Varaha Purana 173.1 — Adhyaya 173, Shloka 1
Account of Gokarṇa’s Śuka-Satra, Temple Consecration, and the Resulting Merit
श्रीवराह उवाच ॥ तत्र स्थित्वा यथान्यायं गोकरणः सर्वमङ्गलम् ॥ शुकं च मातापितरौ साधुभार्याचतुष्टयम्
śrīvarāha uvāca || tatra sthitvā yathā-nyāyaṃ gokarṇaḥ sarva-maṅgalam || śukaṃ ca mātā-pitarau sādhu-bhāryā-catuṣṭayam
พระศรีวราหะตรัสว่า: เมื่อพำนักอยู่ ณ ที่นั้นตามธรรมเนียมอันสมควร โคกรรณะผู้เป็นดุจความมงคลทั้งปวง ได้ถวายความเคารพแก่ศุกะ มารดาบิดาของตน และหมู่ภรรยาผู้ทรงศีลทั้งสี่
Varāha
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":"A householder should stay appropriately (yathā-nyāyam) and honor worthy persons—teachers/ascetics, parents, and virtuous spouses—according to propriety.","karmic_consequence":"Such satkāra (honoring) sustains auspiciousness, social harmony, and merit; neglect of parents/guests leads to demerit and loss of śrī (prosperity)."}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":false}
Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":false}
Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"dharma (ācāra)","core_concept":"Maṅgala arises from right relationship—honoring parents, the learned, and one’s household in due order.","practical_application":"Practice graded respect: greet elders/teachers first, maintain family duties, and treat virtuous partners as participants in dharma."}
Subject Matter: ["Ethics","Family and Social Conduct","Hospitality"]
Primary Rasa: śānta
Secondary Rasa: hāsya
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa: recurring ācāra passages on satkāra and pitṛ-bhakti (general thematic parallel)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"Gokarṇa, serene and dignified, stands in a household setting honoring Śuka, then his parents, and the four virtuous wives with respectful gestures and offerings.","item_prompts":["Gokarṇa with folded hands","Śuka seated as revered sage","mother and father seated on a slightly raised seat","four wives standing together with modest ornaments","offerings: flowers, water-pot, lamps","domestic courtyard or āśrama veranda"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: warm earthy palette, stylized faces; Gokarṇa offering añjali to Śuka and then turning toward seated parents; lamps and flower garlands indicating maṅgala.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore style: central figures (parents) with gold-leaf halo-like arches; Gokarṇa bowing; rich textiles and jewelry on the wives; ritual lamp in foreground.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore style: delicate linework; intimate family reverence scene with soft shading; emphasis on lotus-feet motif of parents.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari style: hillside-āśrama courtyard; narrative sequencing (Śuka, then parents) with lyrical calm; minimal architecture and bright garments."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"reverential, didactic","suggested_raga":"Yaman","pace":"medium-slow","voice_tone":"steady, respectful, narrative-clarifying"}
FAQs
The verse illustrates Purāṇic ideals of social order: proper residence, honouring family members, and recognizing household structures within narrative literature.
No explicit location-name is stated in this verse; it refers to 'there' (tatra), implying continuity from the prior context.
Conduct should follow yathā-nyāya (propriety), including respectful acknowledgement of family and household members.
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