Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 35
गणेशाभिषेक-वरदान-विधानम् | Gaṇeśa’s Consecration, Boons, and Prescribed Worship
चतुर्थ्यां त्वं समुत्पन्नो भाद्रे मासि गणेश्वर । असिते च तथा पक्षे चंद्रस्योदयने शुभे
caturthyāṃ tvaṃ samutpanno bhādre māsi gaṇeśvara | asite ca tathā pakṣe caṃdrasyodayane śubhe
噢，伽内舍瓦罗，你诞生于月相第四日（卡图尔提），在婆陀罗月；亦在黑半月之中，于月亮吉祥升起之时。
Suta Goswami (narrating the Purāṇic account to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya)
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Umāpati
Shakti Form: Pārvatī
Role: creative
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It sanctifies Gaṇeśa’s manifestation by fixing it within sacred lunar time (Caturthī, Moonrise), teaching that divine grace operates through ritually meaningful cosmic rhythms and supports bhakti-based observance.
In Shaiva practice, Gaṇeśa is honored as Shiva’s gaṇa-lord and a guardian of auspicious beginnings; his worship supports Saguna Shiva devotion by removing obstacles before linga-pūjā and other Shaiva rites.
Observing Caturthī with evening worship at Moonrise—beginning with Gaṇeśa japa and offerings—serves as a preparatory vrata for focused Shiva-bhakti (often paired with mantra recitation such as the Pañcākṣarī).