Gaṇapati-khaṇḍa · Chapter 46
Sourceनारायण उवाच ।। स्तुत्वा तां पर्शुरामोऽसौ हर्षसंफुल्लमानसः ।। स्तोत्रेण हरिणोक्तेन स तुष्टाव गणाधिपम् ।। १ ।। पूजां चकार भक्त्या च नैवेद्यैर्विविधैरपि ।। धूपैर्दीपैश्च गन्धैश्च पुष्पैश्च तुलसीं विना ।। २ ।। सम्पूज्य भ्रातरं भक्त्या स रामः शंकराज्ञया ।। गुरुपत्नीं गुरुं नत्वा गमनं कर्तुमुद्यतः ।। ३ ।। नारद उवाच ।। पूजां भगवतश्चक्रे रामो गणपतेर्यदा ।। नैवद्यैर्विविधैः पुष्पैस्तुलसीं च विना कथम् ।। ४ ।। तुलसी सर्वपुष्पाणां मान्या धन्या मनोहरा ।। कथं पूजां सारभूतां न गृह्णाति गणेश्वरः ।। ५ ।। नारायण उवाच ।। शृणु नारद वक्ष्येऽहमितिहासं पुरातनम् ।। ब्रह्मकल्पस्य वृत्तान्तं निगूढं च मनोहरम् ।।६।। एकदा तुलसी देवी प्रोद्भिन्ननवयौवना ।। तीर्थं भ्रमन्ती तपसा नारायणपरायणा ।। ७ ।। ददर्श गङ्गातीरे सा गणेशं यौवनान्वितम् ।। अतीव सुन्दरं शुद्धं सस्मितं पीतवाससम् ।। ८ ।। चन्दनोक्षितसर्वांगं रत्नभूषणभूषितम् ।। ध्यायन्तं कृष्णपादाब्जं जन्ममृत्युजरापहम् ।। ९ ।। जितेन्द्रियाणां प्रवरं योगीन्द्राणां गुरोर्गुरुम् ।। सुरूपहार्य्यं निष्कामं सकामा तमुवाच ह ।। 3.46.१० ।। तुलस्युवाच ।। अहो ध्यायसि किं देव शान्तरूप गजानन ।। कथं लम्बोदरो देहो गजवक्त्रं कथं तव ।। ११ ।। एकदन्तः कथं वक्त्रे वदामुत्र च कारणम् ।। त्यज ध्यानं महाभाग सायंकाल उपस्थितः ।। १२ ।। इत्युक्त्वा तुलसी देवी प्रजहास पुनः पुनः ।। परं चेतसि दग्धा सा कामबाणैः सुदारुणैः ।। १३ ।। गणेशस्य प्रधानांगे दत्त्वा किञ्चिज्जलं मुने ।। जघान तर्जन्यग्रेण निष्पन्दं कृष्णमानसम् ।। १४ ।। बभूव ध्यानभग्नं च तस्य नारद चेतनम् ।। दुःखं च ध्यानभेदेन तद्विच्छेदो हि शोकदः ।। १५ ।। ध्यानं त्यक्त्वा हरिं स्मृत्वा चापश्यत्कामिनीं पुरः ।। नवयौवनसम्पन्नां सस्मितां कामपीडिताम् ।। ।। १६ ।। लम्बोदरश्च तां दृष्ट्वा परं विनयपूर्वकम् ।। उवाच सस्मितः शान्तः शान्तां कामातुरां वशी ।। १७ ।। गणेश्वर उवाच ।। का त्वं वत्से कस्य कन्या मातर्मा ब्रूहि किं शुभे ।। पापदोऽशुभदः शश्वद्ध्यानभंगस्तपस्विनाम् ।। १८ ।। कृष्णः करोतु कल्याणं हन्तु विघ्नं कृपानिधिः ।। तद्ध्यानभंगजाद्दोषान्नाशुभं स्यात्तु ते शुभे ।। १९ ।। गणेशवचनं श्रुत्वा तमुवाच स्मरातुरा ।। सस्मितं सकटाक्षं च देवं मधुरया गिरा ।। 3.46.२० ।। तुलस्युवाच ।। धर्मात्मजस्य कन्याऽहमप्रौढा च तपस्विनी ।। तपस्या मे स्वामिनोऽर्थे त्वं स्वामी भव मे प्रभो ।। २१ ।। तुलसीवचनं श्रुत्वा गणेशः श्रीहरिं स्मरन् ।। तामुवाच महाप्राज्ञः प्राज्ञीं मधुरया गिरा ।। २२ ।। गणेश उवाच ।। हे मातर्नास्ति मे वाच्छा घोरे दारपरिग्रहे ।। दारग्रहो हि दुःखाय न सुखाय कदाचन ।। २३ ।। हरिभक्तेर्व्यवायश्च तपस्यानाशकारकः ।। मोक्षद्वारकपाटश्च भवबन्धनपाशकः ।। २४ ।। गर्भवासकरः शश्वत्तत्त्वज्ञाननिकृन्तकः ।। संशयानां समारम्भो यस्त्याज्यो वृषलैरपि ।। २५ ।। गेहोऽयं कारणानां च सर्वमायाकरण्डकम् ।। साहसानां समूहश्च दोषाणां च विशेषतः ।। २६ ।। निवर्तस्व महाभागे पश्यान्यं कामुकं पतिम् ।। कामुकेनैव कामुक्याः संगमो गुणवान्भवेत ।। २७ ।। इत्येवं वचनं श्रुत्वा कोपात्सा तं शशाप ह ।। दारास्ते भविताऽसाध्वी गणेश्वर न संशयः ।। २८ ।। इत्याकर्ण्य सुरश्रेष्ठस्तां शशाप शिवात्मजः ।। देवि त्वमसुरग्रस्ता भविष्यसि न संशयः ।। २९ ।। तत्पश्चान्महतां शापाद्वृक्षस्त्वं भवितेति च ।। महातपस्वीत्युक्त्वा तां विरराम च नारद ।। 