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Eight Inner Forms of Ganesh

Lord Ganesh

VIKATA

As Vikata (Intelligence) he defeats Kamasura (Lust). This worthy is supposed to have emerged from Vishnu of all people! He married Trishna (Thirst/Yearning) and they had Decay and Corruption as their sons. The happy family had a long run until Ganesha intervened. It is also worth remarking that in all these myths, Ganapati becomes the controller of these dangerous forces and presumably he can unleash them upon anybody who makes the mistake of forgetting that he is also Vighneshwara, Lord of Obstacles. Ganesha is so massively popular today, that it is hard to believe that he was once an ambiguous god, as prone to visiting disaster and wrath as giving blessings.