34.5 - Mini-Episode - Ganesh
Summary
TLDRIn this episode of 'Stories from India,' host Narad Monei introduces the mythological character Ganesh, known by various names like Vinayak and Gajanan. Created by his mother Parvati from clay, Ganesh is revered as the god who comes before others. The episode recounts the tale of Ganesh's beheading by Shiva and his resurrection with an elephant's head. It also touches on the story behind his broken tusk and hints at a connection to the Mahabharat. Listeners are invited to explore more on the podcast's website and social media platforms, with a teaser for an upcoming Assam folk tale about cats giving birth to human children.
Takeaways
- 🎶 Welcome to 'Stories from India', a podcast about Indian myths, legends, and folk tales.
- 🎙️ Hosted by Narad Monei, a mythological character with eternal life and knowledge of the past, present, and future.
- 🪕 Narad Monei is a traveling musician and storyteller who now shares stories through a podcast.
- 🔄 The format of the show has been changed based on listener feedback, with characters of the week featured in separate mini episodes.
- 🐘 The first mini episode features Ganesh, also known as Ganpati, Vinayak, and Gajanan.
- 🪔 Ganesh was created by his mother Parvati from clay, given life, and put on guard duty.
- ⚔️ A misunderstanding led to Shiva, Ganesh's father, beheading him. Shiva later restored Ganesh to life with an elephant's head.
- 🍬 Ganesh is depicted with an elephant head, four hands, and a large belly, symbolizing his love for sweets.
- 🐭 One theory for Ganesh's broken tusk involves a feast, a scared mouse, and an angry Ganesh throwing his tusk at the moon.
- 📖 The podcast provides links to images and episodes for further details on the stories.
Q & A
What is the podcast 'Stories from India' about?
-The podcast 'Stories from India' is about myths, legends, and folk tales from India, hosted by Narad Monei, a mythological character with the gift of eternal life and knowledge of the past, present, and future.
What is the profession of the host, Narad Monei, in the podcast?
-Narad Monei is a traveling musician and a storyteller who shares stories through the podcast format.
Why did the podcast format change recently?
-The format of the podcast changed to suit the preferences of the listeners, as indicated by their feedback.
Who is the first character introduced in the mini episode?
-The first character introduced in the mini episode is Ganesh, also known as Ganpati, Vinayak, and Gajanan.
How was Ganesh created according to the podcast?
-Ganesh was created by his mother, Parvati, who made him out of clay, breathed life into him, and put him on guard duty.
What unfortunate event led to Ganesh being beheaded by Shiva?
-An unfortunate misunderstanding occurred when Shiva, Ganesh's father, mistook Ganesh for a stranger and beheaded him in a fight.
How was Ganesh restored to life after being beheaded?
-After Parvati threatened to destroy the universe, Shiva restored Ganesh to life, but since the original head was beyond recovery, he used an elephant's head instead.
What is the significance of Ganesh having one broken tusk?
-The broken tusk has two theories behind it, one involving Ganesh falling and bursting his belly, and the other related to an incident with the moon during the Mahabharat, which will be explained in a later episode.
What is the link provided for listeners who want to see pictures related to the podcast?
-Listeners can check out pictures on the site sfipodcast.com.
What is the special episode number where the Ganesh birth and head transplant incident is detailed?
-The Ganesh birth and head transplant incident is detailed in the Thanksgiving special episode 6.5 titled 'All in the Family'.
How can listeners stay updated with the podcast and provide feedback?
-Listeners can leave comments or reviews on sfipodcast.com, tweet @SFI_podcast, find the host on Instagram and Facebook, and subscribe to the show to get notified of new episodes.
Outlines
🎵 Introduction to 'Stories from India' Podcast
The script introduces the 'Stories from India' podcast, hosted by Narad Monei, a mythological character with eternal life and omniscience. As a traveling musician and storyteller, Narad shares myths, legends, and folk tales from India. The podcast has recently adapted its format based on listener feedback, with characters now featured in separate mini-episodes. The first mini-episode introduces Lord Ganesh, a deity worshipped before others, known by various names including Vinayak and Gajanan. The story recounts Ganesh's creation by his mother, Parvati, and the tragic incident involving his father, Shiva, which led to Ganesh being restored to life with an elephant's head. The script also hints at two theories behind Ganesh's broken tusk, one involving a humorous incident with the moon.
