धननामा वणिक्कश्चित्तत्रैव वसते सदा । धनाढ्यः स तु धर्मात्मा सदा धर्मपरायणः
dhananāmā vaṇikkaścittatraiva vasate sadā | dhanāḍhyaḥ sa tu dharmātmā sadā dharmaparāyaṇaḥ
وكان هناك تاجرٌ يُدعى «دهانا» يقيم في ذلك الموضع دائمًا. ومع غناه، كان ذا نفسٍ صالحة، مواظبًا على الدَّرما، ملازمًا لها أبدًا.
Unspecified narrator within Prabhāsakṣetra Māhātmya (deductively: Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa narrating to sages)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Rājñī (queen)
Scene: Portrait-like introduction of Dhana the merchant: a prosperous yet modestly composed figure in a sacred city, suggesting inner righteousness over outward opulence.
Wealth is not condemned; it is sanctified when joined to steadfast dharma and right conduct.
Prabhāsa Kṣetra, where the narrative sets the exemplary dharmic life of a resident devotee.
No direct rite is prescribed here; the verse establishes the character of a dharma-oriented householder in the sacred region.