Puranic Stories · Shiva Purana
The same fall that gave Shree Ganesh his serpent belt was witnessed, in the Shiva Purana's fuller telling, by Chandra, the Moon God, whose reaction to the sight would bring a lasting consequence upon himself.
A Reaction Rooted in Vanity
Chandra, known and admired for his own considerable beauty, watched Shree Ganesh's tumble and could not resist laughing openly at the sight, a reaction rooted less in simple amusement than in a certain vain confidence in his own superior grace and composure.
A Response Shree Ganesh Would Not Overlook
Rather than let this mockery pass unanswered, Shree Ganesh responded directly, cursing Chandra in a manner that would address the very vanity behind his laughter, a consequence that would go on to shape the Moon's appearance for all time thereafter.
What This Moment Reveals
Chandra's laughter, and the swift response it drew, reflects a consistent thread throughout Shree Ganesh's stories: that arrogance, wherever it appears, tends to meet a correction precisely suited to the pride behind it.