Ganapati, the offspring of primordial consciousness, Shiva, and elemental energy, Devi Parvati, is the god of wisdom. His big head represents big thinking with confidence, memory and experience. His body symbolises management principles of big thinking, deep listening, less talking and more vision. Devi Parvati said that whoever would circle the entire universe seven times would be the winner. Kartik immediately set off on his peacock but Ganesh circled his mother Parvati seven times and sat down quietly, since he knew his mother, as primordial energy, represented the universe.

Source: Economic Times August 26, 2017 05:03 UTC