Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 112
तत्र दक्षिणभागे तु स्वयं भूतविनायकम् । प्रथमं पूजयेद्देवि यदीच्छेत्सिद्धिमात्मनः
tatra dakṣiṇabhāge tu svayaṃ bhūtavināyakam | prathamaṃ pūjayeddevi yadīcchetsiddhimātmanaḥ
Dort, auf der Südseite, soll man zuerst Bhūtavināyaka verehren, der leibhaftig gegenwärtig ist; o Göttin, wenn man für sich selbst Siddhi und Gelingen begehrt.
Skanda (deduced from Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa Māhātmya narration style)
Tirtha: Bhūtavināyaka (within Prabhāsa/Somnatha precincts)
Type: temple
Listener: Devī
Scene: A small shrine on the southern side where Bhūtavināyaka is worshipped first; devotees offer durvā and lamps before proceeding to Somnātha’s main sanctum.
FAQs
Begin sacred undertakings with Gaṇeśa/Bhūtavināyaka worship to secure siddhi and remove impediments.
Prabhāsakṣetra, with a noted presence of Bhūtavināyaka in its southern precinct.
Worship Bhūtavināyaka first (prathama-pūjā) before proceeding with other rites.