Shloka 3
Adhyaya 29 — Alarka’s Inquiry and Madalasa’s Teaching on Householder Dharma (Gārhasthya), Vaiśvadeva, and Atithi Hospitality
मदालसोवाच वत्स ! गार्हस्थ्यमादाय नरः सर्वमिदं जगत् ।
पुष्णाति तेन लोकांश्च स जयत्यभिवाञ्छितान् ॥
madālasovāca vatsa! gārhasthyam ādāya naraḥ sarvam idaṃ jagat | puṣṇāti tena lokāṃś ca sa jayaty abhivāñchitān ||
மதாலசா கூறினாள்—அன்புக் குழந்தையே, இல்லற வாழ்வை ஏற்றுக் கொண்ட மனிதன் இந்த முழு உலகையும் போஷிக்கிறான்; அதனால் அவன் உலகங்களைத் தாங்கி, விரும்பிய பயன்களை அடைகிறான்।
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FAQs
The householder is the economic and ritual backbone of society: by feeding, hosting, giving, and maintaining dependents, the gṛhastha ‘supports the world’ and thereby gains legitimate worldly and spiritual attainments.
Ethical instruction; indirectly supports vaṃśānucarita ideals by defining the dharmic foundation from which kingship, learning, and asceticism are sustained.
‘Nourishing the world’ implies yajña in a broad sense: life becomes sacrificial reciprocity. Desired ends are achieved not by withdrawal alone but by dharmic participation and support of the whole.