Varaha Purana 214.87: Adhyaya 214, Shloka 87
The Glory of Gokarṇa: Description of Nandikeśvara’s Boon and the Assembly of Deities on Mount Muñjavat
स हि तान्दैवराजेन सार्द्धमन्यैश्च दैवतैः॥ मूर्ध्ना प्रणम्य चरणौ प्राञ्जलिः प्रयतात्मवान्॥
sa hi tāndaivarājena sārdhamanyaiśca daivataiḥ || mūrdhnā praṇamya caraṇau prāñjaliḥ prayatātmavān
वो देवराज इंद्र और बाकी सब देवियों के साथ मिलके आया। उसने अपना सर झुकाके शिव के पाँव पर प्रणाम किया। हाथ जोड़के खड़ा था, मन बिल्कुल शांत था।
Narrator (default framework: Varāha as instructor when unspecified)
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It records ritualized bodily gestures (bowing, joined palms) as standard markers of respect in classical Indic courtly and devotional etiquette.
No location is named here; the verse focuses on conduct within a mythic encounter.
Humility and self-discipline (prayatātmavān) are presented as appropriate dispositions when approaching revered authority.
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