3.46.३० ।। शापं श्रुत्वा तु तुलसी सा रुरोद पुनः पुनः ।। तुष्टाव च सुरश्रेष्ठं स प्रसन्न उवाच ताम् ।। ३१ ।। गणेश्वर उवाच ।। पुष्पाणां सारभूता त्वं भविष्यसि मनोरमे ।। कलांशेन महाभागे स्वयं नारायणप्रिया ।। ३२ ।। प्रिया त्वं सर्वदेवानां श्रीकृष्णस्य विशेषतः ।। पूजा विमुक्तिदा नॄणां मया भोग्या न नित्यशः ।। ३३'।। इत्युक्त्वा तां सुरश्रेष्ठो जगाम तपसे पुनः ।। हरेराराधनव्यग्रो बदरीसन्निधिं ययौ ।। ३४ ।। जगाम तुलसी देवी हृदयेन विदूयता ।। निराहारा तपश्चक्रे पुष्करे लक्षवर्षकम् ।। ३५ ।। पश्चान्मुनीन्द्रशापेन गणेशस्य च नारद ।। सा प्रिया शंखचूडस्य बभूव सुचिरं मुने ।। ३६ ।। ततः शङ्करशूलेन स ममारासुरेश्वरः ।। सा कलांशेन वृक्षत्वं ययौ नारायणप्रिया ।। ३७ ।। कथितश्चेतिहासस्ते श्रुतो धर्ममुखात्पुरा ।। मोक्षप्रदश्च सारश्च पुराणेन प्रकीर्तितः ।। ३८ ।। ततः परशुरामोऽसौ जगाम तपसे वनम् ।। प्रणम्य शङ्करं दुर्गां संपूज्य च गणेश्वरम् ।। ३९ ।। पूजितो वन्दितः सर्वैः सुरेन्द्रमुनिपुङ्गवैः ।। पार्वतीशिवसान्निध्ये सुखं तस्थौ गणेश्वरः ।। 3.46.४० ।। इदं गणपतेः खण्डं यः शृणोति समाहितः ।। स राजसूययज्ञस्य फलमाप्नोति निश्चितम् ।। ४१ ।। अपुत्रो लभते पुत्रं श्रीगणेशप्रसादतः ।। धीरं वीरं च धनिनं गुणिनं चिरजीविनम् ।। ४२ ।। यशस्विनं पुत्रिणं च विद्वांसं सुकवीश्वरम् ।। जितेन्द्रियाणां प्रवरं दातारं सर्वसम्पदाम् ।। ४३ ।। सुशीलं च सदाचारं प्रशंस्यं वैष्णवं लभेत् ।। अहिंसकं दयालुं च तत्त्वज्ञानविशारदम् ।। ४४ ।। भक्त्या गणेशं संपूज्य वस्त्रालङ्कारचन्दनैः ।। श्रुत्वा गणपतेः खण्डं महावन्ध्या प्रसूयते ।। ४९ ।। मृतवत्सा काकवन्ध्या ब्रह्मन्पुत्रं लभेद्ध्रुवम् ।। अदूष्यदूषणपरा शुद्धा चैव लभेत्सुतम् ।। ४६ ।। संपूर्णं ब्रह्मवैवर्तं श्रुत्वा यल्लभते फलम् ।। तत्फलं लभते मर्त्यः श्रुत्वेदं खण्डमुत्तमम्।।४७।। वाञ्छां कृत्वा तु मनसि शृणोति परमास्थितः।। तस्मै ददाति सर्वेष्टं सुरश्रेष्ठो गणेश्वरः ।।४८।। श्रुत्वा गणपतेः खण्डं विघ्ननाशाय यत्नतः ।। स्वर्णयज्ञोपवीतं च श्वेतच्छत्रं च माल्यकम् ।। ४९ ।। प्रदीयते वाचकाय स्वस्तिकं तिललड्डुकान् ।। परिपक्वफलान्येव देशकालोद्भवानि च ।।3.46.५०।। इति श्रीब्रह्मवैवर्त्ते महापुराणे तृतीये गणपतिखण्डे नारदनारायणसंवादे परशुरामागमनैतत्खण्डश्रवणफलवर्णनं नाम षट्चत्वारिंशत्तमोऽध्यायः ।। ४६ ।। इति श्रीब्रह्मवैवर्त्ते महापुराणे तृतीयं गणपतिखण्डं समाप्तम् ।।
