Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 14
सविघ्नानि भिवष्यंति पूजयास्य विना शुभे । एवं श्रुत्वा उमा प्राह एवमस्त्विति शंकरम्
savighnāni bhivaṣyaṃti pūjayāsya vinā śubhe | evaṃ śrutvā umā prāha evamastviti śaṃkaram
ഹേ ശുഭേ! അവനെ പൂജിക്കാതെ എല്ലാം വിഘ്നങ്ങളാൽ ബാധിതമാകും. ഇത് കേട്ട ഉമാ ശങ്കരനോട്—‘ഏവമസ്തു’, അഥവാ ‘അങ്ങനെ തന്നെയാകട്ടെ’ എന്നു പറഞ്ഞു.
Narrator (Sūta) reporting Śiva’s statement and Umā’s reply
Scene: Umā and Śaṅkara in intimate divine council: Śaṅkara declares the rule of worship; Umā listens and responds ‘evam astu’. A subtle presence of Vighnapati is suggested (symbolic modaka/ankusha or a small figure near Śiva’s gaṇas).
FAQs
Gaṇeśa worship is presented as foundational; without it, endeavors and rites tend toward obstruction, while assent to this order sustains cosmic and social harmony.
No particular tīrtha is specified; the teaching is pan-Indic and applicable to all sacred acts and journeys.
Perform pūjā of Vighneśa (Gaṇeśa) prior to other rituals and undertakings to avert obstacles.