Varaha Purana 213.3: Adhyaya 213, Shloka 3
The Glory of Gokarṇeśvara: Nandin’s Austerities and Śiva’s Boons
शृङ्गे चैवाचलेन्द्रस्य मेरोः सर्वहिरण्यये ॥ मणिविद्रुमविद्धे च विपुले पङ्कजासने
śṛṅge caivācalendrasya meroḥ sarvahiraṇyaye || maṇividrumaviddhe ca vipule paṅkajāsane
मेरोः सर्वहिरण्यस्याचलेन्द्रस्य शृङ्गे, मणिविद्रुमविद्धे विपुले पङ्कजासने।
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The verse reflects a standard Purāṇic cosmography where Meru functions as a central axis and a setting for authoritative instruction.
Meru is a mythic-cosmological mountain rather than a single modern-identifiable location; it serves as a symbolic center in Indic cosmology.
The verse is primarily descriptive; its didactic function is to establish an elevated, authoritative setting for the transmission of knowledge.
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