Varaha Purana 170.45: Adhyaya 170, Shloka 45
The Birth of Gokarṇa and the Fruits of Śiva Worship
including the Śukodara Parrot Episode and Hospitality Ethics
तेनोक्तं भो इहागच्छ आतिथ्यं करवाणि ते ॥ पाद्यं गृहाण भोः पान्थ आसनं ते इदं शुभम् ॥
tenoktaṁ bho ihāgaccha ātithyaṁ karavāṇi te || pādyaṁ gṛhāṇa bhoḥ pāntha āsanaṁ te idaṁ śubham
തത്ത പറയുകയുണ്ടായി—“മഹാശയാ, ഇവിടെ വരിക; ഞാൻ നിങ്ങളെ അതിഥ്യത്തോടെ സ്വീകരിക്കും. ഹേ പഥികാ, പാദ്യം (പാദം കഴുകാനുള്ള ജലം) സ്വീകരിക്കൂ; ഇതാ നിങ്ങളുടെ ശുഭാസനം.”
Śuka (the parrot, as speaking character in the narrative)
FAQs
It preserves a classic hospitality protocol (pādya, āsana) central to Dharmaśāstra and narrative literature, showing how etiquette is dramatized in storytelling.
No named locale; the scene occurs at the previously described mountain/ravine setting.
Respectful reception of a guest—offering foot-water and a seat as basic components of atithi-satkāra.
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