गजवक्त्रां नरो यस्त्वां पूजयिष्यति भक्तितः । स गजाधिपतिर्भूपो भविष्यति च भूतले
gajavaktrāṃ naro yastvāṃ pūjayiṣyati bhaktitaḥ | sa gajādhipatirbhūpo bhaviṣyati ca bhūtale
“Qualquer homem que te adore com devoção em tua forma de rosto de elefante tornar-se-á na terra um rei—senhor dos elefantes.”
Brahmā
Devotional worship (bhakti) directed to the deity’s revered form yields worldly prosperity and authority, framed as a dharmic reward.
The promise is embedded in the Nāgarakhaṇḍa tīrtha narrative; the precise site is contextual to the chapter but not named in this verse.
Worship (pūjā) of the elephant-faced goddess with devotion.