Shloka 188
Puṣkara Sacrifice: Gāyatrī’s Marriage, Sāvitrī’s Wrath, Rudra’s Test, and the Tīrtha-Māhātmya
नंदा हिमवतः पृष्टे गोकर्णे भद्रकालिका । स्थाण्वीश्वरे भवानी तु बिल्वके बिल्वपत्रिका
naṃdā himavataḥ pṛṣṭe gokarṇe bhadrakālikā | sthāṇvīśvare bhavānī tu bilvake bilvapatrikā
Auf dem Rücken des Himavat, an seinen nördlichen Hängen, ist sie als Nandā bekannt; in Gokarṇa als Bhadrakālikā. In Sthāṇvīśvara ist sie Bhavānī; und in Bilvaka heißt sie Bilvapatrikā.
Unspecified in provided excerpt (context likely a Purāṇic narrator listing the Goddess’s regional epithets).
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: vira
Type: tirtha
Sandhi Resolution Notes: Compounds: bhadrakālikā (bhadra+kālikā), sthāṇvīśvare (sthāṇu+īśvara), bilvapatrikā (bilva+patrikā). No additional external sandhi splits.
FAQs
It maps the Goddess’s presence onto specific locations—Himavat’s slopes, Gokarṇa, Sthāṇvīśvara, and Bilvaka—showing how Purāṇic sacred geography links places to distinct divine epithets and forms.
By naming the Goddess in multiple localized forms, it supports devotional practice (bhakti) through approachable, place-based worship—devotees can revere the same Divine Mother through the name and form celebrated at a given shrine or region.
A key lesson is reverence: honoring the Divine in diverse manifestations and traditions, recognizing unity of the Goddess while respecting regional expressions of worship.