Ganesha Chaturthi Brahmotsavam is the celestial celebrations
of the avataric birth day of Lord Ganesha. This day falls every year on the
fourth day from the new moon day of the Bhadrapada month of Vedic
lunar calendar which usually falls on August-September months.
It is the time when the consciousness and energy of Ganesha
can be tapped in the best way. It is also the time when the Kundalini energy can
be harnessed unalloyed at its source.
Ganesha is the elephant-faced god of Vedic tradition. He is
the son of Devi Parvati and Lord Shiva. Once Devi Parvati – the Cosmic Mother -
decided to have a personal bodyguard for Her. She made a ball of sandal paste
and did the PranaPratishtha – installation of life energy to it. Immediately the
ball became a small boy and He was named Ganesha.
Once Lord Ganesha was safeguarding the entrance of the
chamber where Devi was taking her bath.At that time Shiva wanted to immediately
meet Her. But Ganesha stopped Shiva from entering the chamber. Shiva got angry
and immediately chopped the head of Ganesha.
Devi came out and got angry seeing Her son’s head chopped
off. She urged Shiva to give back life to Ganesha. Shiva then sent Vishnu – the
god of sustenance to find a suitable head for Ganesha. Vishnu gave Enlightenment
to a white elephant and released it from its body. He brought the head of that
elephant and Shiva – the Mrityunjaya – the conqueror of death,
fixed that elephant’s head on Ganesha’s body and gave life to Him.
Shiva blessed Ganesha that the latter shall be worshipped
in the beginning of any new venture for destroying all obstacles and He would be
referred to as the God of success.
In the school of Yoga, Muladhara chakra – the energy center
in the root of the spine is the seat of Kundalini energy – the extraordinary
potential energy in all human beings
through awakening which human beings experience success, mystical powers,
leadership qualities, health, and above all Enlightening consciousness. The
personification of this Muladhara energy is Lord Ganesha. The Agamas and Tantra
shastras explain Lord Ganesha to be the Lord of Muladhara chakra – the seat of
Kundalini.
Ganesha has an elephant face with one tusk broken, a huge
belly, four hands with pasha, ankusha (a noose and a goad), a bowl of modaka –
sweet dish and an abhaya hasta – blessing hand. He has a mouse as his vehicle.
What is the significance of the form of Ganesha?
Last year Swamiji on the day of
beginning of GaneshaChaturthiBrahmotsavam unraveled the sacred secrets about
Ganesha. The following is the gist of Swamiji’sspeech:
“Ganesha is a powerful form of
the Cosmos.The pasha on His left upper hand is the rope that does not allow
thoughts to become engram. The ankusha or
the goad on His right upper hand is a small instrument to control a huge
elephant. It represents “Unclutching”.Read
More….With this ankusha even the thoughts are removed. His upper two
arms represent His pure inner space. When
Vyasa wanted Ganesha’s to pen down the great epic Mahabharata that was
overflowing through Vyasa, Ganesha did not find anything to use for writing.
Immediately He broke one of His tusks and used it for penning down. The
broken tusk represents spontaneous decision-making capacity, courage to
sacrifice for the cause. The modaka – sweet balls on His left lower hand
represent that life will be sweet if the above mentioned qualities are
there. His elephant face represents extraordinary awareness and sensitivity
(elephant has an extraordinary power of sight and smell). His pot belly
represents the whole Cosmos. Indeed He is Cosmic intelligence. The mouse
represents playfulness. The cobra on His waist represents He is the source
of the Kundalini energy.”
How can I harness the Kundalini energy at its source during this
GaneshaChaturthiBrahmotsavam?
The Vedic Tradition has some
specially designed formulae for tapping the Kundalini energy at its source.
There are special rituals which when done in the presence of an
Enlightened Master in an energy field – Kshetra opens all possible gates to
experience prosperity, success, health, healing in relationships by tapping
the Kundalini energy at its source.
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These rituals are performed by
trained and ordained priests in the energy field in the presence of a rare
living incarnation – Paramahamsa Nithyananda. Through these rituals, intense
energy is released into the Cosmos. In order to tap this energy into you and
experience prosperity, success, health, healing in relationships and
Enlightened consciousness, you can offer these rituals. If you offer for any
homa/puja (as given in the list), the names of all your family members will
be chanted in the Sankalpa mantra – the mantra for conscious resolution to
transfer the benefits of the rituals to your family.
Indeed this is a rare gift that
you can give yourself and your family….
What are the rituals that I can offer and gift them to me and my family?
You can offer SahasranamaArchana
for Ganesha, MahaGanapathyHoma, Ganapathy Upanishad parayana,
Gajamukhasuravadha, Abhisheka and Mantra pushaseva to Ganesha.
What are these rituals? What is the difference in them? And what is the
benefit that I gain out of it?
