Varaha Purana 214.9: Adhyaya 214, Shloka 9
The Glory of Gokarṇa: Description of Nandikeśvara’s Boon and the Assembly of Deities on Mount Muñjavat
यादृशोऽस्य महोत्साहस्तेजोबलसमन्वितः ॥ नूनमेष महासत्त्वो हरेत्स्थानं दिवौकसाम् ॥
yādṛśo 'sya mahotsāhas tejobalasamanvitaḥ || nūnam eṣa mahāsattvo haret sthānaṃ divaukasām ||
“ด้วยความเพียรอันยิ่งใหญ่ของเขา ประกอบด้วยเดชและกำลัง; มหาสัตว์ผู้นี้จักยึดเอาตำแหน่งของเหล่าเทวาผู้พำนักสวรรค์เป็นแน่”
Varāha (default dialogue-frame attribution; likely voiced by devas in narrative, but not explicit)
FAQs
It encodes a political metaphor—‘seat/office’—within cosmic narrative, useful for understanding how Purāṇas model authority and succession.
No geographic location is identified; the focus is the celestial ‘seat’ (sthāna).
It implicitly critiques ambition that targets institutional displacement, foregrounding the value of stable order.
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