GANESHA BIRTH STORY SIMPLE INNER MEANING, For children age 14 and above,. How to explain the meaning behind the story,

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The inner meaning of GANESHA'S birth story

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The MEANING OF "The MEANING OF "SCRIPTURESSCRIPTURES""
“INNER" (ESO-),
inner consciousness;
the contemplative,
mystical or Meditative
understood by intuition
higher mental or spiritual
faculties.
The real meaning of storyThe real meaning of story
Ex;Ex; Ganesha story
Ahalya story etc
TheThe real meaning of storyreal meaning of story
“OUTER" (exo-),
i.e. the outer or surface
or everyday consciousness.
STORY AS IT IS TOLD
Juicy & soap opera type of story
EXOTERIC ESOTERIC
“Ex; Ganesha story
Ahalya story etc

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The SHASTRAS or THE DIVINE SCRIPTURES of the world
Convey WISDOM & INSRUCTIONS
Clothed in
SYMBOLS
FORMS Memory aids
To remember
instructions for
Retaining wisdom.
•Clothed in
PURANAS
•(Carry mental pictures
•of stories)

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“GOD” is beyond words
and defies description.
But it can be pointed atBut it can be pointed at
ThroughThrough ““IDOLS ,SYMBOLSIDOLS ,SYMBOLS”” ..
Pointing At The Moon Is Not The Moon.

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SATTVICSATTVIC
Gita 10.3 TGita 10.3 There are somehere are some
souls who, on account ofsouls who, on account of
their intense faith in Me,seetheir intense faith in Me,see
Me as the Supreme God,Me as the Supreme God,
beyond Space and Time,beyond Space and Time,
beyond Creation,beyond Creation,
Eternal in the full sense ofEternal in the full sense of
the word, and thethe word, and the
Fountainhead of everythingFountainhead of everything
that was, is, and will be.that was, is, and will be.’’
WE UNDERSTAND "GOD" ACCORDING TO OUR MENTAL MAKEUP
‘At the same time,
deluded people look
around and ask,
“Where is this God
you are talking
about?
I can’t see Him
anywhere!”
RAJASIC- WORDLY
DISTORTED -
TAMASIC
The arrogant ones
go even further and
sarcastically remark,
“How can you see
God when He does
not exist?”’
RAJASIC-
DISTORTED
VISION
TAMASIC-
UPSIDE
VISION
SATTVIC-
SPIRITUAL
VISION

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One day Goddess Parvati was at home on Mt.Kailash preparing for a bath. As she didn’t want to
be disturbed, So, taking the turmeric paste (for bathing) from her body and breathing life into it,
she created Ganesha, declaring him to be her own loyal son.
Parvati wished to bathe, she posted Ganesha on guard duty at the door.
In due course, Shiva came home, only to find this strange boy telling him he
couldn’t enter his own house! Furious, Shiva ordered his army to destroy the boy,
but they all failed! Such power did Ganesha possess, being the son of Devi Herself!
This surprised Shiva. in his divine fury severed Ganesha’s head, killing him
instantly. When Parvati learned of this, she was so enraged and insulted that
she decided to destroy the entire Creation! but only if two conditions were
met: one, that Ganesha be brought back to life, and two, that he be forever
worshipped before all the other gods.
Shiva, having cooled down by this time, and realizing his mistake, agreed to
Parvati’s conditions. He sent Brahma out with orders to bring back the head of
the first creature he crosses that is laying with its head facing North. Brahma
soon returned with the head of a strong and powerful elephant, which Shiva
placed onto Ganesha’s body. Breathing new life into him, he declared
Ganesha to be his own son as well, and gave him the status of being foremost
among the gods, and leader of all the ganas (classes of beings), Ganapati.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O-VeMx8YlyU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O-VeMx8YlyU
GANESHA'S Birth story

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http://www.indianphilosophy.cc/intrdctn.html
# 1 INNER MEANING

