Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 10
सर्वभूतेषु वाणिज्यमल्पलाभेन सोऽचरत् । अमायया परेभ्योऽसौ गृहीत्वैव क्रयाणकम्
sarvabhūteṣu vāṇijyamalpalābhena so'carat | amāyayā parebhyo'sau gṛhītvaiva krayāṇakam
وكان يتّجر مع جميع الكائنات، لا يأخذ إلا ربحًا يسيرًا. وبلا مكرٍ، لم يقبل من الناس إلا ثمن الشراء الحقّ المستقيم.
Nārada (context continuation)
Scene: Nandabhadra in a marketplace using honest weights, accepting only the proper purchase price, smiling gently; customers of varied backgrounds (symbolizing ‘all beings’) approach without fear.
FAQs
Right livelihood is measured by fairness: minimal profit, truthful dealings, and non-deceit constitute dharmic commerce.
Implicitly the Bahūdaka/Kapileśvara tirtha context, which frames the exemplary dharmic life of the devotee.
No ritual act; it prescribes ethical conduct in commerce—small profit and honest pricing without deception.