Varaha Purana 170.80: Adhyaya 170, Shloka 80
The Birth of Gokarṇa and the Fruits of Śiva Worship
including the Śukodara Parrot Episode and Hospitality Ethics
इत्युक्तः शबरेणाथ गोकर्णो वाक्यमब्रवीत्॥ अन्यत्किंचिदथो देयं यदि किंचिद्ददासि च॥
ityuktaḥ śabareṇātha gokarṇo vākyam abravīt॥ anyat kiṃcid atho deyaṃ yadi kiṃcid dadāsi ca॥
ശബരൻ ഇങ്ങനെ പറഞ്ഞപ്പോൾ ഗോകർണ്ണൻ പറഞ്ഞു— “നീ എന്തെങ്കിലും ദാനം ചെയ്യുകയാണെങ്കിൽ, മറ്റൊന്നും കൂടി നൽകുക.”
Gokarṇa
FAQs
It shows the narrative use of dāna (giving) and request as a social mechanism in Purāṇic literature, often serving as a pivot to introduce a sacred object or a tīrtha-related teaching.
No location is named here; the broader passage connects to Mathurā and a Sarasvatī-saṅgama in subsequent verses.
The emphasis is on intentional giving: when one chooses to give, one should give appropriately and responsively to the recipient’s expressed need.
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