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While giving a list of great names of ancient celebrities who had performed this vrata like Rama, Krsna Samba, Hanumat, Bhagiratha, Partha and Garuda, Samrajya-lakshmi-pithika insists that a king who wishes to have victory in war, should undertake performance of this vow every year in the month of Bhadrapada (August-Sept.) (93.1-5). Description of idol etc. In the morning of the 4 th of the bright half of the month of Bhadrapada, the king who intends to perform this vow should take bath in water mixed with sesame and finish his routine as usual. On the auspicious seat f (bhadrasana) provided in the pedestal, daeked with flowers, he now installs an idol of Vighnesa which is made of gold, silver or earth. The idol should be of the following

300 description. It should have a protuberant belly with the face of an elephant. The deity has a serpent as the sacred thread and holds in his four hands respectively, a noose (pasa), a hook (goad), sweet-meat and a (broken) tooth. He has a pair of short knees and thighs and is decorated with various ornaments (93.6-8). The resolve: At noon, alongwith other members of his family, a resolve that he shall be performing he (king) undertakes the worship of Siddhivinayaka [Siddhivinayak] for securing freedom from all obstacles, destruction of his enemies, for long-life, for victory etc. (9-12). Worship : Now, as per the kalpa injunctions, he ceremonially installs the idol and wor ships with twentyone 91 of leaves (13). kinds 91. These are variously described as - Malati, Bhrngaraja, Bilva, Durva, Badari, Dhattura, Tulasi, Karavira, Sami, Apamarga, Brhati, Arka Arjuna, Visnukranta, Padimi, Devadaru, Maru, Nirgudi, Jati, Kadali and Agasti See. Ganesakosa, Ed. A.Gadgil Pune-2, 1967 Ch. V. p.35. Also See Sanketakosa Ed.S.S.Hanamante , Solapur, 1964, p.338.

301 The Naivedya in this case is mentioned to be twentyone modakas (Sweet balls) the offering of which is followed by presenting the deity with blades of durva grass in twos (14). At the end, out of the twentyone modakas offered, ten are presented to brahmins, one is left with the deity and the rest are kept by the king which, he partakes of with his family, after listening to the glory of such performance from a priest (15-16). On this day, one is forbidden to take food-items which are cooked in sesame oil. Such performance by a king is said to result in riddance from all sorts of obstacles. No fear lurks either from the enemy or thieves and the kingdom is rendered free from famine etc. (17-19). Observation : Siddhi Vinayaka-Vrata is very popular and current even today. The description of the deity and the mode of performance of the Vrata appears to agree with such material we get in Skandapurana, Smrtikaustubha, Purusartha-cintamani and Vrataraja as mentioned by Kane Kane Vol. V Part I.