Skandapurana 4.57.57.7
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4.57.57.7
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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- Skandapurāṇa — Vyāsa, Sanskrit