Varaha Purana 23.30: Adhyaya 23, Shloka 30
The Birth of Gaṇapati, the Emergence of the Vināyakas, and the Significance of the Fourth Lunar Day
दृष्ट्वाऽभिषिच्यमानं तु देवास्तं गणनायकम् । तुष्टुवुः प्रयताः सर्वे त्रिशूलास्त्रस्य सन्निधौ ॥ २३.३० ॥
dṛṣṭvā ’bhiṣicyamānaṃ tu devās taṃ gaṇanāyakam | tuṣṭuvuḥ prayatāḥ sarve triśūlāstrasya sannidhau || 23.30 ||
जब देवताओं ने देखा कि गणेश का अभिषेक हो रहा है, वो सब खड़े हो गए। त्रिशूल के पास खड़े हो कर उन्होंने गणेश की प्रशंसा की।
Varāha (default speaker per dialogue framework; speaker not explicit in this fragment)
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It preserves a Purāṇic narrative convention: public consecration (abhiṣeka) followed by formal praise (stuti) by a divine assembly, reflecting the literary linkage between kingship/office and ritual legitimation.
No specific geographic toponym is stated in this verse; the setting is described contextually as being 'in the presence of the triśūla-weapon' rather than by a place-name.
The verse foregrounds disciplined conduct (prayatāḥ) and collective acknowledgment of duly conferred authority, presenting composure and respectful speech as a normative social-ritual ideal.
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