One day Lord Kuber, the God of Wealth organized a grand feast to show off his immense wealth. He was so proud that he even designed a giant hall especially for the purpose and invited all the gods and men to this feast. Being a devotee of Lord Shiva, he himself invited Shiv-Parvati to the grand feast. Aware of Kuber's proud and show off nature, the couple tactfully refused to come and decided to send their loving son, Bal Ganesha. Shiva and Parvati also warned Kuber about the boundless diet of Bal Ganesha. But Kuber, ignored what the couple said and laughed saying that he has enough food to feed thousands of such little kids. Next day, the feast began and guests started pouring in. Bal Ganesha went too. Kuber respectfully seated him and presented him with a variety of delicacies. Bal Ganesha delightfully began eating. Soon he finished off all the dishes served to him. Then, the little Ganapati ji demanded for more food. Kuber obeyed dutifully and served him with a second serving. Within seconds, Bal Ganesha finished that too. Then came the third round, then fourth, then fifth and the process went on. And little Ganesha kept on finishing everything within seconds.

Kuber could not keep up the pace with Bal Ganesh's hunger and everything in Kuber’s lavish kitchen got over. Bal Ganesha got annoyed as his hunger was not satisfied. He started eating all the utensils in Kuber’s kitchen.


Though lord Kuber promised Bal Ganesha that he would be served food soon, he did not wait and started eating Kuber’s city. Little Ganapati even warned Kuber that he would eat him if he didn’t get more food.
Terrified and ashamed of not being able to satisfy the appetite of a little kid and understanding how proud he acted, Lord Kuber ran to Lord Shiva for help. He narrated the entire story to Shiva and asked for his forgiveness.
     Shiva gave him a bowl of cereal prepared by Ganapati's caring and loving mother Parvati and asked Kuber to feed it to Bal Ganesha. Little Ganesh ji had the bowl of cereal and his hunger vanished instantly. Thus, Kuber realized that meals should be served with love, affection and humbleness, not with pride.
This is how Bal Ganesha taught proud Kuber a lesson for life.

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Ganesha's Birth Story

GANPATI BAPPA MORYA🌺

Ganpati, Ganesha, Vinayak, Lambodar and so many are the names of Only Lord Ganpati. Ganpati is the son of Shiv Shankara and Devi Parvatee.Now let’s talk about Lord Ganpati's birth. Ganapati bappa’s birth having a very famous story, one day Parvati was going for her bath, during bath she rubbed off the dust and oil from her body and out of it created the figure of a young boy. She infused life into the figure and told him he was her son and should guard the entrance when she went to bath. Soon after, Shiva came to see Parvati but the young boy blocked his way and would not let him in. Shiva, unaware that this lad was his son, became furious and in great anger fought with the boy whose head got severed from his body in the ensuing battle. Parvati, returning from her bath, saw her headless son, and in aggrieved anguish threatened to destroy the heavens and earth. The gods and Shiva pacified her and the latter sent out his ganas, or hordes, to bring the head of the first living being with his head towards the north (the auspicious direction associated with wisdom). The first living creature they found sleeping with his head to the north was an elephant. They brought the head of this animal and Shiva placed it on the trunk of Parvati's son and breathed life into him.Parvati was overjoyed and embraced her son, the elephant-headed boy whom Shiva named Ganesh, the lord of his ganas “ Ganpati”

We celebrate that day as Ganesh Chaturthi. Chaturthi means fourth day of Bhadrapad ( hindu calendar month) and that day is birthday of Ganapatee ,that's why we ask that day “GANESHA CHATURTHI”

“Gurur Brahma Gurur Vishnu |

Gurur Devo Maheshwara||

Gurur Sakshat Parabrahma

Tasmai Shree Guruve Namah||”