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the example for this is seen in me. / By this elephant-faced one, through the abundance of his own intellect, / something was enacted here in such a way that my attainment of Kāśī might take place. / Truly I am a father with a worthy son, since what had long been contemplated by me > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.57.57.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.57.57.2) svapauruṣeṇa kṛtavānabhilāṣaṃ karasthitam .. 15 .. ityuktvā tripurīhartā puruhūtādibhiḥ stutaḥ .. parituṣṭāvasaṃhṛṣṭaḥ spaṣṭagīrbhirgajānanam .. 16 .. .. śrīkaṃṭha uvāca .. .. jaya vighnakṛtāmādya bhaktanirvighnakāraka .. avighnavighnaśamana mahāvighnaikavighnakṛt .. 17 .. jaya sarvagaṇādhīśa jaya sarva gaṇāgraṇīḥ .. gaṇapraṇatapādābja gaṇanātītasadguṇa .. 18 .. jaya sarvaga sarveśa sarvabuddhyekaśevadhe .. sarvamāyāprapaṃcajña sarvakarmāgrapūjita .. 19 .. sarvamaṃgalamāṃgalya jaya tvaṃ sarvamaṃgala .. amaṃgalopaśamana mahāmaṃgalahetuka .. 4.2.57.20 .. jaya sṛṣṭikṛtāṃ vaṃdya jaya sthitikṛtānata .. jaya saṃhṛtikṛtstutya jayasatkarmasiddhida .. 21 .. siddhavaṃdyapadāṃbhoja jayasiddhividhāyaka .. sarvasiddhyekanilaya mahāsiddhyṛddhisūcaka ..22.. aśeṣaguṇanirmāṇa guṇātīta guṇāgraṇī .. paripūrṇacaritrārtha jaya tvaṃ guṇavarṇita .. 23 .. jaya sarvabalādhīśa balārāti balaprada .. balākojjvala daṃtāgra bālābālaparākama .. 24 .. anaṃtamahimādhāra dharādhara vidāraṇa.. daṃtāgraprotāṃ daṅnāga jayanāgavibhūṣaṇa.. 25.. ye tvāṃnamaṃti karuṇāmaya divya mūrte sarvainasāmapi bhuvo bhuvimuktibhājaḥ.. teṣāṃ sadaiva harasīhamahopasargānsvargāpavargamapi saṃpradadāsi tebhyaḥ .. 26 .. ye vighnarāja bhavatā karuṇākaṭākṣaiḥ saṃprekṣitāḥ kṣititale kṣaṇamātramatra .. teṣāṃ kṣayaṃti sakalānyapikilviṣāṇi lakṣmīḥ kaṭākṣayatitānpuruṣottamānhi .. 27 .. ye tvāṃ stuvaṃti natavighnavighātadakṣa dākṣāyaṇīhṛdayapaṃkajatigmaraśme .. > was brought to hand as my desired object by his own prowess.” / Having spoken thus, the destroyer of the three cities, praised by Indra and the others, / exceedingly pleased and joyful, \[praised\] the elephant-faced one with clear words: / Śrīkaṇṭha said: / “Victory, O prime creator of obstacles, O remover of obstacles for devotees! / O subduer of unhindered obstacles, O sole obstacle to great obstacles! / Victory, O lord of all gaṇas! Victory, O foremost of all hosts, / whose lotus-feet are bowed to by the gaṇas, whose good qualities surpass reckoning! / Victory, O omnipresent one, O Lord of all, O sole treasure of all intelligence, / knower of the display of all māyā, worshipped first in all undertakings! / O auspiciousness of all auspicious things, victory to you, O all-auspicious one, / subduer of inauspiciousness, cause of supreme auspiciousness! / Victory, O you who are adored by the creators of creation! Victory, O you who are bowed to by the maintainers of existence! / Victory, O you who are praised by the agents of destruction! Victory, O granter of success in noble deeds! / O you whose lotus-feet are revered by the perfected beings, victory, O dispenser of perfections, / sole resting place of all perfections, revealer of great perfections and prosperity! / Creator of boundless virtues, transcendent of qualities, foremost in qualities, / whose life's purpose is fully accomplished, victory to you who are described by virtues! / Victory, O lord of all armies, O granter of strength to the enemy of Bala \[Indra\], / whose tusk-tips shine like cranes, whose valor is shown to the weak and the strong! / O support of infinite greatness, O cleaver of the mountains, / O you whose tusk-tip pierced the elephant