Varaha Purana 203.46: Adhyaya 203, Shloka 46
Enumeration and Description of Classes of Sins and Their Consequences
कर्मकल्याणकृच्छ्रेषु भृशं चापि विमुह्यति ॥ कर्षकाः पशुपालाश्च वाणिज्यस्योपजीवकाः
karmakalyāṇakṛcchreṣu bhṛśaṃ cāpi vimuhyati || karṣakāḥ paśupālāś ca vāṇijyasyopajīvakāḥ
ശുഭകർമ്മങ്ങളുടെ സിദ്ധിയെ തടസ്സപ്പെടുത്തുന്ന കഷ്ടങ്ങളിൽ കർഷകരും പശുപാലകരും വ്യാപാരജീവികളും അത്യന്തം മോഹിതരായി ആശയക്കുഴപ്പത്തിലാകുന്നു।
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It preserves a snapshot of occupational categories (agriculture, pastoralism, trade) and links prosperity/clarity in action to moral causality, a common Purāṇic explanatory model.
No location is named; the verse speaks generally about social groups and economic roles.
The text suggests that ethical failure manifests as confusion and obstruction in constructive work, impacting everyday livelihoods.
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