[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975) › c8.2484 # Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c8.2484 Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c8.2484 - **Language:** English ### [c8.2484](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.2484) (Ṛtam is the collection of grains from paddy fields with two fingers. Amṛta is that which is obtained without begging and Mṛta is that which is obtained by begging. Wealth that is obtained by agriculture is Pramṛta and that which is obtained by trade is Satyānṛta. Wealth obtained by sevā (flattery and service) is to be avoided.) - [Previous: c8.2483](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.2483) - [Next: c8.2485](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.2485) - [Up: c8](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.2484](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.2484) · Pramāṇa