In the ninth story of this podcast, we narrate the story of how Lord Ganesh taught an important lesson to the god of wealth, Kuber. Once Kuber decided to show his opulence to others and invited all other gods and goddesses for a meal at his palace. He also invited Lord Shiva and his family for the same but Lord Shiva was able to gauge the real reason for the invitation. So he asked Lord Ganesh to teach Kuber a lesson. Lord Ganesh emptied all the food vessels which were prepared for the...

In the tenth story of this podcast, we narrate the story of how Lord Ganesh helped create the river Cauvery to serve the people of South India. Once, when South India was facing severe drought, Sage Agasthya went to seek help from Lord Shiva who gave him a magical pot with the promise that wherever he decide, Sage Agasthya can use that pot to create a source for the river. When Sage Agasthya was roaming around looking for the right place, Lord Ganesh stepped in to help solve his dilemma in...

In the eleventh story of this podcast, we narrate the story of how Lord Ganesh helped Lord Shiva, his father to kill the all-powerful demon Tripurasur. There was a demon child who became a devoted follower of Lord Ganesh and did severe penance to please him. In the boon, he asked not to be defeated by anybody in the world and was also given three palaces made of iron, silver, and gold which could only be destroyed by Lord Shiva. When he started dominating the gods, all gods and even Lord...

In the eighth story of this podcast, we narrate the story of how Lord Ganesh fell in awe of Lord Vishnu's conch. Lord Vishnu always used to play his conch before starting any good noble task. One day, while Lord Ganesh was passing near his Baikunth, he heard the conch sound and fell in love with its sound. When two rakshasas, Madhu-Kaitabh were born out of Lord Vishnu and he was unable to defeat them, Lord Vishnu went on to seek help from Mahadev who then directed him towards Lord...

In the seventh story of this podcast, we narrate the story of how Lord Ganesha got a rat as his ride.  One day, Lord Indra has organized a celebration in Indralok where all the main sages and gods were invited. Accidently, the music god Cronch ended up hitting one of the very revered gods who cursed him to be a mouse. But was that really a curse or a boon for the music god? If you like the show, support us by becoming a patron on this link: https://www.patreon.com/chimesradio  Visit our...

In the sixth story of this podcast, we narrate the story of how Lord Ganesha got angry with Moon and gave him a curse which stands till today. One day, Lord Brahma helped Mahadev in a difficult decision and which was against Lord Ganesh. In his innocence, he went to scare Lord Brahma. Seeing all this moon started to have a hearty laugh and this made Lord Ganesh quite upset. He immediately cursed the moon to become invisible. Upon seeking pardon from Lord Ganesh, his curse was overturned into...

In the fifth story of this podcast, we narrate the story of how Lord Ganesha lost one of his tooth and came to be known as Ek Dant Ganesh. One day, Lord Parshuram visited Kailash Parvat in order to meet Lord Shiva and seek his blessings. Lord Ganesh was watching over the palace and didn't allow him to enter in as per Mahadev's orders as he was resting. This led to a massive fight between the two and when Lord Parshuram used Mahadev's axe, Ganesh took the blow on one of his tooths and ended...

In the fourth story of this podcast, we narrate the story of how Lord Ganesha went on to become the first revered god. One day, all the gods started fighting as to who should be the first revered god by humans. In this, they ended up seeking inputs from Lord Shiva who set up a competition in which the first person to circumvent the Earth and be back will be the winner. While all the other gods went literally to take a circle of the world, Lord Ganesh took a circle around his parents and told...

In the third story of this podcast, we narrate the story of how Goddess Parvati taught an important lesson to Bal Ganesh. One day, while playing, Little Ganesh ended up hurting two animals. Goddess Parvati saw the whole thing and decided to teach him an important lesson. The next day, Ganesh caught a little cat and played around while ignoring the fact that his tricks were hurting the little animal. When Ganesh returned back home, he saw Goddess Parvati was hurt, and then she told him it was...

In the second story of this podcast, we narrate the story of how Ganesh got the elephant face. The day after Lord Ganesh's birth, Goddess Parvati decided to take a rest and asked Ganesh to guard the palace. When Lord Shiva tried to enter, he was stopped by Ganesh. What followed was a big fight involving all the gods and goddesses, till at last Lord Shiva himself stepped forward to fight and severed Ganesh's head. When Goddess Parvati challenged his bravery for fighting with a child, Lord...

In the first story of this podcast, we narrate how Lord Ganesh was born.  Once, when Goddess Parvati was upset that no one on Kailash parvat valued her orders the most, she was advised by two of her confidantes, Jaya and Vijaya, to build a boy from herself and then bring it to life. That boy when he came alive, turned out to be Lord Ganesh, a devoted son of Mata Parvati.   If you like the show, support us by becoming a patron on this link: https://www.patreon.com/chimesradio  Visit our...