Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 27
तस्मात्सर्वप्रयत्नेन तं प्रपश्येद्विनायकम् । य इच्छेत्सकलान्कामानिह लोके परत्र च
tasmātsarvaprayatnena taṃ prapaśyedvināyakam | ya icchetsakalānkāmāniha loke paratra ca
Ainsi, de tous ses efforts, qu’on cherche et qu’on contemple ce Vināyaka, si l’on désire l’accomplissement de tous les vœux, en ce monde et dans l’au-delà.
Pulastya (deduced from continuity)
Tirtha: Vināyaka (Arbuda)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Pilgrims journey with determination through hill paths to reach Vināyaka; at darśana, they mentally offer their wishes for both worldly success and spiritual good.
FAQs
Vināyaka’s darśana is upheld as a dhārmic support for both worldly well-being and otherworldly good.
The Arbuda-region Vināyaka setting described in this adhyāya, presented as a goal of sacred travel and worship.
A general injunction: make earnest effort to obtain Vināyaka’s darśana (often paired in context with snāna and pradakṣiṇā).