One day Goddess Parvati on the mountain kailash was preparing for a bath. And she did not want to be disturbed by any one, she asked Nandi, who is her husband Shiva's Bull, to guard the door and not to let any one in. Nandi aggred parvati order and took his post. But,later when Shiva came to home and naturally he wished to come inside, Nandi had no option but to let him pass in, as he being loyal first to lord Shiva. Parvati was angry as nandi didn't oney her orders, she taught of making another person to gaurd her door. So, she took the turmeric paste (for bathing) from her body and gave life into it, she created Ganesha, declared him to be her own son.
The next time when Parvati wished to take bathe, she asked Ganesha to guard at the door and asked not to allow anyone inside. later after some time Shiva came to home, then the boy didn't allow shiva in to his own house,later Shiva got angry and ordered his army to remove the boy from his house entrance, but everyone of them failed!
As he was the son of parvati he had all the powers to defend himself.later lord shiva was surprised on seeing this. Then he taught he was no ordinary boy, and decided to fight him, and in the fight with shiva Ganesh lost his head when lord shiva used his trishul, killing him on the place where he was. later Parvati came to know the news of his son ganesh's death, she was angry that she taught of destroying the entire universe! then Lord Brahma, being the Creator,taught of solving the solution, and wished her not to become angry as he would give a solution to bring back his son to life.She agreed and gave a condition that he should be brought back to life and also all the gods should forever worship lord ganesha.
Later lord shiva realised his mistake of unknowingly killing his own son, agreed to Parvati's conditions. He asked lord Brahma to bring a head of the first creature that he crosses which is laying with its head facing North. Brahma soon came with the head of a strong and powerful baby elephant, Then later Shiva placed the elephant's head onto Ganesha's body. And gave life to it, he declared Ganesha as his own son, and he will be worshipped by all the gods.
As he was the son of parvati he had all the powers to defend himself.later lord shiva was surprised on seeing this. Then he taught he was no ordinary boy, and decided to fight him, and in the fight with shiva Ganesh lost his head when lord shiva used his trishul, killing him on the place where he was. later Parvati came to know the news of his son ganesh's death, she was angry that she taught of destroying the entire universe! then Lord Brahma, being the Creator,taught of solving the solution, and wished her not to become angry as he would give a solution to bring back his son to life.She agreed and gave a condition that he should be brought back to life and also all the gods should forever worship lord ganesha.
Later lord shiva realised his mistake of unknowingly killing his own son, agreed to Parvati's conditions. He asked lord Brahma to bring a head of the first creature that he crosses which is laying with its head facing North. Brahma soon came with the head of a strong and powerful baby elephant, Then later Shiva placed the elephant's head onto Ganesha's body. And gave life to it, he declared Ganesha as his own son, and he will be worshipped by all the gods.