Once all the Gods met to decide who should be the first to be worshiped. All the Gods were eager to get entitled to be worshiped first. Vishnu said that he should be worshiped first as he takes care of the entire universe. Brahma said that he should be worshiped first as he created the universe. Every other God claimed that they should be entitled to be worshiped first. Then someone suggested that there should be some other parameter for this entitlement. Better there should be some competition to decide the one who deserves this entitlement.
Then they decided that the one who travels around the earth earliest, should be considered as the perfect person for this entitlement. Deciding this, all the Gods started to ride their vehicles. Someone sat on the Garud, someone on ox and so on. Everyone rushed to complete their objective but Ganesh was left back as his vehicle is a rat. He thought that it would not be possible for him to win this competition riding on a rat. This is an unfair competition considering his vehicle.
Then he thought for a moment that the shashtra says that this complete universe is located within Guru. If shashtras are correct, then the entire universe must be within the Guru only. I will perform a round around the Guru and it will also prove whether the universe resides within the Guru or not.
Thinking so, he went to his Guru’s home and performed a parikrama (to walk a complete circle around someone or something) and sat there. Every other God in the meanwhile was busy in their competition. However, to their amazement, they found marks of rat’s feet before them during their entire journey. They thought that how can a rat run so fast. They tried to surpass these marks but they were unable to do so even after their best efforts.
After sometime, all the Gods started to come back after completing their journey. First Lord Vishnu arrived, following him was Lord Shiva and so on. The saints who were judging this competition asked the Gods if they found something amazing. The Gods replied that nothing as such but wherever they went, they found marks of rat’s feet before them.
To this the saints replied that this means that Ganesh is the one who finished the competition earliest as he rides a rat. All of you agree that you saw his rat’s feet before yourself and you may check it yourself also.
All the Gods meditated and found that the saints were correct. Indeed Ganesh was the one who finished the journey earliest and so he should be entitled to get the first offering during any worship. Thus from that day, everywhere whether there is a marriage ceremony or any normal function, Lord Ganpati is worshiped first to avoid any obstacles in the task.
If you have money but along with it, you have lots of tensions then that money is of no use. If you have wife, son and you are so much ill that you even can’t get out of your bed, then there is no use of money. What all they can do? They may stand near to you, but it’s just you, who need to bear all the pains. Thus it is recommended that prior to obtaining something we should get rid of all such troubles in life. To obtain such a state, it is highly recommended to perform Lord Ganesh’s sadhana.
To live a happy life all you need is to fulfill your basic three or four wishes. Once there was a man named Chandulal. One day he thought of trying a Lakshmi sadhna and started with a difficult sadhna of one year duration. Finally Goddess appeared before him and told him to ask for a wish. I will fulfill your any one wish, but one only. Listening to her words, he thought that he has plenty of wishes to be fulfilled and the Goddess in giving him a single boon only.
He was left in a dilemma of what to ask and what not. So he pleaded before the Goddess that as she has appeared before him at once, he is unable to ask for any wish. He asked for 24 hours duration, after which he will ask for the boon. Goddess replied that it is fine and she will reappear before him after 24 hours and disappeared.
He headed towards his home and while traveling he thought that till now he had lived a life of utter poverty. He even doesn’t have enough money to take care of basic needs of his family. He decided that he will ask for lots of money from the Goddess. He reached home and told the entire story to his wife and asked for her opinion.
His wife replied that its more than eighteen years of our married life and we don’t have a child. I don’t want to live a life of dead womb. Ask for a son from the Goddess. Chandulal said why do we need a child ? Hearing this his wife got annoyed and said that your mind is not working properly. Who will criminate us after our death? If I won’t have a child, then what’s the use of this life and marrying you? Had I married someone else, I would have had ten to twelve children. Chandulal replied to her that fine I will ask for a son and she should not get so much annoyed.
Chanulal then thought that there is also my mother in this house. She is seventy years old and has lots of experience. I should also seek her guidance. Thinking so, he reached his mother and narrated the entire discussion that he had with the Goddess. Hearing that the Goddess has blessed his son with a boon, she said to him that she is in such a miserable state and she has become almost blind. He should ask the Goddess to return her eye sight. To this Chandulal replied that fine, there is still eight more hours to go and he will rethink on that.
He then thought that why did he accomplish the sadhana. Now everyone has a demand and the Goddess is going to fulfill a single boon only. He couldn’t sleep the entire night. Then he thought about his Guru who gave him the sadhana. He put all the blame on his Guru and thought that had he not given me the sadhana, I would not have to go through all these tortures. Next morning he went to meet his Guru and told him the entire story and his family wishes.
He told his Guru that if he asks for a son, how will he feed him as he is so poor and if he asks for his mother’s eyes, his wife will quarrel with him. Listening this the Guru thought for a moment and gave an idea to Chandulal.
Chandulal then straightaway went to meet the Goddess. The Goddess appeared before him and asked for his wish. Chandulal expressed his wish something like this, “I wish that within two years, my mother should see her grandson drinking milk in a golden glass”. Goddess was amazed by his wish and asked him who gave him this idea. Chandulal replied that my Guru has helped me and it was his idea only. Lakshmi replied that I have never seen someone like you but as I am bound to fulfill your wish, I grant this wish to you.
Even I think that most of you have a condition similar to Chandulal. You have hundreds of wishes to be fulfilled. Someone needs money, someone else need house, other need a car and so on. So I wish to give you a sadhana, accomplishing which, you will be able to fulfill all your desires.
There is one such sadhana which can be performed only on Ganesh Chaturthi. It can be performed only once in a year and due to this reason this day holds a special significance even in the shashtras. It is utter good luck that your Guru is in front of you on this auspicious day and he is giving you this sadhana. It might be possible that your mind may divert you that there is nothing like sadhana however I recommend you all to try sadhana, atleast for once and you will see the results. It is not possible that you accomplish any sadhana with full devotion and you have to face failure in it.
Lord Ganpati himself is among greatest Gods, he drives away troubles from the life of his followers. During my ascetic life, I met a great saint. He used to carry a small bag around his shoulder of just six by six inches dimensions. He used to provide anything from this bag whether you wish for food, money or cloth, anything ! I stayed with him for around seven months and he disclosed his secret that this is due to accomplishing Ganpati Sadhana. He had a small Parad Ganpati which he used to carry within his pupil. Everyday he used to take it out, worship it and then again kept it within his eyes. I am a witness of this act !
This means that Ganpati Sadhana can fulfill all the wishes in life. However, worshiping Him in the form of Parad Ganpati is highly recommended. It is very difficult to solidify the mercury. It is divine to even see Parad Ganpati and a home which has an idol of Parad Ganpati is filled with all the joys and pleasures of life. It is my duty to fulfill all the desires of my disciples. I want to remove all the hurdles, all the pain and sorrows from your life.
Only after that you would be able to perform sadhanas and become divine in life. However, for that, you should have faith, devotion in me as well as in sadhanas for success. If you have these qualities, getting success in sadhana is no big deal.
May you all achieve this great sadhana from your Guru, may you all successfully accomplish this sadhana and live a happy and prosperous life. I bless you all again from the depth of my heart.
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