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Varaha Purana 23.28: Adhyaya 23, Shloka 28

The Birth of Gaṇapati, the Emergence of the Vināyakas, and the Significance of the Fourth Lunar Day

भवांश्च देवेषु तथा मखेषु कार्येषु चान्येषु महानुभावात् । अग्रेषु पूजां लभतेऽन्यथा च विनाशयिष्यस्यथ कार्यसिद्धिम् ॥ २३.२८ ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 23.28

bhavāṁś ca deveṣu tathā makheṣu kāryeṣu cānyeṣu mahānubhāvāt | agreṣu pūjāṁ labhate ’nyathā ca vināśayiṣyasy atha kāryasiddhim || 23.28 ||

ด้วยอานุภาพอันยิ่งใหญ่ของท่าน ท่านจึงได้รับการบูชาก่อนในหมู่เทพ ในพิธียัญ และในกิจการอื่น ๆ; หากมิฉะนั้น ท่านย่อมทำลายความสำเร็จแห่งพิธีหรือกิจนั้นอย่างแน่นอน

bhavānyou (honored one)
bhavān:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootbhavat (प्रातिपदिक)
FormPronoun/honorific (भवत्), Masculine, Nominative, Singular
caand
ca:
Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca (अव्यय)
FormConjunction (समुच्चय-अव्यय)
deveṣuamong the gods
deveṣu:
Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootdeva (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Plural
tathālikewise
tathā:
Kriya-viseshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Roottathā (अव्यय)
FormAdverb (क्रियाविशेषण-अव्यय)
makheṣuin sacrifices
makheṣu:
Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootmakha (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Locative, Plural
kāryeṣuin undertakings
kāryeṣu:
Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootkārya (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter, Locative, Plural
caand
ca:
Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca (अव्यय)
FormConjunction (समुच्चय-अव्यय)
anyeṣuother
anyeṣu:
Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
TypeAdjective
Rootanya (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter, Locative, Plural; adjective to kāryeṣu (other tasks)
mahā-anubhāvātbecause of (your) great power
mahā-anubhāvāt:
Hetu (हेतु)
TypeNoun
Rootmahā + anubhāva (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Ablative (5th/पञ्चमी), Singular; कर्मधारयः ‘great power/majesty’; ablative of cause (हेतु)
agreṣuat the beginning / in the foremost place
agreṣu:
Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootagra (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter, Locative, Plural
pūjāmworship
pūjām:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootpūjā (प्रातिपदिक)
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
labhateobtains
labhate:
Kriya (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootlabh (धातु)
FormPresent (लट्), 3rd person, Singular, Ātmanepada (आत्मनेपद)
anyathāotherwise
anyathā:
Kriya-viseshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootanyathā (अव्यय)
FormAdverb (क्रियाविशेषण-अव्यय)
caand
ca:
Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca (अव्यय)
FormConjunction (समुच्चय-अव्यय)
vināśayiṣyasiyou will destroy
vināśayiṣyasi:
Kriya (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootvi + naś (धातु)
FormFuture (लृट्), 2nd person, Singular, Parasmaipada; causative sense ‘cause to perish/destroy’ (णिच् implied)
athathen
atha:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootatha (अव्यय)
FormParticle (अनन्तर/प्रसङ्ग-अव्यय)
kārya-siddhimthe accomplishment of the task
kārya-siddhim:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootkārya + siddhi (प्रातिपदिक)
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः ‘success of the task’

Varāha

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Classical Literature
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Purāṇic Studies
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Vaiṣṇavism
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Sanskrit Philology

FAQs

It reflects Purāṇic-era concerns with ritual order and the formal allocation of honor (pūjā) in sacrificial settings (makha), which parallels broader Dharmaśāstra discussions on precedence and the efficacy of rites.

No geographic location is explicitly named in this verse; the focus is on ritual and social-ethical protocol rather than sacred geography.

The verse emphasizes that proper recognition of precedence and due honor is linked to the successful completion (kāryasiddhi) of communal undertakings, especially rituals; neglect of proper protocol is framed as undermining success.

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