Shloka 17
चत्वारोऽाश्रमाः — ब्रह्मचर्यादि मोक्षाश्रमपर्यन्तम्
The Four Āśramas as a graded path to mokṣa
यस् तु सम्यक् करोत्य् एवं गृहस्थः परमं विधिम् सर्वबन्धविमुक्तो ऽसौ लोकान् आप्नोत्य् अनुत्तमान्
yas tu samyak karoty evaṃ gṛhasthaḥ paramaṃ vidhim sarvabandhavimukto 'sau lokān āpnoty anuttamān
परंतु जो गृहस्थ अशा रीतीने परम विधीचे योग्य पालन करतो, तो सर्व बंधनांपासून मुक्त होऊन सर्वोत्तम लोकांना प्राप्त होतो।
Sage Parāśara (teaching Maitreya)
FAQs
This verse teaches that the householder stage, when performed correctly according to the highest injunctions, can free one from bondage and lead to the highest spiritual attainments.
Parāśara links liberation to performing one’s prescribed duties “samyak”—properly and fully—so that actions no longer create binding attachments (bandha), resulting in release (vimukti).
Even while Vishnu is not named in the verse, the Vishnu Purana frames dharma as aligned with the Supreme Reality; fulfilling duty without bondage becomes a means of moving toward the highest state ultimately grounded in Vishnu’s sovereignty.