Varaha Purana 171.3 — Adhyaya 171, Shloka 3
Śuka’s Ocean Voyage: Adverse Winds, Arrival at a Viṣṇu Shrine, and Aid from the Jaṭāyu Birds
सुखं प्राप्तं मतं चापि व्यवहारॆ च पूजने ॥ एवं निवसतस्तस्य द्रव्यं शेषमजायत ॥
sukhaṃ prāptaṃ mataṃ cāpi vyavahāre ca pūjane || evaṃ nivasatas tasya dravyaṃ śeṣam ajāyata ||
सुखं प्राप्तं मतं चापि व्यवहारॆ च पूजने। एवं निवसतस्तस्य द्रव्यं शेषमजायत।
Varāha (default frame; speaker not explicit in fragment)
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Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":false,"speaker_role":"None","bhu_devi_state":"None","key_question":"None"}
Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false,"specific_site":"None","parikrama_context":"None","krishna_connection":"None"}
Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":true,"topic":"None","instruction_summary":"व्यवहार (लोक-व्यवहार/व्यापार) और पूजन/सम्मान—दोनों में शुद्ध आचरण से सुख, प्रतिष्ठा और अर्थ-संचय होता है","karmic_consequence":"धर्मयुक्त व्यवहार से कीर्ति-लाभ व द्रव्य-वृद्धि; दुष्ट-व्यवहार से अपकीर्ति/हानि"}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":false,"vrata_name":"None","tithi_month":"None","promised_fruit":"None"}
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Subject Matter: ["Ethics","Economy","Social Conduct"]
Primary Rasa: शान्त
Secondary Rasa: वीर
Type: नगर/समाज-परिसर
Related Themes: 170.170.8 (वाणिज्यार्थ-आगमन); 171.2.0 (दीर्घ-निवास)
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FAQs
It reflects a Purāṇic narrative interest in household economy and social reputation, linking material surplus to orderly conduct in trade and community life.
No specific place-name appears in this verse; the setting is implied as a place of residence tied to commerce and social exchange.
Prosperity and social esteem are presented as outcomes of proper conduct in transactions and respectful public behavior.
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