Varaha Purana 171.4: Adhyaya 171, Shloka 4
Śuka’s Ocean Voyage: Adverse Winds, Arrival at a Viṣṇu Shrine, and Aid from the Jaṭāyu Birds
पुनस्तत्रैव गमने वणिग्भावे मतिर्गता ॥ समुद्रयाने रत्नानि महामौल्यानि साधुभिः ॥
punas tatraiva gamane vaṇigbhāve matir gatā || samudrayāne ratnāni mahāmaulyāni sādhubhiḥ ||
फिर उसका मन वापस वहाँ जाने का हुआ, धंधा करने के लिए। समुंदर में जहाज़ से जाके, अच्छे सौदागर बड़े कीमत वाले हीरे-मोती लाते हैं।
Varāha (default frame; speaker not explicit in fragment)
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It preserves a literary memory of seafaring commerce and luxury goods (gems), aligning with broader South Asian textual references to Indian Ocean exchange networks.
No port or region is named; the verse indicates a general maritime setting (samudrayāna).
The verse frames merchant activity as an intentional vocation, implying planning and competence in livelihood rather than impulsive acquisition.
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