The beautiful baby elephant walks on the road
Before Lord Ganesha following it on a chariot at the back!
A good omen indeed, it is to see such a sight by chance
Many a time, when I return home vexed, waiting for the result after a hard work!
Then, by God’s grace only a good result comes, though late but sure one day!
The faith that Lord Ganesha redeems the life of men against hardships has not reduced
Or diminished the devotion for Him by devotees;
Fittingly so, elephant, the gentle giant of animals
Is the wise God of humans in the temples of India!
Family culture of the elephants might have taught
For man, perhaps, how to live family life in the world!
Elephant, being an animal, becomes a gentle being because of its culture!
So also, man, being above animals, can become a divine being only by culture!
Neither religion nor even science seems to make man a divine,
But only by human culture, perhaps it’s possible in reality!
Marriage or festival, beautifully decorated elephant
Escorts the party round the town or city
Inviting and witnessing the joyful participation of
The people unanimously and in unity!
Elephant is the symbol of gentleness, love, unity and security;
Rook or Tower is the symbol of elephant in the Chess Game
That defends Kings, black and white, against each other in War.
The latest modern version of elephant is the Tank in Wars
That defends its nation and offends the enemy nation!
As crane machines, elephants are still employed in the forest areas
For lifting and moving uprooted trees for utilising them
In various forms for constructions and industries in the world.
The multiple functions of elephant surely help,
Guide, support and defend man as God;
Hence, Elephant God is not just a Hindu Myth,
But a living reality for man in the world!
God does everything for man expecting
Nothing in return except his love only;
But man, the more he gets, the more he wants
Without any gratitude or love towards Him!
Carried away by the comforts of the world of illusion
Forever man forgets the world of reality!
However, the magnanimous God majestically stands still
Patiently waiting for man to recover, reform and redeem!
But how long can this forgetting and waiting business
Go on between Man and God?
Time only has to say in the long Space,
Which nobody can know!