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What part of Brahman does Ganesha represent?
BRAHMAN:Brahman is the Hindu god of ideal life and opposes deterioration of our ideal life. It is the god that unites all of our activities, all Hindu gods and all Hindus.Brahman is made of seven gods.They are,1. Indra - god of dreaming2. Shakti - god of illusion3. Brahma - god of creativity4. Vishnu - god of stabilization5. Shiva - god of determination6. Shani - god of status alteration7. Yama - god of compulsionGANESHA:According to Hindu Mythology Ganesha is the son of Shiva and Parvati. He is the adder or remover of obstacles. He enables us to convert the mighty force of unwanted actions into Shiva force.Shiva force is selected for this purpose because1. The negative gods Indra, Shakti, Brahma are unsuitable for a bankrupt man2. Status quo maintaining Vishnu too is unsuitable3. Shani and Yama are too difficult to control.Ganesha's vehicles is a rat, which symbolizes the fact that he can enable us to execute a mighty task with a very small force.According to Brahmajnana, Ganesha enables us to convert any force into any other force. not necessarily into Shiva force. This means that Ganesha is not a son of Shiva.BRAHMAN AND GANESHA:Brahman, through Ganesha, can convert/ transform/ divert any force into any other force. This is necessary because Brahman has to ensure that all the gods contribute equally to our well fare. If one gods contribution is less Brahman, through Ganesha, equates the contribution of the two gods.Brahman doesn't make Ganesha add obstacles.
Why you immerse Lord Ganesha on Ganesha Chaturthi?
Vinayaka Chaturthi or Ganesha Chaturthi celebrations end with the immersion or Visarjan of clay Ganapati idol in water. Hindus worship Brahman or the Supreme Soul present in all animate and inanimate. But for majority of the people it is not possible to worship this formlessness. They need a form to pray to, to seek help, to cry and to take blessings. Ganesha is 'OM' the primordial sound or the first 'Vaak.' Nirguna Para Brahman takes the form of Ganesha.Clay and water is mixed to give form to the formlessness. Each person brings Ganesha in clay idol form into the home. This is the Supreme Being arriving at home. After the celebrations, it is time to accept the eternal cosmic law that which took form has to become formless again. It is a never ending cycle (Chakra).The formlessness giving way to form and then moving again towards formlessness. Each year Ganesha arrives to teach us that forms change but the Supreme Truth remains the same. Body perishes but Brahman residing in it remains constant. This body becomes energy for another but the source of energy is the same. Bliss is achieved when we realize this.The act also symbolizes the concept of Moksha, or liberation, in Hinduism.Osho says - 'Absolute un-clinging. That is what is meant by Moksha - freedom - no clinging, not even to gods.' Thus we create Ganesha out of clay, worship it and later it is submerged (Visarjan).More info on immersion of Ganesha in water:Ganesha is the Hindu god who enables us to divert the power of unwanted thoughts into the task at hand. This transfer of power meant for one action into another action is symbolized by Ganesha having the body of a human being and the head of an elephant.The unwanted thoughts find no outlet and therefore, get stored in some unwanted part of our mind. The accumulation of unwanted thoughts is symbolized by the protruding abdomen of Ganesha.We can't wish away these unwanted thoughts. The best part of our mind into which these unwanted thoughts can be dumped into is the central seventh of our mind, which Vishnu symbolizes.Vishnu makes our life flexible and therefore he is symbolized by water. He is the preserver and therefore, he is the most reliable Hindu god.Therefore, once in any year, during Ganesha festival, we symbolically discard unwanted thoughts that accumulate due to worship of Ganesha into Vishnu, by immersing a clay idol of Ganesha in water, in a lake, river or sea.The best day to immerse Ganesha clay idol is on the tenth day i.e. Anantha chaturdashi, when Vishnu would be most receptive.
What are the differences between Vishvarupa and Brahman?
