Shloka 43
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 ||
The herds of beasts and flocks of birds are satisfied, and so too other minute insects. And here, O noble one, Atri himself sang verses (gāthās) on this.
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FAQs
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.