Shloka 29
गृहस्थेभ्योडपि निर्मुक्ता गृहस्थानेव संश्रिता: । प्रभवं च प्रतिष्ठां च दान्ता विन्दन्त आसते
gṛhasthebhyo 'pi nirmuktā gṛhasthān eva saṃśritāḥ | prabhavaṃ ca pratiṣṭhāṃ ca dāntā vindanta āsate ||
गृहस्थों पर निर्भरता से मुक्त होकर भी वे गृहस्थ-आश्रम का ही आश्रय लेते हैं। संयमी होकर वे अपने निर्वाह का स्रोत और जीवन में प्रतिष्ठा—दोनों प्राप्त करते हैं, और शांति में स्थित रहते हैं।
अजुन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the ethical centrality of the householder stage: even those who are personally detached and disciplined may still ‘resort to’ the gṛhastha framework, because it provides a legitimate foundation (prabhava) and stable support (pratiṣṭhā) for sustaining life and dharma.
Arjuna speaks about the status of disciplined persons in relation to the āśrama system, emphasizing that self-controlled individuals can remain established by relying on the householder order as a stabilizing base, even while being inwardly free from dependence.