This is a clip on the story of Nambiandar Nambi,which was narrated to the SPH by Dr. R. Selvaganapathy, the famous Shaiv...

This is a clip on the story of Nambiandar Nambi,which was narrated to the SPH by Dr. R. Selvaganapathy, the famous Shaivite Tamil scholar and speaker,after which He decided to feed His own Ganesha deity and make him eat the food! The SPH JGM Nithyananda Paramashivam in His own words : ''I hear the story of Nambiyandar Nambi I got this Ganesha as a gift for My birthday. I had such a strong feeling-connection with him that I felt that Ganesha was actually there…that the deity was not just a stone; it was Ganesha Himself! During My childhood, I used to attend many Satsaṅgs (discourses). One day, the speaker was narrating an incident from the life of Nambiyandar Nambi (a Shaivite scholar) when he was a young boy. I still remember that speaker’s name - Selva Ganapathy! He was a famous religious speaker in Tamil Nadu. When Nambiyandar Nambi was a child, his father used to offer worship at a Ganesha temple every day. He was a temple priest. One day, the father was sick, so he told his little son, “You please go and offer worship at the temple today.” So Nambiyandar Nambi went to the temple with the food offering and all the worship articles. He performed all the rituals. He placed the food in front of Ganesha. He thought that Ganesha actually eats the food every day. He did not know that his father brought the food back home every day. Half an hour, one hour, two hours went by…and the food was still there! The boy started worrying and asked Ganesha, “What happened? Did I do anything wrong? You are not eating! Come and eat! I have to go back soon…my father is sick.” The Kāṭhopaniṣad beautifully says, “śraddhā viveśa (authenticity) happens when you are possessed by a certain truth. ” Sometimes, when you face a difficult time in life, you suddenly decide, “I will be very straight, honest and dharmic. I will not bend.” In those few moments, you are possessed by śraddhā - authenticity, the Truth. So, śraddhā vivesha happened to Nambiyandar Nambi. Suddenly, he felt, “Ganesha has to eat!” He started weeping. He said, “I will bang my head on these temple steps and die if you don’t eat!” And he really started banging his head on the steps! At that time, he just knew that Ganesha was going to eat; even a slight doubt did not exist in him. He started banging his head on the steps - and the story says, suddenly Ganesha appeared and ate the food and blessed him! When the boy went back to his father, his father asked, “What happened? Where is the food offering?” Nambiyandar Nambi said, “Ganesha ate it.” He took his father to the temple, and there the father saw for himself! The story says that the father prostrated before his son and said, “All these years, I was only doing it as a ritual. Today, you made it into reality; you made it the Truth.” I decide to make My Ganesha eat! When I heard this story, I was shocked. The whole story became part of My inner space, part of My bio-energy. I thought, ‘Then why is My Ganesha not eating?’ Because I never experienced the space of lack of integrity in My life, I simply trusted the speaker’s integrity. I suddenly decided: I will also make My Ganesha eat! This is tarka, simple logic: When he made Ganesha eat, why not Me? It is simple tarka. So I ran and told Ganesha, “Don’t worry, from today I will give you food. You should eat it properly.” But Ganesha was not eating. Maybe he heard Me, but he did not respond. For two or three days, I was sitting and convincing him about why he should eat. Maybe that was the time that matter was melting into Consciousness - meaning, the word was moving the world. By again and again saying, “Eat! You should eat!” to Ganesha; it became a declaration. Understand: When your declarations are very strong, even if there is a stone in front of you, it will listen! Ganapati Upanishad,Atharva Veda,downloaded by Rishi Ganaka : सर्वं जगदिदम् त्वत्तस्-तिष्ठति सर्वं जगदिदम् त्वयि लय-मेष्यति सर्वं जगदिदम् त्वयि प्रत्येति sarvaṃ jagadidam tvattas-tiṣṭhati sarvaṃ jagadidam tvayi laya-meṣyati sarvaṃ jagadidam tvayi pratyeti Word to word breakdown and meaning : sarvaM = everything jagat = universe idam = this tvattaha = from you tishhThati = sustained and nourished tvayi = into you layameshhyati = dissolves prati - towards eti = approaches All components of jagat is sustained and preserved by You.It undergoes dissolution through You.It also merges back into You ( as they are born from You ). Rig Veda 2.23.1 , downloaded by Rishi Saunako Grtsamada : गणनां त्वा गणपति(ग्म्) हवामहे कविं कवीनामुपम-श्रवस्तमम् gaṇanāṃ tvā gaṇapati(gm) havāmahe kaviṃ kavīnāmupama-śravastamam Word to word breakdown and meaning : gaNaanaaM = of gaNa-s tvaa = you gaNa-patim = Lord of the Gana-s havaamahe = to offer oblation kavim = poet ( inspirer ) kaviinaam = of the poets upama = incomparable shravaha = very famously heard of tamam = of the highest quality O Ganapati,we offer our oblations ! The inspirer of poets,Who is famously heard of,who is incomparable and supreme in nature. For complete meaning on the Upanishad : https://www.mayiliragu.com/…/ganapati-upanishad-atharva-shi… Clip from movie 'Vetri Vinayagar 1996'

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