Varaha Purana 173.5 — Adhyaya 173, Shloka 5
Account of Gokarṇa’s Śuka-Satra, Temple Consecration, and the Resulting Merit
एकैकं च परिष्वज्य प्रणिपत्य यथाक्रमम् ॥ मातापित्रोः प्रणम्याथ शिरसा पादपङ्कजे
ekaikaṃ ca pariṣvajya praṇipatya yathā-kramam || mātā-pitroḥ praṇamyātha śirasā pāda-paṅkaje
ఒక్కొక్కరిని ఆలింగనం చేసి క్రమంగా నమస్కరించి, తరువాత తల్లిదండ్రుల పాదపద్మాలపై శిరస్సు ఉంచి వందనం చేశాడు।
Varāha (narration)
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":false}
Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":false,"speaker_role":"instructor"}
Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false}
Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":true,"topic":"varnashrama","instruction_summary":"One should embrace and bow to elders/relations in proper sequence, and especially perform śirasā-pāda-pranāma to mother and father (pitṛ-mātṛ-vandana).","karmic_consequence":"Reverence to parents grants longevity, prosperity, and moral authority; disrespect is a grave adharma leading to social and karmic downfall."}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":false}
Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":false}
Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"bhakti-inflected ethics","core_concept":"Humility expressed through bodily gesture (pranipāta, pāda-vandana) is a concrete form of dharma and gratitude.","practical_application":"Maintain daily acts of respect—greeting, serving, and seeking blessings of parents/elders; keep relational order (yathā-kramam) in social conduct."}
Subject Matter: ["Ethics","Family and Social Conduct"]
Primary Rasa: śānta
Secondary Rasa: vātsalya
Type: household/assembly space
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa: ethical exempla emphasizing pitṛ-mātṛ-sevā (general internal parallel)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"Gokarṇa embraces relatives one by one, then kneels to bow; finally he places his head on his parents’ lotus-feet, parents blessing him with raised hands.","item_prompts":["sequence of embraces","kneeling pranipāta posture","parents seated, feet visible (lotus-feet motif)","blessing gesture (āśīrvāda mudrā)","soft domestic setting with lamps/flowers"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: intimate, devotional composition; Gokarṇa touching parents’ feet; parents bestowing blessings; warm lamp-lit palette.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: parents enthroned with gold-leaf arch; Gokarṇa at their feet; rich ornaments and patterned textiles; lotus motifs emphasized.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: graceful lines and gentle expressions; focus on humility and blessing; subtle shading around lotus-feet imagery.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari: tender family scene in a courtyard; delicate faces; bright garments; emphasis on emotional warmth and respectful posture."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"deeply reverential, tender","suggested_raga":"Anandabhairavi","pace":"slow","voice_tone":"soft, weighty, devotional"}
FAQs
It exemplifies normative etiquette in Sanskrit literature—embrace, prostration, and filial salutation—used to encode social ideals within narrative.
No geographic identifier appears in this verse.
Respect toward elders and parents is presented as a central social virtue, expressed through ordered and embodied gestures.
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