Varaha Purana 170.6: Adhyaya 170, Shloka 6
The Birth of Gokarṇa and the Fruits of Śiva Worship
including the Śukodara Parrot Episode and Hospitality Ethics
मम तन्नास्ति हि मुने दुर्भगायाः प्रजासुखम् ॥ उवाच मुनिशार्दूलस्तां स्त्रियं पुत्रगर्द्धिनीम्
mama tan nāsti hi mune durbhagāyāḥ prajāsukham || uvāca muniśārdūlas tāṁ striyaṁ putragarddhinīm
ഹേ മുനേ, ദുർഭാഗ്യവതിയായ എനിക്ക് സന്താനസുഖം ഇല്ല. അപ്പോൾ മുനിശാർദൂലൻ പുത്രലാലസയുള്ള ആ സ്ത്രീയോട് പറഞ്ഞു.
Narrator (Varāha) with embedded speech by the woman
FAQs
It records a culturally salient concern (progeny) and introduces the authoritative ‘muni’ response, a common Purāṇic pattern for transmitting tīrtha-ritual or ethical guidance.
No new place-name appears here; the narrative remains within the Mathurā setting established earlier.
It foregrounds honest self-disclosure of suffering and the expectation of compassionate, informed counsel from a wise interlocutor.
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