Gajanana

Gajanana

Gajanana is one of the Forms of Lord Ganesha. The elephant head is one of the unique features of Gajanana.

Gajanana is the Forms of Lord Ganesha. The word Gajanana means "the Lord with an elephant face". An elephant head on a human body is a unique characteristic of Lord Ganesha. The mount of Gajanana is a mouse. In this incarnation the deity slayed the demon named Lobhasura, the son of Lord Kuber. He was a demon of greed.

Legend of Gajanana
Kubera once visited Kailasa, the abode of Lord Shiva. There he was blessed with the vision of the Lord and Goddess Parvati. Parvati was so beautiful that Kubera looked at Her with lustful eyes. The Mother became angry at this, and Kubera shivered with fear. From the fear of Kubera, there manifested a demon named Lobhasura. He was the demon of greed.

Lobhasura descended to the world of Asuras, where he received his education from Sukracharya, the guru of Asuras. He was initiated into the mantra "Om Namah Shivaya". The demon then performed penance and in due course the Lord appeared and blessed him with the boon of fearlessness. The demon Lobhasura now went about conquering the three worlds and became the sovereign ruler. He sent word to Lord Shiva that he would like to rule over Kailasa, and that it would be better if He relinquished His abode. The Lord thought for a while and decided to leave His abode.

The Gods, tyrannised by the demonic rule, approached Sage Raibhya who instructed them to pray to Lord Gajanana. The Devas invoked the grace of the Lord and sought His protection. The Lord blessed them, and sent Lord Vishnu as His messenger to the demon to apprise him of the strength of Gajanana. Lobhasura was convinced of the Lord’s strength and surrendered without putting up a fight.

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