Skandapurana 4.57.57.7
Skandapurāṇa 4.57.57.7
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4.57.57.7
bhraṣṭarājyaṃ ca rājānaṃ rājānaṃ kurute'rcitaḥ .. 76 ..
gaṃgāyāḥ paścime kūle praṇavākhyo gaṇādhipaḥ ..
avācyāṃ rājaputrācca praṇataḥ praṇayeddivam .. 77 ..
dvitīyāvaraṇe kāśyāmaṣṭāvete vināyakāḥ ..
utsādayeyurvighnaughānkāśī sthitinivāsinām .. 78 ..
kṣetre tṛtīyāvaraṇe kṣetrarakṣākṛtaḥ sadā ..
ye vighnarājāḥ saṃtīha te vaktavyā mayādhunā .. 79 ..
udagvahāyāḥ svardhunyā ramye rodhasi vighnarāṭ ..
laṃbodarādudīcyāṃ tu vakratuṃḍoghasaṃghahṛt .. 4.2.57.80 ..
kūṭadaṃtādgaṇapaterudīcyāmekadaṃtakaḥ ..
sadopasargasaṃsargātpāyādānaṃdakānanam .. 81 ..
kāśībhayaharo nityamaiśyāṃ śālakaṭaṃkaṭāt ..
trimukho nāma vighneśaḥ kapisiṃhadvipānanaḥ ..82..
kūśmāṃḍātpūrvadigbhāge paṃcāsyo nāma vighnarād ..
paṃcāsyasyaṃdanavaraḥ pāti vārāṇasīṃ purīm .. 83 ..
heraṃbākhyaḥ sadāgneyyāṃ pūjyo muṃḍavināyakāt ..
aṃbāvatpūrayetkāmānsarveṣāṃ kāśivāsinām .. 84 ..
avācyāmarcayeddhīmānsiddhyai vikaṭadaṃtataḥ ..
vighnarājaṃ gaṇapatiṃ sarvavighnavināśanam .. 85 ..
vināyakādrājaputrātkiṃcidrakṣodiśisthitaḥ ..
varadākhyo gaṇādhyakṣaḥ pūjyo bhaktavarapradaḥ .. 86 ..
yāmyāṃ praṇavavighneśādgaṇeśo modakapriyaḥ ..
pūjyaḥ piśaṃgilā tīrthe devanadyāstaṭe śubhe .. 87 ..
caturthāvaraṇe kāśyāṃ bhaktavighnavināśakāḥ ..
draṣṭavyā hṛṣṭacetobhiḥ spaṣṭamaṣṭau vināyakāḥ .. 88 ..
vakratuṃḍādudagdiksthaḥ svaḥsiṃdho rodhasisthitaḥ ..
vināyakostyabhayadaḥ sarveṣāṃ bhayanāśanaḥ .. 89 ..
kauberyāmekadaśanātsiṃhatuṃḍo vināyakaḥ ..
upasargagajānhaṃti vārāṇasi nivāsinām .. 4.2.57.90 ..
kūṇitākṣo gaṇādhyakṣastrituṃḍādīśa diksthitaḥ ..
worshipped, he makes a king who has lost his kingdom a king [again].
On the western bank of the Gaṅgā is the lord of gaṇas named Praṇava; / to the south of Rājaputra, bowed to, he leads one to heaven.
These eight Vināyakas in the second enclosure of Kāśī / eradicate the hosts of obstacles for those who abide in Kāśī.
Those lords of obstacles who are always the protectors of the sacred field / in the third enclosure in this sacred field, they are now to be spoken of by me.
On the charming bank of the northward-flowing river of heaven is the lord of obstacles; / to the north of Lambodara is Vakratuṇḍa, who removes masses of sins.
To the north of the lord of gaṇas Kūṭadanta is Ekadantaka; / may he always protect the Forest of Bliss from contact with afflictions!
Daily removing the fears of Kāśī, in the north-east from Śālakaṭaṅkaṭa, / is the lord of obstacles named Trimukha, with the faces of a monkey, a lion, and an elephant.
In the eastern direction from Kūṣmāṇḍa is the lord of obstacles named Pañcāsya; / riding a splendid lion-chariot, he protects the city of Vārāṇasī.
In the south-east from Muṇḍavināyaka, the one named Heraṃba is always to be worshipped; / like a mother, he fulfills the desires of all residents of Kāśī.
To the south of Vikaṭadanta, a wise person should worship for perfection / the lord of obstacles, the lord of gaṇas, the destroyer of all obstacles.
Situated slightly in the south-western direction from the Vināyaka Rājaputra / is the leader of gaṇas named Varada, to be worshipped as the granter of boons to devotees.
To the south of Praṇavavighneśa is Gaṇeśa, lover of modakas; / he is to be worshipped at Piśaṅgilātīrtha, on the auspicious bank of the celestial river.
In the fourth enclosure of Kāśī, the destroyers of obstacles of devotees, / clearly eight Vināyakas, should be visited with delighted minds.
Situated in the northern direction from Vakratuṇḍa, on the bank of the river of heaven, / is the Vināyaka Abhayada, the destroyer of fear for all.
In the north from Ekadaśana is Siṃhatuṇḍavināyaka; / he slays the elephants of afflictions of the residents of Vārāṇasī.
The leader of gaṇas Kūṇitākṣa, situated in the north-east direction from Trituṇḍa,
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