Varaha Purana 170.19 — Adhyaya 170, Shloka 19
The Birth of Gokarṇa and the Fruits of Śiva Worship
including the Śukodara Parrot Episode and Hospitality Ethics
एवमन्नप्राशनं च चूडोपनयनं तथा ॥ अतःपरं च गोदानं वैवाहिकमनुत्तमम् ॥
evam annaprāśanaṃ ca cūḍopanayanaṃ tathā | ataḥ paraṃ ca godānaṃ vaivāhikam anuttamam ||
ഇങ്ങനെ അന്നപ്രാശനം, ചൂഡാകർമ്മം, ഉപനയനം എന്നിവ നടന്നു; തുടർന്ന് ഗോദാനവും അത്യുത്തമമായ വൈവാഹിക സംസ്കാരവും നിർവഹിച്ചു.
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":"None","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":"Enumerates key saṃskāras: annaprāśana, cūḍā, upanayana; later go-dāna and the proper marriage rite—mapping an ideal dharmic life-course.","karmic_consequence":"Performing saṃskāras sustains varṇāśrama order, personal purity, and eligibility for Vedic duties; omission is implied to weaken dharmic standing and ritual fitness."}
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":"normative dharma","core_concept":"Human life is a yajña-like progression; saṃskāras refine the person (saṃskṛti) and align individual growth with cosmic/social order.","practical_application":"Observe age-appropriate saṃskāras with competent officiants; pair major transitions with charity (especially go-dāna) and ethical household discipline."}
Subject Matter: ["Ethics","Heritage Sites"]
Primary Rasa: śānta
Secondary Rasa: śraddhā
Type: dharma/saṃskāra domain
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa 170.18.0-170.19.0 (birth and celebratory dāna leading into saṃskāra sequence)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A montage-like depiction of successive saṃskāras: first feeding, tonsure, sacred-thread initiation, cow-gift, and a dignified wedding ceremony.","item_prompts":["annaprāśana feeding gesture with small bowl","cūḍā tonsure with barber/ritual tools","upanayana with yajñopavīta and staff","cow with garland for go-dāna","wedding fire (agni) and couple circumambulating"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: sequential panels within one frame, stylized ritual implements, warm devotional palette, clear iconography for each saṃskāra, minimal background clutter.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: multi-panel narrative with gold-leaf on sacred thread, ornaments, and agni; ornate borders separating rites; rich reds and greens.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: elegant narrative sequence with refined faces, detailed ritual objects, soft lighting around agni, balanced spacing between scenes.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari: storybook sequence with delicate lines, pastel palette, small vignettes for each rite, emphasis on human tenderness and ritual clarity."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"didactic, auspicious, structured","suggested_raga":"Shankarabharanam","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"measured, authoritative, clear enunciation"}
FAQs
It catalogues major saṃskāras (life-cycle rites), reflecting how Purāṇic literature preserves and popularizes Dharmaśāstra-aligned household ritual culture.
No specific location is named in this verse.
The passage foregrounds orderly completion of socially recognized rites, presenting household responsibility as a structured ethical ideal.
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