Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 26
Varṇāśrama-ācāra: Common Virtues, Varṇa Duties, and the Four Āśramas
कुर्याच्च दारग्रहणं धर्माश्चैव समाचरेत् । क्रयविक्रयजर्वापि धनैः कारुक्रियोद्भवैः ॥ २६ ॥
kuryācca dāragrahaṇaṃ dharmāścaiva samācaret | krayavikrayajarvāpi dhanaiḥ kārukriyodbhavaiḥ || 26 ||
Dia juga hendaklah berkahwin dan mengamalkan kewajipan dharma dengan sewajarnya. Dan dia boleh menjalankan urusan beli-jual dengan harta yang terhasil daripada kerja pertukangan, yakni usaha yang jujur.
Narada
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta (peace)
Secondary Rasa: none
FAQs
It frames household life as a legitimate spiritual path when marriage, daily conduct, and earning are governed by dharma—wealth becomes purifying when acquired through honest work and used within righteous duties.
By legitimizing dharmic household duties and ethical livelihood, it supports bhakti as lived practice: devotion is sustained through purity of conduct and righteous means, rather than renunciation alone.
It emphasizes sadācāra (proper conduct) and dharma-śāstric application—practical norms for marriage, vocation, and trade ethics, aligning worldly activity with Vedic injunctions.