Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 39
तथान्यैर्मर्त्यदो नाम गणैशस्तत्र यः स्थितः । येन स्वर्गाच्च्युता यांति न कदा नरकादिकम् । तिर्यक्त्वं वा कृमित्वं वा स्थावरत्वमथापि वा
tathānyairmartyado nāma gaṇaiśastatra yaḥ sthitaḥ | yena svargāccyutā yāṃti na kadā narakādikam | tiryaktvaṃ vā kṛmitvaṃ vā sthāvaratvamathāpi vā
De même, par d’autres, Gaṇeśa fut établi en ce lieu sous le nom de « Martyada ». Par lui, ceux qui chutent du ciel ne vont jamais en enfer ni en des états semblables : ni naissance animale, ni condition de ver, ni même état d’être immobile.
Unspecified narrator (deduced: a Purāṇic narrator within Tīrthamāhātmya)
Tirtha: Martyada-Gaṇeśa (within Camatkārapura-kṣetra, implied)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Gaṇeśa as Martyada stands as a guardian; behind him symbolic scenes of avoided destinies—hell, animal birth, wormhood, and immobile existence—fade away, emphasizing protection from durgati.
FAQs
Sacred worship is portrayed as a powerful safeguard against spiritual decline and painful rebirths.
The ‘there’ indicates a holy kṣetra within Nāgarakhaṇḍa’s Tīrthamāhātmya where Martyada Gaṇeśa abides; the place-name is not given in this excerpt.
Worship of Gaṇeśa in the Martyada form is implied to protect devotees from naraka and lower yonis.