Varaha Purana 172.3 — Adhyaya 172, Shloka 3
The Harm of Destroying a Grove and the Merit of Tree-Planting as Pūrta-Dharma
गोकर्णः सर्वभावेन गृहं विस्मृतवानसौ ॥ तथैकदा स गोकर्णस्ताः देव्यश्च हतौजसः ॥
gokarṇaḥ sarvabhāvena gṛhaṃ vismṛtavān asau || tathaikadā sa gokarṇas tā devyaś ca hataujasaḥ ||
గోకర్ణుడు సంపూర్ణ భావంతో అక్కడే ఆసక్తుడై తన గృహాన్ని మరచిపోయాడు. ఆపై ఒకసారి ఆ గోకర్ణుడు ప్రాణతేజస్సు కోల్పోయిన ఆ దేవీలను చూశాడు.
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":"instructor","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":"गृहस्थ-धर्मे स्वगृह/स्वकर्तव्य-विस्मरणं आसक्त्या न कर्तव्यम्; संगः बुद्धिं हरति।","karmic_consequence":"कर्तव्यभ्रंशः शोक-हेतुः; आसक्तिजन्यः पतन-क्रमः (कथानक-रूपेण)"}
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":"moral-psychology","core_concept":"सर्वभावेन विषय-निवेशः (absorption) स्मृतिनाशं जनयति; ततः कर्तव्य-भ्रंशः","practical_application":"संग-परिमाणं नियच्छेत्; नित्यं स्वधर्म-स्मरणं, सत्सङ्ग-आश्रयः, इन्द्रिय-निग्रहः"}
Subject Matter: ["Ethics","Narrative Literature","Psychology (attention/attachment)"]
Primary Rasa: करुण
Secondary Rasa: भयानक
Type: निवास/सभा-परिसरः
Related Themes: Varaha Purana 172.2 (आकर्षण-कारणम्); Varaha Purana 172.4-172.6 (विपरिणाम-दर्शनम्)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"गोकर्णः तत्रैव आसक्तचित्तः, गृहं विस्मृतवान्; एकदा स देव्यो ददर्श—हतौजसः, तेजोहीनाः, पूर्वविलास-विपरीताः।","item_prompts":["चिन्ताकुलः गोकर्णः","पृष्ठभूमौ गृह-प्रतीक (दूरस्थ)","तेजोहीनाः देव्यो","म्लान-वदन","वातावरणे शोक-छाया"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: Gokarṇa in profile with worried eyes, devīs behind him dimmed in color, strong contouring, narrative contrast between past splendor and present pallor.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: central figure Gokarṇa with subdued gold, devīs with dulled ornaments, dramatic contrast paneling (before/after feel), ornate arch frame.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: nuanced facial expressions, soft chiaroscuro to show fading vitality, restrained palette, psychological focus on gaze and realization.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari: lyrical yet somber court interior, pale pastel devīs, Gokarṇa’s startled look, minimal architecture, emphasis on emotional turn."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"saṃvega (sudden moral shock)","suggested_raga":"Bhairavi","pace":"madhyama","voice_tone":"grave, reflective, slightly tightened at 'hatāujasaḥ'"}
FAQs
The verse uses a common Purāṇic motif: absorption in pleasure or circumstance leading to neglect of prior obligations, setting up a moral turning point.
No specific geography is named here; the focus is on character and narrative transition.
It cautions, indirectly through narrative, against losing one’s sense of duty and prior commitments through total absorption (sarvabhāva).
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