Varaha Purana 173.14: Adhyaya 173, Shloka 14
Account of Gokarṇa’s Śuka-Satra, Temple Consecration, and the Resulting Merit
शुकसत्रमिति ख्यातं मृत्तो मुक्तिमवाप सः॥ विमानवरमारुह्य स्वर्गलोकं गतः शुकः॥
śukasatram iti khyātaṃ mṛtto muktim avāpa saḥ || vimānavaram āruhya svargalokaṃ gataḥ śukaḥ
สิ่งนี้เป็นที่รู้จักว่า ‘ศุกสัตร’ ; ครั้นสิ้นชีวิตแล้ว เขาบรรลุมุกติ (ความหลุดพ้น). ศุกะขึ้นสู่วิมานอันประเสริฐแล้วไปยังสวรรค์โลก.
Narrator (default framework: Varāha as instructor)
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":false}
Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":false}
Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false}
Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":false,"karmic_consequence":"Narrative asserts: ritual/event memorialized as ‘Śuka-satra’ leads to liberation; also depicts svarga-gamana via vimāna."}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":false}
Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":false}
Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"Ritual-to-liberation bridge","core_concept":"Ritual culture (satra) and its remembrance can be framed as a vehicle toward mukti, not merely svarga—suggesting purification and grace beyond transactional merit.","practical_application":"Participate in and preserve dharmic rites with right intention; treat ritual as inner purification aimed at liberation."}
Subject Matter: ["Philosophy","Ethics","Ritual Culture"]
Primary Rasa: Adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: Śānta
Type: Ritual locus (satra) memorialized as a sacred event-site
Related Themes: Parallels the vimāna ascent motif in 173.12; sits within the same narrative arc of tīrtha/rite producing post-mortem transcendence
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"Śuka’s death-transformation: the rite becomes famed as ‘Śuka-satra’; Śuka rises in a splendid vimāna toward svarga, with a subtle aura of mukti.","item_prompts":["altar/ritual ground (satra)","Śuka figure transitioning from mortal to radiant","vimāna with celestial attendants","inscription/banner ‘Śuka-satra’ motif","skyward path of light"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: ritual ground in foreground, vimāna above; strong contouring, warm palette, divine attendants stylized.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: gold vimāna and haloed Śuka; embossed ritual implements; rich reds/greens; iconic composition.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: elegant vimāna detailing, soft glow around Śuka; balanced narrative panels (rite below, ascent above).","pahari_prompt":"Pahari: poetic sky with layered clouds; small ritual scene below; delicate ascent line guiding the eye upward."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"Elevated, commemorative, wondrous","suggested_raga":"Vasantha","pace":"Medium","voice_tone":"Resonant on ‘muktim’ and ‘svargalokam’, with a concluding lift"}
FAQs
It exemplifies how Purāṇic texts compress narrative memory into named episodes (khyāta) and associate them with soteriological outcomes (mukti).
No explicit place-name appears in this line; it is tied to the preceding tīrtha narrative context.
The text frames disciplined or meritorious action as culminating in both liberation discourse (mukti) and conventional reward imagery (svargaloka).
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