Varaha Purana 23.14: Adhyaya 23, Shloka 14
The Birth of Gaṇapati, the Emergence of the Vināyakas, and the Significance of the Fourth Lunar Day
उत्पन्नमात्रो देवानां योषितः सप्रमोहयन् । कान्त्या दीप्त्या तथा मूर्त्या रूपेण च महात्मवान् ॥ २३.१४ ॥
utpannamātro devānāṃ yoṣitaḥ sapramohayan | kāntyā dīptyā tathā mūrtyā rūpeṇa ca mahātmavān || 23.14 ||
जैसे ही वो पैदा हुआ, देवियों का दिमाग घूम गया। इतनी सुंदरता, इतनी चमक, और इतना अच्छा रूप। वो महान आत्मा वाला था, सब लोग उसे देखते रह गए।
Varāha (default speaker per dialogue framework; not explicit in this fragment)
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It reflects a common Purāṇic narrative motif in which extraordinary beings are described through aesthetic and luminous qualities (kānti, dīpti), illustrating how Sanskrit literature encodes charisma and power via sensory language.
No geographic location is named in this verse; it is a character-focused description within a mythic-cosmological narrative frame.
Rather than a direct ethical injunction, the verse foregrounds the theme of moha (bewilderment/infatuation) arising from sensory splendor—often used in Sanskrit literature as a reflective point about perception and its effects.
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