Skandapurana 1.3.34.12

1.3.34.12

11 śivaproktagaṇeśapūjāvidhivarṇanam, śivāntardhānānantaraṃ sarvadevaiḥ samudramanthanam, tataścandrotpattiḥ, candrasya samudrādutpatte kāraṇavarṇane gargaproktamuhūrttavṛttāntaḥ, mathyamānātsamudrātkāmadhenvādiratnotpattiḥ, tyarkṣṇaprādurbhāvaḥ, lakṣmīkṛtaviṣṇuvaraṇa vṛttāntavarṇanam. ... 19 2

11. Description of the procedure for worshiping Gaṇeśa as taught by Śiva; the churning of the ocean by all the gods after the disappearance of Śiva; then the emergence of the Moon; the account of the auspicious moment (muhūrta) spoken by Garga in describing the cause of the Moon's birth from the ocean; the emergence of the wish-fulfilling cow (Kāmadhenu) and other jewels from the ocean as it was being churned; the manifestation of the three nakṣatras; description of the account of Lakṣmī choosing Viṣṇu. ... 19 2