Varaha Purana 213.80: Adhyaya 213, Shloka 80
The Glory of Gokarṇeśvara: Nandin’s Austerities and Śiva’s Boons
अत्रैते यावदागम्य न मां पश्यन्ति मानवाः ॥ तावदेव त्वितः शीघ्रं गमिष्यामि महामुने ॥
atraite yāvad āgamya na māṃ paśyanti mānavāḥ || tāvad eva tv itaḥ śīghraṃ gamiṣyāmi mahāmune ||
Solange diese Menschen, nachdem sie hierher gelangt sind, mich nicht sehen, so lange werde ich bleiben; dann werde ich von hier rasch fortgehen, o großer Weiser.
Umāpati (Śiva) (contextual continuation; direct first-person “gamiṣyāmi”)
FAQs
It shows a dramaturgical technique common to Purāṇic narration: controlling revelation (darśana) through timing, shaping audience expectation and narrative authority.
No new place-name is added here; “atra/itaḥ” are contextual pointers to the previously implied setting.
It suggests the value placed on timely encounter and preparedness: access to instruction or presence is depicted as contingent and not indefinitely available.
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