60x468

Lord Sri Ganapati - The Lord of Removal of Obstacles

Lord Sri Ganapati - The Lord of Removal of Obstacles

Ganesha or Ganesh is the Lord of all of the Lord of Shiva Gana, Shiva Gana includes all Gods, and everything which is in the Brahmanda, that's why Lord Ganesh is calling Ganapati Who is also called Vinayaka.  Lord Ganapati is the best-known and most worshipped deities in Hinduism which includes Jainism and Buddhism. Lord Vinayaka is worshiped in the form of Elephant Head throughout Undivided India or Akhand Bharat. Akhand Bharat includes countries like Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Afghanistan, Thailand, Iran, Bali also called Indonesia, Myanmar, Bangladesh and Tibet like this total 15 countries are coming under Akhand Bharat or Undivided India or India subcontinent.  Lord Ganapati is also worshiped in those countries where Indian populations are more like Fiji, Mauritius, Cambodia, Trinidad, Dubai, Muscat, Singapore, and Tobago. Devotions to Lord Ganesh means avoiding obstacles and blessing with intelligence and capabilities.

The Lord of Removal of Obstacles


Lord Ganesha Honoured First

Lord Ganesha is the son of Lord Shiva and Devi Parvati is widely known as the remover of obstacles, the tressure of arts and sciences, and the Deva of intellect, wisdom, and capabilities.  Lord Ganesha is also known for his first Pooja or Worship means in each and every ceremony, He is Honoured first, at the beginning of all rites and Pooja. 


According to the Pouranic Texts - Presence of  Lord Vighneshwara

According to the Hindu mythology, Lord Ganapati identified as the restored son of Devi Parvati and Lord Shiva of the Shaivism tradition, Who is the Supreme Deity of Hinduism. We can look Lord Ganesha's Mahima means a description that is impossible to describe, even though tried in some Pouranic texts such as the Ganesha Purana, the Mudgala Purana, the Ganapati Atharvashirsa, the Brahma Purana, the Matsya Purana, and the Brahmanda Purana including Rigveda's Brahmanaspati are also describing about Lord Ganesha.

Learn from the Lord Ganapati 


Title and Meaning of Lord Ganesha

Lord Sri Ganesha has been called many other titles apart from Shri Ganapati or Shri Ganpati and Shree Vighneshvara. According to the Hindu naming system adding Sri is the special epithets, here Sri means Devi Laksmi Mata Devi Lakshmi is the "Goddess of Wealth", that's why all names are starts from "Shri or Sri or Shree" it means "Laksmi Putra", Sri Rama, Sri Krishna, Shri Ganesha etc., The name Ganesha or Ganapati are the Sanskrit Compound Names, 'Gana means a group or the 'group of Shiva Gana' and 'isha' or 'isa' means 'Lord or Master', joining of 'Gana and isha' will become "Ganesha" means Lord of the group of Shiva Gana. And the name 'Ganapati' is the Synonyms of 'Ganesha', once again 'Gana' means 'Shiva Gana' and 'Pati' mean 'Ruler or Lord'.  After joining 'Gana' and 'Pati' becomes "Ganapati" means Lord of "Shiva Gana", here Shiva Gana includes everything in this "Brahmanda". That's why Lord Ganapati is worshiped everywhere and first Pooja means worship will perform "Lord Sri Ganapati" in all ceremonies. The name Sri Ganapati is first found in 'Vedic Hymn of Rigveda'.

Eight names of Lord Sri Ganapati

According to the 'Amarakosha', means a list of names of a God, or a Goddess, or a place, or a thing is called as the Amarakosha, Lord Sri Ganapati has eight synonyms such as Vinayaka, Vighna raja means 'remover of obstacles', Dvaimatura means 'one who has two mothers', Ganadhipa or Ganapati or Ganesha, Ekadanta means 'one tusk', Heramba, Lambodara means 'a potbelly or literally has a hanging belly', and Gajanana means having the 'face of an elephant'.


Vinayaka or Binayak is a common name for Ganesha that appears in the Ganesha Purana and in the Mudgal Puranas and in Buddhist Tantras. The Vinayaka name is reflected in the naming of the eight famous Ganesha temples in Maharashtra known as the Ashtavinayak Temples. In India, the names Vighnesha or Vighneshwara means 'Lord of removal of Obstacles' is referring to His primary function in Hinduism as the master and remover of obstacles that are vighna. The name, Binayak, which is a common Brahmin name given in the regions of Nepal and North India including West Bengal and Bangla Desh. In fact, the Ashok Binayak Temple, located in the heart of Kathmandu, the capital city of Nepal, remains one of the most famous and regularly visited temples, especially on Tuesdays, as it is considered as the day of Lord Sri Ganesha.

Lord Sri Ganesha in Different Names and in Different Places Of the World 

One of the famous names for Lord Ganesha in the Tamil language is 'Pillai or Pillaiyar', pillai means a "child" while pillaiyar means a "noble child".  A.K. Narain adds that the words pallu, pella, and pell in the Dravidian family of Tamilian and Tamil languages signify the meaning of Pallu means "tooth or tusk", also "elephant tooth or tusk".  According to Anita Raina Thapan, the root word 'pille' in the name 'Pillaiyar' might have originally meant "the young one of the elephant", because the Pali word pillaka means "a young elephant".

Darshan of the Lord Ganapati on Indonesian Note


1. According to the Burmese language, Lord Ganesha is known as Maha Peinne, derived from Pali Language and called Maha Winayaka means "Shresta" or a great Vinayaka.

2. The most famous and widespread name of Lord Ganesha in Thailand is Phra Phikanet.

3. The earliest images of Lord Ganesha, names as a major deity in present-day Indonesia, Thailand, Cambodia, and Vietnam since from the 7th and 8th centuries because that time India was undivided and called as Akhand Bharat, and in Akhand Bharat, Lord Ganesha is called as Ganapati or Ganpati in the 5th century or earlier. 

4. In Sri Lankan Singhala Buddhist region, Lord Ganesha is known as 'Gana deviyo', and regarded as worthy as Lord Buddha, Lord Vishnu, Lord Shiva, and Lord Skanda.


SHARE

Milan Tomic

Hi. I’m Designer of Blog Magic. I’m CEO/Founder of ThemeXpose. I’m Creative Art Director, Web Designer, UI/UX Designer, Interaction Designer, Industrial Designer, Web Developer, Business Enthusiast, StartUp Enthusiast, Speaker, Writer and Photographer. Inspired to make things looks better.

  • Image
  • Image
  • Image
  • Image
  • Image
    Blogger Comment
    Facebook Comment

0 comments:

Post a Comment

Please do not enter any spam link in the comment box

Parli Vaijnath Jyotirlinga Temple

Parli Vaijnath Jyotirlinga Temple Shri Parli Vaijnath Temple is an ancient Shiva temple built in 1108 AD. and is  being one of the 12 Jyotir...