Varaha Purana 23.20: Adhyaya 23, Shloka 20
The Birth of Gaṇapati, the Emergence of the Vināyakas, and the Significance of the Fourth Lunar Day
विनायकानेकविधा गजास्या स्तमालनिलाञ्जनसन्निकाशाः । उत्तस्थुरुच्चैर्विविधास्त्रहस्ता स्ततस्तु देवा मनसाकुलेन ॥ २३.२० ॥
vināyakānekavidhā gajāsyāḥ stamālanīlāñjanasaṃnikāśāḥ | uttasthur uccair vividhāstrahastāḥ statas tu devā manasākulena || 23.20 ||
Dann erhoben sich mit lautem Getöse vielerlei Vināyakas—elefantengesichtig, dem dunklen Farbton von Tamāla und blauem Añjana gleich—und trugen in ihren Händen verschiedene Waffen; darüber wurden die Götter im Innern unruhig und im Geist bestürzt.
Varāha (default, speaker not explicit in excerpt)
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It preserves a Purāṇic narrative motif in which groups of supernatural beings (here termed Vināyakas) appear with distinctive iconography and weaponry, reflecting the text’s broader mythic repertoire and later cultural associations of elephant-faced figures.
No specific geographic location is named in this verse; it is descriptive and situational rather than topographical.
No direct ethical injunction is stated; the verse primarily conveys a narrative moment of sudden emergence and the resulting mental agitation of the devas, highlighting psychological response to perceived threat.
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