Shloka 5
Adhyaya 29 — Alarka’s Inquiry and Madalasa’s Teaching on Householder Dharma (Gārhasthya), Vaiśvadeva, and Atithi Hospitality
गृहस्थमुपजीवन्ति ततस्तृप्तिं प्रयान्ति च ।
मुखं चास्य निरीक्षन्ते अपि नो दास्यतीति वै ॥
gṛhastham upajīvanti tatas tṛptiṃ prayānti ca | mukhaṃ cāsya nirīkṣante api no dāsyatīti vai ||
அவர்கள் இல்லறத்தாரைச் சார்ந்து வாழ்ந்து அதனால் திருப்தியடைகிறார்கள்; மேலும் அவன் முகத்தை நோக்கி—‘அவன் தருவானா, தரமாட்டானா?’ என்று எண்ணுகின்றார்கள்.
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FAQs
The verse emphasizes the moral pressure on the gṛhastha: many lives hinge on his generosity. Withholding is not merely private miserliness but a social and spiritual failure.
Practical dharma teaching; outside the five-lakṣaṇa core.
‘Watching the face’ suggests that dharma is enacted in small moments of choice: the inner disposition to give (or refuse) becomes the visible axis upon which others’ welfare turns.