Varaha Purana 213.9: Adhyaya 213, Shloka 9
The Glory of Gokarṇeśvara: Nandin’s Austerities and Śiva’s Boons
सर्वैस्त्वत्प्रमुखैर्देवैः कथमासादितं पुनः ॥ मृगरूपं कथं चास्य शरीरं क्व प्रतिष्ठितम्
sarvais tvatpramukhair devaiḥ katham āsāditaṃ punaḥ || mṛgarūpaṃ kathaṃ cāsya śarīraṃ kva pratiṣṭhitam
और भाई, देवता लोग तुम्हारे साथ मिलकर वहाँ कैसे पहुँचे? और शिव का हिरन वाला रूप कैसे बना? उसका शरीर अब कहाँ है? यह सब भी पूछना है।
Sanatkumāra
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Such questions preserve etiological traditions—stories that explain why a place, icon, or form is associated with a site—useful for reconstructing regional ritual histories.
The verse anticipates identification of a specific locus where the ‘deer-form body’ is established; the exact site is clarified in the ensuing narrative rather than here.
It promotes accountability in tradition: asking for sources, origins, and locations rather than accepting claims without contextual grounding.
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