Shloka 2
Adhyaya 34 — Madālāsā’s Instruction on Sadācāra (Householder Conduct, Purity, and Daily Rites)
भूतानि भृत्याः सकलाः पशुपक्षिपिपीलिकाः । भिक्षवो याचमानाश्च ये चान्ये वसता गृहे ॥
bhūtāni bhṛtyāḥ sakalāḥ paśupakṣipipīlikāḥ | bhikṣavo yācamānāś ca ye cānye vasatā gṛhe ||
ਉਸ ਨੂੰ ਸਭ ਜੀਵਾਂ ਅਤੇ ਸਭ ਆਸ਼੍ਰਿਤਾਂ/ਸੇਵਕਾਂ ਦੀ ਸੰਭਾਲ ਕਰਨੀ ਚਾਹੀਦੀ ਹੈ—ਪਸ਼ੂ, ਪੰਛੀ, ਇੱਥੋਂ ਤੱਕ ਕਿ ਕੀੜੇ-ਮਕੌੜੇ ਅਤੇ ਚੀਟੀਆਂ ਵੀ; ਅਤੇ ਭਿੱਖ ਮੰਗਣ ਵਾਲੇ ਯਤੀ/ਭਿੱਖੂ, ਤੇ ਘਰ ਵਿੱਚ ਵੱਸਣ ਵਾਲੇ ਹੋਰ ਸਭ ਲੋਕ ਵੀ।
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FAQs
Dharma extends beyond humans: the righteous home is a sheltering ecosystem—servants, animals, and even the smallest creatures are included in the householder’s circle of responsibility.
Ethical/ācāra instruction; outside the direct pancalakṣaṇa framework.
The home is treated as a microcosm of the world: sustaining ‘all beings’ ritually and practically mirrors cosmic sustenance (dharma as dhāraṇa—what upholds).