Varaha Purana 213.88: Adhyaya 213, Shloka 88
The Glory of Gokarṇeśvara: Nandin’s Austerities and Śiva’s Boons
पार्षदानां वरिष्ठस्त्वं मामकानां द्विजोत्तम ॥ नन्दीश्वर इति ख्यातो भविष्यसि न संशयः ॥
pārṣadānāṃ variṣṭhas tvaṃ māmakānāṃ dvijottama || nandīśvara iti khyāto bhaviṣyasi na saṃśayaḥ ||
महेश्वर ने कहा, तुम मेरे सबसे बड़े सेवक हो। तुम अब से नंदीश्वर के नाम से जाने जाओगे। इसमें कोई शक नहीं है।
Śaṅkara / Maheśvara (identified by context)
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It exemplifies Purāṇic onomastic practice—explaining the conferral of a name/title through narrative authorization—useful for tracing how devotional institutions and roles were textualized.
No location appears in this verse; it is a speech-act within the Gokarṇa Māhātmya story.
Merit and disciplined service are presented as grounds for recognition and responsibility within a community (retinue/attendants).
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