Varaha Purana 216.14: Adhyaya 216, Shloka 14
The Sacred Account of Gokarṇa, Śṛṅgeśvara, and Related Tīrthas
शुश्रूषया च परया गोकर्णेश्वरमव्ययम् ॥ यदा तु तस्य तुष्टो वै वरदः शंकरः स्वयम्
śuśrūṣayā ca parayā gokarṇeśvaramavyayam || yadā tu tasya tuṣṭo vai varadaḥ śaṃkaraḥ svayam
उसने गोकर्णेश्वर की बहुत सेवा की। वो भगवान कभी नहीं मरते। जब शंकर भगवान उससे प्रसन्न हो गए, वो वर देने वाले हैं।
Varāha
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It provides a Purāṇic textual witness to the cult-title 'Gokarṇeśvara' and frames the site through service (śuśrūṣā) and divine favor motifs common to tīrtha-māhātmya literature.
Gokarṇa is identified through the deity-name Gokarṇeśvara; in scholarship it is commonly associated with the coastal Karnataka region (modern Gokarna), though Purāṇic usage may include broader sacral geographies.
The verse foregrounds śuśrūṣā—attentive, disciplined service—as a valued disposition in sacred-site practice.
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