Varaha Purana 213.44: Adhyaya 213, Shloka 44
The Glory of Gokarṇeśvara: Nandin’s Austerities and Śiva’s Boons
प्रेतावासनिवासाय रुद्राय वरदाय च ॥ कपालमालिने तस्मै हरिश्मश्रुधराय च
pretāvāsanivāsāya rudrāya varadāya ca || kapālamāline tasmai hariśmaśrudharāya ca
मैं उनको नमन करता हूँ जहाँ भूत-प्रेत रहते हैं, जो रुद्र हैं, जो वरदान देते हैं। जो खोपड़ियाँ पहनते हैं और जिनकी दाढ़ी और मूँछ पीली है।
Nandī (hymn speaker; within the broader Varāha–Pṛthivī narrative frame)
FAQs
It documents cremation-ground and skull-garland motifs associated with Śiva/Rudra, valuable for the study of South Asian religious art history and textual iconography.
No specific place-name is given; the imagery is symbolic (cremation-ground as a cultural-religious setting).
It encourages contemplation of impermanence (mortality symbolism) and humility, using funerary imagery as a philosophical prompt rather than a literal directive.
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