Shloka 15
Gṛhastha-Dharma: How a Householder Attains Liberation by Offering All to Vāsudeva
देवानृषीन् नृभूतानि पितृनात्मानमन्वहम् । स्ववृत्त्यागतवित्तेन यजेत पुरुषं पृथक् ॥ १५ ॥
devān ṛṣīn nṛ-bhūtāni pitṝn ātmānam anvaham sva-vṛttyāgata-vittena yajeta puruṣaṁ pṛthak
दररोज आपल्या उपजीविकेतून मिळालेल्या धनाने देव, ऋषी, मनुष्य, प्राणी, पितर आणि स्वतःचा आत्मकल्याण—यांचे वेगवेगळे यजन करावे. अशा रीतीने सर्वांच्या हृदयात स्थित परम पुरुषाचेच मूलतः पूजन होते.
FAQs
This verse teaches that a gṛhastha should daily honor demigods, sages, humans, other beings, forefathers, and also care for the self—using honestly earned wealth—thereby worshiping the Supreme Person through properly directed service.
He presents these as harmonized duties performed as offerings that culminate in worship of the Supreme Person; when done with the right consciousness and rightful earnings, they support—not replace—devotion to Bhagavān.
Earn ethically, set aside a portion for service and charity, respect teachers and saints, care for family and society, practice compassion to animals and all beings, remember ancestors with gratitude, and maintain health and discipline—seeing these as devotional offerings to God.