Shloka 31
Adhyaya 28 — Alarka Inquires into Varna and Ashrama Dharma; Madalasa Defines the Fourfold Duties
चतुर्थे त्वाश्रमे धर्मो मयायं ते निवेदितः । सामान्यं अन्यवर्णानामाश्रमाणाञ्च मे शृणु ॥
caturthe tv āśrame dharmo mayāyaṃ te niveditaḥ | sāmānyam anyavarṇānām āśramāṇāṃ ca me śṛṇu ||
Demikianlah, dharma bagi āśrama keempat telah aku jelaskan kepadamu. Sekarang dengarlah daripadaku tentang kewajipan umum yang dikongsi oleh varṇa-varṇa lain dan juga oleh āśrama-āśrama.
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FAQs
After specifying stage-specific rules, the text emphasizes universal virtues—suggesting that dharma is both contextual (role-based) and universal (character-based).
Ethics and social order instruction; supportive material around the Purāṇic core topics.
The move from ‘special duties’ to ‘common duties’ mirrors spiritual maturation: from external prescriptions to stable inner qualities.