सूत उवाच । तथान्योपि च तत्रास्ति विश्वामित्रप्रतिष्ठितः । गणनाथो द्विजश्रेष्ठाः सर्वसिद्धिप्रदो नृणाम्
sūta uvāca | tathānyopi ca tatrāsti viśvāmitrapratiṣṭhitaḥ | gaṇanātho dvijaśreṣṭhāḥ sarvasiddhiprado nṛṇām
Sūta nói: “Lại nữa, tại đó còn có một vị thần khác do Viśvāmitra thiết lập—Gaṇanātha. Hỡi các bậc tối thượng trong hàng brāhmaṇa, Ngài ban mọi thành tựu cho loài người.”
Sūta
Tirtha: Gaṇanātha (Viśvāmitra-pratiṣṭhita) shrine within Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Naimiṣāraṇya sages (implied)
Scene: Sūta points out a Gaṇeśa shrine; Viśvāmitra is shown consecrating (pratiṣṭhā) Gaṇanātha; pilgrims receive blessings symbolizing siddhis.
Sacred sites often host multiple consecrated deities; devotion to Gaṇanātha is praised as a direct path to success and spiritual attainments.
The Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra/Viśvāmitrīya region where Viśvāmitra established Gaṇanātha.
No detailed ritual in this verse; it introduces the Gaṇanātha shrine and its siddhi-bestowing power.
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