Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 56
गणेशाभिषेक-वरदान-विधानम् | Gaṇeśa’s Consecration, Boons, and Prescribed Worship
यो नित्यं श्रद्धया सार्द्धं पूजां चैव स्व शक्तितः । कुर्य्यात्तव गणेशान सर्वकामफलाप्तये
yo nityaṃ śraddhayā sārddhaṃ pūjāṃ caiva sva śaktitaḥ | kuryyāttava gaṇeśāna sarvakāmaphalāptaye
હે ગણેશ, શિવગણોના અધિપતિ! જે વ્યક્તિ રોજ શ્રદ્ધાપૂર્વક પોતાની શક્તિ મુજબ તમારી પૂજા કરે છે, તે સર્વ ધર્મસંગત ઇચ્છાઓના ફળને પ્રાપ્ત કરે છે.
Lord Shiva (inferred, as Kumārakhaṇḍa commonly narrates Shiva’s instructions regarding his sons and their worship)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Umāpati
Shakti Form: Pārvatī
Role: nurturing
Offering: pushpa
FAQs
It teaches that steady daily devotion (nitya-pūjā) done with śraddhā, even within limited means, becomes spiritually effective and yields appropriate fruits—showing bhakti is measured by sincerity, not extravagance.
In Śaiva practice, Gaṇeśa is honored as the Lord of Śiva’s gaṇas and a gateway to auspicious worship; daily worship of Gaṇeśa supports orderly, obstacle-free devotion to Saguna Śiva (including Liṅga-pūjā) and its intended results.
A simple daily Gaṇeśa-pūjā with faith—offering water, flowers, lamp, and a short prayer—performed sva-śakti (within one’s means); it implies consistency and devotion more than any specific item like rudrākṣa or bhasma.