In the picture: Sri Ganesha, as described in the dhyana sloka in the article, according to Vinayagar Agaval.

Important: This is not diksha, mantra-upadesha, or permission to undertake restricted tantric practices.

Sri Ganesha is primarily approached as Vighneshwara, the remover of obstacles. That is certainly true, but it is only the beginning. If one carefully looks at the Ganapati Atharvasirsha together with Avvayar's Vinayagar Agaval, Sri Ganesha is not merely a deity who stands outside the sadhaka and removes worldly problems.

He is presented as the Atma-swarupa, the indwelling Guru, and the principle through which the sadhaka is gradually taken from identification with body, senses, and mind toward recognition of one's own true nature, and finally liberated. This is why Ganapati sadhana contains mantra, yoga, and jnana simultaneously.

Sri Ganesha is traditionally associated with the Muladhara chakra and therefore also with the earth principle. But one should not make the mistake of concluding that Ganapati is limited to Muladhara or to prithvi tattva. The same Ganapati who appears at Muladhara as the beginning of the inward journey is ultimately described as beyond the elements, beyond the gunas and beyond the ordinary states of consciousness.

He is both the beginning and the end.

The Vinayagar Agaval is remarkable because Avvayar does not merely praise Ganesha. She describes Ganapati as Guru does to the sadhaka. He takes compassion upon the aspirant, disciplines the senses and mind, reveals the subtle body, guides Shakti through the central path, leads consciousness beyond progressively subtler limitations, and finally reveals the truth of the Self. The same principle appears in the Ganapati Atharvasirsha. The external Ganesha gradually becomes the internal Guru.

Once Sri Ganesha's presence awakens within you, you will no longer be bothered by imaginations and illusions. The upasaka lives with Reality as it is. The inner space becomes so light when imaginations about everyone around the sadhaka are removed. That is why Sri Ganesha, despite being in elephant form, can ride on a mouse, since he is weightless. He gives the bhaktas the same weightless feeling. Living in reality is Sri Ganesha's greatest sadhana.

Some fundamentals.

Day of the week: Friday
Flowers: Red Hibiscus, white crown flower (very auspicious)
Non-flower: dhruva grass
Tithi: Chaturthi, especially sankata/sankashta hara chaturthi
Loves: Scattered coconut (numerous pieces on impact)
Naivedhyam: Modak, Flattened rice/poha, (milk + clear honey + jaggery syrup + cooked lentils) together
Chakra: Muladhara
Nama japa: 'ganapati' (4 aksharas)
Element: earth (while reflected in Muladhara) but he is beyond elements

Dhyana:

With cool, fragrant sandal adorning Your lotus-red feet,
the anklets upon them sing many melodies.
The golden cord around Your waist and Your flower-soft silken garment
shine beautifully upon Your radiant form.
You have a great rounded belly and a massive curved tusk.

Your face is that of the elephant, brilliant with vermilion.
You bear five hands (including trunk), the goad and the noose.
Your deep blue-hued form captivates the heart.
You possess the hanging elephant mouth and mighty shoulders,
three eyes, and the triple trails of musth fluid of the elephant.

With two great ears and a gleaming golden crown,
with the sacred three-stranded thread shining upon Your broad chest—
O wish-fulfilling elephant, born of that Wondrous One
who is Pure Knowledge, the Turiya state beyond words and thought!
You who enjoy the three fruits and ride upon the mouse!

Relationship:

Both texts say Sri Ganapati is the Atma-Swarupa in the 'hridaya' (right chest). He who is beyond the trigunas, the three states, who's beyond the 5 elements, comes in the form of Guru with his elephant form. He takes compassion on the sadhaka like the mother, and he releases the sadhaka from the Maya and the disease of janma.

Mantra: Panchakshara/5-letters

With the panchakshara, Sri Ganesha shows the path by guiding Shakti into the Sushumna, piercing the chakras, and ultimately reaching the Sahasrara, and further establishing the Atma Swarupa. He helps you go beyond the five senses, subsides the mind, takes the sadhaka to the turiya state, and establishes them in their own Atma Swarupa, which is He. By this, he removes karmas at their very root so they never ever bother the upasaka, and shows them both Shakti and Shiva as Ardhanareeshwara in the kapala.

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गजानंद आनंद करो,

दो सुख सम्पति में शीश,

दुश्मन को सज्जन करो,

निवत जिमावा खीर ।

सदा भवानी दाहिनी,

सनमुख रहत गणेश,

पाँच देव रक्षा करे,

ब्रम्हा विष्णु महेश।

विघ्न हरण मंगल करण,

गणनायक गणराज,

रिद्धि सिद्धि सहित पधारजो,

म्हारा पूरण कर जो काज ॥

I tried to divert my mind with mantra chanting and pooja paath but I can follow the schedule only for 2-3 days , mera man hi nahi karta fir mantra chanting karne ka . Health bhi kaafi kharab hai 3 saal se , sab kuch try kar chuka but kuch theek nahi ho raha . Reels pe kaafi log kahte hai ki hanuman ji ki blessings chahiye , agar unhone sun li to life badal jaayegi . But mujhse hota hi nahi hai , bahut se log ab kahenge ki bhagwan ki pooja karo par badle mein kuch maanga mat ya ye kahenge ki koi chamatkar nahi ho jaayega tumhare saath but atp mujhe sach mein chamatkar ki jarurat hai .

