Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 10
सर्वभूतेषु वाणिज्यमल्पलाभेन सोऽचरत् । अमायया परेभ्योऽसौ गृहीत्वैव क्रयाणकम्
sarvabhūteṣu vāṇijyamalpalābhena so'carat | amāyayā parebhyo'sau gṛhītvaiva krayāṇakam
Il pratiquait le commerce avec tous les êtres, ne prenant qu’un faible profit. Sans ruse, il n’acceptait des autres que le juste prix d’achat.
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.