How Lord Ganesha Acquired THE SOUL OF LORD SHIVA
Lord Ganesh Holding The Shiva Linga Today we all are celebrating the festival of Ganesh Chaturthi, birth of Lord Ganesh. So I have decided to share with you some of the mythical stories about Lord Ganesha, specifically the story of how Ganesh acquired the Atma Linga (Soul of Lord Shiva). But first of all we have to know how Lord Ganesh came to life. The Story Of The Birth Of Lord Ganesh Lord Ganesh with Shiva And Parvati The history of birth of Lord Ganesh is to be found in the later Purānas which were composed from 600 CE onwards. The Puranic myths relate Lord Ganesh's birth with several different stories. But the most well known story of Lord Ganesh's birth is taken from the Shiva Purāna. Once Goddess Parvati was preparing for Bath. She did not want to be disturbed. So she decided to keep someone on the gate who will guard...