Shloka 21
Brāhmaṇa-pūjā, Haviḥ-dāna, and the Vāsudeva–Pṛthivī Saṃvāda
Chapter 34
जिनके कार्योमें धर्म, अर्थ और काम तीनोंका निर्वाह होता है, किसी एककी भी हानि नहीं होने पाती तथा जो सदा शिष्टाचारमें ही संलग्न रहते हैं, उनको मैं नमस्कार करता हूँ
yeṣāṁ kāryeṣu dharma-artha-kāmāḥ trayo 'pi samyak pravartante, na caikasya api hāniḥ sambhavati, ye ca sadā śiṣṭācāre eva saṁlagnāḥ, tān ahaṁ namasyāmi.
येषां कर्मसु धर्मार्थकामानां त्रयाणामपि सम्यगनुष्ठानं भवति, न च कस्यचिदपि हानिर्भवति; ये च सदा शिष्टाचारपरायणाः सन्ति, तानहं नमस्यामि।
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
True excellence in action lies in balancing the three puruṣārthas—dharma, artha, and kāma—so that none is sacrificed, and in consistently adhering to śiṣṭācāra (the refined conduct upheld by the virtuous).
Nārada offers a reverential statement, praising and saluting those exemplary people whose actions harmonize moral duty, practical welfare, and legitimate desire, while remaining steadfast in proper, cultured behavior.