Prajapati narrated-
1.2. “And after that, in the 13th year, Mayuresh bowed before Maheshwar and took the moon off of his head while he was sleeping. His body, which was covered in ashes, looked strikingly attractive. His five arms signified five directions. He (also known as Chandrashekhar),the auspicious and invincible one, donned a garland of faces/ heads of Sadyojat, Vamdev, Tatpurush, Aghor, Ishan- which are considered to be his five faces.”
Then, Mayuresh went on to mingle with his friends who were playing and enjoying themselves. Prajapati continued- (In the first half of the subsequent verses no. 4 to 12, there is a story of Mangalasura that we have skipped because it is not directly connected to the content/stories in our book. However, for the convenience of our readers, we have mentioned it towards the end of the story along with its translation.)
Later, when Lord Shankar noticed the crescent moon over his forehead missing- His eyes turned red in fury as if he was going to burn the heavens down. He angrily asked his Ganas (Troops of inferior deities considered as Shiva's attendants and under the special superintendence of Ganesha): “Is this how you protect me?”
“Some wicked person took away my precious thing and you did nothing to stop it?” Prajapati went on… “All the ganas hung their heads in shame as they shook with terror, seeing his rage.”
15, 16: Some of them mustered the courage and explained: “Umanath, we last saw the moon in your son, Mayuresh’s hand while he was out playing but we have no clue when he snatched it off of your head.”
Listening to this, he got even more furious and questioned them- “How are you so negligent when it comes to such important things?” Either bring me my prized possession or the person who stole it or I’ll surely turn you all to ashes.” The harrowed men went to catch hold of Mayuresh and shouted at him: “You sly little thief, either go and surrender to Lord Shankar or give us the moon back.” Hearing these words, Ganesh was infuriated. “I am not afraid of you. I am the powerful son of Parvati who’s the mother or Trilok. My power can’t be compared or matched with anyone. He blew them off like a storm and they were all back to their master- Lord Shankar as they stood before him with a helpless face. Still outraged, Lord Shankar snapped at them and commanded- “Catch that cheeky little rascal who dared to take my moon away.” His men took up on his word and once again rushed to get the little boy (Ganesh) who was oblivious to all this and playing with his friends. As soon as Vinayak saw them come after him, he quickly hid away from them. The men scattered around to find him. 26.They couldn’t find him anywhere. He would randomly appear somewhere and then again go missing. The men pleaded, “please don’t trick us like this.

We will quietly take you to Lord Shankar if you stop fooling around and stay still. You can’t keep disappearing.” Looking at their disappointed faces, he felt sorry for them and finally appeared in front of them. 30. The men were relieved. They went ahead to get him (Girija’s son) and take him to Lord Shankar. However, when they tried to lift them, they couldn’t. His weight seemed like weight of the Earth. They went back to Shankar and said to him, “Dear Lord, we collectively tried with all our might and yet we couldn’t move an inch of Ganesh’s body which seemed stronger than the Earth.” Shankar immediately ordered Nandi to present Mayuresh before him. He immediately took on his master’s command. 33.34. Nandi declared that everyone else is inefficient and inferior but he is the strongest and the most superior protector there is.

Nandi, who was faster than the wind and stronger than the mountains went and yelled at Mayuresh- “Hey, you! Come on your own or I’ll drag you to Lord Shankar! And I won’t take no for an answer. I’m not inferior like those other men.” Lord Ganesh blew him away too and in all the commotion he fell in a little corner next to Lord Shankar. Nandi, who boasted of his might, lay unconscious and powerless for several seconds after. When he opened his eyes later, he saw Mayuresh casually sitting on Lord Shankar’s lap. Everyone was pleasantly surprised to see the moon back on Shankar’s forehead and exclaimed- “Oh! Dear Lord- your crown has returned to its original place” 41 Shankar said to his subjects- “None of you could stand up to the power of Ganesh. You all fought for my crown but came back defeated.” One of the ganas named Pramath said: “You are the God of Gods. From today, Mayuresh will be our master.”
Prajapati concluded: Lord Shankar concurred on this unanimous decision made by his subjects. With the approval and blessings of his father (Lord Shankar) and mother (Lord Parvati) ganas commemorated Ganesh to be their ultimate master (Ganapati). And that’s how his name came into being.