Varaha Purana 23.2: Adhyaya 23, Shloka 2
The Birth of Gaṇapati, the Emergence of the Vināyakas, and the Significance of the Fourth Lunar Day
महातपा उवाच । पूर्वं देवगणाः सर्वे ऋषयश्च तपोधनाः । कार्यारम्भं तथा चक्रुः सिध्यन्ते च न संशयः ॥ २३.२ ॥
mahātapā uvāca | pūrvaṃ devagaṇāḥ sarve ṛṣayaś ca tapodhanāḥ | kāryārambhaṃ tathā cakruḥ sidhyante ca na saṃśayaḥ || 23.2 ||
قال مهاتابا: «فيما مضى، كانت جموعُ الآلهة كلُّها، ومعهم الرِّشِيّون ذوو ثروةِ الزهد، يبدؤون أعمالهم على هذا النحو؛ فينالون التمامَ والنجاح، بلا ريب».
Mahātapā
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It reflects a common Purāṇic rhetorical strategy: legitimizing a recommended practice by citing exemplary precedent (devas and ṛṣis) within the narrative frame.
No geographic location is named in this verse fragment.
The verse emphasizes confidence in disciplined, properly initiated action: undertakings modeled on established precedents are described as leading to success ‘without doubt’.
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