of the quarter, victory, O serpent-adorned one! / Those who bow to you, O compassionate one, O divine form, even if they are the abode of all sins on earth, obtain liberation in this world; / you always take away their great afflictions here, and grant them heaven and final liberation. / Those who are observed on earth for even a single moment, O king of obstacles, with your compassionate side-glances, / all their sins perish, and Lakṣmī indeed casts her sidelong glances upon those best of men. / Those who praise you, O skillful remover of obstacles for those who bow, O sharp-rayed sun to the heart-lotus of Pārvatī…” > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.57.57.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.57.57.3) śrūyaṃta eva ta iha prathitā na citraṃ citraṃ tadatra gaṇapā yadaho ta eva .. 28 .. ye śīlayaṃti satataṃ bhavatoṃghriyugmaṃ te putrapautradhanadhānyasamṛddhibhājaḥ .. saṃśīlitāṃghrikamalā bahubhṛtyavargairbhūpālabhogyakamalāṃ vimalāṃ labhaṃte .. 29 .. tvaṃ kāraṇaṃ paramakāraṇakāraṇānāṃ vedyosi vedaviduṣāṃ satataṃ tvamekaḥ .. tvaṃ mārgaṇīyamasi kiṃcana mūlavācāṃ vācāmagocaracarācaradivyamūrte .. 4.2.57.30 .. vedā vidaṃti na yathārthatayā bhavaṃtaṃ brahmādayopi na carācara sūtradhāra .. tvaṃ haṃsi pāsi vidadhāsi samastamekaḥ kastestutivyatikaro manasāpyagamya .. 31 .. tvadduṣṭadṛṣṭiviśikhairnihatānnihanmi daityānpurāṃdhakajalaṃdharamukhyakāṃśca.. kasyāsti śaktiriha yastvadṛtepi tucchaṃ vāṃchedvidhātu miha siddhidakāryajātam .. 32 .. anveṣaṇe ḍhuṃḍhirayaṃ prathitostidhātuḥ sarvārthaḍhuṃḍhitatayā tava ḍhuṃḍhi nāma .. kāśīpraveśamapi ko labhatetra dehī toṣaṃ vinā tava vināyakaḍhuṃḍhirāja .. 33 .. ḍhuṃḍhe praṇamyapuratastavapādapadmaṃ yo māṃ namasyati pumāniha kāśivāsī .. tatkarṇamūlamadhigamya purā diśāmi tatkiṃcidatra na punarbhavatāsti yena .. 34 .. snātvā naraḥ prathamato maṇikarṇikāyāmuddhūlitāṃghriyugalastu sacailamāśu .. devarṣimānavapitṝnapi tarpayitvā jñānodatīrthamabhilabhya bhajettatastvām .. 35 .. sāmodamodakabharairvaradhūpadīpairmālyaiḥ sugaṃdhabahulairanulepanaiśca .. saṃprīṇyakāśinagarīphaladānadakṣaṃ proktvātha māṃ ka iha sidhyati naiva ḍhuṃḍhe .. 36 .. tīrthāṃtarāṇi ca tataḥ kramavarjitopi saṃsādhayanniha bhavatkaruṇākaṭākṣaiḥ .. > Those well-known ones are merely heard of here; it is no wonder. What is a wonder here, O lord of gaṇas, is that they are indeed your own! > Those who constantly cultivate your pair of feet enjoy an abundance of sons, grandsons, wealth, and grain. > Having their lotus-feet honored by hosts of many servants, they obtain pure Fortune that is the enjoyment of kings. > You are the cause of the supreme causes of causes; you alone are forever to be known by knowers of the Veda. > You are that which is to be sought by the primal words, O divine form of the moving and unmoving, beyond the range of words! > The Vedas do not know you according to reality, nor even Brahmā and the others, O stage-manager of the moving and unmoving! > You alone destroy, protect, and create everything; who can describe you in praise, \[you who are\] ungraspable even by the mind? > I destroy the Daityas, headed by Andhaka and Jalandhara in ancient times, who were struck down by the arrows of your baleful glance; > who in this world has the power to desire to accomplish even a trifling success-granting work without you? > This verbal root 'ḍhuṇḍh' is renowned in the sense of 'searching'; because of your having searched for all aims, your name is Ḍhuṇḍhi. > What embodied soul can even obtain entrance into Kāśī without your pleasure, O Vināyaka, O Ḍhuṇḍhirāja? > O Ḍhuṇḍhi, the man dwelling in Kāśī who, having first