Varaha Purana 214.81: Adhyaya 214, Shloka 81
The Glory of Gokarṇa: Description of Nandikeśvara’s Boon and the Assembly of Deities on Mount Muñjavat
एवमुक्त्वा तु ते तत्र मया सह सुरोत्तमाः ॥ गिरेर्मौञ्जवतः शृङ्गमाजग्मुर्देवनिर्मितम् ॥
evam uktvā tu te tatra mayā saha surottamāḥ || girer mauñjavataḥ śṛṅgam ājagmur devanirmitam ||
यह कह के वो सब देवता मेरे साथ मुंजवत पर्वत के ऊपर गए। वो जगह देवतों ने बनाई थी।
Narrator (Nandī as first-person witness implied by ‘mayā saha’)
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It demonstrates how Purāṇic texts narrativize travel to sacred terrain, encoding a ‘route-to-site’ logic that later supports pilgrimage cataloging and regional memory.
The peak (śṛṅga) of Mount Mauñjavata, characterized as ‘devanirmita’ (divinely fashioned) within the narrative.
The verse implicitly promotes guided, collective approach to sacred spaces—movement occurs with a knowledgeable companion and a shared purpose.
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