Varaha Purana 23.34: Adhyaya 23, Shloka 34
The Birth of Gaṇapati, the Emergence of the Vināyakas, and the Significance of the Fourth Lunar Day
एतच्चतुर्थ्यां संपन्नं गणाध्यक्षस्य पार्थिव । यतस्ततोऽयं महती तिथीनां परमा तिथिः ॥ २३.३४ ॥
etac caturthyāṃ saṃpannaṃ gaṇādhyakṣasya pārthiva | yatas tato ’yaṃ mahatī tithīnāṃ paramā tithiḥ || 23.34 ||
राजा, गणेश का यह पूजा चौथी को होता है। इसलिए यह दिन बहुत बड़ा है। सारी तिथियों में यह सबसे बड़ी है।
Varāha
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It reflects Purāṇic calendrical discourse in which specific lunar dates (tithis) are ranked for ritual efficacy, illustrating how festival/vrata observances were textualized and transmitted in medieval Sanskrit literature.
No geographic site is named in this verse; it focuses on the ritual-calendar category of caturthī rather than a specific tīrtha or region.
The verse promotes disciplined observance of an auspicious time (caturthī) as a culturally valued practice, framing ethical conduct as alignment with an ordered ritual calendar rather than coercive doctrine.
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