The incident that led to Lord Ganesha having Elephant head is as below: Lord Shiva goes out of his abode, called Kailasa. Parvati Mata stays at home and being alone creates a idol and gives it life. This was the original Ganesha and he is given a full power of a normal person. When Parvati mata goes to take bath, Ganesha sits outside and watches that noone enters the home. At that time, Lord Shiva also doesnot know that this baby is the kid of Parvati mata and tus his own. Ganesha also at that point doesnot know that Lord Shiva is the husband of Parvati Mata. Lord Shiva tries to enter his wifes room ut Ganesha objects and a friction occurs, which angers Lord Shiva and severs the head of Ganesha. But when Parvati mata comes out after a while, she tells everythig and asks life of Ganesha back. Lord shiva at that tie also realizes that one of his devotee, an elephant, is seeking his solace and he then sends his people to get its head and then gives Ganesha life. This way, he satisfies 2 people, one is his own wife and the other is his devotee, an Elephant, and thus Ganesha will end up having elephant head. But for this Lord Shiva accords Lord Ganesha the infinite knowledge and other powers and even gives control over the life forces like negative or positive forces of life. Since Lord Ganesha is the controller of some life forces, this is the reason why Hindus pray to Lord Ganesha to remove any unwanted negatvie forces acting subtly against them before starting an event e.t.c
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by Vishal on Sep 25, 2007 10:10 PM Permalink
Good question David Bekaam . Lord Shiva cut of ganesha's head in anger later for which he repented .That's what anger and ignorance can do so be careful.
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by on on Sep 25, 2007 10:04 PM Permalink
if lord shiva is really a god..how cud he not know who his son is..god should know everything and anything
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by sridhar gorantla on Sep 25, 2007 10:09 PM Permalink
To show some things ot the Humanity or to make them learm some things, ALL PERVADING DIVINITY that came to the world sometimes restricts their universalness and acts as a humans with restrictions. Similar is the life od Lord Jesus Christ. he knows definitely that he is going to be betrayed by a fellow follower and knows that he will be crucified. But he accepted it because he forst of all, came to he world to demostrate the very fact that non-violence is very powerful than eye for eye strategy any time and in the long run.
So, sometimes, DIVINITY takes service from fellow livving things just to make them feel that they are closer to GOD as well, and this includes LORD RAMA accepting services of Monkeys or Lord Moses taking helo from plague organisms e.t.c.
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by Vishal on Sep 25, 2007 10:12 PM Permalink
Lord Shiva cut of ganesha's head in anger later for which he repented .That's what anger and ignorance can do so be careful.
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by Sameer on Sep 25, 2007 10:07 PM Permalink
Hahaha...You are twisting stories...Sridhar..Ganesha was the dirt (Mael)from Parwati body....Can u consider the dirt from parwati body as GOD? wat a foolish imagination.. you urself said that he was killed by shiva..so u mean to say that ur LORD Shiva is a murderer of Parvati Bodygaurd. LOL...he should be hanged till death as per ur thinking 1 GOD killed another.. But LORD Ganesha is so weak that he cannot save himself from LORD shiva..This means that LORD Ganesha is weak...So does all GOD as every1 dies in the end...Pls use your sense and dnt be so complex in knowing ur own GOD (1 and only 1) who created this world ..
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by Vishal on Sep 25, 2007 10:13 PM Permalink
ord Shiva cut of ganesha's head in anger later for which he repented .That's what anger and ignorance can do so be careful.
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by sridhar gorantla on Sep 25, 2007 10:12 PM Permalink
what is your body consists of and that of the body of lord jesus christ or lord buddha or anyother saint of average human. it is all material or dirt.
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by sriharsh movva on Sep 25, 2007 10:21 PM Permalink
Why did the (1 and only 1) GOD who created this world, hasnt been able to make all to follow 1 and only 1 religion. So you have your own beliefs and we have our own.
