The Skanda Purana
by G. V. Tagare | 1950 | 2,545,880 words
This page describes Greatness of Ghanteshvara which is chapter 254 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 two hundred fifty-fourth chapter of the Prabhasa-kshetra-mahatmya of the Prabhasa Khanda of the Skanda Purana.
Chapter 254 - Greatness of Ghaṇṭeśvara
[Sanskrit text for this chapter is available]
Īśvara said:
1-2. A devotee should view the deity well-known as Ghaṇṭeśvara there itself. It is destructive of all sins. It is adored by both Devas and Dānavas. It is worshipped by sages and Siddhas. It bestows all desired benefits. A man who worships it on Mondays and eighth lunar day, shall gets desired benefits. He shall be rid of sins.