Varaha Purana 170.86: Adhyaya 170, Shloka 86
The Birth of Gokarṇa and the Fruits of Śiva Worship
including the Śukodara Parrot Episode and Hospitality Ethics
Uttara Bhāga · Tīrtha-Māhātmya (Saṅgama/Sarasvatī–Mathurā Narrative)
यमुद्दिश्य व्रतं कुर्यात्स गच्छेत्परमां गतिम्॥ सङ्गमस्य फलं तस्य दृष्ट्वा गोकर्णमीश्वरम्॥
yam uddiśya vrataṃ kuryāt sa gacchet paramāṃ gatim॥ saṅgamasya phalaṃ tasya dṛṣṭvā gokarṇam īśvaram॥
yamuddishya vrataM kuryAtsa gachChetparamAM gatim || sa~Ngamasya phalaM tasya dRRiShTvA gokarNamIshvaram
जिसके लिए व्रत रखा, वो इंसान बड़े स्थान पर पहुँचता है। संगम का यह फल है, गोकर्णेश्वर का दर्शन होता है।
Sandhi Notes
- यमुद्दिश्य = यम् + उद्दिश्य
- कुर्यात्स = कुर्यात् + सः
- गच्छेत्परमाम् = गच्छेत् + परमाम्
- गोकर्णमीश्वरम् = गोकर्णम् + ईश्वरम्।
Śabara (continuing)
Saṅkalpa (intentional dedication) directs ritual merit; tīrtha-darśana and vrata together become a transferable salvific act.
When observing a vrata, explicitly dedicate it (uddishya) for a named person/ancestor; combine vow with tīrtha-darśana for intensified fruit.
Undertake the vow with a clear intended beneficiary (uddishya/saṅkalpa); the dedicated person attains the highest state through that act.
Properly intentioned vow-dedication yields paramā gati for the intended recipient; reinforces saṅkalpa as karmically decisive.
Paramā gati (highest state) for the person for whom the vow is undertaken; plus the Saṅgama’s fruit linked with darśana of Gokarṇeśvara.
Varāha Purāṇa 170.94 (hearing the vow’s power); Varāha Purāṇa 170.96 (Viṣṇuloka; not going to Yama)
FAQs
It links vow-performance (vrata) with intention (uddiśya) and the act of seeing a revered figure (darśana), a triad frequently used in Purāṇic pilgrimage-theology and narrative ethics.
Gokarṇa is named; in Indian cultural geography, Gokarṇa is commonly identified with a coastal pilgrimage town in present-day Karnataka, though Purāṇic references can reflect layered traditions.
Intention-centered practice: the efficacy of a vow is framed as connected to whom it is dedicated and the sincerity of purpose.
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