Shloka 43
Adhyaya 50 — Mind-Born Progeny, Svayambhuva Manu’s Lineage, and Brahmā’s Ordinance to Duḥsaha (Alakṣmī’s Retinue)
ब्रह्मोवाच तवाश्रयो गृहं पुंसां जनश्चाधार्मिको बलम् ।
पुष्टिं नित्यक्रियाहान्या भवान् वत्स ! गमिष्यति ॥
brahmovāca tavāśrayo gṛhaṃ puṃsāṃ janaścādhārmiko balam | puṣṭiṃ nityakriyāhānyā bhavān vatsa! gamiṣyati ||
Brahmā dit : « Ton refuge est dans les demeures des hommes, et l’homme sans dharma est ta force. Par la négligence des rites quotidiens, ô bien-aimée, tu recevras nourriture et vigueur. »
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FAQs
Neglect of nitya-karmas (daily disciplines such as cleanliness, offerings, prayer, respectful conduct) is depicted as actively empowering destructive forces. The ‘adhārmika person’ becomes the ecosystem in which deprivation and disorder thrive.
Falls under dharma-śikṣā (ethical/ritual instruction) rather than the five formal purāṇic topics; it is a moral application embedded in narrative.
‘House’ can also mean the body-mind complex; when daily inner disciplines are abandoned, tamas gains strength and becomes ‘at home,’ feeding on omission rather than commission.