Varaha Purana 59.5: Adhyaya 59, Shloka 5
The Obstacle-Removing Vow
Procedure for Worship of Vināyaka
हयमेधस्य विघ्ने तु संजाते सगरः पुरा । एतदेव चरित्वा तु हयमेधं समापतवान् ॥ ५९.५ ॥
hayamedhasya vighne tu saṃjāte sagaraḥ purā | etad eva caritvā tu hayamedhaṃ samāptavān || 59.5 ||
പുരാതനകാലത്ത് അശ്വമേധ യാഗത്തിൽ വിഘ്നം സംഭവിച്ചപ്പോൾ, സഗരൻ ഇതേ വ്രതം അനുഷ്ഠിച്ച് അശ്വമേധം സമാപിപ്പിച്ചു.
Varāha
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It preserves a Purāṇic memory of King Sagara as an exemplar of completing a royal rite despite impediments, reflecting how narrative exempla are used to validate ritual continuity in Sanskrit textual traditions.
No specific place-name is given in this verse; it references King Sagara and the Aśvamedha context without naming a site.
The verse emphasizes perseverance and procedural completion in prescribed duties (here, a major rite) even when obstacles arise, framed as an exemplary precedent.
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