There are images of Ganesha with his left leg resting on a mouse and his right leg lifted up. Mouse represents the Moochakam the Power house of the breath of life. The left leg of Ganesha resting on the mouse should be interpreted as exercising control over the flow of breath of life as Ida Nadi which is responsible for the appearance of the phenomenal world. The lifted right leg should be interpreted as an effort of the mind to soar up through Pingala Nadi towards Sushumna, the brood house of the serpent energy. In some images Ganesha's left leg is found resting on a mouse and his right leg on a lion. Lion is the mount of Ganesha's immaculate mother and a symbol of Pingala Nadi. The left leg on the mouse and the right leg on the lion is the neutralisation of the Ida and Pingala, process in the pranayam practice. In some images Ganesha's mount is seen carrying a jewel in its mouth. This jewel is chintamani meaning mental illumination or enlightenment, to be attained by the practice of pranayam and other meditational methods.

Originally Ganesha had only two hands just like ordinary mortals. Later on two more hands were added to distinguish him from ordinary mortals. In course of time more hands were added, each hand carrying an object different from the other. These several objects carried in the hands are also symbol marks of certain metaphysical concepts as picked up by his devotees from his all inclusive nature. The most popular form of Ganesha is the four handed one. Two hands are lower and two are upper. The two lower hands of which one is with palm pointing downwards is an offer to his devotees of refuge and the other with palm pointing upwards is a promise of protection and showering of grace on the refugee. Obviously, these two hands presenting Abhaya and Varada mudras depict the influence of the cult like Vaishnavacult upholding the doctrine of absolute surrender and doctrine of grace. The two upper hands of which one holds an elephant hook (Ankusa) is a symbol of selective faculty in choosing what is enabling curbing the evil tendencies of the mind, and the other which holds a rope (pasa) is a symbol of bond or worldly attachment. It is emblematic of the enlightenment after the bonds of attachment are broken.