ṛṣaya ūcuḥ | prakṛtyantargataṃ sarvaṃ jagadetaccarācaram | gaṇeśasya pṛthaktvaṃ ca kathaṃ jātaṃ taducyatām || 27 || 
The sages asked: 27. If this entire universe consisting of the mobile and immobile beings is included within Prakṛti, how is it then that Gaṇeśa was able to preserve his separate entity? Let this be explained. 