Skandapurana 16.324
Skandapurāṇa 16.324
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16.324.1
.. īśvara uvāca .. ..
tasmāduttaradigbhāge kiṃcidvāyavyamāśritam ..
vināyakaṃ prapaśyecca sarvasiddhipradāyakam .. 1 ..
Īśvara said: / To the northern direction from there, situated somewhat towards the northwest, / one should look upon Vināyaka, the granter of all perfections.
16.324.2
yo'sau devi mayā khyātaḥ sakhā me dhanadaḥ purā ..
gaṇanāthasvarūpeṇa nidhīnāṃ paripālakaḥ ..
lokānāṃ siddhidānārthamasminsthāne sthitaḥ priye .. 2 ..
He who was formerly described by me, O goddess, as my friend Dhanada [Kubera], / as the guardian of treasures in the form of Gaṇanātha, / stands in this place to bestow perfection upon the people, O beloved.
16.324.3
caturthyāṃ bhaumavāreṇa bhakṣyabhojyaḥ samodakaiḥ ..
pūjayedvidhivaddevi tasya siddhirbhaveddhruvam .. 3 ..
On a fourth lunar day coinciding with Tuesday, with edible snacks, foods, and sweetmeats, / one should worship him according to rule, O goddess; his success is certain.
16.324.324
iti śrīskāṃde mahāpurāṇa ekāśītisāhasryāṃ saṃhitāyāṃ saptame prabhāsakhaṇḍe prathame prabhāsakṣetramāhātmye gaṇanāthamāhātmyavarṇanaṃnāma caturviṃśatyuttaratriśatatamo'dhyāyaḥ .. 324 ..
Thus ends the three hundred and twenty-fourth chapter, named 'Description of the greatness of Gaṇanātha', in the first [part], the 'Greatness of Prabhāsa-kṣetra', of the seventh Prabhāsakhaṇḍa in the glorious Skandapurāṇa, an eighty-one-thousand-verse collection.
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