Varaha Purana 171.8: Adhyaya 171, Shloka 8
Śuka’s Ocean Voyage: Adverse Winds, Arrival at a Viṣṇu Shrine, and Aid from the Jaṭāyu Birds
पितुः शुश्रूषणं चोक्त्वा सर्वं यूयं करिष्यथ ॥ यथायोगं यथाकालं यथाकृत्यं यथा च यत् ॥
pituḥ śuśrūṣaṇaṃ coktvā sarvaṃ yūyaṃ kariṣyatha || yathāyogaṃ yathākālaṃ yathākṛtyaṃ yathā ca yat ||
उन्होंने अपने बाप की सेवा का सबको बोला। फिर कहा कि तुम लोग सब काम करना। अपनी ताकत के हिसाब से, सही वक्त पे, जो काम है वोह करना। जैसे हर चीज़ चाहिए वैसे करना।
Varāha (default frame; speaker not explicit in fragment)
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It articulates a widely attested Indian ethical idiom: appropriateness by context (time, capacity, duty), reflecting practical moral reasoning in narrative form.
No location is named; the verse concerns household governance.
Perform duties with contextual appropriateness—matching action to time, capacity, and the specific task.
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