Shloka 79

उमास्वयंवरः / भवोद्वाहः, गणसमागमः, अविमुक्तक्षेत्रमाहात्म्यम्, तथा विनायक-उत्पत्तिसूचना

Devanagari script

दर्शयामास चोद्यानं परित्यज्य गणेश्वरान् तत्रैव भगवान् जातो गजवक्त्रो विनायकः

Transliteration

darśayāmāsa codyānaṃ parityajya gaṇeśvarān tatraiva bhagavān jāto gajavaktro vināyakaḥ

Translation

Having revealed that sacred garden and setting aside the hosts of Gaṇa-lords, the Blessed One manifested there itself as Vināyaka, the elephant-faced Lord.

Word by Word

• दर्शयामास: revealed, showed

• च: and

• उद्यानम् (codyānaṃ as sandhi/reading): garden, sacred grove

• परित्यज्य: having left, setting aside

• गणेश्वरान्: the lords of the gaṇas, chiefs of Shiva’s attendants

• तत्रैव: there itself

• भगवान्: the Blessed Lord

• जातः: was born/manifested

• गजवक्त्रः: elephant-faced

• विनायकः: Vināyaka (Gaṇeśa), remover of obstacles

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Purana to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Vinayaka (Ganesha)
• Ganas (Shiva’s attendants)

FAQs

What is the importance of this verse in the context of Linga worship?

It frames Vināyaka as a Shaiva manifestation associated with Shiva’s gaṇas, supporting the ritual principle that obstacles to Liṅga-pūjā are removed by invoking Vināyaka first.

How does this verse describe the nature of Shiva (Shiva-tattva)?

By calling the deity “Bhagavān” who ‘manifests’ in a specific form, it reflects Pati (the Lord) freely assuming forms for protecting devotees and guiding pashus (souls) beyond pasha (bondage).

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The implied practice is pūrvāṅga—beginning worship with Vināyaka to clear impediments—so that Pāśupata-oriented discipline and Shiva-pūjā proceed without obstruction.