Varaha Purana 213.83: Adhyaya 213, Shloka 83
The Glory of Gokarṇeśvara: Nandin’s Austerities and Śiva’s Boons
क्रीडद्भिर्देवमिथुनैर्नृत्यद्भिश्चाप्सरोगणैः ॥ कूजद्भिः शिखिभिर्मत्तैः सेविते च नगोत्तमे ॥
krīḍadbhir devamithunair nṛtyadbhiś cāpsarogaṇaiḥ || kūjadbhiḥ śikhibhir mattaiḥ sevite ca nagottame ||
वो पहाड़ बहुत अच्छा था। वहाँ देवी-देवता खेलते थे। अप्सरा लोग नाच रही थीं। मोर भी थे, वो भी खुश थे और आवाज़ कर रहे थे।
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Such landscape catalogues preserve how sacred sites were imaginatively mapped—through flora, fauna, and celestial attendants—within the Purāṇic literary tradition.
A “best mountain” (nagottama) is referenced without a specific toponym in this verse; the broader section associates the setting with the Gokarṇa sacred complex.
Indirectly, the verse frames the site as worthy of careful approach and preservation by portraying it as a richly inhabited and celebrated natural-cultural environment.
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