Before trying to know the differences between Brahman and Vishwarupa, we must know the seven gods that constitute Brahman.They are,1. Indra - god of dreaming2. Shakti - god of illusion3. Brahma - god of creativity4. Vishnu - god of stabilization5. Shiva - god of determination6. Shani - god of status alteration7. Yama - god of compulsionKrishna is the eigth incarnation of Vishnu and symbolizes our Positive attitude, which corresponds to the junction between Vishnu and Shiva.DIFFERENCES BETWEEN VISHWARUPA AND BRAHMAN:1. Brahman is a fact and Vishwarupa is a belief2. Brahman is eternal and Vishwarupa is transient (Bhagavadgita 11.9 and 11.50)3. Brahman is the ideal state and Vishwarupa is scary (Bhagavadgita 11.23, 11.49, 11.50). Vishnu makes life more comfortable than Vishwarupa (Bhagavadgita 11.46).4. Brahman is our ideal life and Vishwarupa is life with just our positive attitude. Krishna symbolically destroys almost everything other than the positive attitude (Bhagavadgita 10.32)5. Brahman can't be described in words. Vishwarupa can be described in words (Bhagavadgita 10.10 to 10.30)6. Brahman retains satisfaction. Vishwarupa destroys it, which is symbolized by the destruction of Kauravas (Bhagavadgita 11.27).7. Brahman can only be felt and in pure form can't even be felt. Vishwarupa can be perceived with our sense organs. (Bhagavadgita 11.10 and 11.11)8. Brahman is made of seven gods (Manu Smriti 1.19). Vishwarupa is made of infinite gods (Bhagavadgita 11.15)9. Brahman is the state at which our control is perfect. Vishwarupa gives us the least control (Bhagavadgita 11.24).
In Hinduism who is the preserver?
In Hinduism, the preserver is Lord Vishnu. He is believed to be the sustainer of the universe, maintaining the order and balance of creation. Lord Vishnu is often depicted with multiple avatars or incarnations, such as Lord Rama and Lord Krishna.
What would you pray to Brahman about?
We can pray to Brahman to, 1. Merge our skeletal muscular system into a single entity 2. Abolish all thoughts, emotions, feelings and actions 3. Make the tone of our skeletal muscular system 50%, both at rest and during activity, thus make our body imperceptible. 4. Enable us to appease any all the seven gods, which constitute Brahman viz. Indra, Shakti, Brahma, Vishnu, Shiva, Shani and Yama 5. Enable us to have any of the four Varnas at will 6. Enable us to make time transient, virtual, natural and eternal. 7. Enable us to have Brahmana Varna, Eternal time and all the seven gods simultaneously. Finally make us one with itself (Brahman) and make this state eternal 8. Make our prayer imperceptible to us until we become one with Brahman.
How is brahman different from brahma?
THE SEVEN BASIC HINDU GODSThere are seven basic Hindu gods.They are,1. Indra - god of dreaming2. Shakti - god of illusion3. Brahma - god of creativity4. Vishnu - god of stabilization5. Shiva - god of determination6. Shani - god of status increase7. Yama - god of compulsionThe seven gods merge to form the supreme Hindu god Brahman.Gods in the direction 1-7 favor action and in the direction 7-1 favor thinking.Therefore, Brahman, like Vishnu, is a status quo maintaining god.DIFFERENCES BETWEEN BRAHMA AND BRAHMAN1. Brahma is just one of the seven gods that constitute Brahman2. Brahma has distinctive form. Brahman is formless.3. Brahma is a manual / voluntary god. Brahman is an automatic / involuntary god4. Brahma looks at differences. Brahman looks at similarities.5. Brahma brings about change / creativity. Brahman opposes change.6. Brahma is a transient god / force. Brahman is an eternal god.7. Brahma is masculine. Brahman is neuter.8. Brahma has a counterpart called Saraswati. Brahman exists in Saguna and Nirguna forms.9. Brahma is the god of data. Brahman is the god of knowledge.10. Brahma is the least efficient of the real world gods. Brahman is the most efficient.11. Brahma divides our life into independent activities. Brahman merges them into a single giant activity.12. Brahma is the easiest god to comprehend. Brahman is beyond the comprehension of any human being.13. Brahma is the antagonist of freedom. Brahman gives us unlimited freedom called Moksha.14. Brahma is analog. Brahman is digital.
