Varaha Purana 172.24: Adhyaya 172, Shloka 24
The Harm of Destroying a Grove and the Merit of Tree-Planting as Pūrta-Dharma
गोकर्ण उवाच ॥ गोकर्णोऽहं सुचार्वास्यः सुकपोलोऽब्रवीन्मया ॥ पूर्वं दृष्टा भवत्यो वै चार्वाङ्ग्यश्चारुलोचनाः ॥
gokarṇa uvāca || gokarṇo 'haṃ sucārvāsyaḥ sukapolo 'bravīn mayā || pūrvaṃ dṛṣṭā bhavatyo vai cārvāṅgyaś cārulocanāḥ ||
ഗോകർണ്ണൻ പറഞ്ഞു— “ഞാൻ ഗോകർണ്ണൻ; സുന്ദരമുഖവും മനോഹരകപോളങ്ങളും ഉള്ളവൻ. ഹേ സുന്ദരാംഗികളേ, ചാരുനയനികളേ, നിങ്ങളെ ഞാൻ മുമ്പും കണ്ടിട്ടുണ്ട്.”
Gokarṇa
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Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":true,"speaker_role":"instructor"}
Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false}
Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":false}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":false}
Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":false}
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Subject Matter: ["Ethics","Literary Motifs"]
Primary Rasa: shringara
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Related Themes: Builds on the collective inquiry of v.25; leads to the women’s explanation in v.28
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FAQs
It exemplifies formulaic speaker-markers (uvāca) and descriptive epithets used to aid oral-aural reception and mnemonic transmission in Purāṇic literature.
No geographic location is specified here; the verse establishes interpersonal recognition.
The verse models respectful address and recognition, setting a non-hostile tone for subsequent explanation.
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