Varaha Purana 213.51: Adhyaya 213, Shloka 51
The Glory of Gokarṇeśvara: Nandin’s Austerities and Śiva’s Boons
ब्रह्मत्वं लोकपालत्वं नापवर्गं वरप्रद ॥ नैवाष्टगुणमैश्वर्यं गाणपत्यं न च प्रभो
brahmatvaṃ lokapālatvaṃ nāpavargaṃ varaprada || naivāṣṭaguṇamaiśvaryaṃ gāṇapatyaṃ na ca prabho
ना ब्रह्मा बनना है, ना दुनिया का रक्षक बनना है। मोक्ष भी नहीं चाहिए। ना कोई राजाई चाहिए, ना गणेश जैसी ताकत। यह सब मुझे नहीं चाहिए।
Ṛṣi (the addressed sage; not named in the fragment—kept generic per passage)
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The explicit refusal even of apavarga is a notable rhetorical move, highlighting a narrative where the sage’s aim lies beyond conventional categories of worldly and even soteriological reward (the specific alternative is expected in subsequent verses).
No geographic location is named in this verse.
It reinforces radical non-attachment: even highly valued attainments are treated as secondary to a higher, unstated commitment to be clarified later in the dialogue.
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