Elements of Hindu Iconography v1.c9.20

v1.c9.20

Thus, we see that Gaṇēśa, who is the same as Vighnēśvara, is considered to have been born solely to Śiva, solely to Pārvatī and to both Śiva and Pārvatī, and is also held to be Kṛṣṇa in another form. He is identified with the Parabrahman and with Brahmaṇaspati or Bṛhaspati elsewhere. So confusing indeed are the accounts about the nature and origin of Vighnēśvara.