Mantras of Ganesha

Description: Ganesha (Ganapati) is the son of the god Shiva and his wife Parvati.

The Vedas were originally transmitted to descendants in the form of oral transmission of knowledge. Ganesha is the patron of knowledge (buddha).

In many legends, he is attributed with the manifestation of intelligence and intellectual abilities. One of his names is Buddhipriya – “loves knowledge” (“priya” – “loving”, “buddhi” – “knowledge”). With the blessing of Ganesha, one is given the opportunity to understand spiritual truths. ⠀

According to legend, Ganesha wrote down the text of the Mahabharata under the dictation of Veda Vyasa, using his broken tusk. It is believed that each verse has, in addition to the direct meaning, ten hidden ones. Yes, the knowledge was given to those who find it difficult to reach the true essence of the Vedas. ⠀

He is usually depicted as a human with an elephant-like face, with one tusk. Ganesha’s vahana (mounted animal) is a rat, representing our feelings and ego-interests, which Ganesha has subjugated. ⠀

Ganesha, as a rule, is depicted as a four-armed god holding symbolic objects: an ax (cuts off attachments to objects of the material world, he also acts as a symbol of power), an arcanum or a hook (the need to be able to curb one’s selfish desires), a trident (represents) a symbol spiritual enlightenment), a broken tusk in the lower right hand, but sometimes it is folded in a protective abhai mudra.

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