Electronic text prepared by A. Purushothaman purushothaman_avaroth @ yahoo.com based on SrimanmaharShikR^iShNadvaipAyanavedavyAsapraNItam SkandamahApurANam, 7 parts in 8 volumes, Chaukhambha Sanskrit Series Office, Varanasi (2003). shrIgaNeshAya namaH skandapurANam mAheshvarakhaNDam kaumArikAkhaNDam ekaShaShTitamo.adhyAyaH | mahAvidyAsAdhane gaNeshvarakalpavarNanam sUta uvAcha tato ghaTotkachomuktvAtatrakAmakaTa~NkaTAm | putreNA.anugato dhImAnviyatAdvArakAM yayau || 61-1 AgachChantaM cha taM dR^iShTvA rAkShasaM rAkShasAnugam | dvArakAvAsino yodhAshchakruratyulbaNaMravam || 61-2 grAmagrAme susannaddhA navalakShamitA rathAH | rAkShasau dvau samAyAtaupAtyetAMvishikhairiti || 61-3 tAnugrahItAyudhAndR^iShTvA yaduvIrAn ghaTotkachaH | pragR^ihya vipulaM bAhuM jagau tArasvareNa saH || 61-4 rAkShasaM vitta mAM vIrA bhImaputraMghaTotkacham | supriyaM vAsudevasya praNAmArthamupAgatam || 61-5 nivedayata mAM prAptaM yAdavendrAyasAtmajam | iti tasyavachaHshrutvAte kR^iShNAya nivedayan || 61-6 Aha devaH sabhAsthashchashIghramatrA.a.abrajatvasau | tataH praveshayAmAsurdvArakAMteghaTotkacham || 61-7 saputraHso.apiramyANivanAnyupavanAni cha | krIDAshailAMshchaharmyANisampashyannAgataHsabhAm || 61-8 sa tatra ugrasenaM cha vasudevaM cha sAtyakim | akrUrarAmapramukhAnvavande kR^iShNameva cha || 61-9 taM pAdavonipatitaM samAli~Ngya sahA.a.atmajam | sAshiShaM svasamIpasthamupaveshyedamabravIt || 61-10 putra rAkShasashArdUla kurUNAM kulavardhanaH | kushalaM sarvataH kachchitkamarthaste samAgamaH || 61-11 ghaTotkacha uvAcha deva yuShmatprasAdena sarvataH kushalaM mama | shrUyatAM kAraNam svAminyadarthamahamAgataH || 61-12 devopadiShTabhAryAyAM jAto.ayaM tanayo mama | sa cha prashnaMvakShyati tvAM shrUyatAmAgatastvataH || 61-13 shrIkR^iShNa uvAcha vatsa maurvyeya brUhi tvaMsarvaM pR^ichChayadichChasi | yathA ghaTotkachomahyaM supriyashcha tathAbhavAn || 61-14 barbarIka uvAcha praNamyatvAmAdidevaM manobuddhisamAdhibhiH | prakShyAmi kenashreyaHsyAjjantorjAtasyamAdhavaH || 61-15 kechichChreyodharmamAhuraishvaryaMtyAgabhojanam kechiddamaM tapodravyaM bhogAnmukti~ncha kechana || 61-16 tadevaM shatasaMkhyeShu shreyassu puruShottama | mama chaivaM kulasyA.asya shreyoyadbrUhinishchitam || 61-17 shrIkR^iShNa uvAcha vatsa pR^ithakpR^ithakproktaM varNAnAM shreya uttamam | brAhmaNAnAM tapomUlaM damo.adhyanameva cha || 61-18 dharmaprakaTanaM chA.api shreya uktaM manIShibhiH | balaM sAdhyaM pUrvameva kShatriyANAM prakIrtitam || 61-19 duShTAnAM shAsanaM chA.api sAdhUnAM paripAlanam | pAshupAlyaM cha vaishyAnAM kR^iShirvij~nAnameva cha || 61-20 shUdrasyadvijashushrUShAtayAjIvanvaNigbhavet | shilpairvA