Varaha Purana 190.46: Adhyaya 190, Shloka 46
Determinative Exposition on Śrāddha and the Pitṛyajña
Ancestral Offering
Uttara Bhāga · Gṛhastha-dharma (Householder Foundations of Dharma)
एष धर्मो गृहस्थानां पुत्रपौत्रसमन्विताः ॥ त्रातारश्च भविष्यन्ति वर्तयन्तो यथासुखम् ॥
eṣa dharmo gṛhasthānāṃ putrapautrasamanvitāḥ || trātāraś ca bhaviṣyanti vartayanto yathāsukham ||
eSha dharmo gRRihasthAnAM putra pautrasamanvitAH || trAtArashcha bhaviShyanti vartayanto yathAsukham
यह गृहस्थ लोगों का धरम है। उनके बेटे और पोते होते हैं। वो सब लोगों की मदद करते हैं। अपनी ज़िन्दगी आराम से चलाते हैं। बहुत अच्छा होता है ऐसा घर।
Sandhi Notes
- त्रातारश्च = त्रातारः + च
- यथासुखम् = यथा + सुखम् (अव्ययीभाव)
Varāha
Attentive; learning social-dharma foundations
What is the defining dharma of the gṛhastha, and how does family continuity (sons/grandsons) function as protection/support in dharma?
Dharma is sustained through responsibility and continuity: the householder supports dependents and maintains intergenerational obligations.
Cultivate responsible family life, provide for dependents, and uphold daily/periodic rites; balance artha-kāma under dharma.
Gṛhastha-dharma is foundational: sustaining lineage (putra-pautra) and supporting society, one becomes a ‘protector’ while living righteously with balanced enjoyment.
Following it stabilizes dharma and ensures pitṛ-support and social welfare; neglect leads to breakdown of support systems (pitṛ-ṛṇa unpaid, social dependence unmet).
Varāha Purāṇa 190.52 (all beings depend on householders); Varāha Purāṇa 190.53 (gṛhastha as root; monthly śrāddha)
FAQs
It reflects the Purāṇic valuation of the householder stage as a stabilizing social institution tied to lineage, support, and continuity.
No geographic location is mentioned; the verse addresses social-ethical structure.
Householder life is framed as protective and sustaining when aligned with dharma and familial responsibility.
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