Shloka 30
Ātma-saṃyama-dharma: One-pointedness of Mind and Senses (शुक–व्यास संवादः)
धर्मलब्धर्युतो दारैरग्नीनुत्पाद्य यत्नत: । द्वितीयमायुषो भागं गृहमेधी भवेद् व्रती
dharmalabdhairyuto dārair agnīn utpādya yatnataḥ | dvitīyam āyuṣo bhāgaṁ gṛhamedhī bhaved vratī ||
Vyāsa dit : Ayant obtenu une épouse par des moyens justes, on doit, avec un effort attentif, établir les feux sacrés du foyer. Puis, observant de nobles vœux, on doit vivre en maître de maison discipliné durant la seconde part de la vie—jusqu’aux environs de cinquante ans—en menant la vie domestique conformément au dharma.
व्यास उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches āśrama-dharma: after a righteous marriage, one should establish the sacred fires and live the disciplined householder life, observing vows and duties, for the middle portion of one’s lifespan.
In Śānti Parva’s instruction on dharma, Vyāsa outlines the proper conduct of the gṛhastha stage—marriage according to dharma, installation of household fires, and sustained observance of vows up to the midpoint of life.