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Re: ARTICLE : Ganesha chaturthi, legends, and prayers
anand hudli wrote:
> together comprise 21 parts. The offering of dUrvA blades and the
> modakas teaches us that we should offer with humility, represented
> by the dUrvA blades, all the good things in life, represented by
> the modakas, to God. Ganesha is also offered red flowers, and anointed
> with a red unguent (rakta chandana).
[snip]
Thanks for the excellent article and especially the stotram with the twelve
names. duurvaa leaves are especially special in gaNesha worship. Other special
things are bilva leaves and arka flowers. The smaarta pa.nchaayatana puuja
forbids usage of tulasi leaves for gaNesha. I am not sure if that is a general
rule though.
Ramakrishnan.
--
Two monks were arguing about a flag. One said, "The flag is moving." The other
said, "The wind is moving." The sixth patriarch happened to be passing by. He
told them, "Not the wind, not the flag; mind is moving." - The Gateless Gate
http://yake.ecn.purdue.edu/~rbalasub/
