One of the striking features of Ganesha is his big ears. The
ears of Ganapati are very prominent but do the large ears contain a hidden
meaning or symbolism. The big ears of Ganesh represent his immense capacity of
listening.
Symbolically the big ears show us the importance of careful
and active listening.
Ganapati is capable of listening to the most faint and most
complicated sounds.
He can listen to all the sounds which are uttered in any
speed and any volume. He will not miss a single syllable.
Due to this quality and capacity of Ganapati, Sage Vyasa the
author of the Mahabharata selected Ganesha to be his scribe. Whatever Sage
Vyasa dictated was written down in a simple language by Ganesha so that human beings can
understand.
For devotees, the big ears means Ganesha carefully listens to
their prayers with love and kindness.