"cow's ear"
is a phrase that means "cow's ear." Sacred site (tirtha) on the
Arabian Sea coast in the state of Karnataka, just south of the state's border
with Goa.
Gokarna is most known for a temple dedicated to the deity
Shiva as Mahabaleshvara, the "very mighty Lord." Shiva desires to
accomplish the task of creation, but before he does, he falls engrossed in
meditation in the depths of the ground, according to the site's founding story.
The deity Brahma becomes irritated by the delay and does the
creation task himself.
When Shiva finds what has transpired, he becomes outraged
and is going to push his way up through the ground, causing a horrific
calamity.
Shiva is visited by the earth in the appearance of a cow,
who requests that he come to the surface via her ear.
A cave at Gokarna is said to be the relic of Shiva's
ascension via the passage.
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