This story is in the backdrop of Tretayug. Once upon a time
Brahmadev chanted his monosyllabic mantra while he performed Shree
Ganesh’s penances. He did so as he brewed the desire to create the
world. After being pleased, Shree Ganesh blessed him with the boon.
While Lord Brahma was performing the rituals, two ladies, by the names
Riddhi and Siddhi made an appearance at the site. Lord Brahma treated
them as daughters and got them married to Shree Ganesh.
There were three sects of people that Lord Brahma created. They were Brahmins, Kshatriyas and the Shudras. He created them from his arms and thighs. Moon was created from his heart and the sun was made from his eyes. Heaven was born out of his head, air and life was created from his ear and the earth itself from his legs. Post these; he concentrated on the creation of seas, shrubs, trees, rivers etc. when all these activities kept Lord Brahma busy, Lord Indra was enjoying his yogindra, his sleep. In the whole process, two demons also found way to being. Madhu and Kaitabha were born out of the dirt of Brahma’s ears. They started bothering Brahmadev. As a result, Prithvi, Shesha, and Brahma were in a fit. In order to stop the pandemonium, Lord Brahma allured the Nidradevi out of Vishnu so that he could wake up. Vishnu was awake and fought the asuras. But there was no defeat, even after a span of 5000 years.
Lord Vishnu abandoned the fight. And transformed himself into Gandharva and got engaged into celestial singing while playing the veena. This was heard by Lord Shankara from his abode at Kailasa. He ordered his two soldiers Nikumbh and Pushpadanta to herald Vishnu to Kailasa. Vishnu bowed in front of Shankara and contributed with his Veena Gayan. Mahadev was satisfied by the rendition and gave out a boon. Hari Vishnu reported the havoc created by the demons and sought his help to kill them. Shankara pointed out that as Vishnu did not take the name of Gajanan before the fight, the result was not favourable to him. Shankara shared the six letter long Ganesh Mantra and instructed Vishnu to meditate at the Sidhhi Kshetra.
For the following 100 years, Vishnu chanted the mantra. Pleased, Vinayaka made his appearance and bestowed upon Vishnu the power to destroy the demons.vishnu constructed a huge temple that had four gates. Inside the temple, he placed the idol of Ganesha. The idol was made up of stones from the Gandaki River. That idol has the name of Siddihvinayak. And the temple got the name of Siddhtak, as it marks the place where Vishnu got his salvation.
Vishnu returned to the battlefield and confronted the demons saying “I am satisfied by your bravery. You can ask for any boon.” This infuriated and insulted the demons who in reply said “we are pleased by your valor. It is you who can ask for the boon.” Vishnu took advantage of the situated and asked for the boon “you will accept death at my hands.”
This was a shock for the demons. As there was water all around, they made a request asking Vishnu to kill him in a place where there is no water. At this instant, Vishnu emerged as Vishwaroop, [laced the demons on his lap and killed them with the help of his sudarshan chakra.
Few years after the construction, came the destruction of the temple. A shepherd saw Shree Vinayak in his dreams, getting information about his presence on the hill. Shepherd made the discovery of the idol. He started conducting poojas all by himself. Shree Ganesh made another appearance and instructed him to get the ceremonies conducted by a Brahmin purohit. In accordance with the instruction, the shepherd did the arrangements. The temple was rebuilt during the peshwa regime.
There were three sects of people that Lord Brahma created. They were Brahmins, Kshatriyas and the Shudras. He created them from his arms and thighs. Moon was created from his heart and the sun was made from his eyes. Heaven was born out of his head, air and life was created from his ear and the earth itself from his legs. Post these; he concentrated on the creation of seas, shrubs, trees, rivers etc. when all these activities kept Lord Brahma busy, Lord Indra was enjoying his yogindra, his sleep. In the whole process, two demons also found way to being. Madhu and Kaitabha were born out of the dirt of Brahma’s ears. They started bothering Brahmadev. As a result, Prithvi, Shesha, and Brahma were in a fit. In order to stop the pandemonium, Lord Brahma allured the Nidradevi out of Vishnu so that he could wake up. Vishnu was awake and fought the asuras. But there was no defeat, even after a span of 5000 years.
Lord Vishnu abandoned the fight. And transformed himself into Gandharva and got engaged into celestial singing while playing the veena. This was heard by Lord Shankara from his abode at Kailasa. He ordered his two soldiers Nikumbh and Pushpadanta to herald Vishnu to Kailasa. Vishnu bowed in front of Shankara and contributed with his Veena Gayan. Mahadev was satisfied by the rendition and gave out a boon. Hari Vishnu reported the havoc created by the demons and sought his help to kill them. Shankara pointed out that as Vishnu did not take the name of Gajanan before the fight, the result was not favourable to him. Shankara shared the six letter long Ganesh Mantra and instructed Vishnu to meditate at the Sidhhi Kshetra.
For the following 100 years, Vishnu chanted the mantra. Pleased, Vinayaka made his appearance and bestowed upon Vishnu the power to destroy the demons.vishnu constructed a huge temple that had four gates. Inside the temple, he placed the idol of Ganesha. The idol was made up of stones from the Gandaki River. That idol has the name of Siddihvinayak. And the temple got the name of Siddhtak, as it marks the place where Vishnu got his salvation.
Vishnu returned to the battlefield and confronted the demons saying “I am satisfied by your bravery. You can ask for any boon.” This infuriated and insulted the demons who in reply said “we are pleased by your valor. It is you who can ask for the boon.” Vishnu took advantage of the situated and asked for the boon “you will accept death at my hands.”
This was a shock for the demons. As there was water all around, they made a request asking Vishnu to kill him in a place where there is no water. At this instant, Vishnu emerged as Vishwaroop, [laced the demons on his lap and killed them with the help of his sudarshan chakra.
Few years after the construction, came the destruction of the temple. A shepherd saw Shree Vinayak in his dreams, getting information about his presence on the hill. Shepherd made the discovery of the idol. He started conducting poojas all by himself. Shree Ganesh made another appearance and instructed him to get the ceremonies conducted by a Brahmin purohit. In accordance with the instruction, the shepherd did the arrangements. The temple was rebuilt during the peshwa regime.
Address : SK Bole Marg, Prabhadevi, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400028,India
Phone : 022 2437 362
Website : www.siddhivinayak.org
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