Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 8
त्रिपुरदाहवर्णनम् | Tripura-dāha-varṇanam
Description of the Burning of Tripura
तस्मिन् संपूजिते हर्षात्परितुष्टे पुरस्सरे । विनायके ततो व्योम्नि ददर्श भगवान्हरः
tasmin saṃpūjite harṣātparituṣṭe purassare | vināyake tato vyomni dadarśa bhagavānharaḥ
മുൻനിരനായ വിനായകൻ വിധിപൂർവ്വം പൂജിക്കപ്പെട്ട് ആനന്ദത്തോടെ തൃപ്തനായപ്പോൾ, ഭഗവാൻ ഹരൻ (ശിവൻ) ആകാശത്തേക്ക് നോക്കി (വരാനിരിക്കുന്നതു) കണ്ടു।
Sūta Gosvāmi (narrating the events to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
Role: liberating
Offering: pushpa
FAQs
It affirms the Shaiva principle that auspicious spiritual action begins after obstacles are pacified: when Vināyaka is sincerely honoured and pleased, Śiva’s grace-flow unfolds and the next divine event becomes visible.
In Saguna worship, order and propriety (vidhi) support inner receptivity: pleasing Vināyaka prepares the devotee and the ritual space so that Śiva—often approached through Liṅga-upāsanā—may reveal the next movement of his līlā and bestow unobstructed grace.
Begin worship with Vināyaka-prārthanā (invocation to Gaṇeśa) and then proceed to Śiva-upāsanā—such as japa of the Pañcākṣarī (oṁ namaḥ śivāya)—with the intention of removing impediments and cultivating steady devotion.