Varaha Purana 59.6: Adhyaya 59, Shloka 6
The Obstacle-Removing Vow
Procedure for Worship of Vināyaka
तथा रुद्रेण देवेन त्रिपुरं निघ्नता पुरा । एतदेव कृतं तस्मात् त्रिपुरं तेन पातितम् । मया समुद्रं पिबता एतदेव कृतं व्रतम् ॥ ५९.६ ॥
tathā rudreṇa devena tripuraṁ nighnatā purā | etad eva kṛtaṁ tasmāt tripuraṁ tena pātitam | mayā samudraṁ pibatā etad eva kṛtaṁ vratam || 59.6 ||
रुद्र भगवान ने जब त्रिपुर को मारा, तब भी यही किया था। इसलिए त्रिपुर गिर गया। मैं समुंदर पी रहा था, तब भी यही व्रत लिया था।
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It preserves a standard Purāṇic technique: legitimizing a ritual or ethical observance (vrata) by citing mythic precedents—Rudra’s defeat of Tripura and a cosmic act attributed to the speaking deity—thereby embedding practice within the wider Sanskrit narrative tradition.
No specific terrestrial location is named; the verse references cosmic/mythic settings (Tripura as a mythic stronghold; samudra as the ocean) rather than a clearly identifiable historical site.
The verse frames disciplined observance (vrata) as a validated practice by appealing to authoritative exemplars, emphasizing continuity of conduct across mythic time rather than issuing a sectarian command.
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