Varaha Purana 214.18: Adhyaya 214, Shloka 18
The Glory of Gokarṇa: Description of Nandikeśvara’s Boon and the Assembly of Deities on Mount Muñjavat
तेनास्मि परमप्रीत आदृतः परमेṣ्ठिना ॥ देवा ऊचुः ॥ वयं तं वरदं देवं द्रक्ष्यामस्ते वरप्रदम् ॥
tenāsmi paramaprīta ādr̥taḥ parameṣṭhinā || devā ūcuḥ || vayaṃ taṃ varadaṃ devaṃ drakṣyāmas te varapradam ||
इसलिए मैं बहुत खुश हूँ। ब्रह्मा ने मुझे इज्जत दी है। देवता ने कहा, हम उस भगवान को देखेंगे जो वरदान देता है। वो तुम्हे भी वरदान देगा।
Devāḥ (after Nandin’s concluding statement)
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