Varaha Purana 214.33: Adhyaya 214, Shloka 33
The Glory of Gokarṇa: Description of Nandikeśvara’s Boon and the Assembly of Deities on Mount Muñjavat
विमानैरग्नितुल्याभैराजग्मुः खान्महीधरम् ॥ रुद्रास्त्वेकादशा याताः सूर्याः द्वादश चैव तु ॥
vimānair agnitulyābhair ājagmuḥ khān mahīdharam || rudrās tv ekādaśā yātāḥ sūryā dvādaśa caiva tu ||
ด้วยวิมานอันรุ่งเรืองดุจเปลวไฟ พวกเขามาทางนภาไปยังภูเขานั้น เหล่ารุทรมีสิบเอ็ดองค์ก็มาถึง และเหล่าอาทิตยะสิบสององค์ (เทวะแห่งสุริยะ) ก็มาเช่นกัน
Varāha (default speaker framework)
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":false}
Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":false,"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: ["Cosmology","Sacred Geography","Mythic Assemblies"]
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: vira
Type: sacred_mountain
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa 214.36-214.39 (continuation of the divine muster)
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Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"majestic, proclamatory","suggested_raga":"Bhairav","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"sonorous, enumerative"}
FAQs
It preserves classical enumerations of deity-groups (Rudras, Ādityas), useful for mapping Purāṇic theology and its relationship to earlier Vedic catalogues.
A mountain (mahīdhara) is mentioned but not named in this verse; subsequent verses suggest a specific peak in the narrative sequence.
The verse is primarily descriptive; ethically, it supports an ideal of cosmic concord—ordered groups arriving in harmony to a sanctioned place.
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