Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 12
गणेशाभिषेक-वरदान-विधानम् | Gaṇeśa’s Consecration, Boons, and Prescribed Worship
तस्य वै सकला सिद्धिर्भविष्यति न संशयः । विघ्नान्यनेकरूपाणि क्षयं यास्यंत्यसंशयम्
tasya vai sakalā siddhirbhaviṣyati na saṃśayaḥ | vighnānyanekarūpāṇi kṣayaṃ yāsyaṃtyasaṃśayam
Pour lui, l’accomplissement total, avec les siddhi, naîtra assurément—sans aucun doute. Les obstacles de maintes formes seront certainement anéantis, sans la moindre incertitude.
Suta Goswami (narrating the puranic teaching within the Kumārakhaṇḍa context)
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
Significance: States the phala-śruti: siddhi and vighna-nāśa. In Śaiva Siddhānta terms, obstacles (vighna) are expressions of pāśa (māyā/karma) that are attenuated when Śiva’s anugraha is invoked through proper worship.
Role: liberating
FAQs
It affirms a Shaiva principle: when one takes refuge in Shiva with steady devotion, grace (anugraha) ripens into siddhi, and the binding obstacles (vighnas) that arise from karma and inner impurities are dissolved.
In Linga/Saguna Shiva worship, the devotee approaches Shiva through a concrete, sanctifying form; this verse promises that such committed upasana culminates in successful attainment and the removal of impediments that hinder worship and spiritual progress.
Perform regular Shiva-upasana—especially japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) with purity, and disciplined vrata on auspicious days like Mahashivratri—so obstacles are pacified and spiritual focus becomes firm.