Shloka 14
कामबन्धन-निवृत्ति तथा शान्तिलक्षण-उपदेशः | Release from Desire-Bondage and the Marks of Peace
स्वदारनिरतो दान्तो हानसूयुर्जितिन्द्रिय: । ऋष्विक् पुरोहिताचार्यमातुलातिथिसंश्रितै:
svadāra-nirato dānto hānāsūyur jitendriyaḥ | ṛṣvik-purohitācārya-mātulātithi-saṁśritaiḥ ||
गृहस्थ पुरुष अपनी ही पत्नी में अनुरक्त रहे, दान्त और जितेन्द्रिय हो, तथा किसी के गुणों में दोष न खोजे। वह ऋत्विज, पुरोहित, आचार्य, मामा, अतिथि और शरणागत जनों के साथ—और जिनका आदर व पालन अपेक्षित है—कभी कलह न करे।
व्यास उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches gṛhastha-dharma centered on fidelity, sense-control, and a deliberate refusal to quarrel with those who deserve honor, care, or protection—especially family members, dependents, and social-religious guides. Such restraint is presented as a purifier that frees one from sin.
In Śānti Parva’s instruction on dharma after the war, Vyāsa delivers ethical guidance. Here he outlines the conduct of an ideal householder: disciplined, non-envious, and committed to maintaining harmony by avoiding disputes with priests, teachers, guests, dependents, and one’s own household.