05-11-2007, 03:01 PM
<!--QuoteBegin-Abhijit+May 10 2007, 11:50 AM-->QUOTE(Abhijit @ May 10 2007, 11:50 AM)<!--QuoteEBegin-->and also why the severed head could not be put back). The ganas found an elephant head and Lord Shiva bestowed life on the boy with an elephant head - Lord Ganesh.
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While there are many versions of the tale explaining the elephant head of vinAyaka in this version the original head had been eaten by the bhUtas of rudra.
In another version which vague resembles the pravargya myth shani was called by umA to see her new son and his sight caused the head of her son to separate and fly into the sky. Then viShNu is supposed to have fixed an elephant head. Even in the shiva purANa version viShNu was the one who brings the elephant head for rudra to perform the grafting.
In any case such issues are best discussed in the itihAsa purANa thread as mentioned before. Please stick to the main narrative focus here.
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While there are many versions of the tale explaining the elephant head of vinAyaka in this version the original head had been eaten by the bhUtas of rudra.
In another version which vague resembles the pravargya myth shani was called by umA to see her new son and his sight caused the head of her son to separate and fly into the sky. Then viShNu is supposed to have fixed an elephant head. Even in the shiva purANa version viShNu was the one who brings the elephant head for rudra to perform the grafting.
In any case such issues are best discussed in the itihAsa purANa thread as mentioned before. Please stick to the main narrative focus here.

