Varaha Purana 213.78: Adhyaya 213, Shloka 78
The Glory of Gokarṇeśvara: Nandin’s Austerities and Śiva’s Boons
ते बुद्ध्वा त्वद्गतामृद्धिं प्रतप्ताः परमर्ष्यया ॥ तपांसि विविधान्यत्र विविधान्नियमांस्तथा ॥
te buddhvā tvadgatām ṛddhiṃ prataptāḥ paramarṣyayā || tapāṃsi vividhāny atra vividhān niyamāṃs tathā ||
जब उन्होंने देखा कि तुम्हारी कैसी बढ़ गई है, वो जलने लगे। अब यहाँ अलग-अलग तरह की तपस्या कर रहे हैं। व्रत और नियम भी फ़ॉलो कर रहे हैं।
Umāpati (Śiva) (contextual continuation)
FAQs
It offers evidence for how Purāṇic texts narrativize emotions (like jealousy) as drivers of religious/ascetic action, relevant to the social history of ascetic competition.
The deictic “atra” (“here”) is contextual but unnamed; the specific place is clarified later (see v. 87 mentioning a mountain).
It implicitly cautions that disciplined practices can be motivated by ethically ambiguous emotions, distinguishing outer practice (tapas/niyama) from inner disposition.
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