Adhyaya 29 — Alarka’s Inquiry and Madalasa’s Teaching on Householder Dharma (Gārhasthya), Vaiśvadeva, and Atithi Hospitality
पशुपक्षिगणास्तृप्ता ये चान्ये सूक्ष्मकीटकाः । गाथाश्चात्र महाभाग स्वयमत्रिरगायत ॥
paśupakṣigaṇās tṛptā ye cānye sūkṣmakīṭakāḥ | gāthāś cātra mahābhāga svayam atrir agāyata ||
পশুৰ জাক আৰু পখীৰ ঝাঁক তৃপ্ত হয়, আৰু অন্য সূক্ষ্ম কীট-পতংগও তেনেদৰে। আৰু ইয়াত, হে আৰ্য, অত্রিয়ে নিজেই এই বিষয়ে গাথা গাইছিল।
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Righteous household practice is not only human-centered; it extends outward so that even animals and minute beings benefit—an ethic of broad sustenance.
Ācāra/Dharma with ṛṣi-pramāṇa (sage authority); not a pancalakṣaṇa category.
The ‘minute insects’ indicate unseen dependents—subtle consequences and subtle lives. Dharma includes mindfulness toward what is easily overlooked.