bowed before your lotus-feet, bows down to me— > approaching the root of his ear, I previously grant \[him\] that something by which he does not experience rebirth here. > A man, having first bathed at Maṇikarṇikā, his pair of feet dusted, quickly with his garments on, > and having satisfied the gods, seers, mortals, and ancestors, and reached the Jñānoda tīrtha, should then worship you. > Having thoroughly propitiated \[you\] with multitudes of fragrant modakas, with excellent incense and lamps, with garlands abundant in perfume and ointments, > and then praising me who am capable of granting the fruit of the city of Kāśī—who, O Ḍhuṇḍhi, does not attain perfection here? > And then, even if proceeding without due order, accomplishing the other tīrthas through the glances of your compassion here, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.57.57.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.57.57.4) dūrīkṛtasvahitaghātyupasargavargo ḍhuṃḍhe labhedavikalaṃ phalamatra kāśyām.. 37 .. yaḥ pratyahaṃ namati ḍhuṃ ḍhivināyakaṃ tvāṃ kāśyāṃ prage pratihatākhilavighnasaṃghaḥ .. no tasya jātu jagatītalavarti vastu duṣprāpamatra ca paratra ca kiṃcanāpi .. 38 .. yo nāma te japati ḍhuṃḍhivināyakasya taṃ vai japaṃtyanudinaṃ hṛdi siddhayoṣṭau .. bhogānvibhujya vividhānvibudhopabhogyānnirvāṇayā kamalayā vriyate sa cāṃte .. 39 .. dūre sthitopyaharahastava pādapīṭhaṃ yaḥ saṃsmaretsakalasiddhida ḍhuṃḍhirāja .. kāśīsthite ravikalaṃ saphalaṃ labheta naivānyathā na vitathā mama vākkadācit .. 4.2.57.40 .. jāne vighnānasaṃkhyātānvinihaṃtumanekadhā .. kṣetrasyāsya mahābhāga nānārūpairihasthitaḥ .. 41 .. yāni yāni ca rūpāṇi yatrayatra ca tenagha .. tāni tatra pravakṣyāmi śṛṇvaṃtvete divaukasaḥ .. 42 .. prathamaṃ ḍhuṃḍhirājosi mama dakṣiṇato manāk .. -āḍhuṃḍhya sarvabhaktebhyaḥ sarvārthānsaṃprayacchasi .. 43 .. aṃgāravāsaravatīmiha yaiścaturthīṃ saṃprāpya modakabharaiḥ parimodavadbhiḥ .. pūjā vyadhāyi vividhā tava gaṃdhamālyaistānatra putravidadhāmi gaṇāngaṇeśa .. 44 .. ye tvāmiha prati caturthi samarcayaṃti ḍhuṃḍhe vigāḍhamatayaḥ kṛtinasta eva .. sarvāpadāṃ śirasi vāmapadaṃ nidhāya samyaggajānana gajānanatāṃ labhaṃte .. 45 .. māghaśuklacaturthyāṃ tu naktavrataparāyaṇāḥ .. ye tvāṃ ḍhuṃḍhercayiṣyaṃti te'rcyāḥ syurasuradruhām ..46.. vidhāya vārṣikīṃ yātrāṃ caturthīṃ prāpya tāpasīm .. śuklāṃ śuklatilairbaddhvā prāśnīyāllaḍḍukānvratī .. 47 .. kāryā yātrā prayatnena kṣetrasiddhimabhīpsubhiḥ .. > with the host of afflictions that destroy his own welfare removed far away, O Ḍhuṇḍhi, he will obtain the complete fruit here in Kāśī. > He who daily bows to you, Ḍhuṇḍhivināyaka, in Kāśī at dawn, having the entire multitude of obstacles destroyed, > for him no object existing on the surface of the earth is ever difficult to attain, either here or in the hereafter. > He who recites your name, 'Ḍhuṇḍhivināyaka'—truly the eight perfections recite him daily in their heart. > Having enjoyed various pleasures fit to be enjoyed by the gods, he is embraced at the end by the fortune that is liberation. > He who, even while dwelling far away, remembers day after day your footstool, O Ḍhuṇḍhirāja, granter of all perfections, > will obtain the complete, fruitful benefit of dwelling in Kāśī; it is not otherwise, for my word is never false. > I know that you stand here in diverse forms in order to destroy countless obstacles in many ways, > O noble one, for the sake of this sacred field. > Whatever forms are yours, and wherever they are, O sinless one, > those I shall proclaim in that place; let these denizens of heaven listen! > First, you are Ḍhuṇḍhirāja, slightly to my right; > having