This text speaks of the greatness of the vināyakavrata and briefly describes its performance as prescribed in the skandapurāṇa. But according to the vrataratnākara, part 1, (Vavilla Press, Madras 1950) this is called siddhivināyakavratakathā forming part of the bhaviṣyapurāṇa

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nirvighnena tu kāryāṇi kathaṃ siddhyanti sūtaja। arthasiddhiḥ kathaṃ nṛṇāṃ putrasaubhāgyasampadaḥ। dampatyoḥ kalahaś caiva bandhubhedas tathā nṛṇāṃ। udāsīneṣu lokeṣu kathaṃ sumukhatā bhavet। vidyārambhe tathā nṛṇāṃ vāṇibhaṃ ca kṛṣis tathā। nṛpateḥ paracakrasya jayasiddhiḥ kathaṃ bhavet।

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havyavāhamukhā devāḥ pūjitāḥ syuḥ na saṃ'sayaḥ। caṇḍikādyā mātṛgaṇāḥ parituṣṭā bhavanti ca। tasmin sampūjite viprāḥ bhaktyāsiddhivināyakaṃ। ya idaṃ śṛṇuyāt nityaṃ śrāvayed vā samāhitaḥ। sarvapāpavinirmukto rudralokaṃ sa gacchati। iti skānde mahāpurāṇe vināyakavratakalpaṃ nāma prathamo'dhyāyaḥ [।]

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Complete

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382.21

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manuscripts_004559

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Vināyakavratakalpa, in Digital Collections, Institut Français de Pondichéry, Manuscripts of the Indology Collection, consulted on September, 11th 2025, https://ifp.inist.fr/s/manuscripts/item/381708