Varaha Purana 214.24: Adhyaya 214, Shloka 24
The Glory of Gokarṇa: Description of Nandikeśvara’s Boon and the Assembly of Deities on Mount Muñjavat
सोऽनुग्राह्यो मयावश्यं तपसा दग्धकिल्बिषः ॥ तदभ्याशे च रुचिरं न चासौ वानराश्रयः
so ’nugrāhyo mayāvaśyaṃ tapasā dagdha-kilbiṣaḥ || tad-abhyāśe ca ruciraṃ na cāsau vānara-āśrayaḥ
मैं उस पर मेहर करूँगा, क्योंकि उसने तप करके अपने पाप जला दिए हैं। उसके पास एक अच्छी जगह है, लेकिन वहाँ बंदर नहीं रहते।
Īśvara (Śiva)
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It reflects a Purāṇic moral logic where tapas (austerity) functions as a transformative discipline, legitimizing a figure’s restored status.
Only a “vicinity” near the previously mentioned Himalayan tapovana region is indicated; the named site is clarified in the next verse.
Austerity and disciplined practice are presented as means of moral purification (kilbiṣa-kṣaya).
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