searched out, you bestow all desires upon all devotees. > Those by whom, on reaching a Tuesday fourth lunar day here, various worship was offered to you with multitudes of delightful modakas, with perfumes and garlands— > those I make my own sons here, O Ganeśa, along with the gaṇas! > Those who worship you on every fourth lunar day here, O Ḍhuṇḍhi, their minds deeply resolute, they alone are fortunate; > placing their left foot upon the head of all misfortunes, O elephant-faced one, they fully attain the nature of Gajānana. > Those who, devoted to the vow of eating at night, worship you on the fourth day of the bright fortnight of Māgha, O Ḍhuṇḍhi, > shall be worshipful even to the enemies of the Asuras. > Having performed the annual pilgrimage on reaching the fourth day, \[which is\] dedicated to ascetics, > during the bright fortnight, bound with white sesamum seeds, the observer of the vow should eat sweetmeats (laḍḍukas). > The pilgrimage should be performed with effort by those who desire the perfection of the sacred field, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.57.57.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.57.57.5) tasyāṃ caturthyāṃ tvatprītyai ḍhuṃḍhe sarvopasargahṛt .. 48 .. tāṃ yātrāṃ nātrayaḥ kuryānnaivedyatilalaḍukaiḥ .. upasargasahasraistu sa haṃtavyo mamājñayā .. 49 .. homaṃ tilājyadravyeṇa yaḥ kariṣyati bhaktitaḥ .. tasyāṃ caturthyāṃ maṃtrajñastasya maṃtraḥ prasetsyati .. 4.2.57.50 .. vaidiko'vaidiko vāpi yo maṃtraste gajānana .. japtastvatsaṃnidhau ḍhuṃḍhe siddhiṃ dāsyati vāṃchitām .. 51 .. .. īśvara uvāca .. imāṃ stutiṃ mamakṛtiṃ yaḥ paṭhiṣyati sanmatiḥ .. na jātu taṃ tu vighnaughāḥ pīḍayiṣyaṃti niścitam .. 52 .. ḍhauṃḍhīṃ stutimimāṃ puṇyāṃ yaḥ paṭheḍḍhuṃḍhi saṃnidhau .. sānnidhyaṃ tasya satataṃ bhajeyuḥ sarvasiddhayaḥ .. 53 .. imāṃ stutiṃ naro japtvā paraṃ niyatamānasaḥ .. mānasairapi pāpaistairnābhibhūyeta karhicit..54.. putrānkalatraṃ kṣetrāṇi varāśvānvaramaṃdiram.. prāpnuyācca dhanaṃ dhānyaṃ ḍhuṃḍhistotraṃ japannaraḥ .. 55 .. sarvasaṃpatkaraṃ nāma stotrametanmayeritam .. prajaptavyaṃ prayatnena muktikāmena sarvadā ..56.. japtvā stotramidaṃ puṇyaṃ kvāpi kārye gamiṣyataḥ .. puṃsaḥ puraḥ sameṣyaṃti niyataṃ sarvasiddhayaḥ ..57.. anyacca kathayāmyatra śṛṇvaṃtvete divaukasaḥ .. ḍhuṃḍhinā kṣetrarakṣārthaṃ yatrayatra sthitiḥ kṛtā .. 58 .. kāśyāṃ gaṃgāsi saṃbhede nāmatorkavināyakaḥ .. dṛṣṭorkavāsare puṃbhiḥ sarvatāpapraśāṃtaye .. 59 .. durgo nāma gaṇādhyakṣaḥ sarvadurgatināśanaḥ .. kṣetrasya dakṣiṇe bhāge pūjanīyaḥ prayatnataḥ .. 4.2.57.60 .. bhīmacaṃḍī samīpe tu bhīmacaṃḍavināyakaḥ .. kṣetranairṛtadeśastho dṛṣṭo haṃti mahābhayam .. 61 .. > on that fourth day, to please you, O Ḍhuṇḍhi, remover of all afflictions. > Whoever does not perform that pilgrimage here with an offering of sesamum-laḍḍukas > is to be struck down by my command by thousands of afflictions. > Whoever performs a fire sacrifice with sesamum and clarified butter out of devotion > on that fourth day, knowing the mantra, his mantra will be successful. > Whether Vedic or non-Vedic, whatever mantra of yours, O elephant-faced one, > is recited in your presence, O Ḍhuṇḍhi, it will grant the desired perfection. > Īśvara said: > The wise person who reads this praise composed by me, > the multitudes of obstacles will certainly never torment him. > Whoever reads this sacred praise of Ḍhuṇḍhi in the presence of Ḍhuṇḍhi, > all perfections will constantly seek his presence. > A person, having recited this supreme praise with restrained mind, > will never be overcome even by those sins committed in thought. > Sons, wife, fields, excellent horses, an excellent