Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 3
गन्धपुष्पादिभिस्तत्र भक्ष्यैर्भोज्यैः समोदकैः । चतुर्मुखं चतुर्थ्यां तु संपूज्य सिद्धिभाग्भवेत्
gandhapuṣpādibhistatra bhakṣyairbhojyaiḥ samodakaiḥ | caturmukhaṃ caturthyāṃ tu saṃpūjya siddhibhāgbhavet
There, with fragrances, flowers and the like—along with offerings of sweets, foods, and drinks—worshipping Caturmukha especially on the fourth lunar day (Caturthī), one becomes a recipient of success and attainment.
Śiva (Īśvara)
Tirtha: Caturmukha Vināyaka
Type: kshetra
Scene: A four-faced Vināyaka is worshipped with perfumes, garlands, sweets, cooked foods, and refreshing drinks on Caturthī; devotees arrange offerings in orderly rows, lamps flicker, and the deity’s four faces suggest omnidirectional guardianship.
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Right time (Caturthī) and right offerings, joined with devotion, are celebrated as means to siddhi—successful completion of dharmic aims.
The Caturmukha Vināyaka shrine-site within Prabhāsa Kṣetra.
On Caturthī, worship Caturmukha Vināyaka with gandha, flowers, and food offerings (including modaka), to gain siddhi.