Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 27
तस्मात्सर्वप्रयत्नेन तं प्रपश्येद्विनायकम् । य इच्छेत्सकलान्कामानिह लोके परत्र च
tasmātsarvaprayatnena taṃ prapaśyedvināyakam | ya icchetsakalānkāmāniha loke paratra ca
Karena itu, dengan segenap upaya hendaknya seseorang mencari dan memandang Vināyaka—bila ia menginginkan terpenuhinya segala hasrat, di dunia ini maupun di alam sana.
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).