Varaha Purana 23.35: Adhyaya 23, Shloka 35
The Birth of Gaṇapati, the Emergence of the Vināyakas, and the Significance of the Fourth Lunar Day
एतस्यां यस्तिलान् भुक्त्वा भक्त्या गणपतिं नृप । आराधयति तस्याशु तुष्यते नात्र संशयः ॥ २३.३५ ॥
etasyāṃ yas tilān bhuktvā bhaktyā gaṇapatiṃ nṛpa | ārādhayati tasyāśu tuṣyate nātra saṃśayaḥ || 23.35 ||
राजा, जो कोई इस दिन तिल खाता है। और भाव के साथ गणेश की पूजा करता है। गणेश जल्दी उस्से खुश हो जाता है। इसमे कोई शक नहीं।
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It reflects Purāṇic-era ritual culture where specific foods (tila/sesame) and acts of worship are linked to the efficacy of devotional observances, illustrating how practice-oriented instructions circulated in Sanskrit narrative texts.
No geographic location is explicitly named in this verse; it is framed as a general instruction within a ritual or observance context.
The verse emphasizes sincerity of intent—devotion (bhakti) coupled with disciplined practice—as the key principle for the intended religious-ritual outcome, expressed in a culturally descriptive (not coercive) manner.
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