Shloka 6

Gṛhastha-vṛtti and Niyama: Models of Householder Livelihood and Discipline (गृहस्थवृत्ति-नियमाः)

Devanagari script

पज्चभि: सतत यज्ञैः श्रदधानो यजेत च । धृतिमानप्रमत्तश्न दान्तो धर्मविदात्मवान्‌

Transliteration

pañcabhiḥ satata-yajñaiḥ śraddadhāno yajeta ca | dhṛtimān apramattaś ca dānto dharmavid ātmavān ||

Translation

Vyāsa dit : Avec foi, il faut adorer sans cesse par les cinq sacrifices constants. Il faut être ferme et vigilant, maître de soi, connaisseur du dharma et souverain de son propre esprit ; ainsi honore-t-on le Suprême par la discipline du devoir quotidien, et non par la négligence ou l’emportement.

Word by Word

• {'pañcabhiḥ': 'with five', 'satata-yajñaiḥ': 'with continual/regular sacrifices

• daily obligatory offerings', 'śraddadhānaḥ': 'having faith

• acting with reverent trust', 'yajeta': 'should worship/sacrifice

• should perform the rite/duty', 'ca': 'and', 'dhṛtimān': 'steadfast

• endowed with fortitude', 'apramattaḥ': 'non-negligent

• not careless', 'dāntaḥ': 'self-controlled

• senses subdued', 'dharmavit (dharmavid)': 'knower of dharma

• one who understands righteous duty', 'ātmavān': 'self-possessed

Speaker

व्यास उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vyāsa
• pañca-mahāyajña (the five great daily sacrifices)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Faithful performance of the five daily great sacrifices, combined with steadiness, vigilance (non-negligence), restraint of the senses, knowledge of dharma, and mastery of the mind—this is presented as the proper way to live and to worship the Supreme through everyday righteous conduct.

What is happening in the narrative?

In Śānti Parva’s instruction on dharma and right living, Vyāsa delivers a prescriptive guideline for household and ethical life: worship is not only ritual but sustained daily duty, requiring inner discipline and alertness against negligence.