Lord Ganesha is also known as Vighnaharta – conqueror of obstacles. With his blessings, this lord of beginnings and remover of obstacles, ensures that any new project or endeavour runs smoothly, bringing us wealth, prosperity and success. The rat is also symbolic of our ignorance (ajnana), which traps us in the world of maya (delusion). Our ignorance makes us arrogant and conceited (ego) and is the greatest obstacle in our journey to self-realisation.

Let us invoke the blessings of the Lord ‘Vighnaharta’ to help us transcend the world of maya by conquering our sheath of ignorance, our ego.