Varaha Purana 23.36 — Adhyaya 23, Shloka 36
The Birth of Gaṇapati, the Emergence of the Vināyakas, and the Significance of the Fourth Lunar Day
यश्चैतत् पठते स्तोत्रं यश्चैतच्छृणुयात् सदा । न तस्य विघ्ना जायन्ते न पापं सर्वथा नृप ॥ २३.३६ ॥
yaś caitat paṭhate stotraṃ yaś caitac chṛṇuyāt sadā | na tasya vighnā jāyante na pāpaṃ sarvathā nṛpa || 23.36 ||
O König, wer diese Hymne rezitiert und wer sie beständig hört, dem entstehen keine Hindernisse, und Sünde (pāpa) bleibt ihm in keiner Weise anhaften.
Varāha (default, per dialogue framework)
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":false}
Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":true,"speaker_role":"instructor"}
Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false}
Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":true,"topic":"prayaschitta","instruction_summary":"Regular recitation (paṭhana) and continual listening (śravaṇa) of this stotra prevents obstacles and eradicates pāpa.","karmic_consequence":"Following: vighna-abhāva and pāpa-kṣaya; neglect: continued susceptibility to obstacles and persistence of demerit."}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":false,"promised_fruit":"Stotra-phala: freedom from obstacles and complete removal of sin for reciter and listener."}
Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":false}
Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"nāma-stuti efficacy","core_concept":"Śravaṇa and kīrtana/paṭhana are purificatory disciplines; sound imbued with devotion restructures karma and removes impediments.","practical_application":"Maintain a routine of reciting or listening to the hymn—personally or in community—to cultivate steadiness and ethical clarity."}
Subject Matter: ["Ethics","Ritual Practice","Textual Transmission"]
Primary Rasa: śānta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa 23.23.32-35 (the stotra and its ritual framing)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A transmission scene: a reciter chants the hymn while listeners sit attentively; obstacles dissolve symbolically and pāpa is shown as fading/dissipating.","item_prompts":["reciter with palm-leaf manuscript","listeners seated in reverent attention","sound-wave/ākāśa motif indicating mantra power","symbolic ‘vighna’ forms dissolving","calm sanctified setting (sabha/temple veranda)"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: group śravaṇa scene with expressive eyes and rhythmic composition; subtle depiction of vighnas dissolving into the background; lamp-lit ambience.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: central reciter with gold-leaf arch; listeners in rows; manuscript and rosary highlighted; symbolic dark clouds (pāpa) clearing with gold radiance.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: refined satsang scene; detailed manuscript, gentle facial expressions; soft aura around the recitation.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari: hillside satsang under a pavilion/tree; delicate depiction of sound as flowing lines; obstacles as tiny caricatured figures retreating."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"purificatory, protective","suggested_raga":"Yaman","pace":"medium-slow","voice_tone":"steady, resonant, meditative with clear articulation"}
FAQs
It reflects a common Purāṇic literary motif: framing textual recitation (paṭhana) and listening (śravaṇa) as key modes of preserving and transmitting sacred literature, while also attributing socially valued outcomes such as the removal of impediments.
No geographic location is named in this verse fragment; it focuses on the stated results of reciting or hearing a stotra.
The verse promotes sustained engagement with the text—recitation and attentive listening—as a disciplined practice associated with reducing harmful consequences (pāpa) and mitigating life obstacles (vighna).
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