nārāyaṇa uvāca || stutvā tāṃ parśurāmo'sau harṣasaṃphullamānasaḥ || stotreṇa hariṇoktena sa tuṣṭāva gaṇādhipam || 1 || pūjāṃ cakāra bhaktyā ca naivedyairvividhairapi || dhūpairdīpaiśca gandhaiśca puṣpaiśca tulasīṃ vinā || 2 || sampūjya bhrātaraṃ bhaktyā sa rāmaḥ śaṃkarājñayā || gurupatnīṃ guruṃ natvā gamanaṃ kartumudyataḥ || 3 || nārada uvāca || pūjāṃ bhagavataścakre rāmo gaṇapateryadā || naivadyairvividhaiḥ puṣpaistulasīṃ ca vinā katham || 4 || tulasī sarvapuṣpāṇāṃ mānyā dhanyā manoharā || kathaṃ pūjāṃ sārabhūtāṃ na gṛhṇāti gaṇeśvaraḥ || 5 || nārāyaṇa uvāca || śṛṇu nārada vakṣye'hamitihāsaṃ purātanam || brahmakalpasya vṛttāntaṃ nigūḍhaṃ ca manoharam ||6|| ekadā tulasī devī prodbhinnanavayauvanā || tīrthaṃ bhramantī tapasā nārāyaṇaparāyaṇā || 7 || dadarśa gaṅgātīre sā gaṇeśaṃ yauvanānvitam || atīva sundaraṃ śuddhaṃ sasmitaṃ pītavāsasam || 8 || candanokṣitasarvāṃgaṃ ratnabhūṣaṇabhūṣitam || dhyāyantaṃ kṛṣṇapādābjaṃ janmamṛtyujarāpaham || 9 || jitendriyāṇāṃ pravaraṃ yogīndrāṇāṃ gurorgurum || surūpahāryyaṃ niṣkāmaṃ sakāmā tamuvāca ha || 3.46.10 || tulasyuvāca || aho dhyāyasi kiṃ deva śāntarūpa gajānana || kathaṃ lambodaro deho gajavaktraṃ kathaṃ tava || 11 || ekadantaḥ kathaṃ vaktre vadāmutra ca kāraṇam || tyaja dhyānaṃ mahābhāga sāyaṃkāla upasthitaḥ || 12 || ityuktvā tulasī devī prajahāsa punaḥ punaḥ || paraṃ cetasi dagdhā sā kāmabāṇaiḥ sudāruṇaiḥ || 13 || gaṇeśasya pradhānāṃge dattvā kiñcijjalaṃ mune || jaghāna tarjanyagreṇa niṣpandaṃ kṛṣṇamānasam || 14 || babhūva dhyānabhagnaṃ ca tasya nārada cetanam || duḥkhaṃ ca dhyānabhedena tadvicchedo hi śokadaḥ || 15 || dhyānaṃ tyaktvā hariṃ smṛtvā cāpaśyatkāminīṃ puraḥ || navayauvanasampannāṃ sasmitāṃ kāmapīḍitām || || 16 || lambodaraśca tāṃ dṛṣṭvā paraṃ vinayapūrvakam || uvāca sasmitaḥ śāntaḥ śāntāṃ kāmāturāṃ vaśī || 17 || gaṇeśvara uvāca || kā tvaṃ vatse kasya kanyā mātarmā brūhi kiṃ śubhe || pāpado'śubhadaḥ śaśvaddhyānabhaṃgastapasvinām || 18 || kṛṣṇaḥ karotu kalyāṇaṃ hantu vighnaṃ kṛpānidhiḥ || taddhyānabhaṃgajāddoṣānnāśubhaṃ syāttu te śubhe || 19 || gaṇeśavacanaṃ śrutvā tamuvāca smarāturā || sasmitaṃ sakaṭākṣaṃ ca devaṃ madhurayā girā || 3.46.20 || tulasyuvāca || dharmātmajasya kanyā'hamaprauḍhā ca tapasvinī || tapasyā me svāmino'rthe tvaṃ svāmī bhava me prabho || 21 || tulasīvacanaṃ śrutvā gaṇeśaḥ śrīhariṃ smaran || tāmuvāca mahāprājñaḥ prājñīṃ madhurayā girā || 22 || gaṇeśa uvāca || he mātarnāsti me vācchā ghore dāraparigrahe || dāragraho hi duḥkhāya na sukhāya kadācana || 23 || haribhaktervyavāyaśca tapasyānāśakārakaḥ || mokṣadvārakapāṭaśca bhavabandhanapāśakaḥ || 24 || garbhavāsakaraḥ śaśvattattvajñānanikṛntakaḥ || saṃśayānāṃ samārambho yastyājyo vṛṣalairapi || 25 || geho'yaṃ kāraṇānāṃ ca sarvamāyākaraṇḍakam || sāhasānāṃ samūhaśca doṣāṇāṃ ca viśeṣataḥ || 26 || nivartasva mahābhāge