Varaha Purana 215.110: Adhyaya 215, Shloka 110
Description of the Māhātmya of Gokarṇeśvara and Jaleśvara (Śaileśvara) in the Śleṣmātaka Forest
उपायमात्रं दृष्टं मे ध्यायंस्तद्वेषभूषणैः ॥ यथा यत्र च सोऽस्माभिर्द्रष्टव्यो वृषभध्वजः
upāyamātraṃ dṛṣṭaṃ me dhyāyaṃs tad-veṣa-bhūṣaṇaiḥ || yathā yatra ca so 'smābhir draṣṭavyo vṛṣabhadhvajaḥ
मैं ध्यान में बैठा था। शिव भगवान के कपड़े और गेहने देख रहा था। तब मुझे एक तरीका मिला। कि हम उन्हे कैसे देख सकते हैं, कहाँ मिलेंगे वो नंदी वाले शिव भगवान।
Pṛthivī (default, inquirer voice; method-seeking tone)
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It reflects inter-sectarian textual ecology in Purāṇas: a Vaiṣṇava-framed work can incorporate Śaiva epithets and ritual aims, indicating shared sacred geographies and practices.
No explicit location is given in this line; it asks about the “how/where” of beholding Vṛṣabhadhvaja, implying a tīrtha setting in the surrounding context.
It promotes disciplined inquiry into method (upāya) and contemplative focus (dhyāna) as prerequisites for approaching a sacred ideal.
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