Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 23
ततो नाम चकारास्य गजानन इति स्फुटम् । सुराः सर्वे च संपृक्ता हर्षिता मुनयस्तथा
tato nāma cakārāsya gajānana iti sphuṭam | surāḥ sarve ca saṃpṛktā harṣitā munayastathā
پھر انہوں نے واضح طور پر اس کا نام 'گجانن' رکھا۔ تمام دیوتا جمع ہوئے، اور رشی بھی خوش ہوئے۔
Narrator (Purāṇic narrator, contextually Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa)
Tirtha: Dharmāraṇya
Type: kshetra
Scene: Mahādeva (or the presiding divine authority) bestows the clear name ‘Gajānana’; devas and sages gather, faces bright with joy, hands in añjali, flowers raining.
FAQs
A divine name marks identity and function: Gajānana becomes the revered focus of devotion for gods and sages alike.
The narrative occurs within Dharmāraṇya’s sacred frame; the verse itself praises the divine naming rather than a particular tīrtha.
No explicit ritual; it establishes the authoritative name ‘Gajānana’ used in worship and stotra.