Varaha Purana 215.87: Adhyaya 215, Shloka 87
Description of the Māhātmya of Gokarṇeśvara and Jaleśvara (Śaileśvara) in the Śleṣmātaka Forest
गौर्यास्तु शिखरं तत्र गच्छेत्सिद्धनिषेवितम्॥ यत्र सन्निहिता नित्यं पार्वती शिखरप्रिया॥
gauryāstu śikharaṃ tatra gacchetsiddhaniṣevitam || yatra sannihitā nityaṃ pārvatī śikharapriyā ||
वहाँ गौरी का एक पहाड़ है। सिद्ध लोग वहाँ आते जाते हैं। पार्वती वहाँ रहती हैं क्योंकि उन्हें पहाड़ बहुत पसंद है।
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It illustrates how Purāṇic texts map sanctity onto mountainous terrain, presenting peaks as ascetic-siddha landscapes and thereby encoding routes, shrines, and regional memory.
A named feature ‘Gaurī’s peak’ (gauryāḥ śikhara) is identified; without further context, modern identification remains uncertain and would depend on cross-textual and regional evidence.
Pilgrimage as disciplined movement toward culturally marked places, emphasizing reverence for sites associated with ascetics (siddhas).
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