Shloka 32
धर्मनिन्दा–धर्मोपासनाफलम् तथा साध्वाचारलक्षणम्
Fruits of Disparaging vs. Observing Dharma; Marks of Good Conduct
गृहस्थव्रतमातिष्ठन् द्वेिकालकृतभोजन: । शेषाशी विजिताहारो निष्कामो निरहंवद:
gṛhastha-vratam ātiṣṭhan dvikāla-kṛta-bhojanaḥ | śeṣāśī vijitāhāro niṣkāmo nirahaṃvadaḥ ||
Mahādeva bersabda: “Dengan berpegang pada vrata (kaul) seorang perumah tangga, hendaklah ia makan hanya dua kali sehari. Hendaklah ia menyantap hanya sisa setelah persembahan, menaklukkan nafsu makan, bebas dari hasrat, dan berbicara tanpa ego. Dengan disiplin demikian, ia melaksanakan yajña rumah tangga menurut tata, memuliakan tamu—terutama para bijak—merawat api suci dengan pelafalan mantra, serta menghendaki kesejahteraan dan kemajuan semua varṇa. Orang yang hidup demikian menjadi suci, meraih kedudukan lebih tinggi, dan kelahiran yang mujur.”
श्रीमहेश्वर उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches gṛhastha-dharma as disciplined living: eat moderately (twice daily), consume only what remains after offerings and hospitality, restrain appetite, abandon selfish desire, and act without ego—supporting society through sacrifice, reverence to the learned, and proper tending of the sacred fires.
In Anuśāsana Parva’s instruction section, Mahādeva is presented as advising the proper conduct and ritual-ethical duties of a householder (especially framed for a vaiśya), describing how such practice purifies a person and leads to elevated status and auspicious future birth.