Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 25
Varṇāśrama-ācāra: Common Virtues, Varṇa Duties, and the Four Āśramas
पाशुपाल्यं च वाणिज्यं कृंषिश्च द्विजसत्तम । वेदस्याध्ययनं चैव वैश्यस्यापि प्रकीर्त्तितम् ॥ २५ ॥
pāśupālyaṃ ca vāṇijyaṃ kṛṃṣiśca dvijasattama | vedasyādhyayanaṃ caiva vaiśyasyāpi prakīrttitam || 25 ||
ഹേ ദ്വിജശ്രേഷ്ഠാ! പശുപാലനം, വ്യാപാരം, കൃഷി—ഇവ വൈശ്യന്റെ കര്ത്തവ്യങ്ങളായി പ്രസ്താവിക്കപ്പെട്ടിരിക്കുന്നു; വൈശ്യന് വേദാധ്യയനവും വിധിക്കപ്പെട്ടിരിക്കുന്നു.
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta (peace)
Secondary Rasa: none
FAQs
It frames livelihood (artha) as dharma when aligned with one’s varna-duty, and adds that Vedic study is not excluded from the Vaiśya—spiritual discipline accompanies worldly work.
Indirectly: by grounding daily work in dharma and Vedic learning, it supports a life where duties become offerings—an essential foundation for steady Vishnu-bhakti in the Narada Purana’s broader teaching.
The verse explicitly highlights Veda-adhyayana (Vedic study/recitation); by implication this relies on Vedanga supports like Śikṣā (phonetics) and Vyākaraṇa (grammar) for correct learning.