Varaha Purana 213.33 — Adhyaya 213, Shloka 33
The Glory of Gokarṇeśvara: Nandin’s Austerities and Śiva’s Boons
तदात्मदर्शनं प्रादात्स मुनेर्वृषभध्वजः ॥ उक्तवांश्च मुनिं शर्वश्चक्षुर्दिव्यं ददामि ते ॥
tad ātma-darśanaṃ prādāt sa muner vṛṣabhadhvajaḥ || uktavāṃś ca muniṃ śarvaś cakṣur divyaṃ dadāmi te ||
Kemudian Vṛṣabhadhvaja (Śiva, yang panjinya bergambar lembu) menganugerahkan kepada sang muni penglihatan akan Diri-Nya sendiri. Dan Śarva berkata kepada muni itu, “Aku kurniakan kepadamu penglihatan ilahi.”
Śiva (direct speech indicated: “dadāmi te”)
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":false}
Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":true,"speaker_role":"instructor"}
Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false}
Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":false}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":false}
Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":false}
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Subject Matter: ["Divine vision (divya-cakṣus)","Theophany","Guru-like bestowal"]
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Type: mythic-vision
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa 213.37–41 (unseen form described after granting divya-cakṣus)
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Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"reverent, wonder-filled initiation","suggested_raga":"Bhairav","pace":"vilambita (slow, weighty)","voice_tone":"deep, steady, benedictory"}
FAQs
The verse preserves a widespread Indic narrative device—divine sight as a prerequisite for perceiving a deity’s extraordinary form—also echoed in epic and Purāṇic literature.
No location is specified here; the passage is experiential and theological rather than geographical.
It implies that higher perception is not assumed by default but is granted in response to disciplined devotion, framing knowledge as relational and earned.
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