Lord Shiva represents the divine Self. Lord Ganesha, being His son, is symbolic of a person who has attained that state of Divinity.

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Desiring to take a bath, Maa Parvati created a boy from dirt to guard Her home when She was bathing. As it happened, Lord Shiva returned while Maa Parvati was away. Surprised to see a stranger outside the home, the Lord demanded that He be allowed to enter His home. Much to His dismay, the boy refused to allow Him in. Infuriated at being barred from entering His home, the Lord cut off the boy's head. On returning, Maa Parvati was inconsolable when she found out what the Lord had done. To alleviate her suffering, Lord Shiva commanded his troops to get the head of the first living being they came across. The first living being they chanced upon happened to be an elephant calf. Finally, Shiva, on receiving the head of the calf, placed it on the boy's body and restored life to him. Thus Lord Ganesha was created. And every little peculiarity of Lord Ganesha's has a deep spiritual significance.

Lord Shiva represents the divine Self. Lord Ganesha, being His son, is symbolic of a person who has attained that state of Divinity. While representing the Divinity, Lord Ganesha also represents the way to attain that exalted state. Ganesha posture with one foot on the ground and the other folded up conveys to us that while we must operate in the world there must also be a constant alignment with Atman in and through all our experiences. In the relative, whatever we do, there must be an unwavering focus on our higher spiritual goal. Without this focus, it is impossible to make spiritual progress!!! 🙏🏻🐘🙏🏻
Om Hreem Gam Hreem Maha Ganpataya Namah Swaha ~ Om Namah Shivaya!
Love, Peace & Blessings to all ~ Namaste ~ Wonderful Thursday Beautiful Folks! 🙏🏻