Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 112
तत्र दक्षिणभागे तु स्वयं भूतविनायकम् । प्रथमं पूजयेद्देवि यदीच्छेत्सिद्धिमात्मनः
tatra dakṣiṇabhāge tu svayaṃ bhūtavināyakam | prathamaṃ pūjayeddevi yadīcchetsiddhimātmanaḥ
वहाँ दक्षिण भाग में स्वयं विराजमान भूतविनायक की, हे देवी, यदि कोई अपनी सिद्धि चाहता हो तो पहले पूजा करे।
Skanda (deduced from Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa Māhātmya narration style)
Tirtha: Bhūtavināyaka (within Prabhāsa/Somnatha precincts)
Type: temple
Listener: Devī
Scene: A small shrine on the southern side where Bhūtavināyaka is worshipped first; devotees offer durvā and lamps before proceeding to Somnātha’s main sanctum.
FAQs
Begin sacred undertakings with Gaṇeśa/Bhūtavināyaka worship to secure siddhi and remove impediments.
Prabhāsakṣetra, with a noted presence of Bhūtavināyaka in its southern precinct.
Worship Bhūtavināyaka first (prathama-pūjā) before proceeding with other rites.