Shloka 21
Gārhasthya-dharma: Vāsudeva–Pṛthivī-saṃvāda
Householder Duties and Daily Offerings
गृहस्थ: पुरुष: कृष्ण शिष्टाशी च सदा भवेत् | राजर्त्विजं स्नातकं च गुरु श्वशुरमेव च
gṛhasthaḥ puruṣaḥ kṛṣṇa śiṣṭāśī ca sadā bhavet | rājartvijaṃ snātakaṃ ca guruṃ śvaśuram eva ca
قال فايُو: «يا كريشنا، إن الرجل الذي يسلك طريق ربّ الأسرة ينبغي أن يأكل دائمًا بانضباطٍ واستقامة، وأن يُظهر ما يليق من الإكرام والتوقير للملك، ولكاهن الملك (ṛtvij)، وللسناتَكا (snātaka) العالم المتخرّج، ولمعلّمه، ولحميه.»
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches gṛhastha-dharma: a householder should maintain disciplined, proper conduct—symbolized by regulated eating—and uphold social and moral order by honoring key figures of authority and learning: the king, officiating priest, snātaka, guru, and father-in-law.
Vāyu is instructing Kṛṣṇa on norms of righteous household life, listing whom a householder should respect and how one should live with restraint and propriety in daily habits.