Shloka 110
गृहस्थस्य सदाचारः: शौच, तर্পण, वैश्वदेव, अतिथिधर्म, भोजन-विधि, संध्योपासन, ऋतु-धर्मः
कृतपादादिशौचश् च भुक्त्वा सायं ततो गृही गच्छेद् अस्फुटितां शय्याम् अपि दारुमयीं नृप
kṛtapādādiśaucaś ca bhuktvā sāyaṃ tato gṛhī gacched asphuṭitāṃ śayyām api dārumayīṃ nṛpa
ಹೇ ರಾಜಾ! ಪಾದಾದಿಗಳನ್ನು ಶುದ್ಧಮಾಡಿಕೊಂಡು ಸಂಜೆ ಭೋಜನ ಮಾಡಿ, ಗೃಹಸ್ಥನು ನಂತರ ವಿಶ್ರಾಂತಿಗೆ ಹೋಗಬೇಕು—ದೃಢವಾಗಿಯೂ ಮುರಿಯದ ಹಾಸಿಗೆಯ ಮೇಲೆ, ಅದು ಕೇವಲ ಮರದದ್ದಾದರೂ ಸಹ।
Sage Parāśara (in instruction), addressing a king within the didactic discourse
Speaker: Parasara
Topic: Daily gṛhastha regimen: cleansing, evening meal, and proper sleeping arrangements as part of śauca and niyama
Teaching: Ethical
Quality: practical
Concept: After bodily cleansing and the evening meal, one should sleep on a firm, intact bed—even a simple wooden one—maintaining śauca and disciplined living.
Vedantic Theme: Dharma
Application: Keep a clean nightly routine: wash up, eat moderately, sleep on a simple and supportive bed; reduce indulgence to support clarity and health.
Vishishtadvaita: Embodied discipline (śarīra-niyama) supports sāttvika life oriented to the Lord; the body is treated as an instrument for dharma rather than for luxury.
FAQs
This verse frames bodily purity and a regulated evening routine as core elements of dharma, supporting self-control and social order.
He gives practical āchāra: cleanse oneself, eat at the proper time, and retire to a simple, firm bed—signaling restraint rather than indulgence.
Even practical conduct is presented as participation in dharma—an order ultimately upheld by Vishnu—so daily discipline becomes a lived alignment with the Supreme sustaining principle.