Shloka 30
अध्याय २९७ — श्रेयः, धृति, दान-नियमाः
Welfare, Steadfastness, and Norms of Giving
अधीत्य वेदं तपसा ब्रह्मचारी यज्ञान् शक््त्या संनिगृहोह पड्च । वन॑ गच्छेत् पुरुषो धर्मकाम: श्रेय: स्थित्वा स्थापयित्वा स्ववंशम्,द्विजको पहले ब्रह्मचर्य-आश्रममें रहकर तपस्या-पूर्वक वेदोंका अध्ययन करना चाहिये; फिर गृहस्थाश्रममें प्रवेश करके अपनी शक्तिके अनुसार इन्द्रियसंयमपूर्वक पंच महायज्ञोंका अनुष्ठान करना चाहिये। तत्पश्चात् अपने पुत्रको घर-बारकी रक्षामें नियुक्त करके कल्याणमार्ममें स्थित हो केवल धर्मपालनकी इच्छा रखकर उसे वनको प्रस्थान करना चाहिये
adhītya vedaṁ tapasā brahmacārī yajñān śaktyā saṁnigṛhya ca pañca | vanaṁ gacchet puruṣo dharmakāmaḥ śreyaḥ sthitvā sthāpayitvā svavaṁśam ||
Parāśara teaches the ordered path of life for a twice-born man: first, as a celibate student, he should study the Veda with disciplined austerity. Next, entering the householder stage, he should, according to his capacity, restrain the senses and perform the five great daily sacrifices. Thereafter, having established his own lineage and entrusting the protection of the household to his son, he should depart for the forest—steadfast in what is truly beneficial—seeking only the practice of dharma.
पराशर उवाच