Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 18
सर्वकार्येषु ये मर्त्याः पूर्वमेनं गणाधिपम् । स्मरिष्यंति न वै तेषां कार्यहानिर्भविष्यति
sarvakāryeṣu ye martyāḥ pūrvamenaṃ gaṇādhipam | smariṣyaṃti na vai teṣāṃ kāryahānirbhaviṣyati
In all undertakings, those mortals who first remember this Lord of the Gaṇas—indeed, for them there will be no failure or loss in their work.
Śrī Bhagavān (Śiva)
Tirtha: Gaṇādhipa (Arbuda Vināyaka)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Pārvatī (and by extension all devotees)
Scene: A human scene montage: merchants, students, pilgrims, and householders pause at the start of tasks to remember Gaṇādhipa; above them, Gaṇeśa’s benign presence removes obstacles, symbolized by cleared paths and opened gates.
FAQs
Begin every action with sacred remembrance; aligning the mind with Gaṇādhipa removes obstacles and stabilizes outcomes.
The Arbuda region indirectly, through the Mahāvināyaka narrative situated there.
Smaraṇa (remembrance/invocation) of Gaṇādhipa at the start of any activity.