Happy Ganesh Chaturdashi

“..the day when Ganesha is dissolved in the water, in the ocean or He is created, worshipped for ten days and again given back.” Shri Mataji

“Ananta Chaturdashi’ is the day when we “visarjan” [setting at liberty], dissolve Shri Ganesha in the water. [Hindi: “Ganesh ji ko chodte hai na pani mein” – it’s that day we put the Ganesha in to the water].

Because He’s established for ten days and after ten days, He’s born on the fourth, after ten days, it’s dissolved in the water so that everywhere his power is spread through the water.

That’s why no wonder there was a Puja. Ganesha settled down into the water.

That is “Ananta Chaturdashi”. “Ananta” is the, is Shri Ganesha. “Ananta” means which cannot be destroyed. Innocence cannot be destroyed.

And that is why is the “Ganesh Chaturdashi” means the day when Ganesha is dissolved in the water, in the ocean or He is created, worshipped for ten days and again given back.

So, it’s a very great day today, I should say, like the resurrection of Christ that you are, you had Christ here, He lived with you, and then went back to his Father. Father is the ocean and that’s what in India they do, establish Him on the fourth day and on the tenth day they put Him back to the ocean.”

Shri Mataji – Guru Puja Houston (United States) September 20th, 1983