Does Ganapati and Agni represent same aspect of Divinity, same energy?
Agni is the presiding deity of Bhu-loka. Ganesha is presiding deity of
Muladhara Chakra. Agni is considered a
Brahmana deity. Ganapati is often traced back to vedic Brahmanaspati.
Vedas begin with prayer to Agni. Any puja or ritual begins with prayer
to Ganapati. Agni is Jaataveda, knower of all our actions and helps one
in attaining material desires and spiritual upliftment. Worship of Agni
is inevitable for overcoming limitations of physical universe. Ganesha
is the giver,as well as,remover of obstacles. He grants material
prosperity and spiritual upliftment and without worshiping in Muladhara,
overcoming its limitations is not possible. Also, Agni is deity of
speech. Similarly, speech in a person is supposed to originate in
Muladhara. Perhaps, if not same, their essence are intimately connected
to each other.
Written by Nithin Sridhar, Editor at Indiafacts
