We all know that Ganpati Bappa likes Modak. But do you know why he loves Modak?
Lord Ganesha has been known to be extremely fond of ‘modak’ which is why no Ganpati celebration can be complete without modak. He is also lovingly addressed as ‘Modakpriya’.
Let’s also heighten the joy of preparation by discussing one of the key elements of Ganesh puja - the ‘modak’.
Once when Shiva visited Atri Rishi’s ashram with Bal Ganesh, he had requested sage’s wife, Anasuya for food. The latter started by serving the little Ganesh first with myriad foods; and decided to treat Shiva post Ganesh’s meal.
But, seeing that nothing was able to fulfil Ganesh’s insatiable hunger, Anasuya gave him a modak; and surprisingly Ganesh’s stomach was full after eating it. He burped once while Shiva burped 21 times after eating it.
According to the story in Puranas, Menavati, Parvati’s mother used to feed her grandson Ganesh, modaks. Parvati too in order to cater to Ganesh’s appetite resorted to preparing modak as that had the ability to instantly satiate Ganesh’s hunger.
Thus, the tradition of preparing modak continues to be followed as Ganesh’s prasad. A bhog of 21 modaks is offered to Bappa during puja.
Besides, apart from Modak, there are some other sweet foods as well that were believed to be Bappa's favourite foods, such as Motichoor Ladoos, Puffed rice ladoos and kheer.
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