Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 26
गणानां त्वेति मंत्रेण कृत्वा वै त्रिः प्रदक्षिणम् । यस्तं पश्यति राजेन्द्र दुरितं न स पश्यति
gaṇānāṃ tveti maṃtreṇa kṛtvā vai triḥ pradakṣiṇam | yastaṃ paśyati rājendra duritaṃ na sa paśyati
Wahai raja yang utama, sesiapa yang melakukan pradakṣiṇa tiga kali sambil melafazkan mantra yang bermula “gaṇānāṃ tvā…”, lalu memandang-Nya—orang itu tidak lagi menyaksikan durita, yakni dosa dan malapetaka.
Pulastya (deduced from surrounding passage)
Tirtha: Vināyaka shrine (Arbuda)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Rājendra (best of kings)
Scene: A devotee circles Vināyaka’s shrine three times, lips moving in mantra; attendants hold lamps; the atmosphere suggests a protective circle warding off misfortune.
FAQs
Mantra-japa joined with pradakṣiṇā and darśana of Vināyaka is taught as a dhārmic means to avert sin and adversity.
The Vināyaka shrine/tīrtha setting described in Arbuda Khaṇḍa, where circumambulation is performed.
Recite the ‘gaṇānāṃ tvā…’ mantra and perform three pradakṣiṇās, then take Vināyaka’s darśana.