Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 5
उद्वर्तनमलेनाथ नरं चक्रे गजाननम् । देवानां संस्तवैः पुण्यैः कृपयाभिपरिप्लुता
udvartanamalenātha naraṃ cakre gajānanam | devānāṃ saṃstavaiḥ puṇyaiḥ kṛpayābhipariplutā
उटण्याच्या मळानेच देवीने गजानन नावाचा पुरुष निर्माण केला. देवांच्या पुण्य स्तुतिंनी प्रेरित होऊन ती करुणेने परिपूर्ण झाली होती.
Nārada (narration)
Tirtha: Mandaragiri (Devī-sannidhi)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Devas / narrative-frame listener
Scene: Devī gathers the fragrant udvartana paste from her limbs, shapes it into a human form; the figure awakens as Gajānana—radiant, auspicious, with hints of elephantine destiny; devas’ hymns continue in the background, and Devī’s face shows compassion.
FAQs
Devī’s compassion responds to sincere stuti; divine power can manifest protectors (like Gajānana) to remove obstacles and uphold dharma.
No tīrtha is mentioned; the emphasis is on Devī’s creative act and its cosmic purpose.
No direct prescription; it narrates udvartana (anointing) and the sacred consequence arising from it.