Varaha Purana 171.8: Adhyaya 171, Shloka 8
Śuka’s Ocean Voyage: Adverse Winds, Arrival at a Viṣṇu Shrine, and Aid from the Jaṭāyu Birds
पितुः शुश्रूषणं चोक्त्वा सर्वं यूयं करिष्यथ ॥ यथायोगं यथाकालं यथाकृत्यं यथा च यत् ॥
pituḥ śuśrūṣaṇaṃ coktvā sarvaṃ yūyaṃ kariṣyatha || yathāyogaṃ yathākālaṃ yathākṛtyaṃ yathā ca yat ||
తండ్రి సేవను ఆజ్ఞాపించి అతడు చెప్పాడు—“మీరు అందరూ అన్నిటినీ తగిన విధంగా చేయండి: మీ సామర్థ్యానుసారం, తగిన కాలంలో, చేయవలసిన కర్తవ్యానుసారం, ప్రతి విషయానికి అవసరమైనట్లుగా.”
Varāha (default frame; speaker not explicit in fragment)
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":false}
Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":true,"speaker_role":"instructor"}
Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false}
Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":true,"topic":"varnashrama","instruction_summary":"Perform all duties with propriety: according to ability (yathāyogam), time (yathākālam), and the specific requirement of each task (yathākṛtyam).","karmic_consequence":"Rightly ordered conduct sustains dharma, family harmony, and success of undertakings; disorderly or mistimed action yields blame, conflict, and loss of merit (implied)."}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":false}
Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":false}
Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"ethical methodology","core_concept":"Dharma is contextual (deśa-kāla-pātra): the same virtue expresses as appropriateness—fit between agent, time, and task.","practical_application":"When delegating or acting: match responsibility to competence, schedule duties, and define task-scope; avoid one-size-fits-all morality."}
Subject Matter: ["Ethics","Family Duty","Social Conduct"]
Primary Rasa: Śānta
Secondary Rasa: Nīti
Type: domestic governance space
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa 171.7 (delegation of deva-kārya and garden care)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A household head instructs family members: serve the father and perform each duty in the right way, at the right time, according to capacity.","item_prompts":["speaker addressing a gathered household","elder father seated (symbol of authority)","gesture of instruction (raised hand)","household implements indicating varied duties (pūjā tray, ledger, garden tools)"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Didactic tableau: central instructor with formal hand-gesture; elder seated; attendants aligned; symbolic objects arranged symmetrically to show ordered duties.","tanjore_prompt":"Gold-accented domestic court: instructor and elder with ornate halos; objects of duty embossed; emphasis on authority and auspicious order.","mysore_prompt":"Classical interior with refined expressions; subtle hand gestures; balanced composition showing hierarchy and harmony.","pahari_prompt":"Intimate teaching scene on a veranda; elder seated, family listening; light, airy palette; small objects indicating different tasks."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"didactic, steady","suggested_raga":"Dhanyāsi","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"measured, instructive"}
FAQs
It articulates a widely attested Indian ethical idiom: appropriateness by context (time, capacity, duty), reflecting practical moral reasoning in narrative form.
No location is named; the verse concerns household governance.
Perform duties with contextual appropriateness—matching action to time, capacity, and the specific task.
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