Why pray to Lord Ganesha before any task?
Why do we invoke Lord Ganesh before performing any task? There are two reasons. One is known widely & is based on the Hindu religion. The other reason is scientific. First, let's talk about the reason you already know. Lord Ganesh is also called विघ्नहर्ता (remover of all obstacles). If you have been celebrating Shri Ganesh Chaturthi, you know that Mother Goddess designated Him as Agrahari... That is, people pray to Lord Ganesh so that their tasks are completed without many or any obstacles. The second reason lies in the Chakra system of meditation. You might already know that there is this Sushumna nerve (something more like a pipe) inside the human spine. Actually, there are three pipes - Ida, Sushumna, and Pingala. When you perform pranayama, you breathe in and out using Ida & Pingala alternatively. We'll talk about Pranayama in a separate post. Coming back to the Sushumna nerve pipe, yogis say there are seven main centers in the spine that connects the tail...