Shloka 3
Adhyaya 29 — Alarka’s Inquiry and Madalasa’s Teaching on Householder Dharma (Gārhasthya), Vaiśvadeva, and Atithi Hospitality
मदालसोवाच वत्स ! गार्हस्थ्यमादाय नरः सर्वमिदं जगत् ।
पुष्णाति तेन लोकांश्च स जयत्यभिवाञ्छितान् ॥
madālasovāca vatsa! gārhasthyam ādāya naraḥ sarvam idaṃ jagat | puṣṇāti tena lokāṃś ca sa jayaty abhivāñchitān ||
Madālasā dit : Cher enfant, en embrassant la vie de maître de maison (gṛhastha), un homme nourrit ce monde tout entier ; par là il soutient les mondes et atteint les buts désirés.
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FAQs
The householder is the economic and ritual backbone of society: by feeding, hosting, giving, and maintaining dependents, the gṛhastha ‘supports the world’ and thereby gains legitimate worldly and spiritual attainments.
Ethical instruction; indirectly supports vaṃśānucarita ideals by defining the dharmic foundation from which kingship, learning, and asceticism are sustained.
‘Nourishing the world’ implies yajña in a broad sense: life becomes sacrificial reciprocity. Desired ends are achieved not by withdrawal alone but by dharmic participation and support of the whole.