Shloka 9
Gṛhastha-vṛtti and Niyama: Models of Householder Livelihood and Discipline (गृहस्थवृत्ति-नियमाः)
अग्नीश्र ब्राह्म॒णांश्चार्चेद् देवता: प्रणमेत च
agnīṁś ca brāhmaṇāṁś cārcet devatāḥ praṇamet ca | kaṭvīṁ vācaṁ mukhān na brūyāt hiṁsāṁ ca na samācaret | adharmayuktaṁ hi tat | eṣā brāhmaṇasya paramparāgatā vṛttiḥ (kartavya) vidhīyate ||
ヴィヤーサは言った。「アグニ（火神）を供養し、バラモンを敬い、諸神に礼拝せよ。辛辣な言葉を吐かず、暴力を行ってはならぬ。かかる振る舞いはアダルマに結びつくからである。これはバラモンに課せられた、祖来相伝の生き方—すなわち義務—として定められている。」
व्यास उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse prescribes a Brāhmaṇa’s traditional dharma: reverence through worship (Agni, Brāhmaṇas, and the gods), restraint in speech (avoiding harsh words), and restraint in action (avoiding violence), because harshness and harm are aligned with adharma.
In the Śānti Parva’s instruction on righteous conduct, Vyāsa states normative rules of behavior—especially for Brāhmaṇas—linking ritual reverence and ethical self-control as the inherited standard of proper living.