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.😍🙏
During his childhood, Ganesha used to play with his father’s ganas at Mount Kailash. Ganesha would hide in a flower garden and suck the water from the Ocean of Milk using his trunk. It is believed that Vishnu rests on the coils of serpant king Sheshnag, who floats on this ocean. Ganesha would then shower […]
According to a legend, Parvati once requested Shiva to take her to a beautiful grove named Nandankanan. Shiva was surprised, but promised to take her there. They soon set off to Nandankanan. Parvati was amazed to see many varieties of beautiful trees and flowers growing in the grove. Among them, there was one particular tree
Demon Pralamb had escaped being killed in the battle between the gods and the demons, and ran away to Patal, the world beneath the earth’s surface. When Pralamb reached Patal, he saw that Vasuki, the king of the snakes, was away visiting Karttikey. Pralamb took that opportunity and terrorised the smaller snakes that lived in
After Tarakasur’s slaying, Karttikey learnt that three of Tarak’s followers, Banasur, Kraunch, and Pralamb who had fled after the war, were hounding people around the mountains. Karttikey shot arrows from where he was standing and killed them. Now the gods were in high spirits. But, among those three demons, Pralamb was still alive. The rejuvenated
Tarakasur organised a huge army and set off to attack the gods. When he reached the battlefield, he was amazed to see a child leading the gods’ army. Demon Tarak immediately knew that it was Shiva’s son coming to kill him. He shuddered, but he did not want to show his fear. “Ha! ha! ha!
Karttikey, sitting on his peacock mount and wielding a spear, led a huge army of the gods against Tarakasur. The sounds of drums, the valiant war cries of the soldiers and the rattling of armour and weapons reverberated through the battlefield. Before proclaiming war, it was an age-old custom to send word to the enemy
All the gods were happy at the birth of Karttikey. They began to urge Shiva to appoint the young Karttikey as the head of their army. Karttikey was made the chief of the gods’ army (senapati) at a grand ceremony. The gods equipped him with various weapons and special powers. His mother Parvati too gifted
There exists another tale about Karttikey’s birth. One day, Shiva and Parvati were disturbed by Agni while they were relaxing. Parvati was displeased and cursed Agni by giving him a little of Shiva’s energy. Agni could not stand the heat and got very agitated. He begged Shiva to forgive him. Shiva advised Agni to give
Once, a demon named Tarak was tormenting all the gods. Tarakasur had pleased Brahma with his severe penance and won a boon of becoming unconquerable. Brahma informed the gods that only a son of Shiva could kill Tarakasur. So, Shiva married Parvati and a son was born to them. But one day, the child was
Parvati was very happy when Shiva fulfilled her demands to bless Ganesha to be worshipped first in any rituals among the gods. Now, little Ganesha became Lord Ganesha and he was blessed to be worshipped first in any rituals by all human beings. To celebrate the happiness, Parvati gave him a plate of sweetened cereal-balls
The Puranas narrate yet another story regarding Ganesha’s birth. Once, Parvati bathed on the banks of River Ganga. The used bath-water was then poured back into the river. It is believed that this water was gulped down by goddess Malini, who had an elephant’s head. Malini later on gave birth to a boy, who had
Gajmukhasur grew agitated when the flautist told him that he couldn’t fulfil his wish. He insisted that the flautist should ask for anything in the world, and he would be given the same. Vishnu was waiting for this moment. He asked Gajmukhasur to release Shiva who was residing in his belly. Gajmukhasur was shocked with
Gajmukhasur became invincible by making Shiva reside in his stomach! As a result, he inflicted terror upon the inhabitants of both heaven and earth! When Shiva did not return, Parvati was so worried. She thought for a while and went to Vishnu for help. Vishnu is the preserver of the world, and has divine powers.
There is yet another tale about Ganesha and his elephant’s head. According to a legend, there once lived a demon who had the head of an elephant and the body of a demon since birth. His name was Gajmukhasur who lived like a monk and ardently worshipped Shiva. He prayed devotedly for years. Finally, Shiva
Shani avoided looking at the newborn child of Shiva and Parvati, saying his gaze would harm the child. Parvati did not take Shani’s words seriously. She insisted that Shani should look at the face of his ‘nephew’ and bless him. Finally, Shani gave into Parvati’s insistence. The moment Shani looked at young Ganesha, his head
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