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
Dia tidak pernah melakukan penipuan dalam sukatan mahupun penipuan dalam timbangan. Dan ketika dia hidup dengan cara demikian, berlalu baginya banyak tahun.
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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