Varaha Purana 59.8 — Adhyaya 59, Shloka 8
The Obstacle-Removing Vow
Procedure for Worship of Vināyaka
शूराय धीराय गजाननाय लम्बोदरायैकदंष्ट्राय चैव । एवं पूज्यस्तद्दिने तत्पुनश्च होमं कुर्याद् विघ्नविनाशहेतोः ॥ ५९.८ ॥
śūrāya dhīrāya gajānānāya lambodarāyaikadaṁṣṭrāya caiva | evaṁ pūjyas taddine tat punaś ca homaṁ kuryād vighnavināśahetoḥ || 59.8 ||
Kepada Yang Perkasa, Yang Teguh, Yang Bermuka Gajah, Yang Berperut Buncit, dan juga Yang Bertaring Satu—setelah dipuja demikian pada hari itu, hendaklah dilakukan lagi homa (persembahan api) demi memusnahkan segala halangan.
Varāha (default dialogue framework; ritual instruction context)
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":false,"aspect_highlighted":"None","boar_form_detail":"None","earth_interaction":"None"}
Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":false,"speaker_role":"instructor","bhu_devi_state":"None","key_question":"None"}
Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false,"specific_site":"None","parikrama_context":"None","krishna_connection":"None"}
Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":true,"topic":"dana","instruction_summary":"On the appointed day, worship Vināyaka with his epithets (śūra, dhīra, gajānana, lambodara, ekadaṃṣṭra) and then perform homa to destroy obstacles.","karmic_consequence":"Proper worship + homa leads to vighna-vināśa; neglect or improper performance risks continued obstruction (implied)."}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":true,"vrata_name":"Vināyaka-pūjā with homa as part of a Śānti/Vighna-śānti vrata","tithi_month":"taddine (on that specified vrata-day; exact tithi/month not in verse)","promised_fruit":"Vighna-vināśa (destruction of obstacles) through ritual completion."}
Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":false,"symbolic_interpretation":"None","yajna_varaha_imagery":"None","vedantic_connection":"None"}
Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"ritual-theology","core_concept":"Nāma (epithet) + karma (homa) together function as a technology of śānti: devotion is operationalized through prescribed action.","practical_application":"Begin important undertakings with Gaṇeśa worship using focused epithets, then seal intention with a simple homa to cultivate clarity and remove practical/inner obstacles."}
Subject Matter: ["Ritual Practice","Ethics","Cultural Heritage"]
Primary Rasa: Shanta
Secondary Rasa: Bhakti
Type: ritual-domestic
Related Themes: 59.59.9 (result: sarva-vighna-vimukti by Vināyaka-kṛpā); 60.60.1 (next section formalizes Śānti-vrata teaching)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A worship scene of Vināyaka: devotee offers flowers and lamps while a homa fire blazes; the deity is depicted with elephant face, pot belly, and single tusk, embodying the invoked epithets.","item_prompts":["Gaṇeśa with one tusk (ekadaṃṣṭra)","elephant head (gajānana)","pot belly (lambodara)","homa-kunda with flames","offerings: modaka, durvā grass, flowers, ghee ladle"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style Gaṇeśa beside a bright homa-kunda, bold outlines, saturated reds/yellows, ornate jewelry, durvā garland prominent.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore Gaṇeśa with heavy gold-leaf halo and embossed ornaments, homa fire in foreground, rich maroons and greens, symmetrical altar arrangement.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore style, elegant Gaṇeśa with soft shading, detailed ritual vessels, gentle firelight, refined textile patterns.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature, intimate shrine setting, compact Gaṇeśa form, delicate flames, devotees in profile, fine floral border."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"ritual, auspicious","suggested_raga":"Hamsadhwani","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"clear, bright, invocatory"}
FAQs
It reflects Purāṇic-era ritual standardization, preserving a concise sequence of worship (pūjā) followed by homa aimed at vighna-śānti (the mitigation of impediments), and documents widely shared epithets used in Sanskrit liturgical address.
No geographic location is named in this verse; the focus is on a ritual action (pūjā and homa) and the addressed deity’s epithets.
The verse emphasizes disciplined, methodical completion of prescribed actions—worship followed by an offering—framing obstacle-removal as an outcome of ordered practice rather than impulsive action.
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