Vamana Purana — Sati's Death & Virabhadra, Shloka 39
Sati’s Death and the Assault on Daksha’s Sacrifice: Virabhadra versus the Devas
ततो विवेश गणपो यज्ञमध्यं सुविस्तृतम् जुह्वाना ऋषयो यत्र हवींषि प्रवितन्वते
tato viveśa gaṇapo yajñamadhyaṃ suvistṛtam juhvānā ṛṣayo yatra havīṃṣi pravitanvate
Pagkaraan, pumasok ang panginoon ng mga gaṇa sa gitna ng yajña na lubhang malawak, kung saan ang mga ṛṣi ay nagsasagawa ng mga handog at maayos na iniaalay ang mga bahagi ng sakripisyo.
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FAQs
Ritual is not merely procedural; it exists within an ethical and devotional frame. The entrance of Gaṇapati into the yajña foregrounds the idea that divine sanction (and inner purity) governs the fruit of rites.
This is narrative-legend material (vamśānucarita/īśānucarita style), illustrating the functioning (and disruption) of yajña within cosmic and moral order rather than creation cycles.
The ‘expanded sacrifice’ (suvistṛta yajña) symbolizes elaborate religiosity; Gaṇapati’s crossing into its center suggests that the heart of ritual is ultimately subject to higher divine principles—removing or imposing ‘obstacles’ according to dharma.