Shloka 21

Adhyaya 28 — Alarka Inquires into Varna and Ashrama Dharma; Madalasa Defines the Fourfold Duties

Sanskrit

एष धर्मो गृहस्थस्य ऋतावभिगमस्तथा ।

पञ्चयज्ञविधानन्तु यथाशक्त्या न हापयेत् ॥

Transliteration

eṣa dharmo gṛhasthasya ṛtāv abhigamas tathā /

pañcayajñavidhānaṃ tu yathāśaktyā na hāpayet //

Translation

ນີ້ແມ່ນທຳມະຂອງຄົນຄອບຄົວ (ຄຣະຫັດ) — ການເຂົ້າຫາຄູ່ຄອງໃນລະດູການທີ່ຖືກກຳນົດກໍຢູ່ໃນນັ້ນ. ແລະການປະພຶດຕາມພິທີບູຊາຫ້າປະການ (pañca-yajña) ບໍ່ຄວນຖືກລະເລີຍ ຕາມທີ່ຕົນສາມາດເຮັດໄດ້।

Speakers

• Dharma-instruction narrative voice (contextual teacher-speaker within Markandeya Purana’s didactic discourse)

Primary Deities

• Devas
• Pitṛs

Key Themes

• Dharma
• Pañca-yajña
• Gṛhastha duties
• Ritual practice
• Household ethics