According to Hindu mythology, Ganesha is a conqueror of obstacles, a trouble-shooter. We can hope Ganesha's support during a difficult phase of life, and can even help us when starting a business or traveling.

It smashes the barriers

The meaning of Ganesha's name is to overcome the obstacle. The deity smashes the barriers with its elephant head. Riding a mouse or rat, this tiny animal chews on smaller obstacles.

Ganesha may be able to alleviate somewhat the events of negative karma, the "hard" karmic life lessons.

Even in India, it is customary to pray to Ganesha, the elephant-headed god of wisdom, before starting a business. It is the one who removes the obstacles from the road, so Ganesha is also the defender of businesses, projects, companies. If you're planning to start a new business, you might want to get a Ganesha pendant or statue first, but it can even help your existing business - Ganesha's support can come in handy at any time.

Ganesha, the scribe of Vedas

According to Hindu mythology, the demigod Ganesha is the son of Siva, but according to some narratives, Parvati kneaded him from sandalwood pulp - suggesting virgin reproduction and a state of perfect inner purity. As a little boy, he defended the bedroom of his mother, Dévi Párvati, heroically, even against his father, for which Siva became angry at him and slapped his head. As a result, only Siva (Soul) and Párvati (Earth) could recreate and replace his human head with an elephant's head. For this reason, Ganesha symbolizes Scorpio ascendant who depends on the god of heaven and earth.

He always keeps one foot up, symbol of eternal transcendence. Another on earth, which refers to the undertaken human destiny. It is surrounded by food and a mouse/rat - a metaphor of worldly desires - waiting to be tamed. (In some depictions, he rides a tamed mouse/rat.)

His huge ears symbolize learning. He is the scribe of Vedas. The elephant head helps to meditate, to contemplate, to understand the spiritual laws. His big head reminds us that we have to think big to succeed. The muzzle is a symbol of reason, of distinctiveness, which combines strength and delicacy (it can unscrew a tree from a thorn, but it can also pick up a pin from the ground with it). Half of his fang means sacrificing for a noble cause, keeping the good, and rejecting the unfavorable.

His huge tummy represents generosity and total acceptance, capable of digesting both suffering and happiness, bad and good things. His kind gaze and small eyes also indicate extreme concentration, and his small mouth indicates the avoidance of unnecessary speech. He holds his hands in a blessing or protective hand, in mudra. In front of it is a humped bowl full of consecrated food, which encourages the spiritually advanced, aspiring person, promising success.

His four arms symbolize the mind, the intellect, the false ego, and the unconscious/deep mind.

1. In one hand he holds a small ax - a means of separating and overcoming desires with a positive and negative effect,
2. A twisted rope in the other - symbolizes the salvation of the seekers of God, the liberation from bonds, inhibitory attachments; the rope brings people closer to their spiritual goals,
3. In his third hand he holds his favorite sweet, the rice dumpling - which reflects the reward of spiritual search, the result of spiritual exercises,
4. In his fourth hand is a lotus flower - a symbol of ultimate self-realization, purity, success.

GANESHA MANTRA

"OM Gam Ganapataye Namaha"

"Ganapataye" is another word for Ganesha. And "nahama" means "I offer my salutations and bow to you." So one full translation of om gam ganapataye namaha is more or less, "salutations to the remover of obstacles." 

When should we get a Ganesha pendant?

• If we want to overcome obstacles in our lives
• If we want protection for our lives
• If we start a new business
• If  our business is in trouble
• If we are about to travel or travel a lot
• If we feel we need Ganesha's support
• If we are in a difficult phase of life
• If our ascendant is Scorpio
• If our horoscope birth-chart shows a complicated or dangerous period in the near future
• If Ketu / Rahu / Saturn is transiting on our Ascendant / Descendant / MC / IC *
• If Ketu / Rahu / Saturn transits on our Moon *
• If Ketu / Rahu / Saturn transits on our Sun*
• If Ketu / Rahu / Saturn transits on our birth-chart ruler *
• If we have a karma axis return
• If weare in the main or subperiod of Ketu, Rahu, or Saturn according to the Vedic astrological system. (Silver Ganesha pendant is highly recommended in the Ketu period!)

*or one of the transcendent planets: Uranus, Neptune, Pluto

Silver pendant is really effective

A védikus tradíció úgy tartja, hogy kiváltképp az ezüstből készült Ganeshát ábrázoló medál képes megvédeni tulajdonosát a rá leselkedő veszélyektől mind fizikai, mind szellemi és mind lelki szinten. Emiatt a VediKarrier webshopjában kizárólag sterling ezüst Ganesha medál kapható.

Vedic tradition holds that the pendant depicting Ganesha made of silver is capable of protecting its owner from the dangers lurking upon him, both physically, mentally and spiritually. For this reason, only sterling silver Ganesha pendants are available in the VediKarrier webshop.

Sterling - or 925 - silver alloys contain 92.5% silver and 7.5% copper, with a hardness more than twice that of pure silver. In addition, copper-grounding properties that keep negative energies away are also attributed. Thus, in the case of the pendant available on VediKarrier, the protective effect of the Ganesha symbol is basically complemented by the protective effect of copper. In addition, on the back of the pendant is the symbol of the sacred voice, OM, and on its hanger is engraved the three-pronged harpoon of the trisula, Siva. Thus, Ganesha pendant in the VediKarrier webshop provides its owner with multiple protection and support.

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