Shloka 21
Gārhasthya-dharma: Vāsudeva–Pṛthivī-saṃvāda
Householder Duties and Daily Offerings
गृहस्थ: पुरुष: कृष्ण शिष्टाशी च सदा भवेत् | राजर्त्विजं स्नातकं च गुरु श्वशुरमेव च
gṛhasthaḥ puruṣaḥ kṛṣṇa śiṣṭāśī ca sadā bhavet | rājartvijaṃ snātakaṃ ca guruṃ śvaśuram eva ca
Vāyu berkata: “Wahai Kṛṣṇa, seorang lelaki yang menjalani kehidupan berumah tangga hendaklah sentiasa makan dengan berdisiplin dan wajar; dan hendaklah ia menunjukkan penghormatan serta takzim yang patut kepada raja, pendeta diraja (ṛtvij), seorang snātaka (sarjana yang telah tamat), gurunya, dan bapa mertuanya.”
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches gṛhastha-dharma: a householder should maintain disciplined, proper conduct—symbolized by regulated eating—and uphold social and moral order by honoring key figures of authority and learning: the king, officiating priest, snātaka, guru, and father-in-law.
Vāyu is instructing Kṛṣṇa on norms of righteous household life, listing whom a householder should respect and how one should live with restraint and propriety in daily habits.