The Remover Of Obstacles Interact with audience! The Remover Of Obstacles

Shri Ganesha Oh Ganapati! One with a curved trunk, a large body, and a brilliance equal to millions of suns! O Lord, please make all my undertakings free from obstacles always. Explain meaning and quote some other shlokas too, e.g. shuklambardharam…

Shri Ganapati One of the most revered Gods in Hinduism Considered as the remover of obstacles The God of domestic harmony and success Always involved first in any Hindu ceremony or festival Known by various names Ganesh Ganapati Vinayak Interact with audience for more names, e.g. pillaiyar in tamil, vinayakudu in telugu etc. Fact about Ganesh around the world e.g. japan, indonesia etc

Family of Ganesha Lord Shiva is His father Goddess Parvati His mother Lord Kartikeyan is His brother Mouse is His vehicle Intelligence is His power

Story of Birth Shiva Purana Parvati creates Him out of clay A battle with Shiva Loses His head and Parvati laments Shiva replaces the head with elephants head Brahma Vaivarta Purana Parvati observes a fast to appease Vishnu When Ganesha is born, all Gods and Goddesses are invited Shani refuses to look at Ganesha Finally looks and thus severs Ganesha’s head Vishnu fixes an elephants head

Story of Tusk Parashuram goes to visit Shiva Ganesha again blocks Parashuram’s way Parashuram throws an axe which breaks Ganesha’s tusk While scribing Mahabharat, He broke His pen To coninue, He broke his tusk and used it as pen While riding His mouse, He fell and broke His tusk Moon laughed at Him and got cursed

Other Stories 1. Cat wound and brahmachari 2. Curse to Tulasi 3. Agastya Rishi holds Kaveri 4. Ved Vyas and Mahabharat 5. Kuber’s pride

Symbolism in Ganesha Known as Omkara as His body mirrors the embodiment of the cosmos

Symbolism in Ganesha Think Big Listen more Concentrate To cut off all worldly bondages, removes obstacles To pull you nearer towards the goal Talk less Retain good throw bad, sacrifice Blesses & protects on path to elevation Adaptability If audience has elders too, explain shlokas from RgVed for significance. Continuous pursuit of knowledge Peacefully digest all good and bad of life Keep desires and mind under control Discover sweetness of Aatman

Twelve Names of Ganesha Ask audience to repeat the mantra. Explain each name – meaning and why.

Twelve Names of Ganesha

Twelve Names of Ganesha

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