dwelling, > and wealth and grain a person will obtain, reciting the hymn of praise to Ḍhuṇḍhi. > This hymn of praise called 'Creator of All Prosperity' has been spoken by me; > it must be recited with effort at all times by one who desires liberation. > When a man who is about to go to any task recites this sacred hymn, > all perfections will certainly go before him. > I shall tell something else here; let these denizens of heaven listen: > wherever a dwelling has been made by Ḍhuṇḍhi for the protection of the sacred field. > In Kāśī, at the confluence of the Gaṅgā and the Asi, he is named Arkavināyaka; > \[he is\] seen by men on Sunday for the pacification of all afflictions. > Durga by name is the chief of the gaṇas, the destroyer of all adversity; > he is to be worshiped with effort in the southern part of the sacred field. > Near Bhīmacaṇḍī is Bhīmacaṇḍavināyaka; > situated in the southwest region of the sacred field, when seen he destroys great fear. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.57.57.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.57.57.6) kṣetrasya paścime bhāge sa dehalivināyakaḥ .. sarvānnivārayedvighnānbhaktānāṃ nātra saṃśayaḥ .. 62 .. kṣetravāyavyadigbhāge uddaṃḍākhyo gajānanaḥ .. uddaṃḍānapi vighnaughānbhaktānāṃ daṃḍayetsadā .. 63 .. kāśyāḥ sadottarāśāyāṃ pāśapāṇirvināyakaḥ .. vināyakānpāśayati bhaktyā kāśīnivāsinām .. 64 .. gaṃgāvaraṇayoḥ saṃge ramyaḥ kharvavināyakaḥ .. akharvānapi vighnaughānbhaktānāṃ kharvayetsatām .. 65 .. prācyāṃ tu kṣetrarakṣārthaṃ siddhaḥ siddhivināyakaḥ .. paścime yamatīrthasya sādhakakṣiprasiddhidaḥ .. 66 .. bāhyāvaraṇagāścaite kāśyāmaṣṭau vināyakāḥ .. uccāṭayatyabhaktāṃśca bhaktānāṃ sarvasiddhidāḥ .. 67 .. dvitīyāvaraṇe caiva ye rakṣaṃti vināyakāḥ .. avimuktamidaṃ kṣetraṃ tānahaṃ kathayāmyataḥ .. 68 .. svardhunyāḥ paścime kūle uttarerkavināyakāt .. laṃbodaro gaṇādhyakṣaḥ kṣālayedvighnakardamam ..69.. tatpaścimekūṭadaṃta udagdurgavināyakāt .. durgopasargasaṃhartā rakṣetkṣetramidaṃ sadā .. .. 4.2.57.70 .. bhīmacaṃḍa gaṇādhyakṣātkiṃcidīśānadiggataḥ .. kṣetrarakṣogaṇādhyakṣaḥ pūjyaḥ śālakaṭaṃkaṭaḥ .. 71 .. prācyā dehalivighneśātkūśmāṃḍākhyo vināyakaḥ .. pūjanīyaḥ sadā bhaktermahotpāta praśāṃtaye .. 72 .. uddaṃḍākhyādgaṇapaterāśuśukṣaṇidiksthitaḥ .. mahāprasiddhaḥ saṃpūjyo bhaktairmuṃḍavināyakaḥ .. 73 .. pātāle tasya dehosti muṃḍaṃ kāśyāṃ vyavasthitama .. ataḥ sa gīyate kāśyāṃ devo muṃḍavināyakaḥ .. 74 .. pāśapāṇergaṇeśānāddakṣiṇe vikaṭadvijam .. pūjayitvā gaṇapatiṃ gāṇapatyapadaṃ labhet .. 75 .. kharvākhyānnairṛtebhāge rājaputro vināyakaḥ .. > In the western part of the sacred field is Dehalivināyaka; / he will avert all obstacles for his devotees, of this there is no doubt. > In the north-western direction of the sacred field is the elephant-faced one named Uddaṇḍa; / he constantly punishes even the most violent hosts of obstacles of his devotees. > Always in the northern direction of Kāśī is Pāśapāṇivināyaka; / he binds the obstacle-makers through the devotion of the residents of Kāśī. > At the confluence of the Gaṅgā and the Varaṇā is the charming Kharvavināyaka; / he makes even the immense hosts of obstacles of the good devotees small. > In the east, indeed, for the protection of the sacred field, is the accomplished Siddhivināyaka; / to the west of Yamatīrtha, he quickly grants perfections to practitioners. > And these eight Vināyakas reside in the outer enclosure of Kāśī; / they drive away non-devotees and grant all perfections to devotees. > And those Vināyakas who protect in the second enclosure / of this Avimukta sacred field, I shall now declare them. > On the western bank of the