Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 31
महाविनायकीं शांतिं यः करोति समाहितः । न तं प्रेता ग्रहा रोगाः पीडयंति विनायकाः
mahāvināyakīṃ śāṃtiṃ yaḥ karoti samāhitaḥ | na taṃ pretā grahā rogāḥ pīḍayaṃti vināyakāḥ
Quien, con mente recogida, realiza el rito apaciguador de la Mahāvināyakī, no es atormentado por pretas, por influencias planetarias malignas ni por enfermedades.
Pulastya (deduced)
Tirtha: Mahāvināyakī-Śānti (rite)
Listener: Śaunaka and ṛṣis (implied)
Scene: A concentrated worshipper performs a pacificatory rite before a Gaṇeśa altar; shadowy forms of preta and ominous graha symbols recede; a sick person regains vitality under a calm aura.
FAQs
A concentrated, properly performed Mahāvināyaka-śānti is praised as a dhārmic protection against afflictions of body and unseen forces.
The Arbuda Khaṇḍa’s Vināyaka milieu, where Mahāvināyakī-śānti is introduced as an efficacious rite.
Performance of Mahāvināyakī śānti with mental composure (samādhāna/samāhita-citta).