paśyānyaṃ kāmukaṃ patim || kāmukenaiva kāmukyāḥ saṃgamo guṇavānbhaveta || 27 || ityevaṃ vacanaṃ śrutvā kopātsā taṃ śaśāpa ha || dārāste bhavitā'sādhvī gaṇeśvara na saṃśayaḥ || 28 || ityākarṇya suraśreṣṭhastāṃ śaśāpa śivātmajaḥ || devi tvamasuragrastā bhaviṣyasi na saṃśayaḥ || 29 || tatpaścānmahatāṃ śāpādvṛkṣastvaṃ bhaviteti ca || mahātapasvītyuktvā tāṃ virarāma ca nārada || 3.46.30 || śāpaṃ śrutvā tu tulasī sā ruroda punaḥ punaḥ || tuṣṭāva ca suraśreṣṭhaṃ sa prasanna uvāca tām || 31 || gaṇeśvara uvāca || puṣpāṇāṃ sārabhūtā tvaṃ bhaviṣyasi manorame || kalāṃśena mahābhāge svayaṃ nārāyaṇapriyā || 32 || priyā tvaṃ sarvadevānāṃ śrīkṛṣṇasya viśeṣataḥ || pūjā vimuktidā nṝṇāṃ mayā bhogyā na nityaśaḥ || 33'|| ityuktvā tāṃ suraśreṣṭho jagāma tapase punaḥ || harerārādhanavyagro badarīsannidhiṃ yayau || 34 || jagāma tulasī devī hṛdayena vidūyatā || nirāhārā tapaścakre puṣkare lakṣavarṣakam || 35 || paścānmunīndraśāpena gaṇeśasya ca nārada || sā priyā śaṃkhacūḍasya babhūva suciraṃ mune || 36 || tataḥ śaṅkaraśūlena sa mamārāsureśvaraḥ || sā kalāṃśena vṛkṣatvaṃ yayau nārāyaṇapriyā || 37 || kathitaścetihāsaste śruto dharmamukhātpurā || mokṣapradaśca sāraśca purāṇena prakīrtitaḥ || 38 || tataḥ paraśurāmo'sau jagāma tapase vanam || praṇamya śaṅkaraṃ durgāṃ saṃpūjya ca gaṇeśvaram || 39 || pūjito vanditaḥ sarvaiḥ surendramunipuṅgavaiḥ || pārvatīśivasānnidhye sukhaṃ tasthau gaṇeśvaraḥ || 3.46.40 || idaṃ gaṇapateḥ khaṇḍaṃ yaḥ śṛṇoti samāhitaḥ || sa rājasūyayajñasya phalamāpnoti niścitam || 41 || aputro labhate putraṃ śrīgaṇeśaprasādataḥ || dhīraṃ vīraṃ ca dhaninaṃ guṇinaṃ cirajīvinam || 42 || yaśasvinaṃ putriṇaṃ ca vidvāṃsaṃ sukavīśvaram || jitendriyāṇāṃ pravaraṃ dātāraṃ sarvasampadām || 43 || suśīlaṃ ca sadācāraṃ praśaṃsyaṃ vaiṣṇavaṃ labhet || ahiṃsakaṃ dayāluṃ ca tattvajñānaviśāradam || 44 || bhaktyā gaṇeśaṃ saṃpūjya vastrālaṅkāracandanaiḥ || śrutvā gaṇapateḥ khaṇḍaṃ mahāvandhyā prasūyate || 49 || mṛtavatsā kākavandhyā brahmanputraṃ labheddhruvam || adūṣyadūṣaṇaparā śuddhā caiva labhetsutam || 46 || saṃpūrṇaṃ brahmavaivartaṃ śrutvā yallabhate phalam || tatphalaṃ labhate martyaḥ śrutvedaṃ khaṇḍamuttamam||47|| vāñchāṃ kṛtvā tu manasi śṛṇoti paramāsthitaḥ|| tasmai dadāti sarveṣṭaṃ suraśreṣṭho gaṇeśvaraḥ ||48|| śrutvā gaṇapateḥ khaṇḍaṃ vighnanāśāya yatnataḥ || svarṇayajñopavītaṃ ca śvetacchatraṃ ca mālyakam || 49 || pradīyate vācakāya svastikaṃ tilalaḍḍukān || paripakvaphalānyeva deśakālodbhavāni ca ||3.46.50|| iti śrībrahmavaivartte mahāpurāṇe tṛtīye gaṇapatikhaṇḍe nāradanārāyaṇasaṃvāde paraśurāmāgamanaitatkhaṇḍaśravaṇaphalavarṇanaṃ nāma ṣaṭcatvāriṃśattamo'dhyāyaḥ || 46 || iti śrībrahmavaivartte mahāpurāṇe tṛtīyaṃ gaṇapatikhaṇḍaṃ samāptam ||
