Varaha Purana 23.24: Adhyaya 23, Shloka 24
The Birth of Gaṇapati, the Emergence of the Vināyakas, and the Significance of the Fourth Lunar Day
इत्येवमुक्त्वा प्रपितामहस्तानुवाच देवस्त्रिशिखास्त्रपाणिम् । यस्ते विभो वक्त्रसमुद्भवः प्रभुर्विनायकानां भवतु त्विमेऽनुगाः ॥ २३.२४ ॥
ity evam uktvā prapitāmahas tān uvāca devas triśikhāstrapāṇim | yas te vibho vaktrasamudbhavaḥ prabhur vināyakānāṃ bhavatu tv ime’nugāḥ || 23.24 ||
यह कह के ब्रह्मा ने उस देवता से बात की जिसके हाथ में त्रिशूल था। ब्रह्मा बोले, तुम्हारे मुँह से जो पैदा होगा, वो विनायक का मालिक बनेगा। वो तुम्हारे सारे लोगों का सरदार होगा।
Prapitāmaha (Brahmā)
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It reflects a Purāṇic motif of organizing divine and semi-divine groups (gaṇas/anugas) through delegated leadership, illustrating how authority and function are narrated within Sanskrit mythic literature.
No geographic location is named in this verse; the content is administrative and genealogical (designation of leadership among Vināyakas/attendants).
Rather than a direct ethical injunction, the verse emphasizes ordered governance and delegated responsibility—an implicit philosophical instruction about structured leadership within a cosmic-social hierarchy.
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