Read 151 Episodes Of Lord Ganesha and help your children learn moral values, such as honesty, courage, and devotion to parents, from the almighty Ganesha.😍🙏
Ganesha is known by several names in Indian mythology. Some have been described in the above stories. There are 32 other names by which Ganesha is known, not only in India but also in other parts of the world. In Nepal, Ganesha is known as ‘Heramb Ganesha’. This form of Ganesha has five heads and […]
Once, a woodcutter made an idol of goddess Lakshmi. He placed the idol under a tree and started worshipping it. He kept fresh flowers and fruits in front of the idol on the day of Diwali. One day, the woodcutter gifted a similar idol to the king. The king was very pleased to see the
Shiva was very fond of Kashi, a place that he used to visit frequently. Kashi was ruled by King Divodas who was very kind and pious. Once, King Divodas persuaded Brahma to keep all the gods away from Kashi, as it was a perfect kingdom with no unhappy citizen. Shiva was very upset to know
Legend has it that Ganesha took the form of Shami Vighnesh when Lord Indra’s evil thoughts gave rise to three demons, named Mahapap, Sankat and Shatru. These demons performed a tremendous penance to please Shiva. They were blessed by Shiva to become victorious rulers. After attaining the power, the demons went berserk and started troubling
Tarakasur, armed with Brahma’s boons, was tormenting the gods and the sages. The sages were unable to undertake any pious or religious rituals or do meditation. Sage Narad went to Karttikey (Baal Skand) and told him of the situation regarding the evil doings of Tarakasur. Karttikey was mad with fury. He took his parents’ blessings
Once, Parvati wanted to know the reason of the sheer grace on Shiva’s face whenever he was in meditation. “Tell me who you pray to, my Lord,” she asked Shiva. Shiva said it was due to Ganesha’s Mantra. On being asked whether she could achieve it too, Shiva said to Parvati, “Yes, but you will
Angarak went to the banks of River Narmada and started deep penance. Lord Ganesha was very pleased with his devotion and strict, disciplined worship. He appeared before Angarak in a dance posture (Nritya Ganesha). He also gave him a blessing that all his wishes would come true. After some time, Angarak built Ganesha’s shrine and
Once, Sage Bharadwaj was performing rigorous austerities on the bank of River Narmada. Suddenly, his concentration was disturbed and he opened his eyes. His gaze fell on a beautiful woman. He instantly fell in love with her and wanted to kidnap her. But the ill thought made him lose all his powers, which were absorbed
Soon, Ganesha attacked Sindhu’s Gandali Nagari and killed his two sons, Dharm and Adharm. Sindhu fled the battlefield after facing defeat at Ganesha’s hands. Sindhu’s father asked him to surrender before Ganesha and release the gods, but he did not pay any heed to this advice and continued the battle. Ganesha then attacked Sindhu with
The gods captured by Sindhu started praying to Lord Ganesha. They performed a yajna to please Ganesha. The fumes of this yajna produced a peacock with Omkar Ganesha. Ganesha was immensely pleased. “I will be reborn as Parvati’s son and destroy Sindhu. I will be called Vinayak, Mayureshwar, Gajanan and Dhumraketu, based on different yugas,”
The Sun-god, pleased with Sindhu’s penance, asked him to speak his wish. Sindhu demanded to become immortal. Sindhu got the divine nectar (amrit) from the Sun-god. “As long as the nectar stays in your stomach (near the navel), you shall not die,” the Sun-god told him. Thus, Sindhu received immortality. Sindhu became more powerful and
King Chakrapani and Queen Ugra ruled Gandali Nagari of Mithila kingdom. They had no children. As suggested by the sages, the king and the queen performed ardent penance and pleased the Sun-god. The Sun-god blessed them with a beautiful child. However, the child was stolen by a maid. While the maid was running away with
Once, Parvati had a quarrel with Shiva. She went to stay with her female companions. While she and her friends were talking to one another, Parvati burst into laughter. From the laughter of Parvati, a demon named Mam was born. Parvati instructed Mam to go deep inside the forest and worship Ganesha. While Mamasur was
Ahantasur and his ministers killed all those who used to worship Ganesha or were caught worshipping Ganesha. The puzzled gods prayed to Lord Shiva to rescue them from the clutches of Ahantasur. Shiva asked them to worship Ganesha and chant the divine Ganesha’s Mantra. Ganesha took an altogether different avatar to deal with Ahantasur. This
Once, Brahma got pleased with the Sun-god. He gave him the responsibility to rule heaven. The Sun-god was elated to know about this, but soon ego started overtaking him. Thus, he gave rise to a demon named Ahanta. Ahantasur became a disciple of Shukracharya, the teacher of demons. Shukracharya taught him Ganesha’s Mantra. Ahantasur chanted
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