Varaha Purana 170.2 — Adhyaya 170, Shloka 2
The Birth of Gokarṇa and the Fruits of Śiva Worship
including the Śukodara Parrot Episode and Hospitality Ethics
तस्य भार्या सुशीला तु नाम्ना गुणसमन्विता ॥ भर्त्तुः प्रियकरी साध्वी न प्रसूता वयोऽधिका
tasya bhāryā suśīlā tu nāmnā guṇasamanvitā || bharttuḥ priyakarī sādhvī na prasūtā vayo'dhikā
அவருடைய மனைவி ‘சுசீலா’ எனப் பெயர்பெற்றவள்; நற்குணங்களால் நிறைந்தவள்—கணவனுக்கு இனியவளும், சீரிய ஒழுக்கமுடையவளும். ஆனால் அவள் பிள்ளை பெறவில்லை; வயதும் முதிர்ந்திருந்தது.
Varāha
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":true,"specific_site":"Mathurā (implied continuation of the episode’s setting)","parikrama_context":"None","krishna_connection":"Indirect only (Mathurā setting)"}
Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":false,"topic":"None","instruction_summary":"None","karmic_consequence":"None"}
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":"Ethical characterization (guṇa-ślāghā) and the problem of duḥkha","core_concept":"Personal virtue and social propriety do not automatically remove life-sorrow; duḥkha can persist, prompting recourse to dharma, tīrtha, and grace.","practical_application":"Respond to family suffering without cynicism: preserve śīla and seek dhārmic remedies (counsel, prayer, vrata) rather than blame or despair."}
Subject Matter: ["Household Ethics","Social Experience of Childlessness","Narrative Characterization"]
Primary Rasa: karuṇa
Secondary Rasa: śānta
Type: gṛha/settlement context
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa narrative pattern: virtuous yet afflicted household leading to a sage encounter and a remedial observance
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A dignified, virtuous wife Suśīlā in a prosperous Vaiśya household, yet with a quiet aura of longing due to childlessness and age.","item_prompts":["simple domestic courtyard","Suśīlā with modest ornaments, contemplative gaze","symbols of prosperity (grain jars, coins) contrasted with emptiness (cradle absent)","husband’s respectful presence (optional)"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: Suśīlā in graceful profile with restrained sorrow, household motifs stylized; warm ochres/greens; emphasis on virtue and composure.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: richly adorned household scene with gold accents indicating prosperity; Suśīlā’s face rendered with subdued melancholy; empty cradle motif highlighted.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: delicate shading, realistic domestic details, gentle pathos in expression; balanced portrayal of prosperity and inner lack.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari: intimate interior with patterned textiles; Suśīlā seated pensively near a window; minimal props, strong emotional storytelling."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"tender, empathetic","suggested_raga":"Kāpi","pace":"slow","voice_tone":"soft, compassionate, lingering on 'na prasūtā' and 'vayo’dhikā'"}
FAQs
It preserves a socially recognizable theme—childlessness and aging—within a moralized narrative framework common to Purāṇic literature.
The broader setting remains Mathurā from the preceding verse.
The verse emphasizes virtues within household life (guṇa, sādhutva) independent of social outcomes such as progeny.
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