Introduction
Elephants are the sacred animals in India. They symbolize intelligence, hope, trust, compassion, and strength. Lord Ganesha is the elephant-headed most worshipped deities in Indian culture.
There are many names of Ganesha like Vinayaka, Ganapati, Gauriputra, and Vigneswara. Each name represents the divine attributes of Ganesha.
Therefore Lord Ganesha is also considered as the auspicious deity and revered before starting any new ritualistic job.
There is another meaning of Ganesh in the contemporary form; Gan means the category or class, and Ganesh means the ablest in the section.
In this post, we have shared the qualities of Lord Ganesha and why is Ganesha called the remover of obstacles?
Ganesha as Vinayak
Lord Ganesha is the elephant-headed Lord in the Hinduism who represent the auspiciousness, ancient Vedic wisdom, art, science and universally revered as the remover of obstacles.
Vinayak is the first name of Lord Ganesha, generally known as the Son of Lord Shiva, and Mata Parvati.
Lord Kartikeya who is known as Murugan is the elder brother of Lord Ganesha. Mount Kailash is the Abode of Lord Ganesha where he lives with the parent.
Vighnaharta is the another most loved name of Ganesh which describes that Ganesh is the remover of barriers whether issues are materialistic or spiritual.
Lord Ganesha vehicle is a white mouse. A mouse is known for reaching the narrow spaces and biting the ropes and thread. Similarly, Lord Ganesha is known for helping the devotees by freeing them from their problems.
Virtues of Lord Ganesha
There are many lessons which people can Learn from Lord Ganesha.
-- Ganesha The remover of all obstaclesSave
-- Love and respect your parents.
-- Embrace the virtues of your elder brothers and sister.
-- Share love, affection and always speak politely with everyone.
-- Keep calm in every situation. It helps in sorting out the problems.
-- keep yourself free from worldly disorders like Kaam, Krodh, Moh, Maya.
-- keep learning and exploring new things.
-- Value others opinion and learn from them.
-- Try to be the remover of the obstacles.
Ganesha - the lord of intelligence
Lord Ganesha is the giver of prosperity, health, success, and intelligence.
There is a small lord Ganesha story representing the highest intelligence of Lord Ganesha.
Once there was a dispute started in the sages regarding whose Aradhya should be worshipped first in the Vedic rituals.
Few devotees were saying, Narayan is their protector, so, Narayan's name should be first. Whereas, Others were chanting the name of Goddess Shakti and an influential group of Shiva devotees was taking the name of Mahadev.
Therefore these sages decided to visit Vaikuntha where Narayan advise them to visit Kailash Parvat.
Meanwhile, at Kailash, Bholenath appointed both Lord Kartikeya and Ganesha as the patron of Kailash and engaged himself into Meditation.
Lord Parshuram, an avatar of Lord Vishnu reached Kailash in the hope of the meeting his Guru, Lord Shiva.