Varaha Purana 170.78: Adhyaya 170, Shloka 78
The Birth of Gokarṇa and the Fruits of Śiva Worship
including the Śukodara Parrot Episode and Hospitality Ethics
तस्याग्रे तु पुनस्तेन शुकेनातिथिपूजनम् ॥ शंसितं स तथेत्युक्त्वा कृत्वा पूजां प्रणम्य च ॥
tasyāgre tu punas tena śukenātithi-pūjanam | śaṃsitaṃ sa tathety uktvā kṛtvā pūjāṃ praṇamya ca ||
Dann, in seiner Gegenwart, gebot Śuka erneut die Verehrung des Gastes. Er sprach: „So sei es“, vollzog die Ehrung und verneigte sich in ehrfürchtiger Huldigung.
Narrator
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":false}
Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":false,"speaker_role":"observer"}
Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false}
Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":true,"instruction_summary":"Atithi-pūjana is reaffirmed publicly (‘in his presence’): one should honor the guest with worship and respectful bowing.","karmic_consequence":"Publicly restoring proper conduct repairs social/ritual order and accrues merit; refusal would deepen fault and invite reproach/inauspiciousness."}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":false}
Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":false}
Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"dharma (performative ethics)","core_concept":"Right conduct is strengthened by explicit reaffirmation and humble submission (praṇāma) before the worthy.","practical_application":"When a lapse occurs, correct it immediately, openly, and with humility; let actions match spoken assent (‘tathā’)."}
Subject Matter: ["Ethics","Hospitality","Ritual Conduct"]
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: vira (moral resolve)
Type: domestic ritual space
Related Themes: Varaha Purana 170.84-170.85 (instruction and lapse); Varaha Purana 170.87 (offerings and service request)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"Śuka reiterates the command; the host (Śabara) agrees, performs the guest-worship, and bows down before Gokarṇa.","item_prompts":["Śuka gesturing instruction","Śabara offering arghya/pādya","guest seated calmly","praṇāma posture (hands folded, head bowed)","ritual items: water pot, flowers, seat"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: stylized praṇāma, ritual vessels prominent, Śuka as guiding figure, warm devotional palette.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: gold-leaf emphasis on vessels and haloed guest, symmetrical worship scene, ornate floor patterns.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: elegant, restrained gestures; detailed depiction of offerings and respectful body language.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari: simple, readable composition—Śabara bowing, guest seated, Śuka standing aside as moral anchor."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"ritual-solemn","suggested_raga":"Shree","pace":"slow-medium","voice_tone":"steady, authoritative"}
FAQs
It preserves a dharma-coded social practice—guest reception—presented with ritualized actions (pūjā, praṇāma) typical of Sanskrit textual culture.
No specific location is named in this verse.
One should comply with the duty of honoring guests, performing respectful actions and gestures of reverence.
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