पण्यानां शतसंख्यानां व्यवहारनिदर्शिनः । ब्रह्मोत्तराणि तन्वंति वणिजो लाभकांक्षिणः
paṇyānāṃ śatasaṃkhyānāṃ vyavahāranidarśinaḥ | brahmottarāṇi tanvaṃti vaṇijo lābhakāṃkṣiṇaḥ
نفع کے خواہش مند تاجر، لین دین میں ماہر، سینکڑوں اجناس کی تجارت پھیلاتے ہیں؛ مگر برہمنوں کا جو حق ہے اسے مقدم رکھ کر ہی معاملہ کرتے ہیں۔
Soma
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Māhātmya audience (pilgrims, householders, patrons)
Scene: A bustling sacred bazaar near the temple: merchants display hundreds of goods; scribes record transactions; yet a prominent scene shows merchants first setting aside ‘brahmottara’—gifts and dues for Brāhmaṇas/temple—before counting profit.
Even commerce is to be dharma-aligned—profit pursued without neglecting sacred obligations and due honor/support to dharma-bearers.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra, presented as a flourishing sacred city with extensive trade.
Implicitly, maintaining brahmottara—ensuring priority/dues connected to brāhmaṇas and dharma—within economic life.