Shloka 7
Gṛhastha-vṛtti and Niyama: Models of Householder Livelihood and Discipline (गृहस्थवृत्ति-नियमाः)
वीतहर्षमदक्रोधो ब्राह्मणो नावसीदति । दानमध्ययन यज्ञस्तपो हीरार्जव॑ दम:
vītaharṣa-mada-krodho brāhmaṇo nāvasīdati | dānam adhyayana-yajñas tapo hrīr ārjavam damaḥ ||
Dijo Vyāsa: Un brāhmaṇa libre de exaltación, de la embriaguez del orgullo y de la ira no se hunde en la aflicción. Para él, dar, estudiar el saber sagrado, sacrificar, practicar austeridad, modestia, rectitud, franqueza y dominio de sí son las virtudes que sostienen su vida y su conducta.
व्यास उवाच
Educational Q&A
Freedom from emotional extremes (elation), ego-intoxication (pride), and anger prevents inner collapse; a life grounded in charity, learning, sacred duty, austerity, modesty, honesty, and self-restraint sustains dharmic stability.
In the didactic discourse of the Śānti Parva, Vyāsa states a general principle of brahminical and ethical conduct: inner equanimity and a set of sustaining virtues keep a person—especially a brāhmaṇa—from falling into dejection.