Shloka 97
Gārhasthya-dharma: Vāsudeva–Pṛthivī-saṃvāda
Householder Duties and Daily Offerings
जनेश्वर! इस गृहस्थ-धर्मका पालन करते रहनेपर तुम इहलोकमें सुयश और परलोकमें स्वर्ग प्राप्त कर लोगे ।। इति श्रीमहाभारते अनुशासनपर्वणि दानधर्मपर्वणि बलिदानविधिनाम सप्तनवतितमो<ध्याय:
janeśvara! asya gṛhastha-dharmasya pālanaṃ satataṃ kurvan tvaṃ iha-loke suyaśaḥ prāpsyasi, para-loke ca svargaṃ prāpsyasi.
Bhīṣma dijo: “¡Oh señor de los hombres! Si perseveras en guardar este dharma del cabeza de familia (gṛhastha-dharma), alcanzarás en este mundo buena fama, y en el más allá obtendrás el cielo (svarga).” — Así, en el Śrī Mahābhārata, en el Anuśāsana Parva, dentro del Dāna-dharma Parva, concluye el capítulo nonagésimo séptimo, llamado “El rito del bali-dāna (ofrenda)”.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Steady observance of gṛhastha-dharma yields two fruits: honorable reputation in this life and heavenly attainment after death—linking ethical household conduct with both social and spiritual outcomes.
In the Anuśāsana Parva’s instruction section on gifts and offerings, Bhishma concludes a counsel to the addressed ruler, affirming the benefits of continuing the prescribed householder duties.