चन्द्रसूर्योपरागे वा गोदानं नृपसत्तम
O best of kings, the gift of a cow is to be made during an eclipse of the moon or sun.
पुलस्त्य उवाच महाविनायकं गच्छेत्ततः पार्थिवसत्तम
Pulastya said: Then, O foremost of kings, one should proceed to the great Vināyaka.
ययातिरुवाच कथं महत्त्वमगमत्पूर्वं तत्र विनायकः
Yayāti said: How did Vināyaka attain greatness there in former times?
विनोदार्थं चकाराथ बालकं सुकुमारकम्
For amusement, he then created a delicate child.
लेपाभावाच्छिरोहीनं शेषांगावयवं नृप
Because of the absence of ointment, O king, the child was headless, though the rest of its limbs were present.
लेपमानय भद्रं ते शिरोऽर्थं स्कन्द सत्वरम्
Bring ointment quickly, Skanda, for the sake of the head; may it be auspicious for you.
ततो गौरीसमादेशाल्लेपालब्धौ नृपोत्तम
Then, by Gaurī's command, ointment was obtained, O best of kings.
तस्मिन्नियोजयामास गात्रे लेपसमुद्भवे
On the body, where the ointment appeared, it was applied.
ब्रुवंत्याश्चापि पार्वत्या मा मेति च मुहुर्मुहुः
And Parvatī kept repeatedly saying, 'Do not touch me.'
विशेषान्नायकत्वं च गात्रेभ्यः समजायत
Because of this, leadership arose especially from the limbs.
त्रिगंभीरं चतुर्हस्तं सप्तरक्तं महीपते 7.3.32.
O king, he was threefold deep, four-armed, and sevenfold red.
त्रिविस्तीर्णं महाराज दृष्ट्वा गौरी सुविस्मिता
Seeing him threefold wide, O great king, Gaurī was greatly astonished.
स सजीवः कृतो देव्या समुत्तस्थौ च तत्क्षणात्
Made alive by the goddess, he immediately arose at that moment.
तं दृष्ट्वा चाद्भुताकारं प्रोक्त्वा पुत्रं मुहुर्मुहुः
Seeing him of wondrous form, she kept calling him 'son' again and again.
ततोऽब्रवीत्सुतं देव ममैव गात्रलेपजम्
Then the goddess said to her son: 'This one is born from my body's ointment.'
महत्त्विदं शिरः प्रोक्तं त्वया स्कन्देन योजितम्
This head, which Skanda joined, is declared to be great by you.
विशेषान्नायकत्वं च गात्रे चास्य यतः स्थितम्
Because of this, leadership is established in his body.
गणानां चैव सर्वेषामाधिपत्यं नगात्मजे
O daughter of the mountain, he is granted lordship over all the Gaṇas.
सर्वकार्येषु ये मर्त्याः पूर्वमेनं गणाधिपम्
Those mortals who, before undertaking any action, honor this Lord of the Gaṇas—
ततोऽस्य प्रददौ स्कन्दः प्रक्रीडार्थं कुठारकम्
Then Skanda gave him a small axe for play.
ततो गौरी ददौ भोज्यपात्रं मोदकपूरितम् 7.3.32.
Afterwards, Gaurī gave him a food vessel filled with sweet modaka.
तस्य भक्ष्यस्य गन्धेन निष्क्रान्तो मूषको बिलात्
Drawn by the fragrance of that food, a mouse emerged from its hole.
तस्मिन्दृष्टे च यत्पुण्यं तत्त्वमेकमनाः शृणु
When it was seen, listen with focused mind to the merit that arises.
बाल्ये वयसि यत्पापं वार्द्धके यौवनेऽपि यत्
Whatever sin is committed in childhood, old age, or youth—
माघमासे सिते पक्षे चतुर्थ्यां समुपोषितः तस्याग्रे सुमहत्कुण्डं स्वच्छोदकपूरितम्
In the month of Māgha, on the bright half, on the fourth day, having fasted, before a great altar filled with pure water—
तत्र स्नात्वा नरो भक्त्या यः पश्यति विनायकम्
There, after bathing with devotion, whoever beholds Vināyaka—
गणानां त्वेति मंत्रेण कृत्वा वै त्रिः प्रदक्षिणम्
Reciting the mantra 'of the Gaṇas', and circumambulating three times—
तस्मात्सर्वप्रयत्नेन तं प्रपश्येद्विनायकम्
Therefore, with all effort, one should behold Vināyaka.
गृहस्थोऽपि च यो भक्त्या स्मरेत्कार्य उपस्थिते
Even a householder, with devotion, who remembers him when a task arises—
प्रातरुत्थाय यो मर्त्यः स्मरेद्देवं विनायकम्
Whoever, rising in the morning, remembers the god Vināyaka—