Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 51
ततो मया प्रहृष्टेन प्रोक्ता देवी हिमाद्रिजा । चतुर्थीदिवसे प्राप्ते मयाऽद्यायं विनिर्मितः
tato mayā prahṛṣṭena proktā devī himādrijā | caturthīdivase prāpte mayā'dyāyaṃ vinirmitaḥ
แล้วข้าพเจ้าผู้ปลาบปลื้มได้กล่าวแก่พระเทวี ธิดาแห่งหิมาลัยว่า: ‘เมื่อถึงวันจตุรถี วันนี้ข้าพเจ้าได้บังเกิดผู้นี้ขึ้นโดยชอบแล้ว’
Śrī Bhagavān
Listener: King (pārthiva) and within the narrated scene: Pārvatī
Scene: Śiva, delighted, addresses Pārvatī, marking Caturthī as the day of due manifestation; the atmosphere is celebratory yet solemn with ritual timing.
FAQs
Sacred time (tithi) is meaningful—Caturthī is highlighted as a divinely favored occasion connected to Vināyaka.
No specific site is named; the verse emphasizes sacred calendrical timing within the chapter.
Caturthī is indicated as the appropriate day connected with the manifestation and worship-context of Vināyaka.