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Shiva is the Lord and Supreme Teacher. Ganesha here represents the ego-bound Jiva. When theWhen the
Lord comes, the Jiva, surrounded as it is with the murky cloud of ego, usually doesnLord comes, the Jiva, surrounded as it is with the murky cloud of ego, usually doesn’’t recognizet recognize
Him, and maybe even ends up arguing or fighting with Him!Him, and maybe even ends up arguing or fighting with Him!
Devi threatened to destroy the whole Creation after learning of Ganesha’s
demise. This indicates that when the ego thus dies, the liberated JivaThis indicates that when the ego thus dies, the liberated Jiva
loses interest in its temporary physical vehicle, the body, and begins toloses interest in its temporary physical vehicle, the body, and begins to
merge into the Supreme.merge into the Supreme. if we want to know the secrets of this world,if we want to know the secrets of this world,
which is a manifestation of Devi, then we must first receive the blessingswhich is a manifestation of Devi, then we must first receive the blessings
of Ganesha.of Ganesha.
Therefore, it is the duty of the Lord, in the form of the Guru, to cut off the head of
our ego! So powerful is this ego however, that at first the Guru’s instructions may
not work, as Shiva’s armies failed to subdue Ganesha. It often requires a tougher
approach, but, eventually the compassionate Guru, in His wisdom finds a way.
Shiva restoring life to Ganesha, and replacing his head with an elephant’s,
means that before we can leave the body, the Lord first replaces our small ego
with a “big”, or universal ego.(no longer identify with the limited individual self,
but rather with the large universal Self.)
The physical world is here represented by Devi.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O-VeMx8YlyU https://www.amritapuri.org/3714/ganesha.aum

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Mother PARVATI (Creative Mind)Mother PARVATI (Creative Mind)
Bathing (Meditation)Bathing (Meditation)
Keeps Vigilant (Ganesha Principle)
Prevent disturbances from
Desires & anxieties (EGO)
But also keeps out Shiva
Divine Consciousness enters MindDivine Consciousness enters Mind
Cutting off Ganesha’s Head
(Transformed & Divinized)
Cutting off Ganesha’s Head
(Transformed & Divinized) Divine Consciousness + Creative Mind
Child Ganesha is born (intuitive mind)
Divine Consciousness + Creative Mind
Child Ganesha is born (intuitive mind)
Ganesha (Divine resolve)
Not ego consciousness
ATMAN
Spiritual Perfection
ELEPHANT HEAD
Worldly Prosperity
HUMAN BODY
Head replaced with Elephant Head -sattvic-(Divinized)
Elephant is symbol of DIVINE,SATTVIC, GENTLE & PIOUS Animal
Head replaced with Elephant Head -sattvic-(Divinized)
Elephant is symbol of DIVINE,SATTVIC, GENTLE & PIOUS Animal
SHIVA (DIVINE CONSCIOUSNESS)SHIVA (DIVINE CONSCIOUSNESS)
Medicherla Shyam Kumar
Ganesha is created from
dirt off the Devi/ Shakti’s body (EGO)
Ganesha is created from
dirt off the Devi/ Shakti’s body (EGO)
The inner meaning of GANESHA'S birth story # 1 Interpretation

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http://www.indianphilosophy.cc/intrdctn.html
# 2 YOGIC MEANING

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A chakra is an energetic center within the auricA chakra is an energetic center within the auric
and physical body of every humanand physical body of every human
Followers of Saivism believe that Ganesha sits in
the muladhara chakra,the muladhara chakra, at the base of the spinal cord
and facilitates the spiritual progress of human beings.
Sitting in the muladhara chakra he serves as thehe serves as the
gateway to the higher chakras and highergateway to the higher chakras and higher
planes of consciousness.planes of consciousness.
# 2 --YOGIC MEANING OF GANESHA STORY
Ganesha in the Subtle Planes
According to Sakti Tantra, there are as many Ganeshas in the creation
as there the letters of the alphabet.
This suggests that Ganesha exists in various planes and worldsexists in various planes and worlds as
the head of the ganas or groups of entities to guide them and lead them
towards Siva, the primordial being.
http://www.saivism.net/pantheon/ganesha.asp
He is easy to please and approach because he
is resides in the subtle worlds closer to our
earth plane (physical body) and serves as a
connecting link between this world and the
higher.

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KUNDALINI ENERGYKUNDALINI ENERGY
to reach top of the headto reach top of the head
(SAHASRA CHAKRA)(SAHASRA CHAKRA)
obstacle atobstacle at
MOOLADHARA CHAKRA has to beMOOLADHARA CHAKRA has to be
removed (divinization ofremoved (divinization of
Ganesha HeadGanesha Head
OrOr
replacing with Elephant Head)replacing with Elephant Head)
Elephant is symbol of DIVINE,SATTVIC, GENTLE & PIOUS Animal
overcome all tendencies to negativity within himself and acknowledge Lord Shiva
YOGIC interpretation # 2YOGIC interpretation # 2
the story of Lord Ganesha’s birth has a deep esoteric meaning
attached to it and is in fact the story of a yogi’s spiritual progress.
It is our weakness and our deficiency and lack of diligence that we
are unable to see the subtlety in it.

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OM SHANTI
OM SHANTI
OM SHANTI