Shloka 11
गौतमविघ्नप्रकरणम्
Episode of Obstacles to Gautama; Gaṇeśa’s Appearing Through Misguided Worship
गणेश उवाच । प्रसन्नोऽस्मि वरं ब्रूत यूयं किं करवाण्यहम् । तदीयं तद्वचः श्रुत्वा ऋषयस्तेऽबुवंस्तदा
gaṇeśa uvāca | prasanno'smi varaṃ brūta yūyaṃ kiṃ karavāṇyaham | tadīyaṃ tadvacaḥ śrutvā ṛṣayaste'buvaṃstadā
گنیش نے کہا—“میں خوش ہوں۔ اپنا ور بتاؤ؛ میں تمہارے لیے کیا کروں؟” اس کے یہ کلمات سن کر اُن رشیوں نے تب جواب دیا۔
Ganesha
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Umāpati
Type: stotra
Role: teaching
Offering: dipa
FAQs
It highlights anugraha (grace): when devotion is sincere, divine beings aligned with Shiva’s order respond compassionately, inviting the devotee to state a dharmic intention rather than acting from ego or demand.
Gaṇeśa, as part of Shiva’s saguna (personal) divine family, becomes a channel for Shiva’s grace; the verse models how devotees approach sacred tirthas and Jyotirliṅga worship—through reverence, request, and surrender to divine will.
A practical takeaway is to begin worship with Gaṇeśa-vandana and then state a clear sankalpa (intention) before Linga-pūjā—ideally accompanied by japa of “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” cultivating humility and receptivity to grace.