Varaha Purana 215.23: Adhyaya 215, Shloka 23
Description of the Māhātmya of Gokarṇeśvara and Jaleśvara (Śaileśvara) in the Śleṣmātaka Forest
मध्ये मृगसमूहस्य गोप्तारमिव संस्थितम् ॥ एकशृङ्गैकचरणं तप्तहाटकवर्चसम् ॥
madhye mṛgasamūhasya goptāram iva saṁsthitam || ekaśṛṅgaikacaraṇaṁ taptahāṭakavarcāsam ||
हिरण के बीच में एक जानवर खड़ा था जैसे उनका रक्षक हो। उसका एक ही सींग था और एक ही टांग। उसका बदन चमक रहा था जैसे गरम सोना हो।
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It preserves a Purāṇic narrative motif (a wondrous animal form) used in classical Sanskrit literature to frame ethical reflection and divine-human interaction.
No explicit geographic toponym appears in this verse fragment; the setting is described generically as within a herd of deer.
Implicitly, the verse sets up discernment: appearances of protection and splendor may conceal a deeper test of conduct, a common Purāṇic narrative strategy.
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