Shloka 146
Karma, Non-Violence, Tīrtha & Gaṅgā Merit, Vaiṣṇava Protection, Śālagrāma Worship, and Ekādaśī as Deliverance
ततः संवर्जयेद्वैश्य चक्रस्य क्रयविक्रयम् । बहुनोक्तेन किं वैश्य कर्तव्यं पापभीरुणा
tataḥ saṃvarjayedvaiśya cakrasya krayavikrayam | bahunoktena kiṃ vaiśya kartavyaṃ pāpabhīruṇā
پس اے ویشیہ! چرخے سے بنے آلات و اشیا کی خرید و فروخت سے یقیناً باز رہو۔ زیادہ کہنے سے کیا فائدہ، اے ویشیہ؟ جو گناہ سے ڈرتا ہے وہی کرے جو دھرم کے مطابق درست ہے۔
Unspecified (didactic narrator/teacher voice within Svarga-khaṇḍa dialogue context)
Concept: A sin-fearing person should abstain from wrongful commerce; dharma is upheld by restraint more than by clever argument.
Application: Audit one’s income sources; refuse trades that exploit faith, harm society, or violate conscience; choose transparent, non-deceptive business practices.
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A thoughtful Vaiśya stands before a set of scales and a cartwheel, choosing to set them aside as he turns toward a small Viṣṇu shrine. The scene emphasizes inner restraint: commerce quieted, conscience awakened.","primary_figures":["Vaiśya merchant","small Viṣṇu shrine icon (optional)"],"setting":"Town street with a shopfront, weighing scales, cartwheel, and a modest roadside shrine with lamps.","lighting_mood":"temple lamp-lit","color_palette":["warm ochre","lamp gold","indigo dusk","sandalwood beige","leaf green"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: merchant in rich attire respectfully stepping away from scales and wheel, facing a small Viṣṇu arcā under a gilded arch; gold leaf highlights on lamps and ornaments, deep maroon and emerald textiles, ornate border signifying dharma.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: quiet bazaar lane at dusk, merchant with gentle expression placing down a wheel token, turning toward a tiny shrine; delicate architecture, soft shadows, cool blues with warm lamp glow.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: stylized merchant with bold outlines, symbolic wheel and scales to one side, Viṣṇu shrine with lamps to the other; strong reds/yellows/greens, temple-wall compositional balance.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: allegorical central figure of a merchant framed by floral borders, wheel and scales rendered as symbolic motifs, small Viṣṇu emblem above; deep blue ground with gold and red accents, symmetrical devotional textile design."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"narrative","suggested_raga":"Durga","pace":"moderate-narrative","voice_tone":"authoritative","sound_elements":["soft marketplace ambience fading","temple bells","footsteps","brief silence"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: saṃvarjayet+vaiśya→saṃvarjayedvaiśya; bahunā+uktena→bahunoktena (vowel sandhi).
FAQs
It advises a merchant to refrain from certain kinds of buying and selling associated with “the wheel,” and emphasizes that a sin-fearing person should choose the righteous course rather than argue at length.
Literally “the buying and selling of the wheel”; in context it suggests commerce involving wheel-based devices/implements or a category of trade considered improper, and the verse urges avoidance of it.
Avoid questionable livelihood practices; for one who fears wrongdoing, the practical duty is to renounce actions that lead to sin.