Varaha Purana 170.17 — Adhyaya 170, Shloka 17
The Birth of Gokarṇa and the Fruits of Śiva Worship
including the Śukodara Parrot Episode and Hospitality Ethics
ततस्तस्यां सुशीलायां गर्भाधानमविन्दत ॥ ततः प्रववृधे गर्भः शुक्लपक्षे यथा शशी ॥ सुषुवे दशमे मासि पुत्रं बालं शशिप्रभम् ॥
tatas tasyāṃ suśīlāyāṃ garbhādhānam avindata || tataḥ pravavṛdhe garbhaḥ śuklapakṣe yathā śaśī || suṣuve daśame māsi putraṃ bālaṃ śaśiprabhām ||
ततः सा सुशीला गर्भाधानमविन्दत। ततः शुक्लपक्षे शशीव गर्भः प्रववृधे। दशमे मासि शशिप्रभं बालपुत्रं सुषुवे॥
Varāha (default framework; speaker not explicit in fragment)
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":false,"aspect_highlighted":"None","boar_form_detail":"None","earth_interaction":"None"}
Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":false,"speaker_role":"None","bhu_devi_state":"None","key_question":"None"}
Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false,"specific_site":"None","parikrama_context":"None","krishna_connection":"None"}
Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":true,"topic":"varnashrama","instruction_summary":"Householder life-cycle is idealized: lawful conception in a suśīlā wife, orderly gestation, and auspicious birth—implying garbhādhāna and saṃskāra-aligned conduct.","karmic_consequence":"Saṃskāra-aligned procreation supports healthy progeny and family prosperity; adharma in sexual conduct is implied to disturb lineage and merit."}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":false,"vrata_name":"None","tithi_month":"None","promised_fruit":"None"}
Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":false,"symbolic_interpretation":"None","yajna_varaha_imagery":"None","vedantic_connection":"None"}
Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"dharma of gṛhastha","core_concept":"Order (ṛta/dharma) expresses itself in human life-cycles; the moon-growth simile links cosmic rhythm to embodied development.","practical_application":"Honor saṃskāras and cultivate household purity, mutual virtue, and timing/discipline in family life."}
Subject Matter: ["Ethics"]
Primary Rasa: vātsalya
Secondary Rasa: śānta
Type: household
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa: subsequent saṃskāra list (annaprāśana, cūḍā, upanayana) in 170.21.0
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A serene domestic scene implying conception and the passage of months, culminating in the birth of a moon-radiant infant.","item_prompts":["crescent-to-full moon progression motif","mother resting in a clean chamber","midwives/attendants","newborn with soft halo-like glow","ten-month markers (subtle)"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: symbolic moon phases above, calm interior, stylized attendants, gentle whites and blues for lunar radiance, dignified maternal posture.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: central mother-and-child icon-like composition, gold-leaf for the child’s radiance and moon disc, ornate textiles, auspicious motifs (lotus).","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: delicate facial expressions, soft chiaroscuro, refined jewelry/textiles, subtle moonlight effect, intimate domestic realism.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari: lyrical interior with window opening to moonlit sky, tender mother-child focus, pastel palette, minimal ornament, emotive softness."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"tender, auspicious, intimate","suggested_raga":"Kalyani","pace":"slow","voice_tone":"soft, warm, narrative"}
FAQs
It preserves classical Sanskrit life-cycle terminology and poetic similes used to describe conception, gestation, and birth in Purāṇic storytelling.
No location is named in this verse; the narrative remains connected to the earlier tīrtha setting.
The text links long observance and generosity with household flourishing, presenting family life as embedded in disciplined conduct.
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