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Some of the stories surrounding Ganesh are confliciting in nature, for example how his tusk came to be broken. One popular story is that he broke it off himself in order to write down theMahabharata, one of the world's longest epic poems, as it was dictated to him by the sage Vyasa. In the process of writing, Ganesh's pen failed and so he snapped off his tusk as a replacement in order that the transcription not be interrupted. The broken tusk therefore symbolises sacrifice and reiterates Ganesh's role as patron of the arts and of letters. However, another version of the broken-tusk story emphasises Ganesh's loyalty and devotion.
In this account, his father Shiva decided to take a nap and asked Ganesh to guard him. A proud Brahmin warrior named Parashuram came to visit Shiva but was stopped from waking him by Ganesh. Parashuram was furious and fought with him, finally throwing his ax at his head. Ganesh stopped the ax with his tusk which broke, giving him the nickname Eka-danta, or "One Toothed."
originally posted by: Iamthatbish
Am I the only one that felt horrible?
Not physical pain, I was anxious and heavy hearted. I couldn't cheer myself up. I couldn't sooth my nerves not with any mellow music out there. I was lurking this thread hoping someone could tell me why this happened. Does anyone know?
originally posted by: BlueMule
a reply to: Bluesma
That's odd. Moments ago I made a post about tusks another thread which you are participating in.
originally posted by: Iamthatbish
I was reading on spirit sciencec that our auras are electro magnetic.
thespiritscience.net...
I'm curious if those of us feeling horrible don't like our Bio magnetic feild changing on us.
As a dream animal, elephants come into our dreams it is a message that we are able to deal with any obstacle we are faced with at this time. Dream elephants represent power, sovereignty, stability, and stead-fastness. If you dream that you are riding an elephant this suggests you have a tendancy to be the leader of the family, and others are heavily depending on you. If you dream of elephants in a circus this suggests you have a cavalier attitude about a situation in your life and you may want to invest more attention to it.
We gather more symbolic meaning of elephant by observing it in nature. Specifically, the elephant is considered a symbol of responsibility because it takes great care and responsibility of its offspring as well as their elders.