Writing of Mahabharata by Lord Ganesha............

MySAR for 8th Sept.

Writing of Mahabharata by Lord Ganesha Sage Vyasa wanted to write the epic Mahabharata and wanted somebody to write it. As he would be thinking and reciting it at very high speed a very able and exemplary write was required to writ it. So sage Vyasa asked sage Narada to suggest somebody to write the Mahabharata for him. Sage Narada had suggested Lord Ganesha , the elephant god to write the epic as he was a versatile person and was the god of education and literature. So Vyasa went to Lord Ganesha and requested him to write his epic. Lord Ganesha had agreed to this task and made one condition for writing Mahabharata. He told Vyasa that he would write but Vyasa should not stop in between and should continuously recite and if  he stopped in between he would stop and go away. Vyasa agreed and made one condition to him that Lord Ganesha should not just copy what he says but should understand the verses and its meaning while writing. Lord ganesha agreed to this and Vyasa had started his recital and Ganesha wrote it. While reciting Mahabharata Vyasa purposely inserted difficult verses to get time to think as Ganesha took time to understand the intricacies of the verses. While writing the Mahabharata Ganesha broke his writing pen and without loosing time he broke one of his horn to write so that he was not left behind in writing. Finally Vyasa and Lord Ganesha finished the epic in record time. This is the reason why Lord Ganesha is shown as with only one horn and the broken horn in his other hand.   ◈◈◈ OM SHRI GANESHAY NAMAH ◈◈◈   ◈◈◈ OM SHRI GANESHAY NAMAH ◈◈◈