Shloka 25
Gṛhastha-vṛtti and Niyama: Models of Householder Livelihood and Discipline (गृहस्थवृत्ति-नियमाः)
वर्तेत तेषु गृहवानक्रुद्धयन्ननसूयक: । पज्चभि: सततं यज्जैर्विघसाशी यजेत च
varteta teṣu gṛhavān akruddhayan anasūyakaḥ | pañcabhiḥ satataṃ yajñair vighasāśī yajeta ca ||
វ្យាសបានមានព្រះបន្ទូលថា៖ ព្រាហ្មណ៍ជាគ្រហស្ថ គួររស់នៅក្នុងធម៌ទាំងនោះ ដោយមិនមានកំហឹង និងមិនស្វែងរកកំហុសអ្នកដទៃ។ គាត់គួរធ្វើបញ្ចមហាយជ្ញទាំងប្រាំជានិច្ច ហើយធ្វើពិធីយជ្ញ ដោយបរិភោគតែអាហារដែលនៅសល់ក្រោយការបូជា—អាហារដែលបានបរិសុទ្ធដោយយជ្ញ។
व्यास उवाच
Educational Q&A
A householder—especially a Brahmin—should practice dharma through inner discipline (freedom from anger and fault-finding) and outer discipline (regular performance of the five daily great sacrifices), sustaining himself on food that is sanctified as the remainder of offerings rather than on self-centered consumption.
In the Śānti Parva’s instruction on conduct, Vyāsa continues prescribing the proper way of life for the gṛhastha: live calmly and without malice, keep up the continual cycle of daily yajñas (pañca-mahāyajña), and eat only yajña-śiṣṭa (vighasa), reinforcing a life ordered around duty and giving.