Varaha Purana 170.24: Adhyaya 170, Shloka 24
The Birth of Gokarṇa and the Fruits of Śiva Worship
including the Śukodara Parrot Episode and Hospitality Ethics
विनियोगः कृतस्तेन सर्वदा सर्वकर्मसु ॥ गोकर्णस्य समीपे तु पश्चिमे चक्रपाणिनः ॥
viniyogaḥ kṛtas tena sarvadā sarva-karmasu | gokarṇasya samīpe tu paścime cakrapāṇinaḥ ||
Oleh beliau, suatu penetapan dan pengagihan yang tetap dilakukan pada setiap masa bagi segala urusan—berhampiran Gokarṇa, di sebelah barat Cakrapāṇi.
Varāha (default, speaker not explicit in fragment)
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":false}
Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":false,"speaker_role":"observer"}
Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false,"specific_site":"Gokarṇa; Cakrapāṇi (temple/viṣṇu-site)","krishna_connection":"Cakrapāṇi indicates Viṣṇu worship; indirect Vaiṣṇava continuity that later traditions may align with Kṛṣṇa, but no explicit foreshadowing here."}
Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":true,"topic":"dana","instruction_summary":"Sustained, well-planned allocation (विनियोग) of resources for all works—especially around sacred sites—constitutes disciplined dharmic patronage.","karmic_consequence":"Regular endowment/maintenance of sacred and public works accrues steady merit and preserves tīrtha-kṣetra; neglect leads to decay of dharma-institutions and loss of पुण्य."}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":false}
Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":false}
Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"dharma of stewardship","core_concept":"Dharma is sustained not only by one-time gifts but by continuous stewardship (नित्य-विनियोग) tied to place and community.","practical_application":"Create ongoing endowments for temples, water, feeding, and maintenance—treat merit as a long-term practice rather than episodic charity."}
Subject Matter: ["Geography","Heritage Sites","Ethics"]
Primary Rasa: śānta
Secondary Rasa: vīra
Type: tīrtha/temple-adjacent sacred landscape
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa: kṣetra-mahātmya style passages linking place and merit (general)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A patron organizes ongoing works near the sacred area of Gokarṇa, with a Viṣṇu shrine of Cakrapāṇi indicated to the east and the patron’s administrative order symbolized.","item_prompts":["coastal/riverine tīrtha ambience (Gokarṇa)","temple/shrine with Viṣṇu emblem (chakra)","patron with attendants holding ledgers or palm-leaf records","workers maintaining facilities","directional cue: ‘west of Cakrapāṇi’"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: temple compound with Cakrapāṇi iconography, patron issuing instructions, rhythmic arrangement of workers, saturated colors.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore style: Cakrapāṇi shrine with gold halo, patron in regal attire offering endowment, architectural ornament emphasized.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore style: detailed temple façade, patron and scribes with palm-leaf manuscripts, calm administrative dignity.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari style: scenic tīrtha landscape with small shrine, patron figure in narrative scale, gentle hills/trees, emphasis on place."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"formal, geographic-narrative","suggested_raga":"Bhairav (for gravitas)","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"clear, declarative"}
FAQs
It preserves a spatial marker (near Gokarṇa; west of Cakrapāṇi) that can assist in mapping Purāṇic sacred geography and associated temple networks.
Gokarṇa is explicitly named; “Cakrapāṇi” functions as an epithet of Viṣṇu and may also denote a local shrine or sacred point in the narrative geography.
The emphasis is on sustained, organized commitment (viniyoga) toward ritual and communal undertakings.
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