Nethra Ganapathi who cures eye diseases
There is an idol of Lord Ganesha/Ganapathi/Vinayaka in the temple of
Lord Subramanya/Karthikeya at Swamy Malai (near Kumbakonam town), one of
the Aaru Padai Veedu (6 bodes of the Lord Muruga). This deity is called
as the 'kan kodutha vinayagar' (Lord Vinayaga who gave eye sight).
The reason for the name is that once Sage Brighu contracted eye
troubles and lost his eye sight. He did penance to please Lord Ganapthi
and the Lord was kind to appear before Brighu and suggested to take bath
in the 'nethra pushkarini' (the temple tank/pond)and worship the idol
of the Lord Ganapthy for 48 days. On completion of this worship he
(Brighu) will regain his sight. On following this advice Sage Brighu got
back his eye sight. Subsequently a devotee of Lord Ganapathy by name
Samanthan came here and offered worship to the Lord for cure of his eye disease and got relief.
Now also several eye patients come here to worship and get relief from their eye diseases.
Now also several eye patients come here to worship and get relief from their eye diseases.
To ward off Brahmahathya Dosha worship of Ganapathi
Lord Sriram by the act of killing the demon king Ravan in the war at Lank to rescue his wife Sitha Devi was stigmatized by Brhmahathya sin. For remedy from this stigma Sriram went to Vedaranya a place in Tamilnad. At Vedaranya he went to the Vedaranyeswar Temple and offered prayer to the Lord Ganesh there. Immediately Lord Ganapathi removed the Brahmahathya by kicking it and released Srirama from the stigma. Because of this incident the lord Ganapathi (Ganesh) here is also known as the 'Veerahathi Vinayagan'. The idol of the deity Lord Ganapathy is in the pose of kicking. The belief is that those who are suffering from Brahmahathya sin can get rid of the sin by offering appropriate worship to the Lord Ganapathi here.
Lord Ganapathi the symbol of simplicity
The Hindu philosophy teaches to love and appreciate everything in the
nature. Even in the idols of the gods and worship this aspect of love
and appreciation towards nature is reflected. We can find several
animals and birds as the vehicles of various gods and goddesses. Coming
to the lord Ganapathi who is the first deity to be worshiped and
appeased to remove all obstacles in the path and at the start of any
function.
Lord Ganapathi, Ganesha, Vinayaka, Vigghneswara, there are several names and cannot be mentioned here as the names itself will occupy pages and pages of the article. The Lord is the symbol of simplicity. The form of the lord itself is a symbol of simplicity. It is a combination of a human and an animal. This is to reflect the relation in nature to the human beings and the animals. The lord accepted the body of a man with the head of an elephant for his form. The man is proud of his head – brain which is in the head which is not taken by the lord. The elephant has the body the strongest amongst the animals and that also is not taken by the lord. Instead he had opted for the frail body of the human and frail head of the elephant leaving out the strong parts of both. Now let us see his vehicle or carrier. It is the mice. An animal of the most ordinary level and normally despised by all. What is the most preferred offering in place of flowers to Lord Ganapathi? It is the ordinary Dhurva (Berumuda, doob, karuka, garge etc in different languages) grass, a kind of commonest among the common grass. He will be pleased by the offer of the Dhurva grass. Now coming to the neivedya (food offering) the preferred items are the sugar cane, coconut and jaggery (bella, vellam - unrefined sugar in molded form) which are also the most common items. Thus the lord is pointing out that even the common and ordinary things of the nature are valuable. He is considered as the most helpful god for all and removes the obstacles if pleased and at the same time he can create obstacles which cannot be solved by anything or anybody if he is displeased. Even the ultimate of the gods the thrimurhtyees offer worship to Lord Ganesh before starting any task.
Lord Ganapathi, Ganesha, Vinayaka, Vigghneswara, there are several names and cannot be mentioned here as the names itself will occupy pages and pages of the article. The Lord is the symbol of simplicity. The form of the lord itself is a symbol of simplicity. It is a combination of a human and an animal. This is to reflect the relation in nature to the human beings and the animals. The lord accepted the body of a man with the head of an elephant for his form. The man is proud of his head – brain which is in the head which is not taken by the lord. The elephant has the body the strongest amongst the animals and that also is not taken by the lord. Instead he had opted for the frail body of the human and frail head of the elephant leaving out the strong parts of both. Now let us see his vehicle or carrier. It is the mice. An animal of the most ordinary level and normally despised by all. What is the most preferred offering in place of flowers to Lord Ganapathi? It is the ordinary Dhurva (Berumuda, doob, karuka, garge etc in different languages) grass, a kind of commonest among the common grass. He will be pleased by the offer of the Dhurva grass. Now coming to the neivedya (food offering) the preferred items are the sugar cane, coconut and jaggery (bella, vellam - unrefined sugar in molded form) which are also the most common items. Thus the lord is pointing out that even the common and ordinary things of the nature are valuable. He is considered as the most helpful god for all and removes the obstacles if pleased and at the same time he can create obstacles which cannot be solved by anything or anybody if he is displeased. Even the ultimate of the gods the thrimurhtyees offer worship to Lord Ganesh before starting any task.
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Thank you a lot. Jai Ganesha.
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