Varaha Purana 165.2: Adhyaya 165, Shloka 2
The Glory of Mathurā: The Account of Piṇḍa-Offering at the Catuḥsāmudrika Well
सुशीलो नाम वैश्यस्तु तस्मिन्वसति पत्तने ॥ धनधान्यसमृद्धस्तु बहुपुत्रः कुटुम्बवान् ॥
suśīlo nāma vaiśyas tu tasmin vasati pattane || dhanadhānyasamṛddhas tu bahuputraḥ kuṭumbavān ||
उस शहर में एक वैश्य रहता था जिसका नाम सुशीला था। उसके पास बहुत पैसा और अनाज था। उसके बहुत बेटे थे और बड़ा परिवार था।
Varāha (narrating)
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It reflects Purāṇic social description—linking prosperity, household structure, and later moral evaluation—useful for studying normative ideals and critiques of wealth in Sanskrit narrative.
The setting continues to be the city at Pratiṣṭhāna (from the preceding verse).
The verse sets up an ethical contrast: material prosperity and family status do not automatically imply dharmic conduct, preparing for a moral assessment in subsequent verses.
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