OM GANESHYAH NAMAH-The Symbol Prosperity
2010
Hail to the Lord of Vows, hail to Ganapati, hail to the First Lord, hail unto you, to the Big-Bellied, One-tusked, Obstacle-destroyer, the Son of Shiva, to the Boon-Giver, Hail, hail. This verse is a restatement of some of the titles of Ganesha: Ekadanta - One-tusked one Lambodara - Big-bellied Varadaya - Bestower of Boons Sarvatanaya - Son of Siva Vighnavina - Destroyer of Obstacles He who studies this Atharva Shira moves towards Brahma. He is always blissful. He is not bound by any obstacles. He is liberated from the five greater and the five lesser sins. Evening meditation destroys the unmeritorious actions of the night. At both evening and morning he is liberated from the bad and he attains Dharma-ArthaKama and Moksha. The phrase ‘Atharva Shira’ suggests ‘firmness or single pointedness of the intellect as directed towards one’s realization of the Divine.’ Thus, we are told that study of this text leads one to realization of the Divine. Dharma, Artha, Kama and Moksha are the four legitimate life-goals: Dharma can be translated as ‘righteousness’ or ‘duty’; Artha as prosperity; Kama, as sensual pleasure, and Moksha, as liberation.
OM GANESHYAH NAMAH-The Symbol Prosperity
Om Ganeshyah Namah – Symbol of Prosperity
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