First we talk about rat, if you have observed this naughty creature, it never keeps silent, it keeps on moving from one place to another, keeps on rotating its ears and eyes as well. More over, with its sharp teeth, he can destroy anything. Imagine few rats in your home and think what they can do!

Actually, this rat is our mind, and its movements are our thoughts and its naughty actions are our unwise actions.

Ganesha sitting on a rat shows that a person on spiritual path must take it under control otherwise: mind, its thoughts and unwise actions can produce all the obstacles on the spiritual progress.