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 ||
ਹੇ ਦ੍ਵਿਜ-ਸ਼੍ਰੇਸ਼ਠ! ਪਸ਼ੂਪਾਲਨ, ਵਪਾਰ ਅਤੇ ਖੇਤੀ—ਇਹ ਵੈਸ਼੍ਯ ਦੇ ਕਰਤੱਬ ਕਹੇ ਗਏ ਹਨ; ਅਤੇ ਵੈਸ਼੍ਯ ਲਈ ਵੇਦਾਂ ਦਾ ਅਧਿਐਨ ਵੀ ਵਿਹਿਤ ਦੱਸਿਆ ਗਿਆ ਹੈ।
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.