Shloka 6
Gārhasthya-dharma: Vāsudeva–Pṛthivī-saṃvāda
Householder Duties and Daily Offerings
सदा यज्ञेन देवाश्व सदा55तिथ्येन मानुषा: । छन््दतश्न यथा नित्यमर्हान् भुञज्जीत नित्यश:
sadā yajñena devāś ca sadātithyena mānuṣāḥ | chandasā ca yathā nityam arhān bhuñjīta nityaśaḥ ||
Vāyu berkata: “Setiap hari hendaklah seseorang memuliakan para dewa melalui yajña, dan memuliakan manusia melalui layanan tetamu. Demikian juga, dengan bacaan serta pengajian himpunan Veda secara tetap, hendaklah ia menghormati mereka yang layak dihormati—terutama para resi yang mulia. Hanya setelah melaksanakan amalan harian ini barulah wajar menikmati makanan setiap hari.”
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches a daily ethical order: worship the gods through yajña, serve people through hospitality, and honor the Veda and the worthy (especially sages) through regular study and reverence; only after these duties should one eat.
Vāyudeva is instructing on proper conduct (ācāra) and daily discipline, emphasizing that eating is to be preceded by acts of offering, hospitality, and reverence—placing personal consumption after dharmic obligations.