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Sri #GaneshaChaturthi (31.08.2022) - #Titbits

Sri #Viswambhara naamaka Paramatma, Sri #Vishnu's #Viswa Taijasa roopa is #upaAsana moorthy of Lord #Ganesha. Viswambhara moorti will have 19 faces with middle one of Elephant head (#GajaMukHa) and nine human faces on either side. +

While worshiping/praying Lord #Ganapati or for that matter while worshiping any other Demi-God, one should always remember the dictum of Sri #Madhvacharya in #TantrasaaraSangraha (3.124)
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ವಿಷ್ಣುಸ್ಮೃತಿವಿಹೀನಾ ತು ಪೂಜಾ ಸ್ಯಾದಾಸುರೀ ಸದಾ |
ಗೃಹ್ಣಂತಿ ದೇವತಾ ನೈತಾಂ ತತಃಸ್ಯಾದದೇಶವಿಪ್ಲವಃ|
ವ್ಯಾಧಿಚೋರಾದಿಭಿಃ ತಸ್ಮಾತಅಂತರ್ಧ್ಯೇಯೋಹರಿಃಸದಾ ||

विष्णुस्मृतिविहीना तु पूजा स्यादासुरी सदा ।
गृह्णंति देवता नैतां ततःस्याददेशविप्लवः।
व्याधिचोरादिभिः तस्मातअंतर्ध्येयोहरिःसदा ॥ ++

Therefore, #Anusandhana for worshiping Lord #Ganesha.....

Sri GanapatiAntargatha-MukhyaPranaAntargatha
Sri ViswaroopaViswambharayaNamaha;🙏🙏🙏
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As a Vedic God presence of Ganapathi has been felt in all cosmic ages & has been eulogized by Vedic scripts. While several pAuranic scripts made ref. to Lord Ganesha, specific scripts viz. Sri Ganesha Purana, Mudgala Purana (Upa Puranas) R exclusively dedicated to Sri Ganapati.++

As a leader of Ganas (divine groups) Ganapathi is considered as an elderly God though basically a demi-God. He has been conferred with a unique prominence as a potent God to be worshiped before worshiping any other God. ++

A great devotee of Lord #SriHari, Ganapati, a #Vishnu Parivaara Devata having visesha #Vaayu aavesha is an adorable God the one who has abundant anugraha of Lord SriHari.

As TattvaAbhimani Devata of #AakaasaTattva Ganapati is placed in 18th Kakshya as per Tattvavada Taratamya.++

As Abhimani Devata of Aakaasa; Ganesha also becomes Abhimani Devata for Shabda (Srotrendriya) which is a Tattva (quality) of AakaAsa. ++

Worship of Lord Ganapathi is prevailing since time immemorial perhaps since Vedic times. There R several historical & pouranic ref. to the worship of Lord Ganesha. We find several divine personalities having worshiped Lord Ganapathi on different occasions for various reasons.++

Lord Vishnu in his incarnations as Sri Rama & Sri Krishna worshiped Ganapathi for Loka Kalyana & to maintain loka-reeti. As per directions of Sri Krishna, DharmaRaja worshipped Ganesha after becoming Chakravarthi. ++

During #DwaparaYuga, Ganapati incarnated as #Charudeshna born as son of Sri Krishna & Rukmani Devi.

Lord Ganesha is divine script writer who assisted Sri #Vedavyasa Devaru the divine literary incarnation of Lord Vishnu in composition of the great epic #MahaBharata. ++

Lord Ganesha has played a significant role behind the origin of famous Theertha Kshethras of Lord Shiva at #Gokarna (Aatma Linga Kshetra) and that of Lord Sri Ranganatha Swamy at #SriRangam (Anthya Ranga Kshethra) near Trichy. ++

Sri #JagannathaDasaru has euloziged Lord Ganesha in an exclusive chapter in #HarikathamruthaSaara #VighneswaraStothraSandhi; +

Lord #Ganesha is known as #Kshipra PrasaAdi the one who grants wishes of his devotees very quickly; +

Lord Ganesha's anugraha is very much required for correct articulation to the mind and assimilation of the Supreme Tattva GnyaAna of the Supreme God - Hari Sarvottamatva and Bhakti on Lord SriHari. ++

Worship of Lord Ganesha helps an individual to get good education, knowledge, intelligence (discriminative) and wisdom.+

As per Hindu Lunar Calendar every 4th lunar day (Chaturthi) of bright fortnight (Sukla Paksha) is known as Vinayaka Chaturthi. One that occurs during Bhadrapada Maasa is reckoned as Ganesha Chaturthi for performing #Varasiddhi #Vinayaka #Vratha. +

Chaturthi thithi spread beyond noon is prevailed upon for observance of Ganesha Pooja/ festival. Lord Ganesha is Abhimaani Devatha for Chaturthi thithi;

whatever sadhana we do, to reach the goal we should get unto the milestones without break, obstacles, failures and pitfalls. These can be avoided only by Sri #GANESH saadhana (with proper anusandhana)

Like HAYAGREEVA having HORSE head, VARAH having SUKAR head, NARASIMHA having LION head, so also VISHWAMBHARA has ELEPHANT head.

The word #VISWAM is imbibed in the word #VISWAMBARA and #VISWAM is the first word/name/attribute in Sri #VishnuSahasranama Stothram. (#vishvam vishnur-vashatkaro....)