7/15/2016

PracticalSanskrit:meditateuponganesh

BeHappy.BeHealthy.See
thegood.

sarv

bhavantusukhina,sarv
santu...
Wherewomen
arerespected

Thedivineare
extremelyhappywhere
womenarerespected
wheretheyarenot,all
actions(projects)are
fruitless.yatranrya...
Therewasanerrorinthis
gadget

gaNeshaenjoystheadorationofallhindus'nomatterwhatpersonalgod(
iShTa
deva)theychoose.
PRIORPOSTS

2015(14)
2014(9)
2013(3)
2012(29)
2011(50)
2010(76)
2009(42)
December(5)
November(1)

Pleasesearchtheinternetforsomewonderfulartimagesoftheiconographyof

andvideosonyoutubeorothervideosites.
Don'tsay'idolof
',say'statueof
'.
Justlikemost'gods'whichareanthropomorphicrepresentationsoftheaspectsof
nature,creation,universe,ourfeelings,qualities,
alsohasrichvisualimagery.
Itisthemostdowntoearth,deartoall,easilyrepresented(justalumpofclayora
beetlenutisenough)deity.
Lordofart,learning,crafts
hasinspiredartistssimplyintheartofdepicting

itself,resultinginperhapsthegodwithmosttypesofdepiction.

October(3)
September(7)
August(7)

Detailedcommentarywillbemuchdeeperandlengthier,soIamonlyproviding
approximatewordbywordtranslations.Somelibertieshavebeentakentonotdo
literaltranslation.

http://blog.practicalsanskrit.com/2009/08/meditateuponganesh.html

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