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Translation:
That yogi is the best yogi who meditates constantly
(on Ganesha) as the God with one tusk, having four hands,
holding the noose and the scythe, the Benefactor, support-
ing (the universe) with his hands, having the mouse as
his emblem, red in colour, potbellied, fan-eared, wearing
red clothes, anointed with red coloured paste (vermillion),
worshipped with red flowers, always moved by his devotee's
supplications, the cause of the universe, the unsullied one
supplications, the cause of the universe, the unsullied one
who has manifested before the universe was created and is
prior in point of time to Prakruti and Purusha.
In order to meditate properly, it is useful for the seeker
to have a mental image of the thing meditated upon.
Towards that end, the author puts forward a vivid pen
picture of Ganesha to act as a vehicle for meditation. The
epithets used by the author are suggestive. The noose is
indicative of the destructive aspect, as it takes away life.
The scythe is a symbol of discrimination as it can pierce
through delusions. The mouse is also a symbol of destruc-
tion or time as it eats everything it can lay its teeth on.
Ganesha, by using the mouse as His vehicle, can be said
to have conquered time and symbolised eternity. The red
colour is the colour of blood, the source of life and symbo-
lises the creative aspect. The big belly symbolises prosper-
ity and is therefore appropriate for the auspicious deity
ity and is therefore appropriate for the auspicious deity
whose grace brings unlimited wealth and prosperity. The
best of Yogis is constantly in the "Turiya-avasthā" or the
fourth stage. By constant meditation he loses his separate
identity and becomes merged with the Absolute Spirit. He
is then a living embodiment of the Divine Spirit.
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That yogi is the best yogi who meditates constantly
(on Ganesha) as the God with one tusk, having four hands,
holding the noose and the scythe, the Benefactor, support-
ing (the universe) with his hands, having the mouse as
his emblem, red in colour, potbellied, fan-eared, wearing
red clothes, anointed with red coloured paste (vermillion),
worshipped with red flowers, always moved by his devotee's
supplications, the cause of the universe, the unsullied one
supplications, the cause of the universe, the unsullied one
who has manifested before the universe was created and is
prior in point of time to Prakruti and Purusha.
In order to meditate properly, it is useful for the seeker
to have a mental image of the thing meditated upon.
Towards that end, the author puts forward a vivid pen
picture of Ganesha to act as a vehicle for meditation. The
epithets used by the author are suggestive. The noose is
indicative of the destructive aspect, as it takes away life.
The scythe is a symbol of discrimination as it can pierce
through delusions. The mouse is also a symbol of destruc-
tion or time as it eats everything it can lay its teeth on.
Ganesha, by using the mouse as His vehicle, can be said
to have conquered time and symbolised eternity. The red
colour is the colour of blood, the source of life and symbo-
lises the creative aspect. The big belly symbolises prosper-
ity and is therefore appropriate for the auspicious deity
ity and is therefore appropriate for the auspicious deity
whose grace brings unlimited wealth and prosperity. The
best of Yogis is constantly in the "Turiya-avasthā" or the
fourth stage. By constant meditation he loses his separate
identity and becomes merged with the Absolute Spirit. He
is then a living embodiment of the Divine Spirit.
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