Varaha Purana 170.21 — Adhyaya 170, Shloka 21
The Birth of Gokarṇa and the Fruits of Śiva Worship
including the Śukodara Parrot Episode and Hospitality Ethics
ततः प्रविष्टे तारुण्ये त्वप्रजं वीक्ष्य पुत्रकम् ॥ पुनर्विवाहयामास भार्याणां च चतुष्टयम् ॥
tataḥ praviṣṭe tāruṇye tv aprajaṃ vīkṣya putrakam | punar vivāhayāmāsa bhāryāṇāṃ ca catuṣṭayam ||
Luego, al entrar en la juventud, al ver a su hijo sin descendencia, dispuso de nuevo matrimonios, añadiendo un conjunto de cuatro esposas.
Varāha (default, speaker not explicit in fragment)
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":false,"aspect_highlighted":"None","boar_form_detail":"None","earth_interaction":"None"}
Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":false,"speaker_role":"instructor","bhu_devi_state":"None","key_question":"None"}
Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false,"specific_site":"None","parikrama_context":"None","krishna_connection":"None"}
Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":true,"topic":"varnashrama","instruction_summary":"Concern for lineage/putra leads to arranging विवाह; the verse narrates पुनर्विवाह/बहुविवाह as a social response to पुत्रहीनता.","karmic_consequence":"Securing progeny is portrayed as socially stabilizing (continuity of rites/heritage); however, dharma-texts qualify remarriage/polygyny by varṇa, consent, and ethical constraints—violation invites social blame and adharma."}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":false,"vrata_name":"None","tithi_month":"None","promised_fruit":"None"}
Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":false,"symbolic_interpretation":"None","yajna_varaha_imagery":"None","vedantic_connection":"None"}
Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"dharma / gṛhastha-ethics","core_concept":"Human action is often driven by anxiety over continuity (वंश, पितृ-ऋण); dharma seeks to regulate such impulses through norms.","practical_application":"Approach family decisions with dharmic discernment—balance desire for progeny with fairness, consent, and responsibility toward spouses."}
Subject Matter: ["Ethics","Social History"]
Primary Rasa: karuṇa
Secondary Rasa: śānta
Type: None
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa: household/lineage narratives (general)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"An elder arranges additional marriages for his son who has reached youth but remains childless; a formal marriage negotiation scene with four brides indicated.","item_prompts":["youthful groom","four brides or symbolic representation (four veils)","elder father/guardian gesturing","marriage pavilion (maṇḍapa)","garlands, sacred fire (optional)","concerned expressions"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: ceremonial maṇḍapa, stylized faces, restrained emotion (karuṇa), multiple female figures in traditional attire, ritual symmetry.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore style: opulent wedding tableau with gold highlights on jewelry and textiles, groom centered, four brides flanking, ornate pillars.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore style: elegant courtly marriage arrangement, fine lines, gentle expressions, detailed costumes, subdued background.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari style: narrative wedding scene with lyrical spacing, four brides in bright garments, elder figure advising, minimal architecture."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"narrative, slightly plaintive","suggested_raga":"Kāfi (or Pīlū for karuṇa tint)","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"storytelling, empathetic"}
FAQs
It reflects lineage-centered social values in classical narrative sources, where progeny is treated as a key marker of household continuity.
No location is specified in this verse.
It presents household continuity as a social aim; descriptively, it shows how narratives connect marriage arrangements with expectations of progeny.
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