Shloka 25
Gṛhastha-vṛtti and Niyama: Models of Householder Livelihood and Discipline (गृहस्थवृत्ति-नियमाः)
वर्तेत तेषु गृहवानक्रुद्धयन्ननसूयक: । पज्चभि: सततं यज्जैर्विघसाशी यजेत च,गृहस्थ ब्राह्मण क्रोध और दोष-दृष्टिका त्याग करके पूर्वोक्त नियमोंके पालनमें संलग्न रहे। नित्य पठ्चमहायज्ञोंका अनुष्ठान करे और यज्ञशिष्ट अन्नका ही भोजन करे
varteta teṣu gṛhavān akruddhayan anasūyakaḥ | pañcabhiḥ satataṃ yajñair vighasāśī yajeta ca ||
വ്യാസൻ പറഞ്ഞു—ഗൃഹസ്ഥ ബ്രാഹ്മണൻ ക്രോധമില്ലാതെ, കുറ്റദൃഷ്ടിയില്ലാതെ ജീവിക്കണം. അവൻ നിത്യം പഞ്ചമഹായജ്ഞങ്ങൾ അനുഷ്ഠിക്കുകയും, യജ്ഞശേഷമായ (വിഘസ) അന്നമേ ഭുജിക്കുകയും വേണം.
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.