SAHASRANAMA ARCHANA (for power
of intuition)Read
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Sahasranama means thousand
names. In the SahasranamaArchana the thousand names of Ganesha will be
chanted and the puja will be done to Ganesha.
How is this
SahasranamaArchana special?
The Vedic scriptures say that
your bio-memory imbibes that particular Enlightening aspect of God when the
worship to God is done with a specific aspect of Enlightenment. The devotee
and His family who offer this will start experiencing the thousand aspects
of Enlightenment which shall fulfill all their desires.
Benefits –
Increased intelligence, awakening of the power of intuition, the ability to
convince people with your ideas apart from health, prosperity,
leadership qualities and Enlightened consciousness.
MAHA GANAPATHY HOMA (for mystical and spiritual powers)
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MahaGanapathyHoma is a fire
meditation. The energy of Ganesha is invoked in the sacred fire and powerful
mantras are chanted and oblations are offered into the fire to awaken the
Kundalini energy.
How is MahaGanapathyHoma
special?
Homas work in our system in the
fastest possible way because the fire into which the oblations are offered
directly kindles the fire of Muladhara which when awakened awakens the
Kundalini energy. The awakened Kundalinienergy
itself has the power to paint your life the way you really want. With
each single offering of oblation the possibility for you to experience all
the aspects of Enlightenment which range from the basic need of health and
wealth to extraordinary spiritual and mystical powers,
is opened.
Benefits–Mystical
and spiritual powers, intense Kundalini awakening, success in the desired
domain of life, apart from health, prosperity, leadership qualities and
Enlightened consciousness.
GANAPATHY UPANISHAD PARAYANA (for intense clairvoyance)
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Ganapathy atharvashira Upanishad
aka Ganapathy Upanishad is the most loved chant by Ganesha. Chanting of this
in a puja is called parayana.
How is theGanapathy Upanishad
Parayana special?
When the ordained priest of
Nithyananda order chants the Ganapathy Upanishad, the vibrations of the same
travel through the ether – the akashik way and reach your Vishuddhi chakra –
the throat center.
Benefits –
Intense clairvoyance required to take
crucial decisions especially in business and stock marketing, the awakening
of Vaak Siddhi i.e., whatever you tell comes true, apart from health,
prosperity, leadership qualities and Enlightened consciousness.
GAJAMUKHASURA VADHA (for destruction of negativity)
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A demon named Gajamukhaonce
tortured all people. Ganesha out of sheer compassion destroyed him and
turned people’s misery into happiness. Vadha means destruction. Depicting
this leela – Divine play of Ganesha, the Gajamukhasura Vadha will be
reenacted on the sixth day of Ganesha Chaturthi Brahmotsavam.
How is the GajamukhasuraVadha
special?
Lord Krishna in the Bhagawadgita
says, “Whenever there is a decline in the positive energy, I manifest myself
to destroy negativity and restore positivity. “ When Swamiji hoists the flag
of Ganesha Chaturthi , He brings the
energy of Ganesha down to the earth. So Ganesha destroys the negative
energies in your family members’ life when the GajamukhasuraVadha is offered
in your name.
Benefits –
Destruction of all negative forces in
your life, Removal of black magic and evil forces apart from health,
prosperity, leadership qualities and Enlightened consciousness.
ABHISHEKA(for favourable benefits from all nine planets)u
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Abhisheka is the offering of
sacred bath to Ganesha. This Scared bath is offered with 16 different
materials along with chanting of Vedic mantras.
How is the Abhisheka special?
In the Vedic tradition all the
scriptures proclaim the greatness of abhisheka. It is because the Deity is
nothing other than the Cosmos. Offering Abhisheka to a Deity cools down all
the planents whose position in the space affect our lives.
Benefits – Navagraha
Shanti – Nullifying the negative energy radiated by any planet because of
its planetary position and for making
all nine planets favourable for you. Navagraha Shanti clears almost all
problems for which you are searching a solution. Apart from this the intense
Kundalini awakening happens.
MANTRA PUSHPA SEVA :(For harmonious relationships)Read
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Mantra PushaSeva is the offering
of beautiful colorful flowers and floral garlands along with chanting of
powerful Vedic mantras.
How is Mantra PushpaSeva
special?
Flowers represent sweetness and
peace. In all the rituals flowers are a basic necessity. Offering the
flowers with powerful Vedic mantras bestows sweetness in all the
relationships in life and family. The Muladhara Chakra the personification
of which is Ganesha gets locked due to fantasies and also relationships
breakdown only due to our fantasies about our partner and life. This Seva
cleanses the Muladhara and dispels the darkness of fantasies and gives a
clear picture of reality thereby healing all relationships.
Benefits –
Healing of relationships, Sweet
harmonious relationship in family apart from health, prosperity,
leadership qualities and Enlightened consciousness.
