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Ganeshotpanna:
In an angry and vexatious mood, Gauri entered the ‘Snaana shaala’ and asked her maid Malini to massage her body and as the maid applied flavoured milk Cream the sweat of her angry body got evaporated; when massaged Gauri’s body collected body dirt and made a figure viz. Ganesha with four hands, broad chest and handsome and later on resumed her bath and left later to Puja Mandir to worship Maha Deva. Thereafter, Parama Shiva entered the same Abhyagana Griha (bath room), and noticed the Ganesha Pratima apparently made by Parvati’s body dirt during her Abhyangana.
Maha Deva added his body dirt too to the Pratima and made an addition of an elephant trunk to the Murti which as he took his Snaana got washed his own sweat, bhasma and sacred water. The Pratima came alive as the combined body dirt, sugandhas and water and Shiva told Parvati that he was their own son! Gauri was surprised to see their child with an elephant face and excellent features and embraced him.
Maha Deva asked Shailaja Devi to find her own son and the latter embraced him who was materialised by the body dirt of hers and his as the child was a charming boy with an elephant face; Shiva said that the child was born without any ‘Nayaka’ and thus would be called Vinayaka, who could forestall thousands of Vighnaas of Devas. The entire Universe would worship Ganesha said Parvati who created Ghatodara Ganaas to assist him as also Matru Ganaas and Vighna Bhutaas to destroy who did not worship him. Devi Parvati felt exremely happy and contented with the arrival of Ganeswara! Ganesha swarupa- Sindura Varna Before the puja related to any Devata involving mantra – tantras- upaasana, fulfill-ment of each and every task, Ganesha’s invocation is a must. As explained in Shiva Purana, as Devi Parvati applied that ointment as Shiva replaced with the head of an elephant. Ganesha Purana states that Ganesha as a boy killed Daitya named Sindura and the odour of the daitya’s blood was smeared by Ganesha on his body. Ganesha’s naama karana and Vividha naama Various Puranas pronounced the names of Ganesha as Gajapati, Gana naayaka, Gajavaktra, Gajaanana, Ekadanta, Lambodara, Shurapakarna, Chaturhasta, Paasha.
The Sages said, “O very wise guru, you are the most qualified teacher we have found. You are omniscient and of perfect character. You have appeared because of the pious deeds we have performed in this and previous lives. Our life in this world is now very auspicious, and we, as well as our ancestors and hermitages are truly blessed. O best of the Brahmins, we have heard the eighteen Puranas at length and now would like to hear the others as well. For twelve years we have engaged in Saunaka Rsi’s great sacrifice, and our only reason for stopping is to drink the ambrosia of your tale”. Suta Gosvami said, “O illustrious sages, your questions are very suitable. The inquiries of those who are virtuous and peaceful are beneficial to all living beings. O Brahmins, I also feel happiness when reciting these transcendental stories, especially in the association of virtuous transcendentalists such as yourselves. In any case, there are also eighteen minor Puranas such as the Ganesha, Narada, Nrsimha, etc. I am going to first recite the Ganesha Purana, which is rarely heard in this mortal world. Simply by hearing it, a person will have all his desires fulfilled. Neither Brahma nor Sesa can completely describe its glories, but with your permission, I will recite it in summary.
