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Lord Ganesha is one of the most popular Gods of Hindus. He is worshipped before starting out any new venture. His vehicle is a tiny mouse and in his hands he carries a rope, an axe and a sweet dessert.
There are various legends associated with Lord Ganesha. Some of them are as follows:
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Ganesh And The River Kaveri
In order to provide water to the arid southern region, the Sage Agastya got from Shiva a sacred water that filled his Kamandalu. He journeyed to southern regions of the country and reached the Kodagu ( Coorg) mountains.
On the way he saw a young boy. In fact that boy was Ganesha disguised. The sage requested the boy to take care of the water.
Ganesha already knew that Agastya wanted to create a river wherever it seemed favorable. So he put kamandalu on the ground. A crow passing by landed on the pot edge. When Agastya came back, he expelled the bird and it poured a small quantity of water on the ground, which became the Kaveri river. The place is still considered to be sacred and is known as Talakaveri.
Ganesh And Kubera
Kubera, the god of wealth was very proud of his fortune. One day he organized a huge dinner in which Shiva and Parvati along with their son Ganesha were also present.
Ganesha started eating and became greedy for more. He emptied the dishes and plates of other guests also. Still not satisfied he started eating the plates, furniture and all the contents of Alakapuri, the main city of Kubera.
Frightened the god of wealth rushed towards Shiva’s feet to take his help. The remedy was very simple: Shiva gave his son a handful of roasted cereal grains. Ganesh ate it and his hunger stopped immediately.
This legend teaches us that a handful of common food, given with love is more sustaining than the banquet offered by Kubera to impress the Gods.
Ganesh And The Goddess Pârvatî
One-day child Ganesha, diverted himself in tormenting a cat, pulling her tail and rolling her up and down. After few minutes he left the cat and went away. He never thought as to what he had done to the cat.
He arrived at mount Kailash to meet his mother Parvati. He found her suffering badly covered with wounds and dust. He then asked her about what happened and she replied that he was responsible of this situation. Indeed she was the cat that was tormented by Ganesh.
This story teaches us that all the living beings are of divine importance. If we injure any living creature, we injure God himself. Ganesh learned the lesson and we must also learn.
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