Varaha Purana 23.9: Adhyaya 23, Shloka 9
The Birth of Gaṇapati, the Emergence of the Vināyakas, and the Significance of the Fourth Lunar Day
देवानां सन्निधौ तस्य पश्यतो मां महात्मनः । चिन्ताऽभूद् व्योम्नि मूर्तिभ्यो दृश्यते केन हेतुना ॥ २३.९ ॥
devānāṃ sannidhau tasya paśyato māṃ mahātmanaḥ | cintā ’bhūd vyomni mūrtibhyo dṛśyate kena hetunā || 23.9 ||
ท่ามกลางเหล่าเทพ ขณะมหาตมะนั้นทอดพระเนตรข้าพเจ้า ก็เกิดความคิดขึ้นว่า “เหตุใดสิ่งนี้จึงปรากฏในท้องฟ้าเป็นรูปเป็นร่างเล่า?”
Varāha (default dialogue framework; speaker not explicit in fragment)
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It reflects a common Purāṇic narrative technique: framing cosmological description through a causal question (hetu), which supports later doctrinal or explanatory passages while preserving an observational tone.
No specific geographic site is named in this verse; the setting is celestial (vyoman, “the sky”) and situationally “in the presence of the gods.”
Rather than a direct ethical injunction, the verse foregrounds philosophical inquiry—asking for the cause behind appearances—encouraging reflective investigation within the narrative.
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