English translation
Conversation between Ga^iesa and Tulasi Narada said - Parasurama adored Parvatl delightfully and thereafter he also adored Ganesa by reciting this stotra provided to him by the He also offered various types of eatables with devotion including essence, lamp, fragrance and With the permission of ^iva, Parasurama adored Parvatl and Ganesa besides Siva, his teacher and went back to his abode.
Narada said - ParasurSma offered pujd to Ganesa with all the eatables, flowers, etc., but how could his adoration be accepted without the TulasI leaves because of all the flowers, TulasI is considered to be the best; then why TulasI leaves are not acceptable by Ganes'a?
Narayana said - O Narada, I am going to tell you an ancient story which is contained as an ancient secret. You listen to it.
Once Tulas! in her youthful age, performing tapas and reciting the name of Narayana was visiting holy places. Thereafter the youthftil spotted her on the bank of the Ganga. He was quite beautiful, having a spotless mind, wearing a serene smile on his face and was clad in a yellow lower garment.
All his limbs were plastered with sandal-paste and he was wearing gem-studded ornaments on his body and devoted his mind to the lotus-like feet of lord Kfsna, who happens to be the remover of birth, death and old age.
He happens to be the best of those who had controlled the organs of senses, a great yogi, teacher of the teachers but the passionate TulasI looked at him and said.
TulasI said - O elephant-faced god, whom are you adoring with a peaceful mind? How could you achieve the big belly and the face of an O virtuous one, why are you having only one tusk on your face, you tell me the reason for it? It is getting evening time and you stop performing Thus speaking the goddess TulasI was laughing again and again but she was burning in passion from inside.
hol'VRg ygnil gwr g^i Then she dropped some water on Ganesa and pushed him with the tip of her forefinger. Ganesa was engrossed in the devotion of lord Krsna.
O NSrada, this disturbed his meditation and he felt painful because being disturbed in one's meditation is quite painful.
Having been disturbed in meditation on Hari, he opened his eyes and found a beautiful damsel standing before him who was quite youthful and was smiling besides being infatuated with Lord Ganesa who had controlled his senses smilingly and with a peaceful mind spoke looking at her, who was filled with passion.
