Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 55
गणेश-षण्मुखयोः विवाहविचारः / Deliberation on the Marriages of Gaṇeśa and Ṣaṇmukha
ब्रह्मोवाच । इत्युक्त्वा तौ समाश्वास्य गणेशं बुद्धिसागरम् । विवाहकरणे चास्य मतिं चक्रतुरुत्तमाम्
brahmovāca | ityuktvā tau samāśvāsya gaṇeśaṃ buddhisāgaram | vivāhakaraṇe cāsya matiṃ cakraturuttamām
Brahmā bersabda: Setelah berkata demikian, kedua-duanya menenangkan Gaṇeśa, lautan kebijaksanaan, dan membangkitkan dalam dirinya tekad yang paling utama untuk meneruskan pengaturan perkahwinan itu.
Brahma
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Mahadeva
Shakti Form: Parvati
Role: nurturing
FAQs
It highlights that auspicious undertakings succeed when buddhi (clear discernment) is steadied through reassurance and right counsel; Gaṇeśa, as the embodiment of wisdom, becomes firmly resolved to complete a dharmic rite.
In Shaiva practice, major rites begin by invoking Saguna forms within Shiva’s divine order—especially Gaṇeśa as vighneśvara—so obstacles are pacified and the rite proceeds in harmony with Śiva’s auspicious will.
Begin any sacred act with Gaṇeśa-vandana and a steadying of intention (saṅkalpa), supported by japa such as “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” so the mind becomes resolute and the work proceeds without hindrance.