Jaishreeganesha – Jai Shree Ganesha

Once there was an Asura (demon) named Analasura. He was so terrible that the earth would tremble by his voice and his eyes used to emit fire. So everybody was very scared of him.
Even the Gods were terrified. So all the gods prayed to Ganesha so he would rescue them from the clutches of Analasura. Ganesha became into a child and assured all the Gods that they would be saved from Analasura....

Tulsi (an herb from the basil family) was a beautiful maiden who, when she saw the resplendent Ganesha, fell in love with him and wished to marry him.
Ganesha though was a confirmed bachelor (at least according to some legends) and refused to oblige her. The enraged Tulsi cursed him that one day, he would indeed break his vow of celibacy....

One-day child Ganesha, diverted himself in tormenting a cat, pulling her tail and rolling her up and down.
After a few minutes, he left the cat and went away. He never thought as to what he had done to the cat. He arrived at mount Kailash to meet his mother Parvati....

Ganesha had a brother whose name was Kartikeya. Ganesha was very clever and sweet-natured,whereas Kartikeya was very short-tempered Both of them used to play on the mountains and sometimes they used to quarrel.
So once they had a very big quarrel and each of them thought that the other one was guilty. The matter could not be settled. Finally, they soon approached their parents to get justice....