Varaha Purana 23.31: Adhyaya 23, Shloka 31
The Birth of Gaṇapati, the Emergence of the Vināyakas, and the Significance of the Fourth Lunar Day
देवा ऊचुः । नमस्ते गजवक्त्राय नमस्ते गणनायक । विनायक नमस्तेऽस्तु नमस्ते चण्डविक्रम ॥ २३.३१ ॥
devā ūcuḥ | namaste gajavaktrāya namaste gaṇanāyaka | vināyaka namaste 'stu namaste caṇḍavikrama || 23.31 ||
देवताय ने कहा, हाथी जैसा चेहरा वाले, तुझे प्रणाम। तू सबका लीडर है, तुझे प्रणाम। हे विनायक, तुझे प्रणाम। तू बहुत ताकत वाला है, तुझे प्रणाम।
Devāḥ (the gods)
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It preserves a conventional Purāṇic stotra-style salutation where deities collectively address a revered figure through epithets, reflecting the broader Sanskrit literary practice of invoking auspiciousness and authority via honorific titles.
No geographic toponym is mentioned in this verse; it is an invocation focused on titulature (epithets) rather than sacred geography.
The verse models respectful address and acknowledgment of leadership/competence through formal homage, functioning as a cultural-literary template for humility and reverence in discourse.
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