Shloka 2
Adhyaya 34 — Madālāsā’s Instruction on Sadācāra (Householder Conduct, Purity, and Daily Rites)
भूतानि भृत्याः सकलाः पशुपक्षिपिपीलिकाः । भिक्षवो याचमानाश्च ये चान्ये वसता गृहे ॥
bhūtāni bhṛtyāḥ sakalāḥ paśupakṣipipīlikāḥ | bhikṣavo yācamānāś ca ye cānye vasatā gṛhe ||
उसे सभी प्राणियों और सभी आश्रितों/सेवकों का पालन करना चाहिए—पशु, पक्षी, यहाँ तक कि कीट-पतंग और चींटियाँ भी; तथा भिक्षा माँगने वाले यति/भिक्षुक और जो अन्य कोई भी घर में रहते हों।
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FAQs
Dharma extends beyond humans: the righteous home is a sheltering ecosystem—servants, animals, and even the smallest creatures are included in the householder’s circle of responsibility.
Ethical/ācāra instruction; outside the direct pancalakṣaṇa framework.
The home is treated as a microcosm of the world: sustaining ‘all beings’ ritually and practically mirrors cosmic sustenance (dharma as dhāraṇa—what upholds).