Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 86
कर्मारंभे तु विघ्नेशं ये नार्चंति गणाधिपम् । कार्यसिद्धिर्न तेषां वै भवेत्तु भवतां यथा
karmāraṃbhe tu vighneśaṃ ye nārcaṃti gaṇādhipam | kāryasiddhirna teṣāṃ vai bhavettu bhavatāṃ yathā
Diejenigen, die zu Beginn eines Vorhabens Vighneśa, den Herrn der Gaṇas, nicht verehren—bei ihnen entsteht wahrlich keine Vollendung des Werkes, wie sie bei den Verehrenden entsteht.
Narrator (contextual—within Māheśvarakhaṇḍa, often Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa relaying the account)
Tirtha: Vighneśa (threshold deity for Kedāra rites)
Type: temple
Scene: A clear injunction delivered to an assembly: those who omit Gaṇeśa at the start fail; those who worship succeed—shown as two contrasting groups, one hindered, one progressing smoothly.
FAQs
Begin all undertakings with Gaṇeśa worship; humility and right ritual order support success.
The broader context is Kedārakhaṇḍa (Kedāra sacred region), though this verse specifically teaches Gaṇeśa-upāsanā rather than naming a single tirtha.
Worship (arcana) of Vighneśa/Gaṇādhipa at the very start of any work.