Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 1
गणेशोत्पत्ति-प्रसङ्गः / Episode on the Origin of Gaṇeśa (Śvetakalpa Account)
सूत उवाच । तारकारेरिति श्रुत्वा वृत्तमद्भुतमुत्तमम् । नारदस्सुप्रसन्नोथ पप्रच्छ प्रीतितो विधिम्
sūta uvāca | tārakāreriti śrutvā vṛttamadbhutamuttamam | nāradassuprasannotha papraccha prītito vidhim
苏多说道：听闻那关于塔罗迦之敌的最奇妙、最殊胜的事迹后，那罗陀大为欢喜；怀着虔敬之心，他随即请问应当遵行的正当仪轨（礼拜与修持之法）。
Sūta Gosvāmin
Tattva Level: pashu
Significance: Establishes the bhakta’s response: hearing adbhuta-kathā leads to prasāda and prompts inquiry into vidhi (right observance), a key step from narrative devotion to regulated practice.
FAQs
It shows the Shaiva principle that sacred hearing (śravaṇa) ripens into devotion and right inquiry—joyful reverence leads one to ask for the correct vidhi, turning story into sādhanā.
By emphasizing “vidhi,” it points to worship done with understanding and devotion—typical of Saguna Shiva practice in the Purāṇa, where hearing Shiva’s līlā inspires disciplined rites rather than mere admiration.
The takeaway is to seek and follow the proper method of worship—commonly expressed in Shaiva practice as mantra-japa (especially the Panchākṣarī), and regulated observances performed with devotion and scriptural guidance.