Shloka 29
Devas Praise Śiva; Gaṇeśa Manifests as Vighneśvara and Receives the Primacy of Worship
तदा प्रभृति लोके ऽस्मिन् पूजयन्ति गणेश्वरम् दैत्यानां धर्मविघ्नं च चकारासौ गणेश्वरः
tadā prabhṛti loke 'smin pūjayanti gaṇeśvaram daityānāṃ dharmavighnaṃ ca cakārāsau gaṇeśvaraḥ
From that time onward, in this world people worship Gaṇeśvara; and that very Lord of the Gaṇas became the maker of obstacles to the dharma of the Daityas, so that their unrighteous power might be checked and the path aligned to Śiva’s order (Pati’s governance) might prevail.
Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya)
FAQs
It establishes a lived Shaiva practice: worship of Gaṇeśvara becomes normative, because he functions as Śiva’s empowered agent who regulates obstacles—ensuring that rites and dharmic aims proceed under Śiva’s (Pati’s) order.
Śiva-tattva is implied as supreme governance (niyantṛtva): through Gaṇeśvara, Śiva restrains forces that oppose the right cosmic order, redirecting the world from binding tendencies (pāśa) toward dharmic alignment.
A practical puja principle is highlighted: begin undertakings with Gaṇeśa-pūjā to secure unobstructed performance of Śaiva rites; obstacles arise or dissolve according to alignment with dharma and Śiva’s intent.