Varaha Purana 8.34: Adhyaya 8, Shloka 34
Dialogue on the Ethical Limits of Subsistence and the Five Great Sacrifices
Dharmavyādha, Mātaṅga, and Prasanna
अतोऽर्थमागतॊऽहं ते गृहं प्रति समीक्षितुम् । आचारं देवपूजां च अतिथीनां च तर्पणम् ॥ ८.३४ ॥
ato 'rtham āgato 'haṃ te gṛhaṃ prati samīkṣitum | ācāraṃ devapūjāṃ ca atithīnāṃ ca tarpaṇam || 8.34 ||
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It reflects a Purāṇic presentation of gṛhastha (householder) norms—evaluating ācāra (social-ritual conduct), deva-pūjā (domestic worship), and atithi-satkara (guest-honoring)—themes that overlap with Dharma-śāstra ethical frameworks.
No specific geographic site is named in this verse; the setting is a household (gṛha) context rather than a pilgrimage or regional reference.
The verse emphasizes that ethical life is observable through daily conduct—especially worship practices and the respectful honoring of guests (atithi-dharma), presented as markers of cultivated household discipline.
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