Unknown Stories of Lord Ganesha
Through this secession I would like to tell you some unknown
stories of lord Ganesh which will let you know some more things about him and
his various avatars. Daily a new story of him so stay tuned daily..
Female Avatar of Lord Ganesh
The female form of Ganesh emerged in the 16th century when a
separate sect of religion called tantric came in existence. The sect was
popularized because they were worshiping the female avatar of lord Ganesh. The
tantric believed that female avatar is source of generative power where as the
male is responsible for implanting life.
The Purans mention Malini the elephant headed colleague of
goddess Parvati. She was the nursemaid of Lord Ganesh. Therefore female avatar
of Ganesh is nothing but an exaggerated description of Malini.
The birth of female form of Lord Ganesh Vinayaki is
mentioned in the Matsaya Puran. You have learnt the story of the demon Andhaka
who wanted to marry goddess Parvati. He also tried to take her by Lord Shiva
who injured him by his trishul. Andhaka have a boon that when the blood trill
from his body and touched ground every drop would turn into new Andhaka.
Parvati called all the deities and asked them to fight with
the demon in their female form. So Indrani, Vaishnavi and Brahmani came forward
to fight Andhaka and absorb the blood before it touched the ground. It was
finally Lord Ganesha’s female form Vinayaki who drank the whole blood of
Andhaka and helped the deities to destroy Andhaka.
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