Cover Art (Indian Epics: Amar Chitra Katha)
Ganesha: The Remover of All Obstacles
Written By: Kamala Chandrakant
Art Work By: C.M. Vitankar
Exposition
Parvati wanted to be alone, but Shiva (husband) didn't let her. She molded a boy from saffron paste from her own body, and blessed him with life. She ordered him to not let anyone into the house. When Shiva tried to go in the house the boy hit him twice. Mad Shiva decided that Parvati had gone to far. He decided the boy had to be killed.
The Battle Royale
The boy fought all the Deva's Ganas (attendants), Indra, Kartikeya (Shiva's son). Furious that they attacked her son, Paravati summoned Durga and Kali. Kali stood between the boy and others. She swallowed of their weapons, and spit them back out at them. Durga, in the form of lightening, destoryed the weapons. The two Devi did not allow a single weapon to come near the boy. The three of them defeated all of them. Vishnu and and Shiva entered the fight. Durga and Kali gave the boy all of their strength so that he could fight the two Deva. The boy broke Shiva's bow with his club. Vishnu broke the boys club with his discus. The boy threw what was left at Vishnu, but Garuda (his mount) caught it. Shiva from behind the boy's back decapitated the boy with his trident.
Appeasing Parvati
She decided that her son died unfairly, and that all Devas and Ganas must die. She made thousands of Shaktis and they started to eat everyone. Brahma and Vishnu terrified asked Parvati what she wanted to make her stop. She said her son reborn and made a Deva. Vishnu and Brahma killed an elephant with one tusk, and put it's head on the boy's body. Shiva blessed him, named him Ganesha, and declared that he was his son. Parvati and Shiva lived happily with each other at their house.
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