Varaha Purana 173.4 — Adhyaya 173, Shloka 4
Account of Gokarṇa’s Śuka-Satra, Temple Consecration, and the Resulting Merit
गीतवादित्रमाङ्गल्यं पुत्रवृद्धौ यथोचितम् ॥ तत्सर्वं कृतवाँल्लोको गोकरणस्य महात्मनः
gīta-vāditra-maṅgalyaṃ putra-vṛddhau yathocitam || tat sarvaṃ kṛtavāṃl loko gokarṇasya mahātmanaḥ
പുത്രവൃദ്ധിക്കും സമൃദ്ധിക്കും യഥോചിതമായ ഗീതങ്ങളും വാദ്യങ്ങളും മംഗളോത്സവങ്ങളും—ഇവയെല്ലാം മഹാത്മാവായ ഗോകർണനുവേണ്ടി ജനങ്ങൾ നടത്തി।
Varāha (narration)
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":false}
Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":false,"speaker_role":"instructor"}
Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false}
Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":true,"topic":"varnashrama","instruction_summary":"Community should celebrate maṅgala occasions with appropriate music and festivities, aligning social rites with aims of putra-vṛddhi and prosperity (śrī).","karmic_consequence":"Properly conducted maṅgala strengthens communal bonds and is considered auspicious; disorderly or adharmic revelry leads to loss of decorum and merit."}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":false}
Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":false}
Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"sāmājika-dharma (communal ethics)","core_concept":"Auspicious sound (gīta-vāditra) and orderly celebration are social sacraments that reinforce dharma and collective well-being.","practical_application":"Celebrate life-cycle and prosperity rites with restraint, auspicious music, and community inclusion rather than excess."}
Subject Matter: ["Ethics","Cultural Heritage","Social Rituals"]
Primary Rasa: hāsya
Secondary Rasa: śṛṅgāra
Type: community setting (town/settlement)
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa: narrative motifs of loka honoring a mahātmā through maṅgala-kriyā (general parallel)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A jubilant public celebration: singers and instrumentalists perform; garlands and banners decorate the space; townspeople honor Gokarṇa with auspicious rites for prosperity and progeny.","item_prompts":["singers (gāyaka)","instruments: vīṇā, mṛdaṅga, śaṅkha, tāla cymbals","garlands and festoons","women carrying lamps/kalasha","Gokarṇa seated or standing modestly receiving honors"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: rhythmic procession with drums and cymbals; bright garlands; Gokarṇa calm amid celebrants; stylized musicians in dynamic poses.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: gold accents on instruments and ornaments; central honored figure with ornate arch; festive crowd arranged symmetrically.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: elegant courtly musicians; detailed textiles; soft festive lighting; emphasis on auspicious decorum.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari: lively village/town celebration in a courtyard; bright colors; musicians in foreground, honored sage in midground; airy, lyrical mood."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"joyful, auspicious","suggested_raga":"Khamaj","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"bright, celebratory, lightly rhythmic"}
FAQs
It documents the narrative use of music and public festivity as markers of communal cohesion and auspicious life-cycle observance in Sanskrit cultural memory.
No location is named in this verse.
Collective support and appropriate celebration are portrayed as socially constructive responses to prosperity and household continuity.
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