Ganesha

He sees, He listens,
He cares.

Practices
Version 1.0
Naganath
(editor, author)


With very special thanks to ShantiMayi, my beloved Guru.





WHY GANAPATI HAS AN ELEPHANT FACE


LORD SHIVA AND PARVATI LIVED ON THE MOUNTAIN KAILASA. MANY A TIMES
SHIVA USED TO GO TO THE FOREST AND STAYED THERE DOING PENANCE FOR
MONTHS. MEANWHILE PARVATI HAD TO STAY ALONE AT HOME. ONE DAY, AS
USUAL LORD SHIVA WENT TO THE FOREST, LEAVING PARVATI ALONE AT HOME.
PARVATI THEN W ANTED TO TAKE A BATH. HOWEVER THERE WAS NO ONE
ELSE TO LOOK AFTER THE HOUSE. SO,PARVATI WAS WORRIED. BUT SUDDENLY
SHE HAD AN IDEA. PARVATI RE MOVED THE SANDAL PASTE FROM HER BODY
AND CREATED A BOY FROM THE PASTE. PARVATI THEN MADE THE BOY STAND
AT THE DOOR AND INSTRUCTED HIM NOT TO LET ANYONE ENTER THE HOUSE
TILL SHE FINISHES HER BATH. THE BOY STOOD AT THE DOOR AND STOPPED
EVERYONE WHO VISITED THE HOUSE. SHORTLY , LORD SHIVA RETURNED HOME
AND TO HIS SURPRISE, SAW THE BOY WHO STOPPED HIM FROM ENTERING THE
HOUSE.

"YOU CAN NOT ENTER THE HOUSE , MOTHER IS TAKING A BATH",SAID THE BOY
TO LORD SHIVA. SHIVA GOT ANNOYED AND ASKED THE BOY TO MOVE ASIDE.
BUT THE BOY DID NOT MOVE , BUT STOPPED LORD SHIVA FROM ENTERING THE
HOUSE. LORD SHIVA LOST HIS TEMPER AND HE CHOPPED OFF THE HEAD OF
THE BOY WITH HIS TRISHULA. LATER, PARVATI FINISHED HER BATH AND CAME
OUT TO SEE THE BOY BUT TO HER SURPRISE, SHE SAW THE HEADLESS BODY
OF THE BOY. PARVATI STARTED WEEPING. OH MY LORD ! WHAT YOU HAVE DO-
NE YOU HAVE KILLED MY SON !!! LORD SHIVA FELT VERY SORRY FOR HIS
SHORT TEMPERED ACT. LORD SHIVA WISHED TO BRING BACK THE BOY TO HIS
LIFE AND HE STARTED SEARCHING FOR THE CHOPPED HEAD OF THE BOY. BUT
SURPRISINGLY THE HEAD HAD DISAPPEARED AND THE SEARCH WAS IN VAIN.
THEN HE CALLED HIS SERVANTS, CALLED "GANAS" AND INSTRUCTED THEM,
GO TO THE FOREST AND GET THE HEAD OF THE FIRST LIVING BEING YOU COME
ACROSS. THE GANAS IMMIDIATELY RUSHED TO THE JUNGLE AND CAME
ACROSS AN ALONE ELEPHANT. THEY IMMEDIATELY CUT OFF HISHEAD AND
BROUGHT IT TO LORD SHIVA. LORD SHIVA PUT THE HEAD ON THE BODY OF THE
BOY AND BROUGHT HIM TO LIFE. PARVATI WAS OVERJOYED TO GET BACK HER
SON THE GANAS HAD HELPED TO BRING BACK THE LIFE OF THE BOY,
THEREFORE, HE WAS NAMED "GANESHA"

(from www.shreedarshan.com)
Gunexhu Muhumuntru :

Om gum gunuputuye numuhu

JI bou Io Iotd Gnnevhn)


Gunexhu npenlng muntru:

Om Purvutl Putuye
Muru Muru Muhudev
Gujunum Butu Gunudl Sevutum
Auplthu Jumbu Phuluchum
BhuLxhunum
Imuxutum ShnLu Vlnuxhu AuruLum
Numuml Vlghnexhwuru Pudu PunLujum


O IlephnnI-fnced God, Gnnevhn,
Jou nte vetred by Ihe nIIendnnIv of Shrn nnd you enI fotevI
npplev nnd blncLbettev, Jou nte Imnv von, Ihe devItoyet of
vottouv. I bou Io Ihe loIuv feeI of Ihe temoret of obvInclev.

Gunexhu Guyutrl:

Om tutpuruxuyu vldmuhe
VuLrutunduyu dhlmuhl
1unnn duntlh pruchnduyut nm



Hny ue Lnou Ihe vngle IuvLed one
Hny ue medInIe on Ihe one uIh Ihe cutred ItunL
Hny IhnI IuvLed one nvpte uv IhnI Lnouledge nnd medInIon
of outv.






Gunexhu muntru:

Gunexhu Shurunum
Shurunum Gunexhu

Jxnng nI Vrlnduvun)


O, Gnnevhn, elephnnI hended one, temore Ihe obvInclev n my
lre, IhnI nte n Ihe uny of hnppnevv.




