There is a tradition of worshiping Lord Ganesha before doing any auspicious work. The blessings of Lord Ganapati, the god of wisdom, always remain with his devotees. Not only is his appearance adorable but every part of Lord Ganesha, the destroyer of obstacles, has a special meaning. Let’s talk about the trunk, which gives the message to a person to be active all the time in life. While in some statues his trunk is on the left side, in the Siddhivinayak temple of India his trunk is bent towards the right. If you also want to know the secret of this, then definitely stay connected with this article till the end. Let us know what is the spiritual significance of the direction of the trunk.
Spiritual message of the direction of the trunk
Every part of Lord Ganesha’s body definitely gives some message to a person’s life. Similarly, their trunk also gives the message to the person to remain active in work. Its meaning is that the way the trunk keeps shaking, it teaches the person to stay awake. Let us now understand what is the significance of the trunk if it is on the right side and what does it tell us if it is on the left side.
Importance of trunk being on left side
Images in which Lord Ganesha’s trunk is bent towards the left. Keeping it in the home temple brings happiness, love, gentleness and peace in life. Along with this, one gets relief from family problems and happiness and prosperity starts increasing.
Importance of having trunk on right side
People who have Ganapati in their home temple whose trunk is on the right side, then having such a trunk increases positivity in life. This type of statue symbolizes strength, spirituality and victory.
Importance of Siddhivinayak temple
Such an image or scene in which the trunk of Lord Ganesha is bent towards the right is associated with the Siddhapeetha. The trunk bent towards the right is called Dakshinavarti trunk. His temples are called Siddhivinayak temples. Such Ganesh ji is considered to be very alert and bestows accomplishment, success and salvation to the devotees. He also fulfills the wishes of his devotees soon. According to the Puranas, such idols are very energetic and they have to be worshiped with rules, restraint and purity. It is believed that such Ganapati becomes happy very quickly and gets angry equally quickly.
Siddhivinayak Temple of Mumbai is famous all over the world. He is also called Navasacha Ganapati. It is believed that every wish made here is fulfilled very soon. It is believed that devotees come here and make vows and take a pledge to offer coconut, modak and other services. When their wish is fulfilled, they offer everything here to fulfill the resolution.
Maximum crowd of people gather here on Tuesday. As soon as you enter the temple premises, you get to see a huge silver mouse. There is a belief that if you come here with a vow, then first whisper it in the ear of the mouse. But keep this in mind, while doing this, cover the other ear of the mouse with your hand, so that the wish can be fulfilled.
According to mythology, once there was a debate between the gods and demons over some issue and the conflict gradually escalated. In such a situation, the gods sought help from Lord Ganesha and requested him to end this conflict. Meanwhile, considering the matter, Lord Ganesha assumed the form of a fierce man and appeared. During this period his trunk was bent towards the right. In this form he protected the gods by eliminating obstacles. In such a situation, the Siddhivinayak form of Lord Ganesha is considered to remove problems.
Benefits we get from worshiping Siddhivinayak
Such people whose marriage is facing obstacles, health problems persist, problems in work and the debt burden is increasing. In such a situation, worship of Siddhivinayak proves to be very fruitful.
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