Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 16
Kūrmāpurāṇa-Anukramaṇikā
Index/Summary of the Kūrma Purāṇa
यया त्वाश्रितया पापं विधूयेह व्रजेद्दिवम् । तृतीये वैश्यजातीनां वृत्तिरुक्ता चतुर्विधा ॥ १६ ॥
yayā tvāśritayā pāpaṃ vidhūyeha vrajeddivam | tṛtīye vaiśyajātīnāṃ vṛttiruktā caturvidhā || 16 ||
ഇതിനെ ആശ്രയിച്ചാൽ മനുഷ്യൻ ഇവിടെ തന്നേ പാപം കഴുകി സ്വർഗ്ഗത്തിലേക്ക് പോകുന്നു. ഇതിന്റെ മൂന്നാം പാദത്തിൽ വൈശ്യജാതികളുടെ നാലുവിധ വൃത്തി പറഞ്ഞിരിക്കുന്നു॥१६॥
Suta (narrative summary voice, Anukramanika-style)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It presents dharma (a relied-upon teaching or discipline) as a refuge that purifies sin in this very life and yields the merit that leads to heaven, while also indicating that the text systematically teaches social duties such as livelihoods.
Though bhakti is not named explicitly here, the verse uses the key Purāṇic idea of “taking refuge” (āśraya), a common framework for devotion—reliance on a sacred path/teaching that purifies pāpa and elevates one’s destiny.
The verse highlights applied dharma-śāstra style classification—varna-based vṛtti (occupational duties). It is practical social regulation rather than a technical Vedāṅga like Vyākaraṇa or Jyotiṣa.