river of heaven, to the north of Arkavināyaka, / the leader of gaṇas, Lambodara, washes away the mud of obstacles. > To the west of that is Kūṭadanta, north of Durgavināyaka; / destroying difficult afflictions, he constantly protects this sacred field. > Somewhat toward the north-east direction from the leader of gaṇas Bhīmacaṇḍa, / Śālakaṭaṅkaṭa, the leader of gaṇas who protects the sacred field, is to be worshipped. > To the east of Dehalivighneśa, the Vināyaka named Kūṣmāṇḍa / is always to be worshipped with devotion for the pacification of great portents. > In the direction of fire (south-east) from the lord of gaṇas named Uddaṇḍa, / the very renowned Muṇḍavināyaka is to be worshipped by devotees. > His body is in Pātāla; the severed head is located in Kāśī; / therefore that god is sung of in Kāśī as Muṇḍavināyaka. > To the south of Pāśapāṇi Gaṇeśa, having worshipped the lord of gaṇas / Vikaṭadvija, one obtains the status of lordship over the gaṇas. > In the south-western part from the one named Kharva is Rājaputravināyaka; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.57.57.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.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, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.57.57.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.57.57.8) mahāśmaśānaṃ satataṃ pāyādduṣṭakudṛṣṭitaḥ .. 91 .. prācyāṃ paṃcāsyataḥ pāyātpurīṃ kṣipraprasādanaḥ .. kṣipraprasādanārcātaḥ kṣipraṃ sidhyaṃti siddhayaḥ .. 92 .. heraṃbādvahnidigbhāge ciṃtāmaṇi vināyakaḥ .. bhaktaciṃtāmaṇiḥ sākṣācciṃtitārtha samarpakaḥ .. 93 .. vighnarājādavācyāṃ tu daṃtahasto gaṇeśvaraḥ .. likhedvighnasahasrāṇi nṛṇāṃ vārāṇasīdruhām .. .. 94 .. varadādyātudhānyāṃ ca yātudhānagaṇāvṛtaḥ .. devaḥ piciṃḍilo nāma purīṃ rakṣedaharniśam .. 95 .. dṛṣṭaḥ pilipilātīrthe dakṣiṇe modakapriyāt .. uddaṃḍa muṃḍo heraṃbo bhaktebhyaḥ kiṃ na yacchati .. 96 .. prākāre paṃcame kāśyāṃ dvicatuṣka vināyakāḥ .. kurvaṃti rakṣāṃ kṣetrasya ye tānatra bravīmyaham .. 97 .. tīre svargataraṃgiṇyā uttare cābhayapradāt .. sthūladaṃto gaṇeśānaḥ sthūlāḥ siddhīrdiśetsatām .. 98 .. siṃhatuḍādudagbhāge kalipriya vināyakaḥ .. kalahaṃ kārayennityamanyonyaṃ tairthikadruhām .. 99 .. kūṇitākṣāttathaiśānyāṃ caturdaṃto vināyakaḥ .. tasya darśanamātreṇa vighnasaṃghaḥ kṣayetsvayam .. 4.2.57.100 .. kṣipraprasādanādaiṃdryāṃ dvituṃḍo gaṇanāyakaḥ .. agrataḥ pṛṣṭhataścāpi bibharti sadṛśīṃ śriyam .. 1 .. tasya saṃdarśanātpusāṃ bhavecchrīḥ sarvatomukhī .. jyeṣṭho nāma gaṇādhyakṣo jyeṣṭho me putrasaṃpadi .. 2 .. jyeṣṭhaśuklacaturdaśyāṃ saṃpūjyo jyeṣṭhatāptaye .. sthito vahnidiśo bhāge ciṃtāmaṇi vināyakāt .. 3 .. daṃtahastādyamāśāyāṃ pūjyo gajavināyakaḥ .. tasya saṃpūjanādbhaktyā gajāṃtā śrīravāpyate .. 4 .. piciṇḍilādgaṇapateryāmyāṃ kālavināyakaḥ .. bhayaṃ na kālakalitaṃ tasya saṃsevanānnṛṇām.. 5 .. > may constantly protect the great cremation ground from the evil gaze of the wicked! > In the east from Pañcāsya, may Kṣipraprasādana protect the city; / from the worship of Kṣipraprasādana, perfections are swiftly accomplished. > In the direction of fire (south-east) from Heraṃba is Cintāmaṇivināyaka; / a wish-fulfilling jewel for devotees in visible form, he bestows desired goals. > To the south of Vighnarāja, the lord of gaṇas Dantahasta / writes down thousands of obstacles for men who are hostile to Vārāṇasī. > In the south-western direction from Varada, surrounded by hosts of demons, / is the god named Piciṇḍila; may he protect the city day and night! > Seen at Pilipilātīrtha to the south of Modakapriya, / what does the high-headed Heraṃba not give to his devotees? > In the fifth circuit