ब्रह्मघ्ने ये स्मृता लोका ये च स्त्रीबालघातके । तुलाधारस्य ते लोकास्तुलां धारयतो मृषा
brahmaghne ye smṛtā lokā ye ca strībālaghātake | tulādhārasya te lokāstulāṃ dhārayato mṛṣā
Ang mga daigdig (kapalarang mala-impyerno) na itinakda para sa pumatay ng isang brāhmaṇa, at para sa pumatay ng mga babae at mga bata—yaon ding mga daigdig ang sasapit sa tagapaghawak ng timbangan na nagdadala ng timbangan nang may pandaraya sa pagtitimbang.
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages (deduced)
Scene: A moral tableau: the balance-holder secretly tilts the scale; behind him loom shadowy visions of naraka; a righteous judge and deity-symbol (trident/linga) witness the act.
To corrupt justice is a grave adharma; deceit in sacred procedures brings severe karmic consequences.
No tīrtha is specified; the verse teaches ethical accountability in dharma-based adjudication.
A prohibition by implication: the balance-holder must not manipulate the weighing; false weighing is treated as a major sin.