Varaha Purana 170.89: Adhyaya 170, Shloka 89

The Birth of Gokarṇa and the Fruits of Śiva Worship

including the Śukodara Parrot Episode and Hospitality Ethics

Devanagari script

जातकर्म तथा चैव नामकर्म चकार च ॥ गोकार्णं नाम तस्यैव पिता चक्रे निरूप्य च

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 170.89

Transliteration

jātakarma tathā caiva nāmakarma cakāra ca || gokarṇaṃ nāma tasyaiva pitā cakre nirūpya ca

Translation

Wykonał obrzęd narodzin oraz obrzęd nadania imienia; a jego ojciec, po dokładnym rozważeniu, nadał mu imię 'Gokarṇa'.

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Word by Word

• jātakarma: birth-rite (jātakarma)
• jātakarma: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jāta (कृदन्त) + karma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (जातस्य कर्म)

• tathā: thus; likewise
• tathā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (क्रियाविशेषण)

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction/particle (समुच्चय/निपात)

• eva: indeed; just
• eva: Nipāta (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: Emphatic particle (निपात)

• nāmakarma: name-giving rite (nāmakarma)
• nāmakarma: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nāma (प्रातिपदिक) + karma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (नाम्नः कर्म)

• cakāra: did; performed
• cakāra: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction/particle (समुच्चय/निपात)

• gokarṇam: (named) Gokarṇa
• gokarṇam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: go (प्रातिपदिक) + karṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (गोः कर्णः)

• nāma: by name; called
• nāma: Sambandha/Viśeṣaṇa (सम्बन्ध/विशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nāma (अव्यय)
• Form: Indeclinable used as quotative/name-marker (नाम-निर्देशक निपात)

• tasya: of him
• tasya: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (षष्ठीसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter (पुं/नपुंसक), Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular (एकवचन)

• eva: indeed; just
• eva: Nipāta (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: Emphatic particle (निपात)

• pitā: father
• pitā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pitṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• cakre: did; made
• cakre: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), Ātmanepada (आत्मनेपद), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

• nirūpya: having determined/decided
• nirūpya: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: nir-√rūp (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वान्त/ल्यप्), indeclinable; expressing prior action

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction/particle (समुच्चय/निपात)

Speaker

Varāha (default narrative frame)

Tags

• Purāṇic Narrative
• Classical Sanskrit
• Cultural History
• Vaiṣṇavism (textual milieu)

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It preserves a narrative reflection of saṃskāra practices (life-cycle rites), especially jātakarma and nāmakarma, which are key markers of social and ritual identity in Sanskrit literature.

Which geographic location is identified?

No explicit location is named here; “Gokarṇa” functions as a personal name in this verse rather than a confirmed place-reference.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse foregrounds orderly social responsibility—parents formally acknowledging and integrating a child into community life through recognized rites.