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Keywords
💡Narad Monei
💡Ganesh
💡Parvati
💡Shiva
💡Eternal Life
💡Storyteller
💡Podcast
💡Mini Episode
💡Modu
💡Mahabharat
💡Assam
Highlights
Introduction to 'Stories from India' podcast hosted by Narad Monei, a mythological character with the gift of eternal life and knowledge of past, present, and future.
Narad Monei is a traveling musician and storyteller who shares myths, legends, and folk tales from India through the podcast format.
Recent listener feedback has influenced the podcast format change to better suit audience preferences.
Introduction of a new feature where characters of the week are presented in separate mini episodes.
The first mini episode features the god Ganesh, also known as Ganpati, Vinayak, and Gajanan, who is revered before other gods.
Ganesh's creation story by his mother Parvati, who made him from clay and breathed life into him.
The unfortunate incident where Shiva, Ganesh's father, beheaded him due to a misunderstanding.
Parvati's reaction to Ganesh's beheading and her threat to destroy the universe.
Shiva's restoration of Ganesh to life with an elephant's head as a replacement.
Description of Ganesh's typical depiction with an elephant head, four hands, and a large belly symbolizing his love for modu (a type of sweet).
The story behind Ganesh's broken tusk and the two theories explaining it.
Ganesh's encounter with the moon, his anger, and the breaking of his tusk as a result.
Invitation to visit the site sfip podcast.com for pictures and further stories about Ganesh.
Reference to the Thanksgiving special episode 6.5 'All in the Family' for the complete story of Ganesh's birth and head transplant.
Teaser for the upcoming full episode featuring a folk tale from Assam about cats giving birth to human children.
Instructions on how to leave comments, reviews, or suggestions on the podcast's website or social media platforms.
Acknowledgment of listener support and feedback, and a reminder to subscribe for new episode notifications.
Credit given to purple planet.com for the music used in the podcast.
Transcripts
[Music]
hello and welcome to stories from India
a podcast where we talk about myths
Legends and folk tales from
India I am your host narad monei and I'm
a mythological character
myself I have the gift of eternal life
and knowledge of the past the present
and the
future by profession I'm a traveling
musician and a
Storyteller so the way I'm doing my job
is by
podcast I've had some good listener
feedback
recently and
accordingly I've changed the format of
the show a little bit to suit your
preferences the characters of the week
are now a separate mini Episode by
themselves and in this very first mini
episode we'll meet a God who naturally
comes
first he's woried before other
gods this God is Ganesh or
ganpati he has many other names
too including vinayak and
gajanan Ganesh was created by his mom
Parvati a goddess
herself she made him out of clay breathe
life into him and immediately put him on
guard
Duty there was an unfortunate
misunderstanding when his dad Shiva the
Destroyer came
home mistaking each other for
strangers they got into a
fight Shiva beheaded
Ganesh when Parvati found this out she
threatened to destroy the
universe to calm her down Shiva restored
the boy to
life but the head was beyond
recovery so he made do with an
elephant's
head in most depictions you'll see
Ganesh with the Elephant Head Four Hands
and a fairly large belly that proved
proves his love for
modu you'll notice that one of his tusks
is
broken there are two theories behind
this in
one Ganesh was returning home from a
grand Feast one night his belly full of
modu his ride a
mouse suddenly spotted a
snake he panicked and tripped in the
dark
Ganesh fell and his belly burst open all
the modic spilling
out ganes stitched his belly up
quickly using the
snake all the time the moon was watching
this and found it to be very
comical Ganesh got angry when he heard
the moon
laughing so he broke off his own Tusk
and flung it at the
moon the other explanation for how
ganesh's Tusk is broken we'll save that
for later when we get to the
Mahabharat check out some pictures I've
linked on the site sfip podcast.com if
you'd like to hear the Ganesh birth and
head transplant incident in its entirety
check out the Thanksgiving special
episode 6.5 All in the
Family that's all for this mini
episode in this weekend's full episode
we'll do a folk tale from
Assam we'll see how cats could give
birth to human children and yet how it's
impossible for humans to give birth to
kitchen
utensils if you have any comments or
suggestions please leave a comment or a
review on the site sfip podcast.com or
tweet @ SFI
podcast you can also find me on
Instagram and Facebook
be sure to subscribe to the show to get
notified automatically of new
episodes and thanks to all you listeners
for your continued support and your
feedback the music is from purple
planet.com that's
purple-planet.com I'll see you this
[Music]
weekend
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