Varaha Purana 170.95: Adhyaya 170, Shloka 95
The Birth of Gokarṇa and the Fruits of Śiva Worship
including the Śukodara Parrot Episode and Hospitality Ethics
तस्यां वसाम्यहं भद्र वाणिज्यार्थमिहागतः ॥ पुनरिच्छामहे तत्र भाण्डं गृह्य यथासुखम्
tasyāṃ vasāmyahaṃ bhadra vāṇijyārthamihāgataḥ || punaricchāmahe tatra bhāṇḍaṃ gṛhya yathāsukham
ഭദ്രനേ, ഞാൻ അവിടെയേ വസിക്കുന്നു; വ്യാപാരാർത്ഥം ഇവിടെ വന്നതാണ്. ഞങ്ങൾ വീണ്ടും അവിടേക്ക് പോകാൻ ആഗ്രഹിക്കുന്നു, ചരക്കുകൾ എടുത്തുകൊണ്ട്, സുഖമായി।
Varāha (default narrative frame)
FAQs
It captures practical language of merchants—residence, purpose of travel, and transport of goods—reflecting mobility and economic exchange in narrative form.
No explicit place-name occurs in this verse; it references “here/there” within the ongoing story context.
It suggests straightforwardness in intent—stating one’s purpose and seeking an orderly return without coercion.
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