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Ganesha

Also called: Ganapati, Vinayaka, Gajanana, Vighneshvara

The elephant-headed son of Shiva and Parvati, remover of obstacles, worshipped first in every rite. The Puranas give at least five different accounts of his birth: shaped by Parvati from the paste of her body, beheaded by Shiva and given an elephant's head (Shiva Purana); a child of Vishnu's promise whose head fell at Shani's glance (Brahmavaivarta); made by Shiva alone (Linga), by both parents (Varaha), or from Parvati's bath (Matsya); or born of the goddess Malini. He also appears as the Brahmin boy who tricks Ravana at Gokarna and as the god left at Mahagunas on the road to Amarnath.

birth beheading obstacles

Sources: Ganesha — Wikipedia; Mythological anecdotes of Ganesha — Wikipedia · see Ganesha's web

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  • Shiva (God) · The birth of Ganesha
    Father by restoration (Shiva Purana), by creation (Linga), or jointly (Varaha); in the Brahmavaivarta the child is Vishnu's promise to Parvati.
  • Parvati (Consort) · The birth of Ganesha
    Shapes him from the paste of her body (Shiva Purana) or from her bath (Matsya); one account gives Malini as birth-mother.
  • Malini (God) Shaiva · The birth of Ganesha
    Surrogate birth-mother in one account only.

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