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 ||
اے بہترینِ دو بار جنم لینے والے! مویشی پالنا، تجارت اور کھیتی باڑی—یہ ویشیہ کے فرائض کہے گئے ہیں؛ اور ویشیہ کے لیے وید کا مطالعہ بھی مقرر کیا گیا ہے۔
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.