Shloka 19
गौतमविघ्नप्रकरणम्
Episode of Obstacles to Gautama; Gaṇeśa’s Appearing Through Misguided Worship
गणेश उवाच । असाधुस्साधुतां चैव साधुश्चासाधुतां तथा । कदाचिदपि नाप्नोति ब्रह्मोक्तमिति निश्चितम्
gaṇeśa uvāca | asādhussādhutāṃ caiva sādhuścāsādhutāṃ tathā | kadācidapi nāpnoti brahmoktamiti niścitam
گنیش نے کہا—بدکردار آدمی کبھی حقیقی سادھوتا کو نہیں پاتا، اور سادھو کبھی بدکرداری میں نہیں گرتا۔ یہ یقینی بات ہے—یہ برہما کا فرمایا ہوا ہے۔
Ganesha
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti
FAQs
It stresses the stability of inner disposition (saṃskāra): sustained adharma does not yield true sādhutā, and established virtue does not easily collapse—encouraging steadfast dharmic living aligned with Shiva’s order (ṛta).
Linga-worship in the Shiva Purana is not merely external; it presumes inner purity and right conduct. The verse implies that devotion (bhakti) becomes fruitful when the devotee’s nature is grounded in dharma, not hypocrisy.
Adopt daily Shiva-oriented discipline: japa of the Panchākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) with a vow of truthful, non-harmful conduct—so outer worship (archana, bhasma/Tripuṇḍra) matches inner sādhutā.