Vināyakas

Vināyaka

The Vināyakas are named as a group in two rites of the Bhavishya Purāṇa.

Nārada Maharshi teaches Sāmba the testing of wood for a pratimā. In the bali offered at the tree before it is felled, one worships the tree, and with it the devatās, the pitṛdevatās, piśācas, rākshasas, sarpas, the sura-gaṇas, the Vināyakas and others.

Source: Bhavishya Purāṇa, Brahma Parva, Chapter 131

In the udyāpana of the Āśā Daśamī vrata, which Śrī Kṛshṇa teaches Yudhishṭhira, one prays for the fulfilment of one’s wishes to the ten Āśā Devīs, and also to the nakshatras, grahas, tārāgrahas, nakshatra-mātṛkās, bhūtas, pretas and vināyakas.

Source: Bhavishya Purāṇa, Uttara Parva, Chapter 64

Sources

• Bhavishya Purāṇa, Brahma Parva, Chapter 131; Uttara Parva, Chapter 64