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*Vira Ganapati is a 16-armed warrior holding weapons in His arms—signifying Vinayagar's triumph over evil and ignorance. * *Significance of Veera Ganapati* *Veera Ganapati is regarded as the 4th among the 32 different forms of Ganapati. ‘Veeram’ or ‘Veera’ refers to valor and courage. Veera Ganapati is thus, a valiant warrior God, who occupies the position of a fearless commander. True to his name and characteristics, he appears as a mighty and commanding entity. Veera Ganapati possesses as many as sixteen arms and holds in them numerous powerful and varied weapons like chakra (discus), bow and arrow, trident, sword, club, hook, elephant goad, mace, hammer, spear, battle ax, shield, Nagapasha (serpent noose) and victory flag. He also holds a fearful vethal or goblin, as a symbol of the mind.* *This form of Ganesha can be seen as a painting in the Maha Ganapati temple in the Kerala capital Thiruvananthapuram and as a sculpture in some temples in Mysore region, where all the 32 Ganapati forms are on display. He can also be worshipped as an idol in the very famous Meenakshi Sundareswarar temple in Madurai, in the state of Tamil Nadu.* *Blessings of Worshipping Veera Ganapati* *Veera Ganapati is regarded as representing the primordial element Agni, the fire. It is believed that worshipping this powerful form of Lord would help the devotees to overcome fears and threats, and develop courage so that they can face life’s challenges with confidence and win over them. He is also believed to remove ignorance and evil.* *Mantra for Veera Ganapati* *The mantra, which reads as under in Sanskrit, describes the form of this valiant Ganapati form in great detail and prays for his grace and blessings* *Bhethaala shakthi sharakarmuk chakrakang* *Kadhvaang mudhgargadhaam kushanaa gapaashaan* *Shoolam chakuntha prashoojvalamudh vahantam* *Veeram ganeshamaroonam sathatham smaraami* *Chanting the Veera Ganapati Mantra with faith, can be an effective means of propitiating this illustrious Lord.* *வீர கணபதி .. **वीर* *गणाधि** ..* * Vira Ganapati **वेतालशक्ति* *शरकार्मुक* *चर्मखड्ग**- * *खट्वांगमुद्गरगदांकुशनागपाशान्* *।* *शूलं* *च* *कुन्तपरशुध्वजमुद्वहन्तं* *वीरं* *गणेशमरुणं* *सततं* *स्मरामि* *॥* *வேதாள ஸக்தி ஸரகார்முக சக்ர கட்க* *கட்வாங்க முத்கர கதாங்குஸ நாகபாஸாந்* *ஸூலஞ்ச குந்த பரஸூத்வஜ முத்வஹந்தம்* *வீரம் கணேஸ மருணம் ஸததம் ஸ்மராமி* *வேதாளம்**, **வேல்**, **வில்**, **அம்பு**, **சக்ரம்**, **வாள்**, **கேடயம்* *, * *சம்மட்டி**, **கதை**, **அங்குசம்**, **நாகம்**, **பாசம்**, **சூலம்**, * *குந்தாலி**, * *மழு**, **கொடி ஆகியவற்றைத் தாங்கிய பதினாறு * *திருக்கரங்களுடன்**`**அருளுபவரும்**, * *செந்நிறத்திருமேனியை உடையவருமான வீர * *கணபதியை எந்நாளும் தொழுகிறேன்.* * (The valorous Ganesa) Vethala sakthi sara karmuka chakra gadvanga, mudgara , gadhaam angusa naga pasaan, Soolam cha kuntha parasu dwajam udvahantham , veeram ganesamarunam sathatham smaraami. I always meditate on the red valorous Ganapathi who holds goblin, spear , bow , arrow, hammer, mace ,Wheel , sword , shield , mace , goad , snake , noose , trident , pick axe , battle axe and flag. * *வாழிய செந்தமிழ்! வாழ்க நற்றமிழர்!* *வாழிய பாரதமணித் திருநாடு!* *வணக்கம்* *சுப்பு* [image: btUVnOut7kEiX4yS2dziDehgrXFyH2-y5GPGk79xtcJrcqHdwTtGYoj42sKNXNk_.png] -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Thatha_Patty" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/thatha_patty/CAPC%3Dj%2Bq16%2BUfa63CMdpZB2s7tqf7%3D%3DUfiiUnYQdufcOq-QJE7w%40mail.gmail.com.
