Varaha Purana 155.68 — Adhyaya 155, Shloka 68
The Efficacy and Sacred Merit of Akrūra Tīrtha
मानकूटं तुलाकूटं न करोति स कर्हिचित् ॥ एवं च वसतस्तस्य बहवो वत्सरा गताः
mānakūṭaṃ tulākūṭaṃ na karoti sa karhicit || evaṃ ca vasatas tasya bahavo vatsarā gatāḥ
Er begeht niemals Betrug bei Maßen noch Betrug beim Wiegen. Und während er so lebte, vergingen für ihn viele Jahre.
Varāha (default framework; speaker not explicit in this fragment)
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":false}
Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":false,"speaker_role":"instructor"}
Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false}
Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":true,"instruction_summary":"A householder/merchant must not cheat by false measures (māna-kūṭa) or false weights (tulā-kūṭa); honest trade is dharma.","karmic_consequence":"Truthful dealing supports social trust and merit; fraud accrues pāpa and leads to loss of prosperity and adverse rebirth."}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":false}
Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":false}
Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"Ethical discipline (yama)","core_concept":"Satya and arjava expressed as commercial integrity; dharma is lived through ordinary transactions.","practical_application":"Maintain accurate scales and measures; audit one’s trade practices; treat customers as recipients of dharma, not targets for gain."}
Subject Matter: ["Ethics","Commerce and Fair Dealing","Social Conduct"]
Primary Rasa: śānta
Secondary Rasa: dharmya/śikṣā-rasa
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa 155.155.3 (satya praised as cosmic support)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A righteous trader/householder calmly conducting commerce with balanced scales and standard measures, refusing to tamper with weights as years pass in prosperity.","item_prompts":["balance scale (tulā) perfectly level","standard weights","measuring vessel","market-stall or household ledger","calm face signifying satya"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural palette; frontal figures; a dharmic merchant with level tulā, stylized market setting, warm ochres and greens, minimal depth.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore style with gold-leaf halo-like emphasis on the balanced scale; ornate borders; rich reds; symbolic coins and standard weights.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore painting finesse; delicate linework; subdued jewel tones; merchant’s hands carefully aligning weights; serene expression.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature: hillside bazaar vignette; fine detailing of weights and measures; narrative caption feel; soft blues/greens."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"Didactic, steady","suggested_raga":"Śrī (or Bhairav for gravity)","pace":"medium-slow","voice_tone":"clear, instructive, even"}
FAQs
It preserves a well-attested ethical norm in Indic legal and narrative sources: integrity in measurement and weighing as a key marker of public trust and righteous livelihood.
No place-name appears in this verse.
Avoid deception in trade—specifically fraud in measuring and weighing—presented as a sustained discipline over years.
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