Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 52
पुत्रस्तव महाभागे जीवसूक्तप्रभावतः । एष सर्वागणानां च मदीयानां सुरेश्वरि । भविष्यति सदाऽध्यक्ष स्तस्माच्च गणनायकः
putrastava mahābhāge jīvasūktaprabhāvataḥ | eṣa sarvāgaṇānāṃ ca madīyānāṃ sureśvari | bhaviṣyati sadā'dhyakṣa stasmācca gaṇanāyakaḥ
Wahai Dewi yang amat beruntung, oleh daya Jīva-sūkta, inilah putramu. Wahai Ratu para dewa, ia akan senantiasa menjadi pengawas atas semua gaṇa-ku; sebab itu ia dikenal sebagai Gaṇa-nāyaka, pemimpin para gaṇa.
Śrī Bhagavān
Listener: King (pārthiva); within scene: Devī
Scene: Śiva proclaims the newly enlivened being as Devī’s son and eternal overseer of Śiva’s gaṇas; the figure is now radiant, poised as a commander among attendants.
FAQs
Divine roles are established by sacred power and purpose—Vināyaka is appointed as the cosmic administrator of Śiva’s gaṇas.
No particular tīrtha is named; the verse glorifies Gaṇeśa’s office (Gaṇa-nāyaka) within the chapter’s sacred account.
It underscores the efficacy of Jīva-sūkta and frames Gaṇeśa worship around his divinely ordained authority.