Varaha Purana 23.29: Adhyaya 23, Shloka 29
The Birth of Gaṇapati, the Emergence of the Vināyakas, and the Significance of the Fourth Lunar Day
इत्येवमुक्त्वा परमेश्वरेण सुरैः समं काञ्चनकुम्भसंस्थैः । जलैस्तथासावभिषिक्तगात्रो रराज राजेन्द्र विनायकानाम् ॥ २३.२९ ॥
ity evam uktvā parameśvareṇa suraiḥ samaṁ kāñcanakumbhasaṁsthaiḥ | jalais tathāsāv abhiṣiktagātro rarāja rājendra vināyakānām || 23.29 ||
ऐसा कह के, परमेश्वर ने देवताओं के साथ मिल कर उसका अभिषेक किया। सोने के कुंभ से पानी लेकर उसको स्नान कराया। राजा, उसके बदन पर पानी डाल के वो विनायकों में सबसे चमकने लगा।
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It preserves a standard Purāṇic consecration (abhiṣeka) formula—divine speech followed by ritual anointing—reflecting how authority and eminence are narratively established through ceremonial acts in classical Sanskrit literature.
No specific geographic site is named in this verse; the focus is on a ritual action (abhiṣeka with water from golden pitchers) rather than a place-based tīrtha description.
The verse foregrounds the cultural ideal that legitimacy and eminence are conferred through orderly, communal rites performed with due protocol, emphasizing social and ceremonial responsibility rather than coercive power.
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