Varaha Purana 165.4: Adhyaya 165, Shloka 4
The Glory of Mathurā: The Account of Piṇḍa-Offering at the Catuḥsāmudrika Well
Pūrva Bhāga · Narrative Ethics (Householder Conduct; Neglect of Dharma)
क्रयविक्रयसक्तस्य कालो दीर्घो गतस्तदा ॥ कदाचिदपि पापोऽसौ न साधु गमनं गतः ॥
krayavikrayasaktasya kālo dīrgho gatas tadā || kadācid api pāpo 'sau na sādhu gamanaṃ gataḥ ||
krayavikrayasaktasya kAlo dIrgho gatastadA || kadAchidapi pApo.asau na sAdhu gamanaM gataH
ผู้ที่หมกมุ่นอยู่กับการซื้อขายนั้น กาลเวลายาวนานก็ล่วงไปสำหรับเขา ชายผู้มีบาปผู้นั้นไม่เคยแม้สักครั้งเดินทางไปสู่ทางแห่งความดี หรือเข้าใกล้หมู่สัตบุรุษ
Sandhi Notes
- पापोऽसौ = पापः + असौ
Varāha (narrating)
Kāla passes irreversibly; when bound to buying/selling, one loses the chance for transformative contact with the good.
Schedule periodic ‘sādhu-gamana’: visit temples/teachers, join satsanga, undertake short pilgrimages, and audit one’s time spent in mere acquisition.
Do not let trade and time-consumption in artha pursuits prevent sādhusaṅga and movement toward ‘sādhu-gamana’ (virtuous association/paths).
Persistent artha-attachment hardens pāpa tendencies and blocks merit gained through pilgrimage, satsanga, and dharmic reform.
Builds the portrait of Suśīla’s neglect: from omitted rituals to omitted satsanga
FAQs
It offers a literary window into how commercial life is morally framed in Purāṇic narrative—trade itself is not analyzed technically, but attachment and neglect of virtue are criticized.
No new location is specified; the story context remains Pratiṣṭhāna.
Attachment to commerce and the passage of time without seeking virtuous association or conduct is presented as ethically detrimental.
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