MAHA GANAPATHI
Appearance:
Pushya or Pooyam Nakshatra is related to Maha Ganapati.
Maha Ganapathi is one among the most commonly worshipped form of Lord Ganesh.
The lord is in red complexion and seen with his consort seated on the left thigh.
In this form Ganapathi is depicted with three eyes and a crescent moon on his head, like his father Lord Shiva.
The lord appears with ten hands.
On his hand holds his tusk, a pomegranate, a sugarcane bow, chakra (discuss),
noose, a blue lily, a sprig of paddy, a lotus, a mace and ratnakumbha (pot containing gems).
Mantra:
atha mahAgaNapatidhyAnaM || mudgalapurANE ||
hastIMdrAnanamiMducUDamaruNaCAyaM triNEtraM rasAdAshliShTaM priyayA sapadmakarayA svAMkastayA saMtataM |
bIjApUragadEkShukArmukalasaccakrAbjapAshOtphala |
vrIhyagrasvaviShANaratnakalashAnhastairvahaMtaM bhajE ||13|| raktavarNaH
Mantra (Easy to read):
atha maha ganapati dhyaanam || mudgala puraane ||
Hasteemdranana Minduchuda Marunachayam Trinetram Rasah
Dashilishtam Priyaya Sa Padmakaraya Svankashtayah Santatam
Beejapoora Gadekshu Karmuka Laschhakrabja Pashotapala |
Vreehagra Svavishaana Ratna Kalasham Hastaih Vahantam Bhaje. || 13 || raktavarnah
Mantra Translation:
Maha Ganapati with a shakti. He has ten hands. He is red in colour.
His hands hold the single tusk, the pomegranate, the club, the sugar-cane bow,
the disc, the conch, the noose, the nocturnal lotus, the paddy ear, the jewels pot.
Mantra Benefits:
Worshipping this form is believed to give prosperity and very meritorious.
Praying to lord everyday will help devotees attain great glory.
Maha Ganapati can be worshipped in the famous Lord Krishna Temple in Dwaraka, Gujarat.
It is believed that Sri Krishna is offering prayer to Maha Ganapati.
Also temples in Chamarajanagar and Nanjangud in Mysore district of Karnataka has 32 forms of Ganapati sculptures.