Varaha Purana 173.8: Adhyaya 173, Shloka 8

Account of Gokarṇa’s Śuka-Satra, Temple Consecration, and the Resulting Merit

Uttara Bhāga · Gokarṇa–Śuka Narrative (Temple Foundation and Sacred Architecture)

Devanagari script

एवं वसन्सुखं तत्र गोकरणः सह बन्धुभिः ॥ शुक नाम्ना कृतं तेन शिवस्यायतनं महत्

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 173.8

Transliteration

evaṃ vasan sukhaṃ tatra gokarṇaḥ saha bandhubhiḥ || śuka-nāmnā kṛtaṃ tena śivasyāyatanaṃ mahat

ITRANS transliteration

Translation

ดังนั้นเขาจึงพำนักอยู่ที่นั่นอย่างผาสุกพร้อมหมู่ญาติ; โคกรณะได้ให้สร้างศิวาลัยอันยิ่งใหญ่ โดยตั้งนามตามศุกะ

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Word by Word

• evam: thus
• Type: Indeclinable
• Form: Adverb (प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय)
• Role: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Root: evam (अव्यय)

• vasan: dwelling, living
• Type: Verb
• Form: Present active participle (शतृ), Masculine, Nominative, Singular; agrees with gokarṇaḥ
• Role: Karta (कर्ता)
• Root: √vas (धातु)

• sukham: happily/with ease
• Type: Noun
• Form: Napumsaka, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; adverbial accusative ‘happily’
• Role: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Root: sukha (प्रातिपदिक)

• tatra: there
• Type: Indeclinable
• Form: Adverb (देशवाचक-अव्यय)
• Role: Deśa-adhikaraṇa (देश-अधिकरण)
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)

• gokarṇaḥ: Gokarṇa
• Type: Noun
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (proper name)
• Role: Karta (कर्ता)
• Root: gokarṇa (प्रातिपदिक)

• saha: together with
• Type: Indeclinable
• Form: Preposition-like indeclinable (सह-योगे), governs Instrumental
• Role: Sahakāraka (सहकारक)
• Root: saha (अव्यय)

• bandhubhiḥ: with (his) relatives
• Type: Noun
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Plural (बहुवचन)
• Role: Sahakāraka (सहकारक)
• Root: bandhu (प्रातिपदिक)

• śuka-nāmnā: by the name ‘Śuka’
• Type: Noun
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (तत्पुरुष) ‘by the name Śuka’; Neuter nāman, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular (nāmnā)
• Role: Karaṇa (करण)
• Root: śuka (प्रातिपदिक) + nāman (प्रातिपदिक)

• kṛtam: made, built
• Type: Verb
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त), Neuter, Nominative/Accusative Singular; agrees with āyatanam
• Role: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Root: √kṛ (धातु)

• tena: by him
• Type: Noun
• Form: Pronoun, Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular
• Role: Kartṛ (कर्ता; agent in passive)
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• śivasya: of Śiva
• Type: Noun
• Form: Masculine, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular
• Role: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Root: śiva (प्रातिपदिक)

• āyatanam: shrine/abode (temple)
• Type: Noun
• Form: Napumsaka, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular
• Role: Karta (कर्ता)
• Root: āyatana (प्रातिपदिक)

• mahat: great, large
• Type: Adjective
• Form: Napumsaka, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; agrees with āyatanam
• Role: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Root: mahat (प्रातिपदिक)

Sandhi Notes

• śivasyāyatanaṃ→śivasya āyatanam (a+a→ā)

Speaker and setting

Shanta and Adbhuta rasaSetting: Temple-site / heritage-place

Speaker

Varāha (narration)

The teaching

Path

Ethics Of Memory

Subjects

Heritage SitesSacred ArchitectureEthics

Core idea

Kṛtajñatā (gratitude) becomes dharma when translated into lasting, public, sacred works (āyatana).

In practice

Convert personal prosperity into community-facing sacred infrastructure (temple, waterworks, feeding), dedicating merit beyond the self.

Dharma

Cross references

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Cultural Heritage
• Temple Studies
• Purāṇic Narrative

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It evidences the narrative importance of temple construction and naming practices, relevant to the study of commemorative patronage and sacred architecture in Sanskrit sources.

Which geographic location is identified?

No explicit place-name is given here; the verse continues the established setting ('tatra').

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Commemorative building and public benefaction are presented as culturally valued actions associated with remembrance and communal religious life.