Shloka 78
Adhyaya 50 — Mind-Born Progeny, Svayambhuva Manu’s Lineage, and Brahmā’s Ordinance to Duḥsaha (Alakṣmī’s Retinue)
श्रुतिस्मृत्यविरोधेन कृतवृत्तिर्गृहे गृही ।
यत्र तत्र च तत्पत्नी तस्यैवानुगतात्मिका ॥
śruti-smṛty-avirodhena kṛta-vṛttir gṛhe gṛhī | yatra tatra ca tat-patnī tasyaivānugatātmikā ||
Le maître de maison qui mène sa subsistance d’une manière non contraire à la śruti et à la smṛti, et dont l’épouse—où qu’elle soit—demeure d’un même esprit avec lui et lui est dévouée : (un tel foyer est sous-entendu comme protégé et impropre à être troublé par le Yakṣa).
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FAQs
A household grounded in scriptural ethics and mutual spousal alignment is portrayed as cohesive and resilient—conditions under which harmful presences find no footing.
Ethical-ritual instruction supporting social dharma; not a pancalakṣaṇa category passage.
Śruti-smṛti harmony represents alignment with cosmic order (ṛta/dharma). Spousal unity symbolizes integrated prāṇa and intention within the home, forming a protective 'field.'