Varaha Purana 214.83: Adhyaya 214, Shloka 83
The Glory of Gokarṇa: Description of Nandikeśvara’s Boon and the Assembly of Deities on Mount Muñjavat
कामगं रथमारुह्य महेन्द्रः समरुद्गणः॥ आयातः शैलपृष्ठान्तमोजसा पूरयन्निव॥
kāmagaṁ rathamāruhya mahendraḥ samarudgaṇaḥ || āyātaḥ śailapṛṣṭhāntamojasā pūrayanniva
इंद्र ने वो रथ लिया जो मन माँगे वहाँ जाए। मरुत सेना के साथ वो पहाड़ के ऊपर आए। इतना ज़ोर था जैसे पूरा आसमान भर दिया।
Narrator (default framework: Varāha as instructor when unspecified)
FAQs
It reflects classical Purāṇic depictions of divine mobility and aerial movement, indicating how sacred geography is narrated through mythic travel scenes.
A generic “mountain-top edge” (śaila-pṛṣṭhānta) is described; the specific pilgrimage geography is clarified in the surrounding Gokarṇa–Jaleśvara context.
The implied instruction is purposeful collective effort in pursuit of a higher goal—here, the group’s coordinated search for Śaṅkara.
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