Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 57
ओंगांगींगूंगैंगौंगः सप्ताक्षरोऽयं महामंत्रः । ओंगणपतिमंत्रस्य गणको नाम ऋषिः विघ्नेश्वरो देवता गं बीजम् ओंशक्तिः पूजार्थे जपार्थे वा तिलकार्थे वा मनस ईप्सितार्थे होमार्थे वा विनियोग इति । साध कस्य पूर्वं तिलककरणम् । ओंगांगणपतये नमः । इति तिलकस्योपरि अक्षतान्दद्यात् अनेन मन्त्रेण । ॐ गांगणपतये नमः । इति तिलकमंत्रः । ओंगां गणपतये नमः । अनेन मंत्रेण गणेशाय पुष्पांजलित्रयं दद्यात् । मूलमंत्रेणात्र चंदनगंधपुष्पधूपदीपनैवेद्यपूगीफल तांबूलादिकं दद्यात् । अत ऊर्ध्वं मूलमन्त्रेण जपं कुर्यात् । अष्टोत्तरशतं सहस्रं लक्षं कोटिं चेति यथाशक्ति जप्त्वा दशांशहोमार्थे गणेशाग्नये आवाहयामीति अग्निमावाह्य । ॐ गां गणपतये स्वाहेति मन्त्रेण गुग्गुलगुटिकाभिर्होमं विदध्याद्विनियोगं चेति गाणेश्वरो ताकल्पः । य एवं सर्व विघ्नेषु साधयेन्मन्त्रमुत्तमम् । सर्वविघ्नानि नश्यंति मनोभीष्टं च सिध्यति
oṃgāṃgīṃgūṃgaiṃgauṃgaḥ saptākṣaro'yaṃ mahāmaṃtraḥ | oṃgaṇapatimaṃtrasya gaṇako nāma ṛṣiḥ vighneśvaro devatā gaṃ bījam oṃśaktiḥ pūjārthe japārthe vā tilakārthe vā manasa īpsitārthe homārthe vā viniyoga iti | sādha kasya pūrvaṃ tilakakaraṇam | oṃgāṃgaṇapataye namaḥ | iti tilakasyopari akṣatāndadyāt anena mantreṇa | oṃ gāṃgaṇapataye namaḥ | iti tilakamaṃtraḥ | oṃgāṃ gaṇapataye namaḥ | anena maṃtreṇa gaṇeśāya puṣpāṃjalitrayaṃ dadyāt | mūlamaṃtreṇātra caṃdanagaṃdhapuṣpadhūpadīpanaivedyapūgīphala tāṃbūlādikaṃ dadyāt | ata ūrdhvaṃ mūlamantreṇa japaṃ kuryāt | aṣṭottaraśataṃ sahasraṃ lakṣaṃ koṭiṃ ceti yathāśakti japtvā daśāṃśahomārthe gaṇeśāgnaye āvāhayāmīti agnimāvāhya | oṃ gāṃ gaṇapataye svāheti mantreṇa guggulaguṭikābhirhomaṃ vidadhyādviniyogaṃ ceti gāṇeśvaro tākalpaḥ | ya evaṃ sarva vighneṣu sādhayenmantramuttamam | sarvavighnāni naśyaṃti manobhīṣṭaṃ ca sidhyati
“Oṃ gāṃ gīṃ gūṃ gaiṃ gauṃ gaḥ”—this is the great seven-syllabled mantra. For the Oṃ–Gaṇapati mantra, Gaṇaka is the seer (ṛṣi); Vighneśvara is the deity; “gaṃ” is the seed (bīja); and “oṃ” is the power (śakti). Its rite of application is for worship, for japa, for making the forehead tilaka, for attaining desired aims by the mind, and for homa. First the sādhaka should make the tilaka; then, upon the tilaka, place akṣata (unbroken rice) while saying, “Oṃ gāṃ gaṇapataye namaḥ.” With this mantra one should offer three handfuls of flowers to Gaṇeśa; and with the root-mantra one should present sandal, fragrance, flowers, incense, lamp, naivedya (food-offering), areca-nut, fruits, betel, and the like. Thereafter one should perform japa with the root-mantra—108, 1,000, 100,000, or even a koṭi, according to capacity—and then perform a tenth-part homa, invoking the Gaṇeśa fire. With the mantra “Oṃ gāṃ gaṇapataye svāhā,” one should offer guggulu pellets into the fire. This is the Gaṇeśvara ritual procedure. One who thus employs this excellent mantra amid all obstacles—every hindrance is destroyed, and the heart’s desire is fulfilled.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating (deduced); mantra-kalpa instruction within the narrative
Tirtha: Gaṇeśvara (Vighneśvara) worship (non-site-specific)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Practitioner/audience
Scene: A complete ritual tableau: the seven-syllable mantra written as radiant bīja-syllables; the sādhaka applies tilaka, places akṣata, offers three flower-handfuls, performs upacāras before a Gaṇeśa image, then conducts a small homa with guggulu pellets, flames rising as obstacles symbolically crumble away.
FAQs
Gaṇapati is invoked as Vighneśvara: disciplined mantra-practice joined with worship and homa removes obstacles and grants success.
No single tīrtha is praised; the passage functions as a practical ritual manual (kalpa) for Gaṇeśa worship.
Tilaka with akṣata, flower offerings, upacāras, japa counts (108 to higher), and a one-tenth homa using guggulu pellets with “oṃ gāṃ gaṇapataye svāhā.”