The Story of Ganesha and Mushika

Once upon a time, there was a god named Krauncha, who loved music. But one day, while he was wandering in the heavens, he accidentally stepped on a wise sage named Vamadeva. The sage became very angry and, without thinking, cursed Krauncha to become a mouse.

Krauncha felt terrible! He didn’t mean to step on the sage. After calming down, the sage said, “This curse will be lifted one day by a god, and you will be honored again.” Krauncha, now a giant mouse, was grateful but still very sad. He grew huge, much bigger than any normal mouse, and his sadness turned into anger, so he began to cause trouble wherever he went.

One day, Lord Ganesha was invited to a hermitage for lunch by Sage Parashara. But before Ganesha arrived, Krauncha the giant mouse had already caused a big mess in the hermitage! He knocked things over, dug up the ground, and left everything in chaos.

When Ganesha arrived, he saw the mess and decided to teach Krauncha a lesson. He threw his magical rope, called Pasha, around the giant mouse’s neck, bringing him right to his feet. Krauncha, scared and humbled, begged Ganesha for forgiveness.

Ganesha looked at the mouse and forgave him. “I will give you a new purpose,” he said kindly. “From now on, you will be my vaahana, my loyal companion.” Krauncha was honored but worried. “But Lord, you are so big, and I am just a mouse! I won’t be able to carry you,” he said.

Ganesha smiled and gently made himself lighter, so that the mouse could carry him. From that day on, Krauncha became known as Mushika, the little mouse who carries Lord Ganesha everywhere he goes.

And that is how Mushika, once a giant mouse, became the faithful companion and vehicle of Lord Ganesha. Together, they bring wisdom and joy to everyone they meet!

Once, the celestial music-god Krauncha accidentally stepped on a sage called Vamadeva. The angry sage cursed Krauncha to become a mouse. However, the muni once after calming said the curse will be redeemed by a God and he will be revered too. Thus Krauncha became a giant mouse, who began to torment everyone.

Once, Lord Ganesha was invited to Sage Parashara’s hermitage for lunch. Krauncha as a giant mouse destroyed the Ashrama before Ganesha could arrive. Seeing the sad state of the ashrama, Ganesha decided to teach the arrogant mouse a lesson. Ganesha unleashed his weapon “Pasha” around Krauncha’s neck. This brought him to Ganesha’s feet. Krauncha begged for forgiveness. Ganesha forgave him and also accepted him as His vehicle. However Krauncha could not bear the weight of Ganesha and requested Ganesha to reduce his weight so that he could move while carrying his Lord. Krauncha is from then known as Mooshak or Mooshika.