The Birth of Gokarṇa and the Fruits of Śiva Worship
including the Śukodara Parrot Episode and Hospitality Ethics
इत्युक्ता सा च सुश्रोणी प्रणिपत्य प्रसाद्य तम्॥ भर्त्रे सा कथयामास यदुक्तं मुनिना प्रियम्॥
ityuktā sā ca suśroṇī praṇipatya prasādya tam॥ bhartre sā kathayāmāsa yaduktaṃ muninā priyam॥
मुनि ने जो बताया, वो सुन के उस औरत ने उनके पास झुक के नमस्ते किया। फिर अपने पति को गई और मुनि की प्यारी बात बता दी।
Narrator (speaker not explicit in the verse)
It shows the social pathway by which teachings circulate in Purāṇic narratives—moving from ascetic authority (muni) into household discourse—supporting the text’s role as a cultural-educational repository.
No geographic location is named in this verse; it functions as a narrative transition rather than a tīrtha locator.
Respectful learning and responsible communication: receiving instruction with humility and conveying it faithfully within one’s social sphere.
Answers come straight from the texts, with the shlokas they draw on. Ask in your own words.
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