Varaha Purana 170.52: Adhyaya 170, Shloka 52
The Birth of Gokarṇa and the Fruits of Śiva Worship
including the Śukodara Parrot Episode and Hospitality Ethics
कस्त्वं कथय मे सत्यं उत्साहश्चातिथिप्रियः ।। धन्यः स मानुषो यस्य नित्यं सन्निहितो भवान्
kas tvaṃ kathaya me satyam utsāhaś cātithipriyaḥ || dhanyaḥ sa mānuṣo yasya nityaṃ sannihito bhavān
నీవెవరు? నాకు సత్యం చెప్పు. నీవు ఉత్సాహవంతుడవు, అతిథి సత్కారాన్ని ప్రేమించేవాడవు. నీవు నిత్యం సమీపంలో ఉండే వాడు ధన్యుడు.
Gokarṇa (inferred: direct address continuing to Śuka)
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It illustrates classical norms of address (bhavān) and the valorization of hospitality as a social virtue within Purāṇic ethical narration.
No location is specified in this verse.
It commends zeal in hospitality and frames the presence of a virtuous teacher/guest as a source of human flourishing.
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