Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 78
गणेशाभिषेक-वरदान-विधानम् | Gaṇeśa’s Consecration, Boons, and Prescribed Worship
शोकाविष्टश्शोकहीनस्स भवेन्नात्र संशयः । इदं गाणेशमाख्यानं यस्य गेहे च तिष्ठति
śokāviṣṭaśśokahīnassa bhavennātra saṃśayaḥ | idaṃ gāṇeśamākhyānaṃ yasya gehe ca tiṣṭhati
Quem está tomado pela tristeza torna-se livre da tristeza—sem dúvida—quando esta narrativa sagrada de Gaṇeśa é guardada e venerada em sua casa.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Significance: Textual-sevā: keeping (tiṣṭhati) the Gaṇeśa narrative at home functions like a portable tīrtha—an auspicious presence that alleviates grief and stabilizes the household’s maṅgala.
Role: nurturing
Offering: dipa
FAQs
The verse teaches that śravaṇa (hearing), smaraṇa (remembering), and respectful preservation of sacred Shaiva narratives—here, the Gaṇeśa account—purify the mind and dissolve grief, aligning the devotee with auspicious grace within the Shaiva path.
In Shaiva tradition, Gaṇeśa is revered within the Saguna framework as an auspicious, grace-bestowing deity connected to Shiva’s household; honoring his māhātmya supports obstacle-removal and steadiness in worship, thereby strengthening one’s approach to Shiva and Linga-centered devotion.
A practical takeaway is to keep the Gaṇeśa māhātmya (or the relevant Purāṇic passage) in a clean, respectful place at home and regularly read or listen to it with devotion; this is a bhakti-based remedial practice for mental sorrow (śoka-śānti).