Shloka 76
The Five Great Sacrifices: Supremacy of Honoring Parents, Pativrata Dharma, Truthfulness, and Śrāddha
हरिरुवाच । जनानां निकरो यत्र बहुद्रव्यसुविक्रये । विक्रीणाति च क्रीणाति तुलाधारस्ततस्ततः
hariruvāca | janānāṃ nikaro yatra bahudravyasuvikraye | vikrīṇāti ca krīṇāti tulādhārastatastataḥ
พระหริรับสั่งว่า: “สถานที่ใดที่ฝูงชนมาชุมนุมเพื่อซื้อขายทรัพย์สิ่งของนานาชนิด—ที่นั่นเขาทั้งขายและซื้อ และมีตาชั่งกับตุ้มน้ำหนักตั้งไว้ตามที่ต่าง ๆ …”
Hari (Vishnu)
Concept: Righteousness can be practiced in commerce; honest exchange and restraint are spiritual disciplines.
Application: Make livelihood a field of sādhana: fair pricing, truthful speech, non-exploitation, and mindful consumption.
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Type: city
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A crowded bazaar unfolds with stalls of grains, oils, spices, and jars of juices; scales hang from wooden beams, weights arranged in neat rows. Amid the bustle, Vishnu and a sage move quietly, searching for Tulādhāra—whose calm presence contrasts with the market’s noise.","primary_figures":["Vishnu (Hari)","a sage companion","Tulādhāra","merchants and townsfolk"],"setting":"Ancient Indian marketplace with awnings, earthen jars, brass vessels, hanging scales, and dusty lanes.","lighting_mood":"forest dappled","color_palette":["ochre dust","brass gold","indigo cloth","terracotta","emerald green"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: bustling bazaar scene with Vishnu and sage in the foreground, gold-leaf highlights on Vishnu’s halo and ornaments; detailed scales and weights rendered with metallic sheen; rich reds/greens in textiles, gem-like accents, ornate border framing the marketplace as a sacred stage of dharma.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: delicate depiction of a town bazaar with rhythmic lines of stalls, subtle facial expressions, cool shadows under awnings; Vishnu’s presence indicated by soft radiance; refined brushwork and lyrical crowd arrangement.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: stylized market architecture, bold outlines for hanging scales and jars; Vishnu with characteristic large eyes and bright pigments; narrative clarity with flat perspective and decorative motifs.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: marketplace reimagined with floral borders and lotus motifs; Vishnu central with deep blue ground, decorative cows/peacocks at margins; scales repeated as symbolic pattern, gold accents throughout."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"narrative","suggested_raga":"Desh","pace":"moderate-narrative","voice_tone":"reverent-soft","sound_elements":["market murmur","clinking weights","temple bell faintly","footsteps","distant conch"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: हरिरुवाच = हरिः + उवाच; तुलाधारस्ततः = तुलाधारः + ततः; ततस्ततः is repetition for distributive/iterative sense.
FAQs
It describes a bustling marketplace where many goods are traded, with buying, selling, and weighing happening in multiple spots.
Indirectly, yes: by foregrounding scales and weighing, it points to the dharmic importance of fair measures and honest commerce.
It reflects Purāṇic attention to everyday social life—showing that dharma applies not only to rituals and devotion but also to public economic conduct.