History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v6.c81.2248
History of Dharmaśāstra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v6.c81.2248
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*Siddhivināyakavrata*—on śu 4th tithi worship Gaṇeśa or when a devout impulse takes hold of a man; bath with water mixed with sesame; worship of golden or silver image of Gaṇeśa; bathe image with pañcāmṛta and offer gandha, flowers, incense, lamp and naivedya with the names Gaṇādhyakṣa, Vināyaka, Umāsuta, Rudrapriya, Vighnanāśana; twenty-one dūrvā tendrils to be offered and 21 modakas to be placed before image, one to Gaṇeśa, ten to the priest and ten to be eaten by the performer; leads to success (siddhi) in learning, wealth, war; HV I. 525-529 (from Skanda), SmK 210-216, PC 95, VR 143-151 Vide above p 147 for story about Syamantaka jewel.