Devotional & Philosophical Stories · The Cosmic Origin (Srishti)
Among his most fundamental titles, Shree Ganesh is known as Ganapati or Ganesha itself: "Lord of the Ganas," the vast host of attendant spirits and beings who serve under Lord Shiva.
Command Over the Multitude
The Ganas are remembered in tradition as a great and varied assembly, and Shree Ganesh's appointment as their leader places him in a position of authority over this multitude, not through force, but through the wisdom and steadiness that the stories throughout this collection have shown again and again.
A Title That Completes the Circle
This title brings the Cosmic Origin stories, and indeed this entire collection, full circle: from the resonance of Omkara that opened it, through his birth, his play, his wisdom, and his protection, to this final recognition of Shree Ganesh as the one entrusted with leading and caring for a vast host of beings, a fitting close to a collection built entirely around his many dimensions.
What Devotees Seek
Devotees closing their own period of reflection or worship invoke Shree Ganesh in this role as Lord of the Ganas, asking for the same capacity to lead, protect, and hold together whatever community or responsibility has been placed in their care.