Shloka 43
Rudra-Śiva: Names, Two Natures, and the Logic of Epithets (रुद्रनाम-बहुरूपत्व-प्रकरणम्)
दम्पत्यो: समशीलत्वं धर्म: स्याद् गृहमेधिन: । गृह्माणां चैव देवानां नित्यपुष्पबलिक्रिया
dampatyoḥ samaśīlatvaṃ dharmaḥ syād gṛhamedhinaḥ | gṛhyāṇāṃ caiva devānāṃ nityapuṣpabalikriyā ||
Dharma bagi para perumah tangga ialah suami-istri selaras dalam watak dan laku. Dan bagi para dewa yang bersemayam di dalam rumah, hendaknya setiap hari dilakukan upacara persembahan—bunga dan bali (persembahan makanan)—secara teratur.
श्रीमहेश्वर उवाच
Educational Q&A
A householder’s dharma rests on concord between spouses—shared, harmonious conduct—and on steady daily domestic worship, expressed through regular offerings (flowers and bali) to the household deities.
Śrīmaheśvara is instructing about gṛhastha-dharma (the duties of household life), defining it through two pillars: ethical harmony within marriage and the consistent performance of daily home-ritual offerings to the deities associated with the household.