Varaha Purana 115.36: Adhyaya 115, Shloka 36
The Arising of Diverse Dharmas: Devotional Observances and Varṇa-Based Duties
नमस्कारप्रियो नित्यं मम चिन्ताव्यवस्थितः ॥ शूद्रः कर्माणि मे देवि य एवं सममाचरेत् ॥
namaskārapriyo nityaṃ mama cintāvyavasthitaḥ | śūdraḥ karmāṇi me devi ya evaṃ samamācaret ||
हमेशा प्रणाम करना पसंद करता है, बस मेरे बारे में सोचता रहता है। देवी, जो शूद्र ऐसे काम करता है, वो मेरे लिए खास है।
Varāha (default dialogue-frame attribution)
Direct address to Bhū-devī (‘devī’): Varāha defines the Śūdra’s devotional conduct—namaskāra and constant remembrance—while performing prescribed duties evenly.
What conduct and inner orientation make a Śūdra’s performance of duty truly ‘my duty’ and spiritually effective?
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A Śūdra should perform prescribed duties with evenness, constant remembrance of Bhagavān, and habitual respectful salutations.
Following: devotional establishment and purification through conduct; breaking: duty becomes merely external, lacking the bhakti that yields spiritual steadiness.
Constant God-remembrance (cintā/smaraṇa) and reverence (namaskāra) transform varṇa-duty into devotion.
Adopt brief, frequent namaskāras; keep a simple mantra or remembrance during work; cultivate sama-bhāva (even conduct) in success/failure.
Varāha Purāṇa 115.36–38 (duties and virtues leading to establishment); Varāha Purāṇa 115.41 (karma-guṇa leading to bhakti; extension beyond one varṇa)
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Maintain respectful conduct, steady mindfulness, and consistent performance of prescribed duties.
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