Question

In the picture of Lord Ganesha you will see that his right tusk is broken what is the story behind his broken tusk find out yourself

Answer 1

There is a legend behind it. One day Parshuram went to pay visit to Lord Shiva. Parshuram is considered an avatar of Vishnu. However, Ganesha did not let him meet his father. Angered at the gesture, Parshuram flung his axe at Ganesha; the axe had been gifted to Parshuram by Shiva. So, out of respect, Ganesha allowed himself to be struck by the axe. This is how Ganesha's tusk was broken.

Answer 2

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★Lord Ganesha is one of the most worshipped deities in the Hindu Mythology . In the picture of Lord Ganesha, we see that his right tusk is broken . So, according to myths and fantasies , there are two stories behind this.



→Related to Mahabharata ←
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=> As per this tale , The sage Ved Vyasa asked Lord Ganesha to pen down the epic as dictated to him . So , Ganesha agreed to write it down . But he laid the condition that it should be written without any interruptions. In order to add to it , Vyasa ji told him that he must understand what he was writing side by side.

=> Thus, Ganesha began to write it down as dictated . But suddenly in the midst of it , his feather pen broke . Now , in order to keep his words - he broke one of his tusk and started writing with it . Thus, according to this tale , it was in order to keep his words of writing the epic uninterrupted that he himself broke his Tusk . His act reflects his level of patience and sacrifice .



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=> Parshuram was one of the greatest devotees of Lord Shiva . Also called the Axe Wielder : as he always carried an axe on his shoulder . He was an incarnation of Lord Vishnu . Now , once he had defeated one of his enemies successfully . So being a devotee of Shiva , he wanted to thank him for giving him the power to defeat his enemies .

=> So , in order to thank him - he went to Mount Kailash . As he was 'bout to proceed he was stopped by Lord Ganesha who interrupted him saying that Lord Shiva as busy in meditation . This resulted in a heated argument between the two . In anger , Parshuram threw his axe at Ganesha . But as the axe was gifted to him by his father : Lord Ganesha didn't stop it .

=> Thus, his tusk got chopped off because of the incident . From there in , he was also called "Ekdant" [ which means a person with one tooth]


◼These were the two famous myths regarding Lord Ganesha !!

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