When Parvati learned of this, she was so enraged and insulted that she decided to destroy the entire Creation! Lord Brahma, being the Creator, naturally had his issues with this, and pleaded that she reconsider her drastic plan. Seeing that this was no ordinary boy, the usually peaceful Shiva decided he would have to fight him, and in his divine fury severed Ganesha’s head, killing him instantly. 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! The next time Parvati wished to bathe, she posted Ganesha on guard duty at the door. 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 was angry at this slight, but even more than this, at the fact that she had no one as loyal to Herself as Nandi was to Shiva. But, when Shiva came home and naturally wanted to come inside, Nandi had to let him pass, being loyal first to Shiva. Nandi faithfully took his post, intending to carry out Parvati’s wishes.
As she didn’t want to be disturbed, she told Nandi, her husband Shiva’s Bull, to guard the door and let no one pass. One day Goddess Parvati was at home on Mt.Kailash preparing for a bath. Lord Ganesha: his birth story, symbolism meaning and practice It is the energy from which everything manifests and into which everything will dissolve.
Ganesha is the same energy which is the reason for this universe. He is, ‘Ajam Nirvikalpam Niraakaaramekam.’ This means Ganesha is Ajam (unborn), he is Nirvikalpa(attributeless), he is Niraakaar (formless) and he symbolizes the consciousness which is omnipresent.
Though Ganesha is worshiped as the elephant-headed God, the form (swaroop) is just to bring out the formless (parabrahma roopa). The essence of Ganesha is brought out beautifully by Adi Shankara. He is the supreme consciousness that pervades all and brings order in this universe. The Lord of all these groups of atoms and energies is Ganesha. This universe would be in chaos if there was no supreme law governing these diverse groups of entities. The universe is a group of atoms and different energies. As per Hindu mythology, he is the son of Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati. Lord Ganesha is the formless Divinity – encapsulated in a magnificent form, for the benefit of the devotee.
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