Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 1
पुलस्त्य उवाच । महाविनायकं गच्छेत्ततः पार्थिवसत्तम । यस्मिन्दृष्टे नृणां सद्यो निर्विघ्नत्वं प्रजायते
pulastya uvāca | mahāvināyakaṃ gacchettataḥ pārthivasattama | yasmindṛṣṭe nṛṇāṃ sadyo nirvighnatvaṃ prajāyate
पुलस्त्य बोले—हे पार्थिवश्रेष्ठ! तत्पश्चात् महाविनायक के पास जाना चाहिए; जिनके दर्शन मात्र से मनुष्यों को तुरंत निर्विघ्नता प्राप्त हो जाती है।
Pulastya
Tirtha: Mahāvināyaka
Type: kshetra
Listener: Yayāti
Scene: Pulastya directs the king toward a prominent Gaṇeśa shrine; pilgrims approach with offerings, and the deity’s presence radiates a sense of cleared pathways and auspicious beginnings.
FAQs
Darśana of Mahāvināyaka is portrayed as a direct spiritual remedy for impediments, aligning devotion with auspicious beginnings.
Mahāvināyaka—presented as a sacred destination/shrine within the Arbuda Khaṇḍa itinerary.
Pilgrimage and darśana: ‘go to Mahāvināyaka’ and behold the deity for nirvighnatva.