[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Purāṇas](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana) › [Skandapurana](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda) › 16.324 # Skandapurana 16.324 Skandapurāṇa 16.324 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [16.324.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.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. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.324.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.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. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.324.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.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. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [16.324.324](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.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. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.16.324.1) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.324](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.324) · Pramāṇa