ஸக்தி கணபதி .. शक्ति गणाधि .. Sakthi Ganpati [image: image.png]
*In this form, Vinayagar is a protector as one of His 'shaktis' is seated on His lap. On the other * *hand, Shakti Ganapati holds an 'Abhaya mudra', bestowing blessings to all His devotees.* <http://groups.yahoo.com/subscribe/worldmalayaliclub/> *Significance of Shakti Ganapati* *Shakti Ganapati is regarded as the 5th among the 32 different forms of Ganapati. ‘Shakti’ means power. Shakti Ganapati is no doubt powerful, but he is so called, also for a different reason. He has his consort Shakti Devi seated on his left lap, who is the power-provider to all, and this Ganapati form appearing along with his Shakti denotes Shakti Ganapati. This lord is in a tantric seated position, is reddish brown in colour, and has four hands. The lower right hand is in Abhaya mudra posture, giving protective blessings, and his two upper hands hold the noose and the goad, while his lower left is holding a lemon and is also fondly embracing his consort who is green in colour. In some places, this Ganapati is also depicted as holding a sweet cake in his trunk.* *This form of Ganesha can be seen as a painting in the Kerala capital Thiruvananthapuram and as a sculpture in some temples in Mysore region, where all the 32 Ganapati forms are on display. He can be worshipped also as an idol in the famous Lord Muruga temple at Thirupparankundram in Madurai, in the state of Tamil Nadu.* *Blessings of Worshipping Shakti Ganapati* *Shakti Ganapati represents the primordial element Akash, the space. It is believed that worshipping him with faith can help to have control over the senses to act with concentration and focus, and achieve objectives with ease. Shakti Ganapati also remains as the vanquisher of evil and the protector of households and hence is believed to bring harmony and peace in family life.* *Mantra for Shakti Ganapati* *The mantra, which reads as under in Sanskrit, describes the form of this power-personified Ganapati in detail and prays for his grace and blessings.* आलिंग्य देवीं हरितां निषण्णं परस्परस्पृष्ट कटीनिवेशम् । संध्यारुणं पाशसृणी वहन्तं भयापहं शक्तिगणेशमीडे ॥ ஆலிங்க்ய தேவீம் ஹரிதாம் நிஷண்ணம் பரஸ்பராஸ்லிஷ்ட கடெளநிவேஸ்ய ஸந்த்யாருணம் பாஸஸ்ருணிம் வஹந்தம் பயாபஹம் ஸக்தி கணேஸமீடே பச்சை நிறத்தவளான தேவியைப் பரஸ்பரம் ஆலிங்கனம் செய்த திருக்கோலத்துடன், மாலை நேரச் சூரியனின் இளமஞ்சள் நிறத் திருமேனியை உடையவரும், திருக்கரங்களில் பாசம், அங்குசம் ஆகியவற்றைத் தாங்கியவரும், (பக்தர்களின்) அச்சத்தைப் போக்குபவருமான ஸக்தி கணபதியை வணங்குகிறேன். (The powerful Ganesa) AAlinghya devim harithaam nishannam parasparaslishta katou SAndhyarunaam pasa sruneem vahantham bhayapaham Shakthi Ganapathi meede. I salute the Ganapathi with Shakthi, who is seen embracing HIS wife , Who holds a green lemon, who and HIS wife seated on HIS knee embrace each other, Who is of the orange colour of the dusk, who holds the tusk and goad and shows sign of protection. *Chanting the Shakti Ganapati Mantra with faith, can be an effective means of propitiating this powerful Lord.* *வாழிய செந்தமிழ்! வாழ்க நற்றமிழர்!* *வாழிய பாரதமணித் திருநாடு!* *வணக்கம்* *சுப்பு* [image: btUVnOut7kEiX4yS2dziDehgrXFyH2-y5GPGk79xtcJrcqHdwTtGYoj42sKNXNk_.png] -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Thatha_Patty" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/thatha_patty/CAPC%3Dj%2BpvKszVe8izQ%3DTjv9W1xnGfuL2iqmFj6Pg%3DJdL3k3ACLw%40mail.gmail.com.
