VINAAYAKA PURAANAM 1
27g. Brahma’s yagna
Brahma wanted to perform a yagna in honor of lord Siva in the mountain Podigai. He left behind his wife Savithri Devi and went to the Yagna saala with his other wife Saraswathi Devi.
The neglected wife Savithi Devi became wild with anger and cursed that all the deva who had come to witness the yagna be turned to water. All the Deva including Vishnu and Indra became water.
The wives of the Deva came running and crying. Brahma was shocked beyond words. He contemplated on Lord Siva who appeared on his Nandi vaahanam.
Siva told Brahma, “You forgot to invoke the blessings of Vinayaka before you started the yagna. That is the cause of all these troubles. Worship Vinayaka and start the yagna once again with his blessings and it will be completed successfully.”
Brahma and all the wives of the Deva worshiped Vinayaka under the Mandaaraatree – but nothing happened. Then they heard an aakaashvaani telling them to do the archanani with the vanni patrams.
When the vanni patra archani was done, Vinayaka appeared before them. They worshiped the Heramba vinayaka and got back their original forms.
Brahma continued to worship Vinayaka for twelve years more. Then with the blessings of Vinayaka and the the help of both his wives, he completed the yagna successfully.
27g. Brahma’s yagna
Brahma wanted to perform a yagna in honor of lord Siva in the mountain Podigai. He left behind his wife Savithri Devi and went to the Yagna saala with his other wife Saraswathi Devi.
The neglected wife Savithi Devi became wild with anger and cursed that all the deva who had come to witness the yagna be turned to water. All the Deva including Vishnu and Indra became water.
The wives of the Deva came running and crying. Brahma was shocked beyond words. He contemplated on Lord Siva who appeared on his Nandi vaahanam.
Siva told Brahma, “You forgot to invoke the blessings of Vinayaka before you started the yagna. That is the cause of all these troubles. Worship Vinayaka and start the yagna once again with his blessings and it will be completed successfully.”
Brahma and all the wives of the Deva worshiped Vinayaka under the Mandaaraatree – but nothing happened. Then they heard an aakaashvaani telling them to do the archanani with the vanni patrams.
When the vanni patra archani was done, Vinayaka appeared before them. They worshiped the Heramba vinayaka and got back their original forms.
Brahma continued to worship Vinayaka for twelve years more. Then with the blessings of Vinayaka and the the help of both his wives, he completed the yagna successfully.