Varaha Purana 23.26: Adhyaya 23, Shloka 26
The Birth of Gaṇapati, the Emergence of the Vināyakas, and the Significance of the Fourth Lunar Day
प्रभोर्भव त्वं प्रतिमास्त्रपाणिना इमानि चास्त्राणि वरांश्च देहि । इत्येवमुक्त्वा ।अधिगते पितामहे त्रिलोचनश्चात्मभवं जगाद ॥ २३.२६ ॥
prabhor bhava tvaṃ pratimāstrapāṇinā imāni cāstrāṇi varāṃś ca dehi | ityevam uktvā .adhigate pitāmahe trilocanaś cātmabhavaṃ jagāda || 23.26 ||
भगवान के रूप में आ जाओ, हाथ में हथियार लेकर। यह सब अस्त्र दे दो और जो वरद माँगे वो भी दे दो। ऐसा बोल के जब वो ब्रह्मा के पास गए, तब शिव ने उनसे बात की।
Unclear in fragment; narrative identifies Trilocana (Śiva) as the one who speaks after the request
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It reflects a common Purāṇic narrative mode in which authority and legitimacy are expressed through the granting of astras (weapons) and varas (boons), framed as a formal exchange among major mythic figures.
No explicit geographic location is named in this verse fragment; it is primarily a dialogue/action transition involving Pitāmaha and Trilocana.
Rather than a direct moral injunction, the verse emphasizes the cultural idea of sanctioned power—capabilities (astras) and privileges (boons) are portrayed as conferred through recognized authority and formal petition.
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