Ganesha and Gita

Having celebrated the Vinayaka Chaturthi at Satsangh, thought about bringing to the fore the relationship between Lord Ganesha and Bhagavad Gita. Most of you might be aware that Lord Ganesha is the scriber of Mahabharata, which incidentally, contains the Bhagavad Gita as well.

Sage Vyasa  was keen to pen down the Mahabharata so that it will be always available to people and will not be lost in time. His only request to the then Head hunter Brahma was that he required an intelligent & wise person to be the scribe / writer. So Brahma chose a potential canditate in the form of Lord Ganesha. Lord Ganesha signed a conditional agreement with Vyasa which said that Vyasa must dictate non-stop. Vyasa agreed, provided that Lord Ganesha understands each and every word he jots down. Thus was written the crowning jewel of the Great Mahabharata -The Bhagavad Gita.

So, we all ought to thank Lord Ganesha on his birthday today because if he didn’t scribe the Mahabharata, we would not find a complete text of Bhagavad Gita. And, I personally do believe that, if one wants to read and understand Bhagavad Gita well, we should pray to Lord Ganesh. Why? Because, by writing each and every word with complete understanding, he mastered the Bhagavad Gita and understood every facet of this great work. If we do pray to Him for understanding the Bhagavad gita, then, He will definitely be our de facto Guru. Lord Ganesha  is the one who has come in the form of our own Guruji and  initiated us into learning the Gita. We offer our prostrations to our Guruji as well who not only enlightened us with his scintillating lectures and workshops but also instilled faith in several of us in believing in the power of “Om Gam Ganapathiye Namaha”

So, for those who find it hard to cope in studying Bhagavad Gita, then, invoke Lord Ganesha and  request for help and support in understanding of the Gita. And try reading the Gita subsequently. You’ll certainly understand Gita in his entirety !

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