Varaha Purana 23.22: Adhyaya 23, Shloka 22
The Birth of Gaṇapati, the Emergence of the Vināyakas, and the Significance of the Fourth Lunar Day
दिवौकसां चिन्तयतां तथा तु विनायकैः क्ष्मा क्षुभिता बभूव । चतुर्मुखश्चाप्रतिमो विमानम् आरुह्य खे वाक्यमिदं जगाद ॥ २३.२२ ॥
divaukasāṃ cintayatāṃ tathā tu vināyakaiḥ kṣmā kṣubhitā babhūva | caturmukhaścāpratimo vimānam āruhya khe vākyam idaṃ jagāda || 23.22 ||
जब देवता ऊपर बैठ के बात कर रहे थे, तब विनायक ने धरती को हिला दिया। ब्रह्मा, जिसके चार चेहरे हैं, अपना विमान लिए आसमान में गए। वहाँ उन्होंने यह बात कही।
Narrator (defaulting within Varāha–Pṛthivī frame; speaker not explicit in the fragment)
FAQs
It illustrates a common Purāṇic narrative technique: cosmic disturbance (the Earth becoming agitated) prompts intervention by a high deity (here, Brahmā). Such motifs help structure mythic historiography and convey models of cosmic administration in early medieval Sanskrit literature.
No specific geographic site is named in this verse; the reference is cosmological (kṣmā, 'the Earth') and celestial (divaukas, 'heavenly dwellers'; khe, 'in the sky').
Implicitly, the verse presents a governance principle: when collective well-being (symbolized by the Earth) is disturbed, responsible authorities deliberate and respond. The emphasis is on restoring stability rather than prescribing sectarian obligation.
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