हरसिद्धिं प्रयत्नेन पूजयित्वा नरोत्तमः । महासिद्धिमवाप्नोति प्राच्यां सिद्धिविनायकात्
harasiddhiṃ prayatnena pūjayitvā narottamaḥ | mahāsiddhimavāpnoti prācyāṃ siddhivināyakāt
O melhor dos homens, tendo venerado Harasiddhi com esforço, alcança a grande siddhi, por meio de Siddhivināyaka no quadrante oriental.
Skanda (deduced: Kāśī Khaṇḍa commonly Skanda → Agastya)
Tirtha: Harasiddhi and Siddhivināyaka (prācī diśā)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A pilgrim offers flowers and lamps to Harasiddhi (Śakti) and then proceeds eastward to a small Gaṇeśa shrine labeled Siddhivināyaka, where the devotee prays for success; the city’s lanes and ghats hint in the background.
Effortful worship at Kāśī’s power-centres yields siddhi; Devi and Vināyaka together are shown as bestowers of success.
Harasiddhi and the eastern Siddhivināyaka shrine in Kāśī.
Pūjā (formal worship) of Harasiddhi, linked with seeking grace from Siddhivināyaka.