of Kāśī, the twice-four Vināyakas / who protect the sacred field—them I declare here: > On the bank of the heavenly river and to the north of Abhayaprada / is Gaṇeśāna Sthūladanta; he bestows great perfections upon the virtuous. > In the northern part from Siṃhatuṇḍa is Kalipriyavināyaka; / he constantly causes quarrels among each other for those who harm pilgrims. > Likewise in the north-east from Kūṇitākṣa is Caturdantavināyaka; / merely by seeing him, the host of obstacles perishes on its own. > In the east from Kṣipraprasādana is the leader of gaṇas Dvituṇḍa; / in front and behind, he bears equal splendor. > From beholding him, men obtain prosperity in every direction. / The leader of gaṇas named Jyeṣṭha is the eldest among the wealth of my sons; > he is to be worshipped on the fourteenth lunar day of the bright fortnight of Jyeṣṭha to attain supremacy; / he is situated in the south-east from Cintāmaṇivināyaka. > In the southern direction from Dantahasta, Gajavināyaka is to be worshipped; / from worshipping him with devotion, prosperity ending in elephants is attained. > To the south of the lord of gaṇas Piciṇḍila is Kālavināyaka; / from serving him, there is no fear brought about by Death for men. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.57.57.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.57.57.9) uddaṃḍamuṃḍādgaṇapātkī nāśadiśi saṃsthitam .. nāgeśaṃ gaṇapaṃ dṛṣṭvā nāgaloke mahīyate .. 6 .. atha ṣaṣṭhāvaraṇagāḥ procyaṃte vighnanāyakāḥ .. teṣāṃ nāmaśravādeva puṃsāṃ siddhiḥ prajāyate .. 7 .. maṇikarṇo gaṇapatiḥ prācyāṃ vighnavighātakṛt .. āśāvināyako vahnyāṃ bhaktāśāṃ pūrayansthitaḥ .. 8 .. yāmyāṃsṛṣṭigaṇeśaśca sṛṣṭisaṃhārasūcakaḥ .. nairṛtyāṃ yakṣavighneśaḥ sarvavighnaharaḥ paraḥ .. 9 \[ pratīcyāṃ gajakarṇaśca sarveṣāṃ kṣemakārakaḥ .. citraghaṃṭo gaṇapatirvāyavyāṃ pālayetpurīm .. 4.2.57.110 .. sthūlajaṃghaudīcyāṃ ca śamayecchamināmagham .. aiśyāmaiśīpurīṃ pāyātsamaṃgalavināyakaḥ .. 11 .. yamatīrthādudīcyāṃ ca pūjyo mitravināyakaḥ .. saptamāvaraṇe ye ca tāṃśca vakṣye vināyakān .. 12 .. modādyāḥ paṃcavighneśāḥ ṣaṣṭho jñānavināyakaḥ .. saptamo dvāravighneśo mahādvārapuraścaraḥ .. 13 .. aṣṭamaḥ sarvakaṣṭaughānavimuktavināyakaḥ .. avimukte mama kṣetre haretpraṇatacetasām ..14.. ṣaṭpaṃcāśadgajamukhānetānyaḥ saṃsmariṣyati.. dūradeśāṃtarasthopi sa mṛto jñānamāpnuyāt .. 15 .. ḍhuṃḍhistutiṃ mahāpuṇyāṃ ṣaṭpaṃcāśadgajānanām .. yaḥ paṭhiṣyati puṇyātmā tasya siddhiḥ padepade .. 16 .. ime gaṇeśvarāḥ sarve smartavyā yatra kutracit .. mahāvipatsamudrāṃtaḥ pataṃtaṃ pāṃti mānavam ..17.. iti stutiṃ mahāpuṇyāṃ śrutvā caitānvināyakān .. jātuvighnairnabādhyeta pāpebhyopi prahīyate .. 18 .. ityuktvā devadevopi mahotsavitamānasaḥ .. kṛtābhiṣeko brahmādyaistebhyo dattvābhivāṃchitam.. 19 .. saṃprasādya yathāyogaṃ sarvānucita caṃcuraḥ .. aviśadrājasadanaṃ viśvakarmavinirmitam .. 4.2.57.120 > Having beheld Nāgeśa Gaṇapa, who stands in the direction of the lord of death from the elephant-faced god Uddaṇḍamuṇḍa, one is honoured in the world of the serpents. / Now the lords of obstacles stationed in the sixth enclosure are declared; / merely by hearing their names, perfection arises for men. / In the east is Maṇikarṇa Gaṇapati, who destroys obstacles; / in the southeast stands Āśāvināyaka, fulfilling the hopes of devotees; / in the south is Sṛṣṭigaṇeśa, who indicates creation and dissolution; / in the southwest is Yakṣavighneśa, the supreme remover of all obstacles; / in the west is Gajakarṇa, who brings well-being to all; / in the northwest Gaṇapati Citraghaṇṭa protects the city; / in the north Sthūlajaṅgha allays the sins of the self-controlled; / in the