𝑳𝒐𝒓𝒅 𝑮𝒂𝒏𝒆𝒔𝒉𝒂 𝒊𝒔 𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒎𝒐𝒔𝒕 𝒑𝒐𝒑𝒖𝒍𝒂𝒓 𝒅𝒆𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒆𝒔 𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑯𝒊𝒏𝒅𝒖 𝒓𝒆𝒍𝒊𝒈𝒊𝒐𝒏. 𝑳𝒐𝒓𝒅 𝑮𝒂𝒏𝒆𝒔𝒉𝒂 𝒊𝒔 𝒂𝒍𝒔𝒐 𝒌𝒏𝒐𝒘𝒏 𝒂𝒔 𝑮𝒂𝒏𝒂𝒑𝒂𝒕𝒊 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑽𝒊𝒏𝒂𝒚𝒂𝒌𝒂. 𝑳𝒐𝒓𝒅 𝑮𝒂𝒏𝒆𝒔𝒉𝒂 𝒊𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒔𝒐𝒏 𝒐𝒇 𝑳𝒐𝒓𝒅 𝑺𝒉𝒊𝒗𝒂 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑮𝒐𝒅𝒅𝒆𝒔𝒔 𝑷𝒂𝒓𝒗𝒂𝒕𝒊 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒃𝒓𝒐𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓 𝒐𝒇 𝑳𝒐𝒓𝒅 𝑲𝒂𝒓𝒕𝒊𝒌𝒆𝒚𝒂.
𝑮𝒂𝒏𝒆𝒔𝒉𝒂 𝑭𝒂𝒎𝒊𝒍𝒚
Lord Ganesha is the embodiment of three virtues namely Buddhi, Siddhi, and Riddhi known as wisdom, spirituality, and prosperity respectively. Lord Ganesha is the personification of Buddhi Himself. The other two virtues are personified as Goddesses and considered to be the consorts of Lord Ganesha. Most of the artworks show Ganesha flanked by two consorts who are named as Riddhi and Siddhi. It is believed that Riddhi and Siddhi were daughters of Lord Brahma who himself conducted the wedding ceremony of Lord Ganesha.
As per Shiva Purana, Lord Ganesha had two sons who were named as Shubh and Labh. Shubh and Labh are personifications of auspiciousness and profit respectively. Shubh was the son of Goddess Riddhi and Labh was the son of Goddess Siddhi.
There are different opinions on the marital status of Lord Ganesha. According to one opinion, Shri Ganesha is an unmarried Brahmachari. However, Mudgala and Shiva Purana are considered as authority on the marital status of Lord Ganesha and both Puranas talk about the marital life of Lord Ganesha.
𝑮𝒂𝒏𝒆𝒔𝒉𝒂 𝑰𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒐𝒈𝒓𝒂𝒑𝒉𝒚
Lord Ganesha is represented by the human body having an elephant head. Usually, He is depicted with four hands and carries a noose and a goad in upper hands. One of the lower hands of Lord Ganesha is shown in Abhay Mudra while in the other lower hand He holds a bowl full of Modaks. The mount of Lord Ganesha is a mouse.
𝑰𝒎𝒑𝒐𝒓𝒕𝒂𝒏𝒕 𝑭𝒆𝒔𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒂𝒍𝒔
The Birth Anniversary of Lord Ganesha is celebrated as Ganesha Chaturthi.