Ganesvara said - O damsel, who are you?
Who is your father? O mother, O auspicious one, you tell me. It is sinful to disturb a person performing the tapas which results in evil. O virtuous one, let lord Krsna bestow welfare on you and also remove all obstructions. Let you be free of the sin of disturbing my meditation.
Oh hearing the words of Ganesa, the passionate Tulasi laughed and casting side- glances she spoke in a sweet voice.
Tulasi said - "O lord, I am the daughter of Dharmaputra. I am youthful and am an ascetic, I am performing tapas for achieving a husband; therefore you be my husband.” On hearing the words of Tulasi, the intelligent Ganesa while reciting the name of the lord spoke to the intelligent damsel.
Ganesa said - O mother, it is terrible for me to accept a spouse. I am, therefore not interested in the same. After marriage no one gets pleasure but one is sure to get pain.
By doing so one's devotion towards the lord is interrupted and the tapas is disturbed. The door to salvation is closed and a person gets entangled in the worldly fetters.
One has to face pregnancy and ultimate loss of the knowledge of tattvas resulting in an increase of doubts. Therefore even the Sudras should not indulge themselves in the same. This is a store¬ house of pride and a box of illusion. It is a bundle of courage and a heap of sins.
Therefore, O virtuous one, you return and search for another passionate husband. Because only a passionate one can be the husband of a passionate lady and their union is always On hearing these words she pronounced a curse on him saying, "O Ganesvara, you will get a wicked woman, there is no doubt about it." On hearing this Ganesa also pronounced a curse on her saying, "goddess, you will be over-powered by a demon. There is no doubt about it.
Thereafter with the curse of elders you will have to be turned into the form of a tree.” Thus speaking the immensely intelligent Ganesa kept quiet. On hearing the curse Tulasi weeping again and again, started offering prayer to lord Ganesa.
Lord Ganesa was pleased with her and said.
O Narada, O sage, because of the curse of Ganesa, the best of the sages, TuIasT remained the wife of Samkhacuda for a long time.
Thereafter, Saihkhacuda was killed with the trident of Siva. Tulasi became devoted to Narayana and after due course of time she was turned into a tree.
I have heard this from the mouth of Dharma, the story which I have narrated to you and is well known in the PurSnas, which provides salvation.
Ganesvara said - O pleasant one, you will be the best of flowers known as Tulasi. O virtuous one, because of the rays of lord Visnu, you will become the beloved of Narayana.
You will be loved by all and particularly you would be beloved of lord Krsna; you will always remain auspicious and shall bestow salvation on the people but I shall never accept your leaves.
Lord Ganesa thus speaking and because of his devotion towards the lord, went to Badrikasrama.
Tulasi on the other hand feeling painful at heart went to the Puskara-ksetra. She performed tapas therefore a lakh of years without consuming Thereafter, Parasurama adoring Ganesa, Siva and Durga offered his adoration to them and Ganesa also having been adored by the gods and the sages started living with Parvati and Siva Thus, he who listens to the Ganapati Khanda attentively, surely achieves the merit of performing the Rdjasuya-yajna. With the grace of GanesX the one having on son, gets a son.
who is always valorous, patient, rich, virtuous, having a long life and glorious, intelligent, a poet and the best of those who control their sense organs. He gets immense riches, gives immense riches in charity, is quite noble, praise-worthy, is a Vaispava, merciful and possesses the knowledge of tattvas.
Adoring Ganesa offering with devotion, the garment and ornaments one should listen to the Ganapati Khanda and whosoever does so, even the totally barren one gets a son. O Brahma^a, the lady who gives birth to dead children or is totally barren gets a son. The lady who blames other ladies with unblemished character is relieved of his sin and gets a son.
The merit one earns by listening to the entire achieved by a person by listening to the The one who listens to the same keeping some desires in his mind, is bestowed with the fulfilment of the desires by lord Ganesa. On listening to the Ganapati Khanka one should give away in charity the yajnopavUa of gold, a white umbrella, a rosary, sea-same, sweet balls and the fruits of the season. The one who recites the same for the removal of obstruction (his obstructions will be removed).
Chapter-aligned complete witnesses. Sanskrit Wikisource revision 122359 (2017-09-16T10:08:37Z); Shanti Lal Nagar English scan pages n820–n825: https://archive.org/details/brahma-vaivarta-purana-all-four-kandas-english-translation/page/n820/mode/1up. The historic English OCR transcription is lightly normalized; no verse-by-verse alignment is asserted.