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- Parvati,Shiva's wife ordered an attendant to stand guard at the door of her palace while she took a bath.
- Shiva walked in and disregarded the attendant's pleas.
- Parvati was very annoyed that the attendant did not listen to her but Shiva was amused by her annoyance
- Parvati spoke to her friends and the suggested that she get her own attendant so they may be loyal to her unconditionally.
- Parvati gathered a saffron paste and sculpted a boy out of it. She was pleased and blessed it and it came to life as her son, who promised her loyalty.
- Parvati put the boy to watch the door and let no one in without her permission.
- Shiva did not know the boy and demanded to enter the home. The boy did not let him in and Shiva was furious after he smacked him in the shoulder with a staff.
- Shiva called upon his own attendants to get the boy out of there. Parvati heard the ruckus and sent a friend to find out what was happening.
- Parvati remembered that while the boy was now her son, Shiva was still her husband. But, still questioned why he was trying to force his way into the home and ordered her son to NOT stand down.
- The attendants then began to wonder what to do, since Parvati was the wife of their lord they must also obey her orders. They reported to Shiva to ask what they should do. Shiva decided to have his men attack the boy, since he did not want to look like he was subservient to his wife.
- With an iron club, the boy fought bravely and effectively. Many of Shiva's men fell and the rest ran away for their own sake. They boy took his place at his mother's door once again.
- The gods Brahma, Vishnu, and Indra heard the commotion and went to help Lord Shiva. Brahma volunteered to go disguised as a brahman with sages in tow. As soon as the boy saw Brahma approach he went for the attack even though Brahma swore he came to make peace.
- The sages told Shiva that the situation is too out of hand and the boy must be destroyed. Shiva sent for his son Kartikeya and Indra to lead men in war against the boy. The boy fought again bravely.
- Parvati was furious that they were attacking her son in such a manner. In her anger she created two shaktis, Kali and Durga, whom she ordered to help her son.
- Indra and his men were exasperated
- They went back to Shiva and only had good things to say of the boy and his skills.
- This angered Shiva and along with Vishnu they plotted to distract and kill the boy
- Kali and Durga gave him all their strength so Vishnu's weapons would not affect him. Shiva saw this battle and charged with his trident. but was blocked.
- Shiva got his bow and was conquered yet again by the little iron club.
- Vishnu came back and managed to fling his discus to cut the iron club in half. But the boy flung what was left at Vishnu. His flying bird caught it though.
- Shiva came from behind as this was happening and beheaded the boy.
- Shiva then remembered that he was Parvati's son and therefore his own son.
- Parvati declared that her son's death was unjust and that they all would die
- In her rage she made hundreds of thousands of Shaktis and ordered them to attack the gods and Shiva's men.
- Fearing for their lives, they decided to appease Parvati
- She demanded her son be brought back to life and given a dignified status among the gods.
- Vishnu and Indra told Shiva her conditions and he agreed, ordering them to bring back the head of the first animal they see and fit it on the boys body. He then would come back to life.
- Parvati was only partially pleased with her new son until Shiva came forth and claimed him as his own as well. And with that, Shiva placed his hand on the elephant head and renamed him Ganesha. Ganesha would be worthy of worship forever, he proclaimed.
- He will also be called "Vighneshwara", the queller of all obstacles.
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