The Glory of Gokarṇeśvara: Nandin’s Austerities and Śiva’s Boons
वज्रस्फटिकपाषाणः प्रवालाङ्कुरशर्क्करः ॥ नीलामलशिलावर्णो गुहानिर्झरकन्दरः ॥
vajrasphaṭikapāṣāṇaḥ pravālāṅkuraśarkkaraḥ || nīlāmalasilāvarṇo guhānirjharakandaraḥ ||
वहाँ पत्थर हीरे और क्रिस्टल जैसे हैं। कंकड़ लाल कोरल जैसा है। पत्थर नीला है और बिल्कुल साफ है। वहाँ गुफाएं हैं, पानी गिरता है और गहरे दर्रे हैं।
Varāha (default, speaker not explicit in fragment)
It preserves a stylized inventory of natural features—minerals, stones, caves, and watercourses—typical of Purāṇic descriptions that blend ecological observation with literary embellishment.
The same Muñjavān/Mandara-adjacent mountain region; the verse specifies its geological and hydrological features rather than a modern-mappable site.
The passage implicitly frames the natural world as precious (gem-like) and thus deserving careful regard, aligning with heritage-style valuation of environments.
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