निवेद्यमोदकान्पंच वंचयंतं निजं जनम् । महोपसर्गवर्गेभ्यस्ततोंऽतः क्षेत्रमाविशत्
nivedyamodakānpaṃca vaṃcayaṃtaṃ nijaṃ janam | mahopasargavargebhyastatoṃ'taḥ kṣetramāviśat
Naghandog siya ng limang modaka bilang naivedya; at sa gayon, naitaboy ang malalaking pangkat ng kapahamakan mula sa sarili niyang mga tao, saka siya pumasok sa banal na kṣetra ng Kāśī.
Skanda (deduced; Kāśīkhaṇḍa commonly Skanda → Agastya)
Tirtha: Dehalī-Vināyaka
Type: kshetra
Scene: A devotee places five round modakas on a leaf-plate before the threshold Gaṇeśa, hands folded, while the gateway to Kāśī opens behind—lanes and spires hinted beyond.
Simple offerings made with faith can become spiritual protection, benefiting not only oneself but one’s community.
Kāśī-kṣetra itself—the sacred precinct entered after propitiatory offerings.
Naivedya of five modakas, traditionally associated with Vināyaka worship, for averting major afflictions.