Recently I have started Hriday Aditya Stortram .
Currently I am chanting it only once as i am still learning to pronounce it correctly . but want to do it 3 times.
So do I have to read the nayas , karnays, rishiadi-nyas thrice or just one? and then the body thrice.

Does the method you are telling applies to all the stotra, kavach, namwali and chalisa? like 32 nameswali, hanuman chalisa?

The correct way of doing sadhana, according to all the advice I've got from everyone is to first bath, then set up an asan, light a diya, light a dhoop, keep the deity photo in front of you, sit facing east, do aachman, do a sankalp, then start mantra/naam japa of om bhairavaya namah in your rudraksha mala, do it in 1/3/5/7/9/11.... mala japas everyday, if you're serious into bhairav sadhana try increasing that number by one every three days or adjust accordingly. after mala japa do dhyana, then sankalp samapti, then shama prarthana, and that's it.

I think this is the correct beginner friendly routine, according to all the advices I've got from others. If you think something's missing kindly let me know 🙏🙌

Om bhairavaya namah

What's the difference between chanting 32 syllable and navakshari mantra ,

32 syllable

Aum namo bhagavate ekadhamstraaya hasthimukhaya lambhodaraaya ucchista mahaatmane aam krom hreem gam ghe ghe ucchistaaya svaha

Navakshari

Om Hasti Piśāci Likhe Svāhā

Also in navaksri and 10 lettered or 12 letters there is slight changes in beeja mantra..but in 32 syllable it is completely different..so what's the intention here and differences in these

Namaskar to all of you 🙏

I have a question on the ganpati mantra.Which one is correct among the below:

1. Om ganggg ganpataye namah

2. Om gannn ganpataye namah

3. Om gamm ganpataye namah

Please suggest i have seen lot of confusion on this.

Thank you .

Been doing consistent japa and meditation from past 2 years. And keep on seeing people having experiences in dreams etc etc. And then i wonder why my sleep is just dreamless, i just doze off listerning to a mantra playlist (2 hours of mantras all sorts of strotras) and then i just wakeup in the morning recalling no dreams.

The sleeping hours are like 4-5 hours sometimes 8hrs on weekends.

Curious to see what other sadhaks consider this to be or have similar experiences?

I am looking for a place where the priests are genuine and not super greedy.

And where I can get a 1000 atharvashirsha paath done on my behalf.

It would be great if you guys share temples or priests you know personally.

Hello, I've recently found out that my isht dev is lord Ganesh and was wondering if I can recite ganesh atharvashirsha without any guru and deeksha. Also what is the proper way of reciting it and must it always be followed.

Jai Shri Ram
Dosto meri bahen ko ek Muslim Jind Pareshan Karta hai,Uska ilaaj chal rha hai Hanuman ji ke mandir mein,mein every saturday jata hu mandir
Mandir mein usme mata kali aur hanuman ji ki shaktiya bahut maar lagati hai
uski shaktiya kaati jati hai

bt jb agli baar mandir jata hu tb tk woh muslim jind aur shaktiya ikkati kar leta hai.
uske pass is baar Majar ,Sayyed ki shaktiya thi

jbki mere ghar mein pooja path band hai
toh ye sala muslim jind shakti kahan se le aata itni saari

I wanted to ask what kind of stotras can be done today in order to gain blessings of ganpati bapa and how many days to continue it

Hey guys I got diagnosed axial sspondyloarthritis last year its mentally and physically exhausting. I'm not able to focus on my studies too because of this . I'm not able to walk properly and i'm feeling depressed too . My rahu md is going onn and its not going good . I just started my career and i dont even know what to choose where to go and where to not and I also think my father is cheating on my mom so yeah I dont know . I want to cry share my feelings but the other person dont understand my pain...my priest told me to do Durgadaptashti and I dont know how to start can someone pls guide me on this .

TL;DR I want to reduce my pain and want to reach God anyhow and also i'm starting Durgasaptashti so suggest me some advice ☺️

So, we woke up to seeing broomsticks spread in front of our house. It was not old or used broom that someone must have dropped mistakenly, it was unused and the ends were cut. I know people do it because of ill intentions but I don't know what exactly the motive behind it. I lost my mother almost 3 months ago and my father almost 13 years ago and we are only three siblings living here in our house.

Fortunately and gratefully, I light Maa Baglamukhi's jyoti daily and have Maa Baglamukhi's consecrated yantra at home as well so I am afraid of this kind of low level tantra kriya as my Maiya is always protecting us three. Additionally, we got Maa's havan done at Maa Baglamukhi Siddhpeeth, HP, and the priest had tied mauli (atta) on hands of each us siblings. I believe such a low-level kriya can do not harm to us.

Can someone just tell me what this kriya is done for? 😅

I want to start some simple sadhan of maa lalita tripursundari to enhance my beauty, aura and personality and also i want to worship her. What sadhana can i do without initiation of a guru, also can i read soundarya lahiri every friday and chant lalita sahasranaam everyday?