Lord Ganesha
Worship of Lord Ganesh's idols with left side
trunk and right side trunk
First look at each of the two figures below for one
to two minutes, note what you experience and then read
further.
Devotees had the following spiritual experiences.
The right-sided trunk: The idol with
a right-sided trunk is called dakshinmurti (the south-directed
idol) or dakshinabhimukhi murti (the idol facing the south).
Dakshin means the southern direction or the right side.
The southern direction leads to the region of Yama (Yamalok),
the deity of death, while the right side belongs to the
Surya nadi (Sun channel). The one who is able to face
the direction of Yama's region is strong. Similarly, the
one with an activated Surya nadi is radiant, too. Thus,
in both senses, the Ganapati with the right-sided trunk
is said to be 'active (jagrut)'. The ritualistic worship
of this idol is performed observing all the norms of ritualistic
worship meticulously. Consequently the sattvik (sattva
predominant) temperament is augmented, and one is not
distressed by the raja frequencies coming from the south.
The dakshinabhimukhi idol is not worshipped ritualistically
in the usual manner because tiryak frequencies with the
raja component are emitted from the south. One feels repulsed
towards the south because it is in that direction where,
after death, scrutiny of sins and merits is done in Yama's
region (Yamalok). Scrutiny akin to that done in the south
after death is experienced in life when facing the south
or sleeping with legs directed towards the south. Hence,
the worship of this idol, too, is repulsive.
The left sided trunk: The idol with
the trunk towards the left is called Vamamukhi. Vam means
the northern direction or the left side. The Chandra nadi
(Moon channel) is situated on the left. It bestows tranquility.
Besides since the northern direction is spiritually favorable;
it bestows Bliss ; hence the Vamamukhi Ganapati is more
commonly worshipped.
Significance of Different Colors Of Lord Ganesha
When a certain person is trying to harm you, a man who
is an adept in the science of mantra can stop him from
doing any harm by meditations on the turmeric-colored
form of Ganesha with the mantra OM HARIDRAA GANAPATAYAE
NAMAHA (108 times), sending that energy on that
person to stop him from doing any harm. When you want
to attract people towards you or your work with good motive
and for a noble purpose - without trying to take advantage
of the person - then you could meditate on the dawn or
crimson-colored Ganapati, saying OM VIJAYA GANAPATAYAE
NAMAHA and send that radiant energy towards that
person. This power should not be misused. If it is misused,
great harm will come to the user. Dark-colored Ganesha
is meditated upon whenever you want to destroy negativity,
hatred, demoniac ego, inner or outer enemies. The mantra
is OM UCCHHISTA GANAPATAYAE NAMAHA. To
cast away the devils or evil spirits from a haunted home
or from the body or mind of a person, you meditate on
the brown color of Ganesha. The mantra is OM SHAKTI
GANAPATAYAE NAMAHAd.
