In majority of Hindu traditions, Hindu God Ganesh is
considered to be a bachelor. There are some traditions that believe He is
married to Siddhi and Ridhi. An interesting story explains why many Hindu
traditions consider Ganesha as a bachelor.
To
please Ganesha, Brahma created two beautiful women named Riddhi (wealth
and prosperity) and Siddhi (intellectual and spiritual powers). Brahma
gave them in marriage to Ganesha.
Once Ganesha reached Kailash and noticed a big scratch on
the face of Goddess Parvati.
Ganesh wanted to know how Mother Goddess got hurt.
Goddess Parvati then said that Ganesha was responsible for
the painful scratch.
Ganapati never did it so he was baffled.
Then Mother Goddess asked Ganesha whether he had hurt anyone
on the day.
Ganesha could not remember any incident.
Then Mother Goddess asked what had happened in the morning
when He was drinking milk.
Ganesha then told that a cat was disturbing Him while He was
drinking the milk and so He took a stick and hit it on the face.
Mother Goddess then told Ganesha that she got that beating.
She explained to Him that She is present in all living and nonliving and
whenever any being is hurt, it She who gets hurt.
From that day Ganesha started seeing Goddess Parvati in all
women and in all beings and therefore remained a bachelor.
Siddhi and Riddhi – the wives of Hindu God Ganesha – The Story of How Ganesh Got Married?
In some Hindu cultures, Hindu God Ganesh is
considered to be a bachelor. But there are some cultures in which he is a
family man. Siddhi and Riddhi are the wives of Hindu God Ganesha. There
is an interesting story which narrates how Ganesh Got Married.
As
Ganesha had an elephant-head no girl was ready to marry him. While all
other gods had a consort he did not have one and this angered Ganesha.
He started creating problems in the marriages of Devas (demigods). He
asked rats to dig up holes on the path through which wedding procession
of any Deva would go to the bride’s house.
The
Devas faced innumerable problems in their weddings. Fed up with the
activities of Ganesha, the Devas complained to Brahma, who agreed to
solve the problem.
To
please Ganesha, Brahma created two beautiful women named Riddhi (wealth
and prosperity) and Siddhi (intellectual and spiritual powers). Brahma
gave them in marriage to Ganesha.
From that day onwards whoever pleases Ganesha also gets the blessings of Siddhi and Riddhi.
Ganesha had two sons in Riddhi and Siddhi – Shubha (Auspiciousness) and Labha (Profit).
Ganesha's daughter is Santoshi Mata (Goddess of Satisfaction).
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