Lord Ganesha is considered to be the God who removes all the obstacles. Hence, the name Vighneshwara or Vighnanayaka. Below is the sloka through which devotee can request Lord Ganapathi to shower his grace by praising him. Vakrathunda mahakaaya sooryakoti samaprabha Nirvighnam kurumae dhaeva sarvakaaryaeshu sarvadhaa or వక్రతుండ మహకాయ సూర్యకోటి సమప్రభ నిర్విఘ్నం కురుమే దేవ సర్వకార్యేషు సర్వదా Word to word: Vakra – Curved; Tunda- Trunk, Maha – Big (massive), Kaaya – Body, Surya – Sun, Koti – 10 million, Sama – Equal; Prabha – splendor ; Nir Vighnam - Without obstacles, Kurumae - Bless; Deva – God, Sarva – All; Kaaryeshu – Work (effort); Sarvadaa - Always Meaning: Oh Lord Vighnanayaka, who has a twisted trunk and mighty body, radiance equal to that of million suns, always bless me by removing all the obstacles that I may come across my work.
Sri Ganesha is considered to be the beloved son of Parvathi devi, all powerful and bestower of wishes. Below sloka or mantra or prayer beautifully describes these characteristics especially about how the sight of Lord Ganapathi brings joy to Parvathi devi. Aga Jaanana Padhmaarkam, Gajaanana Maharnisham Anaekadhantham Bhakthaanaam, Ekadhantham Upaasmahae or ఆగజానన పద్మార్కం, గజానన మహర్నిశమ్ ఆనేకదంతం భక్తానాం, ఏకదంతముపాన్మహే Word to Word: Agajaa - Parvathi Devi, Daughter of the mountain, Himavan (Aga - Mountain; Ja - Born to); Anana - Face; Padma - Lotus Flower; Arkam - Sun; Gaja - Elephant; Ananam - Faced; Aharnisha - Day and night; Aneka - many; Dan - Giver; Tam - him; Bhaktaanam - Devotees; Eka - One; Dhantham - Tusk; Upaas - Worship; Maha - Great Meaning: I Worship day and night Lord Ganesha, who brightens Paravathi devi's face (just like how the first rays of the sun blossoms the lotus), who has an elephant's face, who has only one tusk and who ...
Many of the scriptures and our elders have mentioned that offering prayers to Sri Ganesha (also known as Vinayaka or Vigneshwara) helps in removing all the obstacles. Probably this is the reason why while doing vrathas or starting a new project, we perform Sri Vinayaka Pooja first (for successful completion of the vratha or project). Following is the sloka or mantra in which we pray Lord Vighneshwara for removing our obstacles. Shuklaambaradharam vishnum shashivarnam chathurbujam Prasannavadhanam dhyaayaet, sarva vighnaupashaanthayae or శుక్లాంబరధరం విష్ణుం శశివర్ణం చతుర్బుజమ్ ప్రసన్నవడనం ధ్యయేత్, సర్వ విఘ్నోపశాంతయే Word to Word : Shukla - Bright, White; Ambara - Cloth or Garment; Dgaram - Wear; Vishnum - All prevading; Shashi - Moon, Varnam - Color; Chathur - Four; Bhujam - Hands; Prasanna - Pleasant or Smiling; Vadhanam - Face; Dhyaayaet - Meditate upon; Sarva - All; Vighna - Obstacles; Upashaanthayae - Removal; Meaning : O Lord Ganesha, who wears a white ...
Is "Reading a book" different from "Studying a book"? If your answer is yes, then you are absolutley correct. These words, read and study are often used in place of one another by many people but there is very slight difference between them. " Read " means to interpret something that is written or printed. When you are reading something, it can be a casual thing; it is possible that you are not paying much attention and are just trying to get general idea of the text. Ex: I am reading a newspaper. On the other hand " Study " means to consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover/know essential features or meaning. i.e, Studying is reading for a purpose to gain indepth information, so more focus and attention is needed on the actual content. Ex: I am studying for my entrance exam. I hope from now, you would be using these words carefully. If you ...