vividhairjIveddvijAtihitamAcharan || 61-21 bhAryAratirbhR^ityapoShTA shuchiH shraddhAparAyaNaH | namaskAreNa mantreNa pa~nchayaj~nAnna hApayet || 61-22 tadbhavAnkShatriyakule jAto.asi kuru tachChR^iNu | balaM sAdhaya pUrvaM tvamatulaM tena shikShaya || 61-23 duShTAnpAlaya sAdhUMshcha svargamevamavApsyasi | balaM cha labhyate putra devinAM suprasAdataH || 61-24 tadbhavAn balaprAptyarthaM devyArAdhanamAchara || 61-25 barbarIka uvAcha kasminkShetre cha kAM devIm kathamArAdhayAmyaham | etatprasAdapravaNaM manaH kR^itvA nivedayaH || 61-26 sUta uvAcha iti pR^iShTaH kShaNaM dhyAtvAprAhadAmodarovibhuH | vatsa kShetraM pravikShyAmi yatratapsyasitattapaH | guptakShetramitikhyAtaM mahIsAgarasaMgame || 61-27 tatra tribhuvane yAshchaH santhi devyaH pR^ithagvidhAH | nAradena samAnItAstAshchaikyaMsumahAtmanA || 61-28 chatasrastasya digdevyo navadurgAshcha santi yAH | samArAdhAya tAH gatvA tAsAmaikyaM hi durllabham || 61-29 nityaM pUjaya tAH putra puShpadhUpavilepanaiH | stutibhishchopahAraishcha yathA tuShyanti tAstava || 61-30 tuShTAsu devIShu balaM dhana~ncha kIrtishcha putrAH subhagAshcha dArAH | svargastadA muktipadaM cha satsukhaM na durllabhaM satyametattavoktam || 61-31 sUta uvAcha evamuktvA barbarIkaM kR^iShNaH prAhaghaTotkacham | ghaTotkachAya putraste dR^iDhaM suhR^idayohyasau || 61-32 tasmAtsuhR^idayetyevaM dattaM nAmamayA dvikam | evamuktvAsamAli~NgyasantarpyavividhairdhanaiH || 61-33 guptakShetrAya bhagavAnbarbarIkaM samAdishat | so.atha kR^iShNaM namskR^ityapitaraMyAdavAMshchatAn || 61-34 anuj~nApya cha tAnsarvAn guptakShetraM samAvrajat | ghaTotkacho.api kR^iShNena viSR^iShTaH svavanaM yayau || 61-35 smaranputraguNAnpatnyA svarAjyaM samapAlayat | tataH suhR^idayo dhImAndagdhasthalyAM kR^itAshramaH || 61-36 trikAlaM pUjayAmAsa devIH karmasamAdhibhiH | nityaM puShpaishcha dhUpaishcha upahAraiH pR^ithagvidhaiH || 61-37 tasyA.a.arAdhayato devyastutuShurhAyanaistribhiH | tataH pratykShato bhUtvAbalAttasyamahAtmanaH || 61-38 balaM yattriShulokeShu kasyachinnAstidurllabham | Uchushchaka~nchitkAlaM tvaM vasA.atraivamahAdyute || 61-39 sa~NgatyA vijayasva tvaM bhUyaH shreyo hyavApsyasi | ityuktaH sarvadevIbhiH sa tatariva vyavasthitaH || 61-40 AjagAmA.athavijayonAmnAmAgadhabrAhmaNaH | sasarvAMpR^ithivIMkR^itvApAdAkrAntAMdvijottamaH || 61-41 kAshyAM vidyAbalaM prApya sAdhanArthamupAyayau | guheshvaramukhAnyeSha saptali~NgAnyapUjayat || 61-42 ArAdhayAmAsa chiraMdevirvidyAphalAptaye | tatastuShTAstasya devyaH svapne prochuridaMvachaH || 61-43 vidyAMsAdhaya tvaMsAdhosiddhamAtuH puro.a~NgaNe | ayam bhaktaH suhR^idayaH sahAyyaMtekariShyati || 61-44 tatastadvachanaM shrutvA vijayaH