Ganesha's Covenant In Hindu Mythology

Ganesha is one of the most important gods in Hindu mythology, he is also worshipped in Jainism and Buddhism. He is the lord of good fortune. Ganesha is recognized by his elephant head and the human body which represent the soul and physical respect. He is generally shown with four arms each carrying an item with important significance. Things such as a lotus flower signify purity of the body, speech, and mind. An axe used to cut off all bonds of attachment, a bowl of sweets indicates that the world is at your feet and for your asking also him holding his broken tusk is an implication to retaining good and throwing away bad. He is the God of wisdom and learning, while also being the remover of obstacles.If Ganesha's trunk is right, it signifies understanding that all pleasures on earth are momentary. If it is to his left, it signifies blessings such as success, pleasure and wealth. He is also known to be very greedy, cunning and highbrowed.
There are two different creation stories, but the main story included a battle between father and son. Parvati created Ganesha using the Earth and moulded him into the shape of a boy. She was taking a bath and asked the boy to guard her, unexpectedly, Shiva arrived and was outraged by Ganesha claiming to be his son. Shiva called the bhuta ganas who are his demons to fight the boy. Vishnu changed to the form of Maya which is the appearance of phenomena. Ganesha was distracted by her beauty than one of the demons chopped off his head. Parvati ordered that a new head needed to be found, an elephant head was the only one available. After all of the commotion, Shiva gave Ganesha the reward of being the new leader of the bhuta ganas. Shiva Purana disagrees with his birth stories, Shiva’s chapters indicate that he created Ganesha himself, but also that Parvati could have possibly rubbed Ganesha out of her