Varaha Purana 213.90: Adhyaya 213, Shloka 90
The Glory of Gokarṇeśvara: Nandin’s Austerities and Śiva’s Boons
अभिप्रायं च सर्वेषां जानामि द्विजसत्तम ॥ अनुगुह्य वरैस्तैश्च तत्रैवान्तरधीयत ॥
abhiprāyaṃ ca sarveṣāṃ jānāmi dvijasattama || anuguhya varais taiś ca tatraivāntaradhīyata ||
Ich kenne die Absichten aller, o Bester der Brahmanen. Und nachdem er auch durch jene Gaben seine Gunst erwiesen hatte, verschwand er ebendort.
Śaṅkara / Maheśvara (first hemistich), then narrator (second hemistich)
FAQs
It uses standard Purāṇic motifs—omniscience of intentions, boon-bestowal, and disappearance—to mark divine narrative resolution, aiding comparative motif indexing across texts.
Only “there itself” (tatraiva) is stated; the broader section associates the setting with the Gokarṇa Māhātmya landscape.
The verse underscores accountability of intention (abhiprāya) alongside outward action, implying that inner purpose is ethically salient.
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