Varaha Purana 165.4: Adhyaya 165, Shloka 4
The Glory of Mathurā: The Account of Piṇḍa-Offering at the Catuḥsāmudrika Well
क्रयविक्रयसक्तस्य कालो दीर्घो गतस्तदा ॥ कदाचिदपि पापोऽसौ न साधु गमनं गतः ॥
krayavikrayasaktasya kālo dīrgho gatas tadā || kadācid api pāpo 'sau na sādhu gamanaṃ gataḥ ||
वो बस खरीदने और बेचने में लगा रहा। बहुत साल ऐसे ही निकल गए। वो पापी आदमी कभी अच्छे काम की तरफ नहीं गया। न वो अच्छे लोगों के पास गया न अच्छे धरम की तरफ गया।
Varāha (narrating)
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It offers a literary window into how commercial life is morally framed in Purāṇic narrative—trade itself is not analyzed technically, but attachment and neglect of virtue are criticized.
No new location is specified; the story context remains Pratiṣṭhāna.
Attachment to commerce and the passage of time without seeking virtuous association or conduct is presented as ethically detrimental.
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