Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 36
एकस्मिंस्तोलयेच्छिक्ये ज्ञातं सूपोषितं नरम् । द्वितीये मृत्तिकां शुभ्रां गौरां तु तुलयेद्बुधः
ekasmiṃstolayecchikye jñātaṃ sūpoṣitaṃ naram | dvitīye mṛttikāṃ śubhrāṃ gaurāṃ tu tulayedbudhaḥ
في كِفَّةٍ من الميزان يُوزَنُ الرجلُ المعروفُ المُحسَنُ التغذية، وفي الكِفَّةِ الثانية يَزِنُ الحكيمُ طينًا نقيًّا لامعًا أبيضَ مُشربًا بالصفرة.
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages (deduced)
Scene: A solemn judicial-ritual scene: a well-nourished man stands near a large balance; priests prepare two pans—one for the man, the other for a mound of clean pale clay; attendants hold ritual vessels; the atmosphere is tense yet orderly.
FAQs
Dharma requires transparent, standardized procedure—symbols like pure clay emphasize purity and fairness.
None is named; the focus is a ritual-legal method within the Purāṇic dharma framework.
Weigh the accused in one pan and an equivalent measure of clean whitish clay in the other as part of the weighing-ordeal.