The Skanda Purana
by G. V. Tagare | 1950 | 2,545,880 words
This page describes Greatness of Gajakumbhodara (Gaja-kumbhodara) which is chapter 145 of the English translation of the Skanda Purana, the largest of the eighteen Mahapuranas, preserving the ancient Indian society and Hindu traditions in an encyclopedic format, detailling on topics such as dharma (virtous lifestyle), cosmogony (creation of the universe), mythology (itihasa), genealogy (vamsha) etc. This is the one hundred forty-fifth chapter of the Prabhasa-kshetra-mahatmya of the Prabhasa Khanda of the Skanda Purana.
Chapter 145 - Greatness of Gajakuṃbhodara (Gaja-kuṃbhodara)
[Sanskrit text for this chapter is available]
Īśvara said:
1-2. A pilgrim should visit the sin-destroying Vighneśa stationed there itself. He is named Gajakuṃbhodara and he is the bestower of all Siddhis. Being a great devotee he should remain pure in mind and take his holy bath in the Kuṇḍa (holy pit) there on the fourth lunar day and devoutly adore him. Vighneśa becomes pleased with him.