Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 4
चतुर्थ्यां शुक्लपक्षे च मासि भाद्रपदे तथा । तत्र संपूज्य देवेशं मोदकैर्भोजयेद्द्विजान्
caturthyāṃ śuklapakṣe ca māsi bhādrapade tathā | tatra saṃpūjya deveśaṃ modakairbhojayeddvijān
On the fourth lunar day in the bright fortnight, in the month of Bhādrapada, one should worship the Lord there with due rites and then feed the twice-born (brāhmaṇas) with modakas.
Śiva (Īśvara)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa Vināyaka-caturthī observance
Type: kshetra
Listener: Devī
Scene: A festival day at Prabhāsa: devotees decorate a Vināyaka shrine, perform pūjā on Bhādrapada śukla-caturthī, and distribute modakas; brāhmaṇas sit in a row for bhojana, with lamps, flowers, and coastal light.
FAQs
Devotion joined with charity—worship and feeding the worthy—completes religious merit and pleases the deity.
The worship is prescribed at Prabhāsakṣetra, in the sphere of Āśāpūra–Vighnarāja.
Perform pūjā on Bhādrapada Śukla Caturthī and feed brāhmaṇas with modakas.