प्रवेश एव संवीक्ष्य स देहलिविनायकम् । अन्वलिंपत्ततो भक्त्या साज्यसिंदूरकर्दमैः
praveśa eva saṃvīkṣya sa dehalivināyakam | anvaliṃpattato bhaktyā sājyasiṃdūrakardamaiḥ
Ngay nơi cửa vào, vừa trông thấy Dehalī‑Vināyaka, ông liền chí thành xức lên Ngài lớp bột nhão bằng bơ sữa (ghee) hòa với sindūra đỏ.
Skanda (deduced; Kāśīkhaṇḍa commonly Skanda → Agastya)
Tirtha: Dehalī-Vināyaka
Type: kshetra
Scene: At the city’s sacred threshold, a pilgrim stands before Dehalī-Vināyaka, gently smearing a glossy paste of ghee and red sindūra upon the Gaṇeśa icon, lamps flickering at the doorway.
Begin sacred travel and worship by honoring Vināyaka, remover of obstacles, with humble devotion.
Dehalī-Vināyaka, the threshold Gaṇeśa shrine associated with entering Kāśī’s sacred precincts.
Anointing (lepa) with a paste of ghee and sindūra as an act of bhakti.