Sham S. Misri
Ganesha’s
favourite vehicle is a mouse or rat, and his trunk is always considered to be
smeared with vermilion. He is the God of Success, and the Remover of Obstacles.
He woes the man who should neglect to make peace with him, at the opening of
any undertaking!
One day while traveling round the universe on his rat,
Ganesha came to the realm of the Moon. The Moon saw him. The Moon, very
handsome, was proud of his appearance. On seeing the elephant faced,
big-bellied Ganpat riding on a rat, he laughed at Ganesha with contempt.
This was an insult and Ganesha was very angry about the
Moon. His eyes grew red. He pronounced a curse "Oh Moon, your handsome
appearance has made you too vain. Fool, I am worshipped in all the worlds, but
you laugh at me. Receive now the fruits of your foolish pride. Let your beauty,
which is the cause for your arrogance and ignorance vanishing! From now on,
whoever sees you on the fourth day of the bright fortnight of Bhadrapada month,
the day of my birth, will suffer because of unjust accusations. "
The curse shattered the Moon's pride. He realized his
mistake, and felt sorry. Standing devotedly with folded hands before Ganesha he
prayed to him. "Sir, forgive me and my ignorance. Take back the curse and
protect me. "Then the kind Ganesha grew calm. He consoled the unhappy
Moon. He said, "Moon, you have realized your fault. What is important is
the destruction of your pride. Anyhow, my curse cannot be in vain. But those
who are subjected to false accusations will be saved and regain their good name
if they see you on the second day of the bright fortnight also or listen to the
story of the Syamantaka gem. “The Moon was satisfied.
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