Shloka 30
अध्याय २९७ — श्रेयः, धृति, दान-नियमाः
Welfare, Steadfastness, and Norms of Giving
अधीत्य वेदं तपसा ब्रह्मचारी यज्ञान् शक््त्या संनिगृहोह पड्च । वन॑ गच्छेत् पुरुषो धर्मकाम: श्रेय: स्थित्वा स्थापयित्वा स्ववंशम्
adhītya vedaṁ tapasā brahmacārī yajñān śaktyā saṁnigṛhya ca pañca | vanaṁ gacchet puruṣo dharmakāmaḥ śreyaḥ sthitvā sthāpayitvā svavaṁśam ||
パラーシャラは、二度生まれ（ドヴィジャ）のための秩序ある生の道を説く。まず梵行期（ブラフマチャリヤ）にあって、苦行と規律をもってヴェーダを学ぶべきである。次に家住期に入り、力に応じて感官を制し、日々の五大供犠（パンチャ・マハーヤジュニャ）を修める。さらに、家系を確立し家の守りを子に託したのち、真の利益に堅く立って森へ赴き、ただダルマの実践のみを求めよ。
पराशर उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse outlines āśrama-dharma as a progressive ethical discipline: learn the Veda with austerity in brahmacarya, fulfill social and sacred obligations in gṛhastha through self-control and the five great sacrifices, then—after securing family continuity—withdraw to the forest to pursue śreyas (higher welfare) with a single-minded commitment to dharma.
Parāśara is instructing about the proper life-course for a dvija: education and discipline first, responsible household life next, and finally a deliberate transition toward renunciation (vānaprastha) after handing over duties to the next generation.