Importance Of Shankha As Per Scriptures

Shankha is considered as the most scared symbol. It has been believed that the Shankha was mainly originated in the blending of oceans by various deities and was held by the Lord Vishnu as it is one of his weapons. In the Hindu Scriptures it has been mentioned that the with the command of the Lord Vishnu, deities the Sun, Moon and Varun are based at the bottom of Shankha, deity Prajapati is stationed at the surface, where as the deity Saraswati and Ganga stationed at the front of the Shankha. It has also been believed that the vibration caused with the blowing of Shankha destroys various kinds of diseases causing germs from the surrounding or the atmosphere. Due to this characteristic, it holds a very significant place in the Ayurveda as well as in medicine.

The directions of the Shankha’s space categories it into its two types. The one which holds the space at the right hand side when you hold it with its tip facing the frontal direction along with upward facing space, where as space coming on the left hand side is a left sided Shankha. The left sided shankha mainly used for the purpose of puja rituals.  

The Ultimate Power Of Lord Ganesha

As per the Hindu tradition or custom, Lord Ganesha is the beginning and ending of any important or special occasion or thing. It has been believed that, Lord Ganesha has lots of power and individuals who worship this deity on a regular basis get lots of success, wisdom, prosperity and fame in their life. The blessings of Lord Ganesha keep all kind of negative energy or evil power away from you.

It has believed that Lord Ganesha consists of five significant elements that the universe is made up of and they are:

1.     Earth or Bhumi: Solid in the form of Turmeric.

2.     Space or Akash: Container in the form of Universe.

3.     Air or Vaayu: Gas In the form of life through Lord Shiva.

4.     Water or Jal: Liquid in the form of Holy water of river Ganga.

5.     Fire or Agni: Energy in the form of heat that exists in Shiva.

All these five unification is the purest form of elements. As a human being we all can see these five element separately on this earth, but all these elements exists in Lord Ganesha all together and that can be felt by the one who has huge faith is a serious devotee of this deity. An individual can achieve lots of power as well as ultimate bliss by worshipping and meditating deity whole-heartedly.