Shloka 20
The Greatness of Kāśī (Avimukta): Pilgrimage Calendar, Yātrā-Dharma, and the Network of Śiva-Liṅgas
विनायकं तकथैवान्यं सिंदूर्यं नाम विश्रुतन् । चतुर्थ्यां देवि द्रंष्टव्या एवं चैव विनायकाः ॥ २० ॥
vināyakaṃ takathaivānyaṃ siṃdūryaṃ nāma viśrutan | caturthyāṃ devi draṃṣṭavyā evaṃ caiva vināyakāḥ || 20 ||
அதேபோல் ‘சிந்தூர்ய’ என்ற பெயரால் புகழ்பெற்ற மற்றொரு விநாயகரையும், தேவி, சதுர்த்தி நாளில் தரிசிக்க வேண்டும்; இவ்வாறே விநாயகர்களைத் தரிசிக்க வேண்டும்।
Narada
Vrata: Caturthī (Vināyaka-related observance)
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It emphasizes darśana of specific forms of Vināyaka on Caturthī as a disciplined vrata-practice, implying removal of obstacles and ritual purification through correctly timed worship.
Bhakti here is expressed as concrete devotion—seeking darśana of a named Vināyaka on an auspicious tithi—showing that devotion in the Purāṇic path is sustained through regular, calendrically aligned observances.
It relies on Vedāṅga Jyotiṣa-style calendrical discipline: observing worship on the correct lunar day (Caturthī tithi) as the operative ritual timing.