सत्यानृतं च वाणिज्यं तेन चैवोपजीव्यते । सेवा श्ववृत्तिराख्याता तस्मात्तां परिवर्जयेत
satyānṛtaṃ ca vāṇijyaṃ tena caivopajīvyate | sevā śvavṛttirākhyātā tasmāttāṃ parivarjayeta
تسمى التجارة 'ساتيانريتا' (مزيج من الصدق والكذب)، ويمكن للمرء أن يعيش منها. أما الخدمة فتسمى 'شفافريتي' (عيش الكلب)؛ ولذلك ينبغي تجنبها.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: A bustling coastal market near a temple town: merchants weighing goods; a dharma-teacher points to honest scales while a figure in servile posture is contrasted with an upright trader; the word ‘śvavṛtti’ is symbolized by a dog near a chained servant.
Dharma values independence and purity of conduct; servile dependence is condemned as degrading.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra is the contextual sacred landscape where such dharma-instructions are emphasized.
A social-dharma prescription: avoid sevā/śvavṛtti; trade may be used for livelihood when appropriate.