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 ||
แด่ผู้กล้าหาญ ผู้มั่นคง ผู้มีพักตร์เป็นช้าง ผู้มีพระอุทรใหญ่ และผู้มีงาเดียว—เมื่อบูชาเช่นนี้ในวันนั้นแล้ว พึงประกอบโหมะอีกครั้งเพื่อทำลายอุปสรรค.
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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