Varaha Purana 213.12: Adhyaya 213, Shloka 12
The Glory of Gokarṇeśvara: Nandin’s Austerities and Śiva’s Boons
अस्ति भूधरराजस्य मन्दरस्योत्तरे शुचौ ॥ मुञ्जवान्नाम शिखरो नन्दनोपवनद्युतिः ॥
asti bhūdhararājasya mandarasyottare śucau || muñjavān nāma śikharo nandanopavanadyutiḥ ||
मंदरा पर्वत के उत्तर तरफ एक साफ इलाका है। वहाँ मुंजवन नाम की एक चोटी है। वो नंदन वन जैसी चमक देता है।
Varāha (default, speaker not explicit in fragment)
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It exemplifies Purāṇic sacred geography by locating named landscapes (Mandara, Muñjavān) and framing them as culturally valued, aesthetically idealized environments.
A peak called Muñjavān, described as lying north of Mandara; modern identification is uncertain and typically treated as a mytho-geographic toponym in Purāṇic literature.
An implicit philosophical instruction: landscapes are portrayed as pure and worthy of reverent attention, supporting a stewardship-oriented view of nature as cultural heritage.
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