Shloka 23
Gṛhastha-vṛtti and Niyama: Models of Householder Livelihood and Discipline (गृहस्थवृत्ति-नियमाः)
अददातेषु संजातस्त्रिसंदेहस्त्रिकर्मकृत् । तस्मादुन्मज्जने तिषछेत् प्रज्ञया निस्तरेद् यथा
adadāteṣu saṃjātas tri-saṃdehas tri-karmakṛt | tasmād unmaj-jane tiṣṭhet prajñayā nistared yathā ||
ヴィヤーサは言った。「高貴な家系に生まれたバラモンは、生計に関わる三つの行い――教えること、祭式を執行すること、施しを受けること――を、執着が起こらぬよう三重の慎みをもって見つめよ。しかれども、学修・祭祀・布施という三つの務めは誠実に果たさねばならない。いかなる道であれ、識別の智慧によって自らの救いを求め、世俗の危うい流れを渡り越えよ。」
व्यास उवाच
Educational Q&A
A Brahmin should perform the traditional duties of study, sacrifice, and charity, but treat teaching-for-gain, priestly service, and accepting gifts with vigilant caution, using discernment to avoid attachment and to pursue liberation.
Vyāsa is instructing on right conduct in the Śānti Parva’s ethical discourse, outlining how a Brahmin should balance obligatory duties with careful restraint regarding livelihood and remuneration, aiming to ‘cross over’ worldly danger through wisdom.