Why does Ganesha have big ears?
Ganesha has five heads in order to save our earth from all the obstacles ariving from East, West, North, South sides, the fifth one is the sky [upper side]. in order to keep us safe from all the sides lord ganesha has multi heads
Why does Ganesha ride a rat if he is bigger than it?
Ganesha rides a rat to symbolize the fact that he enables us to execute a mighty task with very little effort. the rat symbolizes a demon .
What is the nature of Brahman in Hindu belief?
1. Brahman is known as the suprme Hindu god and as absolute reality However, strictly speaking, it is neither god nor reality. It is the very junction of god and the real world2. A Hindu shouldn't believe in Brahman. He must accept it as an absolute fact.3. Brahman enables us to understand the nature of god.Understanding god would enable us to make god 100% reliable. Thus, Brahman would make us the master of our fate4. While the nature of gods keep changing, the nature of Brahman remains unchanged forever5. It can be real or abstract. Abstract Brahman is layman's Brahman. It is the omnipotent, omnipresent and omniscient supreme Hindu god. However, this Brahman can't be understood6. When we say that 'I am Brahman' (Brihadaranyaka Upanishad 1.4.10) we are referring to the real BrahmanReal Brahman is just as powerful as we are. However, real Brahman can be understood thoroughly7. According to Manu Smriti 1.11 Brahman is same as Purusha. and is both real and unreal. Thus, Brahman is not as abstrct as some Hindus may wish to believe8. Brahman is not a god of a Hindu whose life is devastated completely. A Hindu can come under the command of Brahman if and only if his life is ideal. Brahman would oppose any deterioration of that ideal life9. According to Manu Smriti 1.19, 1.20 and Rigveda 1.10. 90 - 14, Purusha and thus Brahman is made of seven Purushas (Indra, Shakti, Brahma, Vishnu, Shiva, Shani and Yama, in that order - the name of the seven gods is not mentioned in any Hindu scripture and can only be inferred). Thus, all gods spring from Brahman and are manifestations of Brahman10. Though not directly mentioned in scriptures, Brahman is nothing but the isometric component of our skeletal muscular system, acting as a single unit (Unified Skeletal Muscle - USM). That single unit is what we call Purusha.11. Brahman is our skeletal muscular system when its tone is exactly 50%, a state in which we can't feel it. Therefore, Brahman is considered as formless, even though it has the distinct form of our skeletal muscular system.12. Purusha (Rigveda 1.10.90) is a symbolic description of the properties of USM. However, to a casual reader Rigveda 1.10.90 looks like a description of creation of the universe.13. Brahman is absolute and thus, there can't be Shaiva and Vaishnava concepts of Brahman.14. To become one with Brahman we must attain Moksha and for that we have to get rid of our Karma.According to Brahmajnana, Karma is the resistance to our activities and Moksha means getting rid of Karma and making our life 100% efficient and reliable. According to Brahmajnana, we can attain Moksha in this life only.
Is marriage possible between saruparin brahman boy and maithili brahman girl?
YES.Why not?When we asks question on web.Why we bind us in rigen,Mithili brahmins are also brahmin.
Why does Ganesha have a mouse?
1. The mouse or rat represents ignorance. Ganesha riding atop the rat represents control over ignorance, or transcendence of ignorance.2. Ganesha is the Remover of Obstacles, and this is not only represented by his association with the powerful elephant, but also with the cunning mouse who can fit through small holes.3. Ganesha diverts power of unwanted activities into our task at hand. Thus, he enables us to execute mighty tasks with a very small force.The small mouse carrying mighty Ganesha symbolizes the fact that he enables us to execute a mighty task with a small force.
What is a Brahman symbol look like?
1. Brahman can't be represented by any symbol or object in the real world.This is because Brahman is the very junction of our real and imaginary worlds.2. Brahman is our entire ideal life in a condensed form. It is indivisible. A symbol enables us to do something under a set of very few conditions and thus simplifies life. Since Brahman is indivisible it can't be represented symbolically.
