Varaha Purana 213.33: Adhyaya 213, Shloka 33
The Glory of Gokarṇeśvara: Nandin’s Austerities and Śiva’s Boons
तदात्मदर्शनं प्रादात्स मुनेर्वृषभध्वजः ॥ उक्तवांश्च मुनिं शर्वश्चक्षुर्दिव्यं ददामि ते ॥
tad ātma-darśanaṃ prādāt sa muner vṛṣabhadhvajaḥ || uktavāṃś ca muniṃ śarvaś cakṣur divyaṃ dadāmi te ||
फिर शंकर ने उसे अपना असली रूप दिखाया। वो शंकर है जिसका निशान बैल है। शंकर ने रिशी से कहा, मैं तुम्हे एक स्पेशल नज़र देता हूँ।
Śiva (direct speech indicated: “dadāmi te”)
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The verse preserves a widespread Indic narrative device—divine sight as a prerequisite for perceiving a deity’s extraordinary form—also echoed in epic and Purāṇic literature.
No location is specified here; the passage is experiential and theological rather than geographical.
It implies that higher perception is not assumed by default but is granted in response to disciplined devotion, framing knowledge as relational and earned.
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