Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 40
गणेश-वाक्यं तथा गणानां समर-सन्नाहः | Gaṇeśa’s Challenge and the Mustering of the Gaṇas
यस्य यस्यायुधं यच्च तत्तत्सर्वं विशेषतः । तद्गणेशोपरि बलात्समागत्य विमोचितम्
yasya yasyāyudhaṃ yacca tattatsarvaṃ viśeṣataḥ | tadgaṇeśopari balātsamāgatya vimocitam
ज्याचे ज्याचे जे जे शस्त्र होते, ते सर्व विशेषतः बलपूर्वक गणेशाकडे ओढले गेले; त्याच्याजवळ येताच ते निष्फळ होऊन गळून पडले।
Sūta Gosvāmin (narrating to the sages of Naimiṣāraṇya)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
Role: liberating
FAQs
It portrays the supremacy of Śiva’s śakti as expressed through Gaṇeśa: worldly force and aggression collapse before divine authority, teaching the devotee to rely on surrender and dharma rather than violence.
Gaṇeśa functions as a manifest (saguṇa) protector within Śiva’s cosmic order; just as the Liṅga symbolizes Śiva’s sovereign presence, this episode shows that all powers become ineffective when opposed to Śiva’s divine will embodied by his gaṇa.
A practical takeaway is śaraṇāgati with japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and Gaṇeśa remembrance before worship, cultivating inner non-aggression and obstacle-removal rather than retaliatory force.