Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 3
गन्धपुष्पादिभिस्तत्र भक्ष्यैर्भोज्यैः समोदकैः । चतुर्मुखं चतुर्थ्यां तु संपूज्य सिद्धिभाग्भवेत्
gandhapuṣpādibhistatra bhakṣyairbhojyaiḥ samodakaiḥ | caturmukhaṃ caturthyāṃ tu saṃpūjya siddhibhāgbhavet
Allí, con fragancias, flores y demás—junto con ofrendas de dulces, alimentos y bebidas—quien adore a Caturmukha, especialmente en la Caturthī (cuarto día lunar), llega a ser partícipe de siddhi y logro.
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.