Varaha Purana 173.7 — Adhyaya 173, Shloka 7
Account of Gokarṇa’s Śuka-Satra, Temple Consecration, and the Resulting Merit
विशिष्टेन मया प्राप्तो राज्ञो लाभः सुपुष्कलः ॥ शुक पुत्रान्मया प्राप्तमिह लोके परत्र च
viśiṣṭena mayā prāpto rājño lābhaḥ supuṣkalaḥ || śuka putrān mayā prāptam iha loke paratra ca
آپ کی خاص عنایت سے مجھے بادشاہ سے نہایت فراواں فائدہ ملا؛ اور اے شُک، بیٹوں کے سبب مجھے اس دنیا میں بھی اور اُس دنیا میں بھی تکمیل و سعادت حاصل ہوئی۔
Varāha (narration; direct address to Śuka appears within quoted speech)
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":false,"aspect_highlighted":"None","boar_form_detail":"None","earth_interaction":"None"}
Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":true,"speaker_role":"devotee","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":"rajaniti","instruction_summary":"Righteous patronage: wealth gained from the king is framed as legitimate when mediated by ‘viśiṣṭa’ merit/service and oriented to dharmic household fulfilment (putra, paratra-sukha).","karmic_consequence":"Properly acquired and dharma-aligned royal gain supports prosperity here and merit/continuity hereafter; greed or adharma-tainted gain undermines both."}
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":"purushartha-integration","core_concept":"Artha (gain) and putra (lineage) are validated when subordinated to dharma, yielding welfare ‘ihaloke paratra ca’.","practical_application":"Seek livelihood through honorable means; treat family/sons as responsibility for dharmic continuity (education, rites), not mere status."}
Subject Matter: ["Ethics","Householder Ideals","Kingship and Patronage"]
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: karuna
Type: social-institutional-space
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa 173.6 (prasāda as source of dharma/gati); Varāha Purāṇa 173.8-173.11 (wealth redirected into temple, satra, śrāddha, dāna)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A grateful householder addresses Śuka, recounting abundant royal gain and the blessing of sons, with a tone of ethical satisfaction rather than boast.","item_prompts":["merchant/householder speaking respectfully","suggested presence of a king/court in background (throne, attendants)","sons standing nearby","gesture of offering or gratitude","scroll/ledger symbolizing lawful gain"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: dignified court backdrop; speaker in añjali toward Śuka; sons beside him; restrained ornamentation, emphasis on dharmic composure.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: gold accents on throne and jewelry; central figure offering thanks; sons in symmetrical arrangement; rich reds/greens.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: refined court scene, soft facial expressions; subtle architectural arches; calm palette.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari: miniature court vignette; delicate figures; sons and king indicated with minimal lines; lyrical domestic-court blend."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"measured, grateful, didactic","suggested_raga":"Kalyani (Yaman)","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"clear, steady, respectful (slight uplift on ‘ihaloke paratra ca’)"}
FAQs
It reflects a common Sanskrit ethical frame where material prosperity and family continuity are paired with longer-horizon aims, useful for studying household ideology in Purāṇic discourse.
No geographic location is mentioned in this verse.
The verse emphasizes gratitude for benefaction and presents prosperity and offspring as linked to both social stability and longer-term moral aspiration.
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