What does Ganesha symbolize?

Know who is Lord Ganesha, What does Ganesha Means, his Symbolism, Significance, Birth story and the Essence of Ganesha which is brought out beautifully by Adi Shankara. He is also known as Ganapati, Ganesh, Vinayak, Vighnaraja, Vighnaharta, the Elephant-headed God and son of Lord Shiva and Parvati. read more

When Ganesha obstructs the path of Shiva, this means that ignorance, which is an attribute of the head, does not recognize knowledge. Then knowledge has to overcome ignorance. This is the symbolism behind Shiva chopping off the boy's head. read more

Ganesha is supposed to have two wives, Siddhi (success) and Riddhi (prosperity). The symbolism means that if one walks on the path set by Ganesh, success and prosperity are bound to be always by ones side. read more

Some commentators interpret the name "Lord of the Gaņas" to mean "Lord of Hosts" or "Lord of created categories", such as the elements. Ganapati (गणपति; gaṇapati), a synonym for Ganesha, is a compound composed of gaṇa, meaning "group", and pati, meaning "ruler" or "lord". read more