Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 61
गणेशाभिषेक-वरदान-विधानम् | Gaṇeśa’s Consecration, Boons, and Prescribed Worship
ब्रह्मोवाच । शिवेनैव तदा प्रोक्तं गणेशाय महात्मने । तदानीं दैवतैश्चैव सर्वैश्च ऋषिसत्तमैः
brahmovāca | śivenaiva tadā proktaṃ gaṇeśāya mahātmane | tadānīṃ daivataiścaiva sarvaiśca ṛṣisattamaiḥ
พระพรหมตรัสว่า—ในกาลนั้น พระศิวะเองได้ตรัสถ้อยคำนี้แก่พระคเณศผู้มีจิตยิ่งใหญ่ และในขณะนั้นเหล่าเทพทั้งปวงพร้อมด้วยฤๅษีผู้ประเสริฐทั้งหลายก็ได้สดับและเห็นพ้องด้วย.
Brahma
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Īśāna
Significance: Highlights the authority of Śiva’s upadeśa (instruction) delivered to Gaṇeśa in the presence of gods and sages—modeling how śāstra is authenticated by divine source and communal assent.
Role: teaching
FAQs
It establishes Śiva as the supreme authority and Guru: His instruction is not merely personal counsel to Gaṇeśa, but a teaching validated by the collective witness of gods and realized sages, aligning with the Shaiva Siddhānta view of Śiva (Pati) as the revealer of dharma and grace.
By highlighting Śiva’s direct speech and universal acceptance, the verse supports Saguna Śiva worship—devotees approach Śiva in a knowable, gracious form as teacher and lord; such narrative authority undergirds scriptural injunctions connected with Liṅga-pūjā and Śiva-bhakti.
The practical takeaway is śravaṇa (reverent listening) and guru-vākya-niṣṭhā (steadfastness in the Lord’s instruction): on days like Mahāśivarātri, hear/recite Śiva-kathā and support it with japa of “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” as obedience to Śiva’s teaching.