Shloka 14
The Slaying of the Kālakeyas and the Greatness of Vināyaka Worship
देशे च भारते वर्षे वनिता पूर्वसन्निधौ । लौहित्यदक्षिणे तीरे लिंगरूपो विनायकः
deśe ca bhārate varṣe vanitā pūrvasannidhau | lauhityadakṣiṇe tīre liṃgarūpo vināyakaḥ
ហើយនៅក្នុងដែនភារត (ឥណ្ឌា) នៅទីកន្លែងឈ្មោះ វនិតា—ជិតសានិទ្ធិដ៏បរិសុទ្ធបុរាណ—លើច្រាំងខាងត្បូងនៃទន្លេ លៅហិត្យៈ ព្រះវិនាយកៈ ស្ថិតនៅក្នុងរូបលិង្គ។
Unspecified (narratorial/sectional description of a sacred site in the Padma Purana)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Type: tirtha
Sandhi Resolution Notes: pūrvasannidhau = pūrva + sannidhau; lauhityadakṣiṇe = lauhitya + dakṣiṇe; liṃgarūpo = liṅga + rūpaḥ (visarga sandhi before vowel).
FAQs
It locates a Vināyaka shrine in Bhārata-varṣa at a place called Vanitā, specifically on the southern bank of the Lauhitya (commonly identified with the Brahmaputra), showing how the Purāṇa maps holiness onto real riverine landscapes.
By naming Vināyaka’s manifested presence at a specific riverside location, the verse supports place-based devotion (tīrtha-bhakti), where reverence is expressed through pilgrimage, remembrance, and worship at a consecrated form.
Even without an explicit moral instruction here, the implied lesson is reverence for sacred places and responsible pilgrimage—approaching tīrthas with humility, purity of intent, and respect for the sanctity of the river and shrine.