Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 10
सर्वभूतेषु वाणिज्यमल्पलाभेन सोऽचरत् । अमायया परेभ्योऽसौ गृहीत्वैव क्रयाणकम्
sarvabhūteṣu vāṇijyamalpalābhena so'carat | amāyayā parebhyo'sau gṛhītvaiva krayāṇakam
वह सबके साथ व्यापार करता था और बहुत थोड़ा लाभ ही लेता था। बिना किसी छल के, वह दूसरों से केवल उचित क्रय-मूल्य ही स्वीकार करता था।
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.