Ganesh Jee and Raavan

9-Ganesh Jee and Raavan

As Ganesh Jee stopped Talaasur's atrocities, he dealt with Raavan too. Raavan was the king of Lankaa. He was very strong and was doing many atrocities to Rishi, Saadhu, women and even kings. Raavan was a great devotee of Shiv Jee.

Once he did an intense tap for Shiv Jee. Shiv Jee appeared before him and asked him to ask for a Var. Raavan asked him to give him his "Aatmling". Aatmling is the reflection of Shiv Jee in the form of Ling. The presence of this Ling with him was as good as Shiv himself. It was Raavan's thought that if he had that Ling, the power of Shiv, he would not be defeated by anybody. Shiv Jee was bound to his words so he had to give his "Aatmling" to Raavan but he warned him that if he would keep it on ground even for a moment he would lose it and he would never get it back. After saying this Shiv Jee disappeared.

Seeing that "Aatmling" in Raavan's hand, Devtaa trembled with fear. Now they were in great danger. They did not know to who to go for help. Then they remembered their leader Ganesh Jee. They went to him and explained their troubles to him. Ganesh assured them that they should have no fear. He would not allow Raavan to have his father's "Aatmling" for ever. He sent them back and he himself followed Raavan to carry out his mission.

Raavan was carrying Shiv's "Aatmling" in his hands to his capital Lankaa. He came to west coast. By that time the evening fell so Raavan thought to do his Sandhyaa. Now what should he do? How should he do that? Because in that process he would have to keep "Aatmling" on ground, and if he kept it there, he would lose it forever.

Ganesh Jee was following him. He understood the problem of Raavan so he appeared before him in the form of a little boy. Raavan got very happy to see that boy. He called him and said - "O boy, Please hold this Ling in your hands till I do my Sandhyaa, after I finish it I will take it back." Ganesh Jee said - "It seems quite heavy, why don't you keep it on the ground and do your Sandhyaa."

Raavan said - "No, It should not be put on the ground, so you hold it in your hands till I come back." Ganesh Jee said - "If it seems too heavy to me, then?" Raavan said - "You look clever boy, please hold it in your hands, I will come back soon." Raavan gave him the "Aatmling" with a warning that he should never put it on the ground and went away.

After a while, when Raavan had started his Sandhyaa, the boy started crying out that the Ling was very heavy for him. Raavan could not have come back without completing his Sandhyaa as he had already started it, so he also shouted from there - "Please hold it in your hands for some time more. Do not put it on ground." And Ganesh kept saying that it was too heavy for him. At one point Ganesh Jee said - "O Raavan, I can no longer hold it in my hands, I put it down." And he put that Ling on the ground and ran away.

Raavan tried to finish his Sandhyaa quickly and came back to take it but it was too late by the time he came to that boy. The boy has already put it on the ground and run away from there. The Ling had got firmly stuck in the ground and he could not take it out from the ground. Thus Ganesh Jee helped Devtaa.