Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 81
कूटदंताद्गणपतेरुदीच्यामेकदंतकः । सदोपसर्गसंसर्गात्पायादानंदकाननम्
kūṭadaṃtādgaṇapaterudīcyāmekadaṃtakaḥ | sadopasargasaṃsargātpāyādānaṃdakānanam
வட திசையில் கூடதந்த கணபதியிடத்தில் ஏகதந்தகன் வீற்றிருக்கிறான். இடையறாத உபசர்கங்களின் தொடர்பிலிருந்து காசியின் ஆனந்தகானனத்தை அவன் காக்கட்டும்.
Skanda
Tirtha: Ānandakānana/Ānandavana sectoral Vināyaka (Ekadantaka)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A northern gate of the bliss-grove of Kāśī: Ekadantaka Vināyaka stands as a guardian, one tusk prominent, holding modaka and pāśa, with a protective aura pushing back shadowy ‘upasarga’ forms from the forested sacred precinct.
FAQs
Remembering and honoring Ekadantaka in Kāśī is taught as a means of protection from recurring obstacles and afflictions.
Ānandakānana—described as a blissful sacred grove within the sacred geography of Kāśī (Vārāṇasī).
No detailed rite is stated here; the verse functions as a protective benediction centered on Ekadantaka’s safeguarding power.