Modavinayaka, Ѵǻ岹ⲹ첹, Moda-vinayaka: 1 definition
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Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Wisdom Library: Skanda-puranaѴǻ岹ⲹ첹 (मोदविनाय�) is short for Moda (delight), one of the fifty-six ⲹ첹 according to the Kāśīkhaṇḍa from the Skanda-purāṇa (4 2.57). Worshipping this ⲹ첹 (ṇeś) is part of a sacred pilgrimage (ٰ) route which centers around Kāśī (Vārāṇasī): a holy city in India. His esoteric position within the Kāśīmaṇḍala and the geographic position of his actual shrine is given by Rana Singh in his Banaras (p. 189) ().
Moda and the other ⲹ첹 (ṇeśs) are described in the Skandapurāṇa (the largest of the eighteen ܰṇa), which narrates the details and legends surrounding numerous holy pilgrimages (īٳ-ٳⲹ) throughout India. It is composed of over 81,000 metrical verses with the core text dating from the before the 4th-century CE.

The Purana (पुरा�, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
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Partial matches: Moda, Vinayaka.
Full-text: Moda.
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