Varaha Purana 170.76: Adhyaya 170, Shloka 76

The Birth of Gokarṇa and the Fruits of Śiva Worship

including the Śukodara Parrot Episode and Hospitality Ethics

Devanagari script

प्रियातिथिं च संप्राप्तं मातः पूज्यतमं शुचिम् ॥ कुरु पूजां यथार्हं च गोकर्णस्य वरातिथेः ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 170.76

Transliteration

priyātithiṃ ca saṃprāptaṃ mātaḥ pūjyatamaṃ śucim | kuru pūjāṃ yathārhaṃ ca gokarṇasya varātitheḥ ||

Translation

Matko, przybył miły gość, najbardziej godny czci i czysty. Wykonaj cześć i gościnę tak, jak przystoi dla Gokarny, doskonałego gościa.

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Word by Word

• प्रिय-अतिथिम्: the dear guest
• प्रिय-अतिथिम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रिय (प्रातिपदिक) + अतिथि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास (प्रियः अतिथिः); पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक

• सम्प्राप्तम्: arrived
• सम्प्राप्तम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्प्राप्त (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √आप् + सम्+प्र, क्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त; पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया, एकवचन (अतिथिम्-विशेषण)

• मातः: O mother
• मातः: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मातृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; सम्बोधन (Vocative/सम्बोधन), एकवचन

• पूज्यतमम्: most worthy of worship
• पूज्यतमम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूज्य (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √पूज्, यत्)
• Form: विशेषण; तमप्-प्रत्यय (superlative); पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया, एकवचन (अतिथिम्-विशेषण)

• शुचिम्: pure
• शुचिम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुचि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: विशेषण; पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया, एकवचन (अतिथिम्-विशेषण)

• कुरु: do/perform
• कुरु: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), परस्मैपद; मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन

• पूजाम्: worship
• पूजाम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पूजा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; द्वितीया, एकवचन

• यथा-अर्हम्: as is proper
• यथा-अर्हम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय) + अर्ह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समास; अव्ययवत् प्रयोग (indeclinable adverb)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक

• गोकर्णस्य: of Gokarṇa
• गोकर्णस्य: Sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गोकर्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी, एकवचन

• वर-अतिथेः: of the excellent guest
• वर-अतिथेः: Sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर (प्रातिपदिक) + अतिथि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास (वरः अतिथिः = excellent guest); पुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी, एकवचन (गोकर्णस्य इत्यस्य विशेषण/सम्बन्ध)

Speaker

Śuka

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Dharma
• Hospitality Ethics
• Purāṇic Narrative

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It attests to the normative cultural ethic of atithi-satkara (honoring guests), a central theme across Dharma and Purāṇic narrative traditions.

Which geographic location is identified?

No location is named in this verse (Mathurā is mentioned earlier in the sequence).

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Honor a guest appropriately and respectfully; hospitality is framed as a formal duty expressed through pūjā.