Varaha Purana 23.36: Adhyaya 23, Shloka 36
The Birth of Gaṇapati, the Emergence of the Vināyakas, and the Significance of the Fourth Lunar Day
यश्चैतत् पठते स्तोत्रं यश्चैतच्छृणुयात् सदा । न तस्य विघ्ना जायन्ते न पापं सर्वथा नृप ॥ २३.३६ ॥
yaś caitat paṭhate stotraṃ yaś caitac chṛṇuyāt sadā | na tasya vighnā jāyante na pāpaṃ sarvathā nṛpa || 23.36 ||
ഹേ നൃപ, ഈ സ്തോത്രം പാരായണം ചെയ്യുന്നവനും ഇതു എപ്പോഴും ശ്രവിക്കുന്നവനും—അവർക്കു വിഘ്നങ്ങൾ ജനിക്കുകയില്ല; യാതൊരു വിധത്തിലും പാപം അവശേഷിക്കുകയുമില്ല.
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It reflects a common Purāṇic literary motif: framing textual recitation (paṭhana) and listening (śravaṇa) as key modes of preserving and transmitting sacred literature, while also attributing socially valued outcomes such as the removal of impediments.
No geographic location is named in this verse fragment; it focuses on the stated results of reciting or hearing a stotra.
The verse promotes sustained engagement with the text—recitation and attentive listening—as a disciplined practice associated with reducing harmful consequences (pāpa) and mitigating life obstacles (vighna).
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