Varaha Purana 216.5: Adhyaya 216, Shloka 5
The Sacred Account of Gokarṇa, Śṛṅgeśvara, and Related Tīrthas
विष्णुना देवतीर्थेन तन्मूलं स्थापितं ततः ॥ तस्य शृङ्गेश्वर इति नाम तत्राभवन्महत् ॥
viṣṇunā devatīrthena tanmūlaṁ sthāpitaṁ tataḥ || tasya śṛṅgeśvara iti nāma tatrābhavan mahat ||
फिर विष्णु ने तीर्थ के साथ मिलके इसका नीचे वाला हिस्सा लगाया। उस जगह का नाम श्रृंगेश्वर पड़ा, जो बहुत बड़ा नाम है।
Brahmā
FAQs
It ties a site-name (Śṛṅgeśvara) to a mythic act of establishment, a common Purāṇic mechanism for linking cultic centers with pan-Indian theological figures.
Śṛṅgeśvara is presented as a named locus within the Gokarṇa tīrtha landscape.
A philosophy of stewardship is implied: sacred places are ‘established’ and maintained through intentional acts rather than treated as accidental resources.
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