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 .
because it is the ride of lord ganesha
i think it just shows all creacures are equal
Ganesha should ride on a mouse, signifying the unity of the small with the big but he is sometimes portrayed as riding a rat. Either way, it still means the same thing.
Lord Ganesha rides on a mouse /rat which represents ego.
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yes Lord Ganesha used a rat/mouse as his conveyance mode.
A rat is a rodent and it is bigger than a mouse. However the largest rodent is a capybara and that is the size of a pig.
Mouse / Rat is Ganesha's transport. Few reasons for it are: 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.
Rat or Mouse is the vahana of Lord Ganesha.In Sanskrit rat means Mushika,
Usually yes, but it depends on the size of the rat. My dad has seen a rat about the size of a long plank of wood and opossums are smaller than a long plank of wood, usually a few inches bigger than a regular rat. So usually yes, but unless you happen to see a rat bigger than an opossum, that rat has sure lived for a long time.
Mushak Raj ( A Rat)..........
No, dumbo rats are much bigger than fancy rats. They are both very nice creatures though.