northeast let Samaṅgalavināyaka protect the city of Śiva. / To the north of Yamatīrtha, Mitravināyaka is to be worshipped. / And those Vināyakas who are in the seventh enclosure, them I shall declare: / the five lords of obstacles beginning with Moda, the sixth is Jñānavināyaka, / the seventh is Dvāravighneśa, stationed before the great gateway; / the eighth is Avimuktavināyaka, who removes the multitude of all troubles / for those of bowed minds in my sacred field Avimukta. / Whoever remembers these fifty-six elephant-faced gods, / even though standing in a distant country, upon dying attains knowledge. / The meritorious praise of Ḍhuṇḍhi consisting of the fifty-six elephant-faced gods, / whoever of meritorious soul recites it, to him comes success at every step. / These lords of Gaṇas are all to be remembered anywhere whatsoever; / they protect a man falling into the ocean of great misfortune. / Having heard this most meritorious praise and \[revering\] these Vināyakas, / one would never be afflicted by obstacles, and is also freed from sins. / Having spoken thus, the god of gods, his heart rejoicing, / consecrated with ritual lustrations by Brahmā and the others, having given them their desires, / having gratified everyone appropriately, skilled in what is proper, / entered the royal residence fashioned by Viśvakarman. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.57.57.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.57.57.10) .. skaṃda uvāca .. evaṃ stuto bhagavatā devadevena vighnajit .. itthaṃ ca bahudhātmānaṃ sa cakāra vināyakaḥ .. 21 .. etāni tasya nāmāni ḍhuṃḍhirājasya kuṃbhaja .. japitvā yāni manujo lapsyate nijavāṃchitam.. 22 .. anyepi tatra vai bhedāstasya ḍhuṃḍhergaṇeśituḥ .. bhaktaiḥ samarcitā bhaktyā hyasaṃkhyātāḥ sahasraśaḥ .. 23 .. bhagīrathagaṇādhyakṣo hariścaṃdravināyakaḥ .. kapardākhyo gaṇapatistathā biṃduvināyakaḥ .. 24 .. ityādyāstatra vighneśāḥ pratibhaktapratiṣṭhitāḥ .. teṣāmapyarcanātpuṃsāṃ jāyaṃte sarvasaṃpadaḥ .. 25 .. śrutvādhyāyamimaṃ puṇyaṃ naraḥ śraddhāsamanvitaḥ .. sarvavighnānsamutsṛjya labhate vāṃchitaṃ padam .. 126 .. .. iti śrīskāṃde mahāpurāṇa ekāśīti sāhasryāṃ saṃhitāyāṃ caturthe kāśīkhaṃḍe uttarārddhe ḍhuṃḍhivināyakaprādurbhāvo nāma saptapaṃcāśattamo'dhyāyaḥ .. 57 > Skanda said: / Thus praised by the blessed Lord, the god of gods, the conqueror of obstacles, / the Vināyaka manifested himself in many forms in this manner. / These are the names of that Ḍhuṇḍhirāja, O jar-born \[Agastya\], / by reciting which a mortal will attain his desired goal. / There are also other forms of that Lord of Gaṇas, Ḍhuṇḍhi, / worshipped with devotion by devotees, countless by the thousands: / Bhagīratha Gaṇādhyakṣa, Hariścandra Vināyaka, / the Gaṇapati named Kapardin, and likewise Binduvināyaka. / The lords of obstacles beginning with these were established there by individual devotees; / through worshipping them too, all riches arise for men. / Having heard this meritorious chapter with faith, / a man, casting off all obstacles, attains the desired state. / Thus ends the fifty-seventh chapter, entitled 'The Manifestation of Ḍhuṇḍhivināyaka', in the latter half of the Kāśīkhaṇḍa in the fourth part of the glorious Skandapurāṇa of eighty-one thousand verses. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.4.57.57.1) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [Kathāsaritsāgara](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.brhatkatha.kathasaritsagara.5.1.70) — Somadeva Bhaṭṭa, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.57.57](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4.57.57) · Pramāṇa