Varaha Purana 215.7: Adhyaya 215, Shloka 7
Description of the Māhātmya of Gokarṇeśvara and Jaleśvara (Śaileśvara) in the Śleṣmātaka Forest
न प्रवृत्तिः क्वचिदपि शम्भोरासाद्यते सुरैः ॥ यदा निर्विण्णमनसो मार्गमाणाः सुरास्तदा ॥
na pravṛttiḥ kvacid api śambhor āsādyate suraiḥ || yadā nirviṇṇamanaso mārgamāṇāḥ surās tadā ||
कहीं भी शंभु का कोई साइन नहीं मिला। देवता लोग का मन छोटा हो गया, फिर भी ढूंढते रहे।
Varāha (default narrative voice)
FAQs
It preserves a narrative motif where divine figures confront absence and uncertainty, offering insight into Purāṇic storytelling and devotional psychology as literature.
None; the emphasis is on the impossibility of locating Śambhu ‘anywhere’ (kvacid api).
It highlights the emotional cost of searching without results, inviting reflection on resilience and the limits of control.
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