IeepevI Iongng mnnItn:

Juy Mn Gunuputhl Oevn
Juy Mnn Juy Mnn
Gunnuputhl Juy Purvuttl
Juy Mn Juy Mn
Guuunu Gunuuu, Gunexhu, Gunexhu
GuuuuGunu Gunexhu
Shurunum Shurunum Gunexhu


1cIoty Io Ihe Irne GnnnpnI: Gnnevhn
I veeL my tefuge n Gnnevhn.

JSong of 1tndnrnn)






Mnxt pnpulur numex nI Gunexhu:



Gunexu
Iotd of Ihe mulIIudev
Gunuputl
Iotd of Ihe mulIIudev
VlnuyuLl
Hemoret of obvInclev
VuLrutundu
We uIh Ihe IuvIed ItunL
ILuduntu
Sngle IuvLed one
Gujununu
IlephnnI hended one
Iumbnduru
IoIbelled one
Merumbu
ItoIecIot of Ihe meeL
Vlghnexhvuru
Iotd of obvInclev
ArxnunplnguLxu
One uIh Ihe dntL btoun eyev
Ohumruvurnu
SmoLe colouted ot gtny one
VlLutu
Odd nppentnnce

Gunexhu Symbnllxm
Cnntemplute euch Gunexhu Symbnl

Irnm www.xhreedurxhun.cnm








Gunexhu xymbnlx
Bnth xymbnlx cun be uxed tn cleur the energy nI ynurxelI
und nI ynur envlrnnment

Vlxuullxe nne nI the xymbnlx hunglng ln the mlddle nI the rnnm.
Slnwly rntutlng urnund ltx center. See lt becnmlng blgger und
emunutlng brlght gnlden llght untll lt encnmpuxxex the whnle
rnnm. See the llnex nI the xymbnl cutchlng mlxpluced energlex
und trunxInrmlng them lntn brlght gnlden llght. See the xymbnl
gettlng xmuller uguln und dlxxnlve. Ynu cun repeut thlx prnce-
dure u number nI tlmex.


SunxLrlt nm SwuxtlLu





S ncntnnIonv of Gnnevhn nnd Ihe demonv he congueted,
HedInIe on Gnnevhn conguetng Iheve demonv nvde yout-
velf.


VuLrutundu
Inry, jenlouvy

ILuduntu
.ttognnce, conceI

Muhudnru
Ieluvon, confuvon

Gujununu
Gteed

Iumbudnru
.nget

VlLutu
IuvI

Vlghnuruyu
Iovvevvrenevv

Ohumruvurnu
.IInchmenI, ptde






Gnnevhn vInIue mnnIennnce:
flenn tegutntely
Hutn n cnndle nnd ncenve vIcL





. vmple Gnnevh pujn

.eeded: n pujn Itny uIh n ted flouet, vueeIv, ncenve,
lnmp, tce.
7nLe cnte of n clenn plnce nnd clenn cloIhev.
7nLe cnte of focuv, tevolre, beng connecIed nnd n
clent nIenIon. Suttendet nll IhoughIv, Iendencev
nnd
feelngv Io Gnnevhn.

Sng openng mnnItn nnd IOS Ihe Gnnevhn
mnhnmnnItn, n Ihe mennuhle
-rvunlvng Ihe clennng of youtvelf nnd Ihe vInIue
-offetng Ihe ted flouet, Ihe vueeIv, Ihe ncenve, lnmp
nnd tce.

7hnnL Gnnevh fot hv blevvngv.










Gnnevhn rvunlvnIon
Mntnng: be ptecve n uhnI you nvL, I mghI come Itue!

SI n yout chnt, uIh yout vpne tghI, beng ncIre buI
telned. flove yout eyev. MnIch yout btenIh. Iocuv on
yout devte. See I n yout nnet eye nv beng tenl=ed.
Imngne Gnnevhn vInndng behnd you. We puIv Ihe
openng of hv ItunL nbore yout hend. Gnnevhn leIv Ihe
lghI of mnnfevInIon come ouI of hv ItunL nIo yout
hend nnd yout uhole body, unIl I v vnIutnIed uIh Ihe
lghI of mnnfevInIon. He uIh I n uhle. 7hen you nvL
Gnnevhn Io blou nuny Ihe blocLngev n yout hend, IhnI
vInnd n Ihe uny of tenl=nIon of yout devte. .vL Gn-
nevhn Io fll yout hend nnd body ngnn uIh Ihe lghI of
mnnfevInIon. .eI Gnnevhn ull ItumpeI uldly Io mo-
bl=e yout helpful ftendv , uho cnn help you tenl=e
yout devte.












Specnl Gnnevhn pujn dnyv

-erety Itdny

-erety foutIh dny nfIet full nnd neu moonv

-Gnnevhnv btIhdny:
foutIh dny of Ihe btghI hnlf moon
n Ihe petod of .uguvI , SepIembet


(Literature)

Satsangs, newsletters ShantiMayi
(www. ShantiMayi.com)

Intensives, literature Siddha Yoga Meditation
(www.siddhayoga.org)

Ganapati, Song of the SELF, John A. Grimes (ISBN 0-
7914-2440-x)

Loving Ganesha, S.S. Subramuniyaswami
(ISBN 0-945497-77-x)

Ganesha, Removing the obstacles-James H. Bae
(ISBN 1-886069-66-x)

Music:
Great Mantras-Vrindavan
(www.vrindavan-music.com)

Ganesh Mantra Inner Voice
(www.oreade.com)


Suggestions for improvement:

naganath (at) aarjavam.com