Varaha Purana 173.1 — Adhyaya 173, Shloka 1
Account of Gokarṇa’s Śuka-Satra, Temple Consecration, and the Resulting Merit
श्रीवराह उवाच ॥ तत्र स्थित्वा यथान्यायं गोकरणः सर्वमङ्गलम् ॥ शुकं च मातापितरौ साधुभार्याचतुष्टयम्
śrīvarāha uvāca || tatra sthitvā yathā-nyāyaṃ gokarṇaḥ sarva-maṅgalam || śukaṃ ca mātā-pitarau sādhu-bhāryā-catuṣṭayam
Śrī Varāha sprach: Dort verweilend, wie es der rechten Ordnung entspricht, erwies Gokarṇa, Inbegriff allen Heils, Śuka, seiner Mutter und seinem Vater sowie der Gruppe der vier tugendhaften Gattinnen Ehre.
Varāha
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":true,"topic":"varnashrama","instruction_summary":"A householder should stay appropriately (yathā-nyāyam) and honor worthy persons—teachers/ascetics, parents, and virtuous spouses—according to propriety.","karmic_consequence":"Such satkāra (honoring) sustains auspiciousness, social harmony, and merit; neglect of parents/guests leads to demerit and loss of śrī (prosperity)."}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":false}
Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":false}
Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"dharma (ācāra)","core_concept":"Maṅgala arises from right relationship—honoring parents, the learned, and one’s household in due order.","practical_application":"Practice graded respect: greet elders/teachers first, maintain family duties, and treat virtuous partners as participants in dharma."}
Subject Matter: ["Ethics","Family and Social Conduct","Hospitality"]
Primary Rasa: śānta
Secondary Rasa: hāsya
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa: recurring ācāra passages on satkāra and pitṛ-bhakti (general thematic parallel)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"Gokarṇa, serene and dignified, stands in a household setting honoring Śuka, then his parents, and the four virtuous wives with respectful gestures and offerings.","item_prompts":["Gokarṇa with folded hands","Śuka seated as revered sage","mother and father seated on a slightly raised seat","four wives standing together with modest ornaments","offerings: flowers, water-pot, lamps","domestic courtyard or āśrama veranda"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: warm earthy palette, stylized faces; Gokarṇa offering añjali to Śuka and then turning toward seated parents; lamps and flower garlands indicating maṅgala.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore style: central figures (parents) with gold-leaf halo-like arches; Gokarṇa bowing; rich textiles and jewelry on the wives; ritual lamp in foreground.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore style: delicate linework; intimate family reverence scene with soft shading; emphasis on lotus-feet motif of parents.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari style: hillside-āśrama courtyard; narrative sequencing (Śuka, then parents) with lyrical calm; minimal architecture and bright garments."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"reverential, didactic","suggested_raga":"Yaman","pace":"medium-slow","voice_tone":"steady, respectful, narrative-clarifying"}
FAQs
The verse illustrates Purāṇic ideals of social order: proper residence, honouring family members, and recognizing household structures within narrative literature.
No explicit location-name is stated in this verse; it refers to 'there' (tatra), implying continuity from the prior context.
Conduct should follow yathā-nyāya (propriety), including respectful acknowledgement of family and household members.
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