svapnamadhyataH | utthAya gatvA devyAstaM vavre bhImAtmajAtmajam || 61-45 so.apidevIvachaH shrutvAmenesAhAyyakAraNam | tataHkR^iShNachaturdashyAmupoShyavijayaHshuchiH || 61-46 snAtvA.abhyarchyaiva li~NgAni devishchaivArchayatpR^ithak | kR^itvA snAnamupoShyaiva barbarIko.antike.abhavat || 61-47 prathamAyAM tatau rAtrauyayausiddhAMbikApuraH | maNDalaM tatra kR^itvA cha bhagAkAraM karAnnava || 61-48 aShTadikShvaShTakIlAMshcha nisvanyaiva sasUtrakAn | kR^iShNAjinadharo bhUtvA barbarIkasamanvitaH || 61-49 shikhAmAbaddhyadigbandhaM kR^itvA reme tatovidhim | tanmadhyemaNDalasyA.apikuNDeshubhretrimekhale || 61-50 samarpyacha tataHkhaDgaM khAdiraM mantratojitam | saMsthApyakIlAnabhitobarbarIkamathA.abravIt || 61-51 shuchirvinidraH santiShTha sthavaM devyAH samudgiran | yAvatkarma karomyeSha yathA vighnaM na jAyate || 61-52 ityukte saMsthite tatra barbarIke mahAbale | vijayaH shoShaNaM dAhaM plAvanaM kR^itavAnyamI || 61-53 tataH suhAsano bhUtvA gu~Ngurubhyo namaH iti | mantramaShTottarashataM japatvAgurubhya praNamya cha | tato gaNeshvaravidhAnamArabdavAn || 61-54 athA.ataH saMpravakShyAmi mantraM gaNapateH param || 61-55 sarvakAryakaraM svalpaM mahArthaM sarvasiddhidam || 61-56 AUM gAMgIMgUMgaiMgauMgaH saptAkSharo.ayaM mahAmantraH | AUM gaNapatimantrasya gaNako nAma R^iShiH vighneshvaro devatA gaM bIjaM AUM shaktiH pUjArthaM japArthaM vA tilakArthaM vA manasA IpsitArthe homArthe vA viniyoga iti sAdhakasya pUrvaM tilakakaraNam | AUM gAM gaNapataye namaH | iti tilakasyopari akShatandadyAt anena mantreNa | AUM gAMgaNapataye namaH | iti tilakamantraH | AUM gAMgaNapataye namaH | anena mantreNa gaNeshAya puShpA~njalitrayaM dadyAt | mUlamantreNA.atrachandanagandhapuShpadhUpadIpanaivedyapUgaphala-tAmbUlAdikaM dadyAt | ata UrdhvaM mUlamantreNa japaM kuryAt | aShTottarashataM sahasraM lakShaM koTiM cheti yathAshaktijaptvAdashAMshahomArthe gaNeshAgnaye AvAhayAmiti agnimAvAhya | AUM gAM gaNapataye svAheti mantreNa guggulaguTikAbhirhomaM vidadhyAdviniyogaM cheti gaNeshvaro mahAkalpaH | ya evaM sarvavighneShusAdhayanmantramuttamaM | sarvavighnAni nashyanti mano.abhIShTaM cha sidhyati || 61-57 DAkinyo yAtudhAnAshcha pretAdyashcha bhayaMkarAH | shatrUNAM jAyate nAshovashIkaraNameva cha || 61-58 imaM gaNeshvaraM kalpaM vijAnanvijayo.api cha | tilakaM vidhinA kR^itvA japtvA chA.aShTottaraM shatam || 61-59 dashAMshaM guTikA hutvA pUjya siddhivinAyakaM | siddheyakShetrapAlasya chakrepUjAM tato nishi || 61-60 iti shrIskAnde mahApurANe ekashItisAhasryAM saMhitAyAM prathame mAheshvarakhaNDe kaumArikAkhaNDe mahAvidyAsAdhane gaNeshvarakalpavarNanaM nAmaikaShaShTitamo.adhyAyaH || November 24, 2009