Varaha Purana 173.8: Adhyaya 173, Shloka 8
Account of Gokarṇa’s Śuka-Satra, Temple Consecration, and the Resulting Merit
एवं वसन्सुखं तत्र गोकरणः सह बन्धुभिः ॥ शुक नाम्ना कृतं तेन शिवस्यायतनं महत्
evaṃ vasan sukhaṃ tatra gokarṇaḥ saha bandhubhiḥ || śuka-nāmnā kṛtaṃ tena śivasyāyatanaṃ mahat
かくして彼らは親族とともにそこで安楽に住み、ゴーカルナはシュカの名を冠した、シヴァの大いなる聖所を建立させた。
Varāha (narration)
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":false}
Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":false}
Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false}
Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":true,"topic":"dana","instruction_summary":"Dharma of gratitude and public merit: one should memorialize benefaction through building a major deity-shrine (here, Śiva) and sustaining community happiness.","karmic_consequence":"Temple-building and naming in honor of a benefactor accrues puṇya, social harmony, and enduring fame; neglect of gratitude is treated as ethical diminishment."}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":false}
Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":false}
Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"ethics-of-memory","core_concept":"Kṛtajñatā (gratitude) becomes dharma when translated into lasting, public, sacred works (āyatana).","practical_application":"Convert personal prosperity into community-facing sacred infrastructure (temple, waterworks, feeding), dedicating merit beyond the self."}
Subject Matter: ["Heritage Sites","Sacred Architecture","Ethics"]
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Type: temple-site / heritage-place
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa 173.9 (installation and satra)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"Gokarṇa, living happily with relatives, commissions and oversees the construction of a grand Śiva shrine named after Śuka.","item_prompts":["temple under construction","Gokarṇa with kinsmen","stone/wood workers","Śiva-liṅga sanctum hinted","inscription/banner with ‘Śuka’ name"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: temple façade with traditional proportions; Gokarṇa in dhoti, directing artisans; warm ochres and greens; devotional calm.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: ornate temple doorway with gold highlights; patron figure offering a model of the shrine; rich decorative borders.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: elegant architectural detailing; soft pastel stone tones; patron and family in refined attire.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari: hillside-like simplified architecture; narrative clarity with small figures; emphasis on communal joy and sacred building."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"narrative, serene","suggested_raga":"Shuddha Saveri","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"even, descriptive, lightly reverential on ‘śivasyāyatanaṃ mahat’"}
FAQs
It evidences the narrative importance of temple construction and naming practices, relevant to the study of commemorative patronage and sacred architecture in Sanskrit sources.
No explicit place-name is given here; the verse continues the established setting ('tatra').
Commemorative building and public benefaction are presented as culturally valued actions associated with remembrance and communal religious life.
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