 🚩4/n
🕉 4) Gajanana/Gajavaktra means Lord with an elephant head. The combination of an elephant head with a human body is one of the unique physical features of Lord Ganesha. Bhagwan defeated the Demon of greed, Lobhasura, the son of Lord Kuber.with a Mouse as His Vahan 🚩5/n
🕉 5) Lambodara GaneshJi is considered to be similar to Adi-Shakti, the pure power of Brahman -Lord as an elephant headed deity with a large stomach. The divine mouse, Krauncha, is His vahana & Bhagwan as Lambodara defeated Demon of Anger - Krodhasura 🚩 6/n
🕉 6) Vikata GaneshJi is a form of Surya meaning abnormal form, is ferocious & dreadful with body of a human & head of an elephant. A divine peacock serves as His vahana. Vikata GaneshJi -a manifestation of illuminating nature of Brahman defeated Kamasura, Demon of Lust 🚩7/n
🕉 7) Vighnaraja GaneshJi is personification of the preserving nature of Brahman & equivalent to Bhagwan Vishnu in this form. Shesha or Shesha Naga, the divine serpent is his mount. Lord GaneshJi appears as Vighnaraja to defeat Demon of ego & possessiveness, Mamasura 🚩8/n
🕉 8) Dhumravarna -Last Form of Lord GaneshJi depicts Him in a grey coloured form & is embodiment of destructive nature of Brahman.His Vahan is horse. As Dhumravarna, Lord Ganesha is equivalent to Lord Shiva. who defeats Demon of pride & attachment -Abhimanasura/Ahamkarasur 🚩9/n
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