Varaha Purana 216.10: Adhyaya 216, Shloka 10
The Sacred Account of Gokarṇa, Śṛṅgeśvara, and Related Tīrthas
देवदानवगन्धर्वाः सिद्धयक्षमहोरगाः ॥ श्लेष्मातकवनं कृत्स्नं सर्वतः परिमण्डलम् ॥
devadānavagandharvāḥ siddhayakṣamahoragāḥ || śleṣmātakavanaṁ kṛtsnaṁ sarvataḥ parimaṇḍalam ||
देवता, दानव, गंधर्व, सिद्ध, यक्ष और बड़े नाग सब वहाँ थे। पूरा श्लेष्मातक जंगल ने उन सब के आस-पास घेरा बना लिया था।
Brahmā
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It reflects the Purāṇic imagination of sacred groves as protected cultural-ecological zones, where forests function as boundaries and communal gathering spaces.
A Śleṣmātaka-forest (grove dominated by śleṣmātaka trees) is described; it may indicate a locally remembered woodland feature associated with the tīrtha.
By presenting the forest as an all-around enclosure, the verse implicitly values preservation of groves as part of heritage-site integrity and environmental stewardship.
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