Varaha Purana 170.7: Adhyaya 170, Shloka 7

The Birth of Gokarṇa and the Fruits of Śiva Worship

including the Śukodara Parrot Episode and Hospitality Ethics

Devanagari script

देवतायाः प्रसादेन तव पुत्रो भविष्यति ॥ शिवस्यायतनं पुण्यं गोकर्णेति च विश्रुतम्

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 170.7

Transliteration

devatāyāḥ prasādena tava putro bhaviṣyati || śivasyāyatanaṁ puṇyaṁ gokarṇeti ca viśrutam

Translation

దేవతా ప్రసాదంతో నీకు కుమారుడు కలుగును. ‘గోకర్ణ’ అని ప్రసిద్ధమైన శివుని పుణ్యక్షేత్రం ఉంది.

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Word by Word

• देवतायाः: of the deity
• देवतायाः: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• प्रसादेन: by (the) grace
• प्रसादेन: करण (Karaṇa/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रसाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• तव: your/of you
• तव: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• पुत्रः: a son
• पुत्रः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• भविष्यति: will be
• भविष्यति: क्रिया (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• शिवस्य: of Śiva
• शिवस्य: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• आयतनम्: abode/shrine
• आयतनम्: कर्ता (Karta/Subject—of implied ‘अस्ति’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आयतन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• पुण्यम्: holy/meritorious
• पुण्यम्: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुण्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying आयतनम्)

• गोकर्ण: Gokarṇa
• गोकर्ण: सम्बन्ध (Name in apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गोकर्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; स्थाननाम (place-name)

• इति: thus (called)
• इति: सम्बन्ध/निपात (Quotative)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; नामनिर्देश/उद्धरणसूचक (thus, as called)

• च: and
• च: सम्बन्ध/निपात (Conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (and)

• विश्रुतम्: well-known/famed
• विश्रुतम्: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वि-श्रु (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying आयतनम्/स्थानम्): ‘प्रसिद्धम्’

Speaker

Muni (as reported by Varāha)

Tags

• Purāṇic Literature
• Tīrtha and Temple Traditions
• Śaiva-Vaiṣṇava Shared Sacred Landscape
• Cultural Heritage Mapping

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It provides an internal textual witness to a named sacred site (‘Gokarṇa’) and illustrates how Purāṇas encode place-based religious heritage through narrative promises and ritual geography.

Which geographic location is identified?

A sacred site/shrine known as “Gokarṇa,” described as a Śiva-āyatana (Śiva shrine). The verse itself does not specify a modern identification.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

It promotes seeking constructive remedies through recognized cultural institutions (shrines/tīrthas) while framing outcomes as contingent on ‘prasāda’ (favor), not mere entitlement.