Shloka 75
Determination of the Householder’s Dharma
Dāna: Types, Recipients, Timing, and Fruits
सर्वतः प्रतिगृह्णीयान्न तु तृप्येत्स्वयं ततः । एवं गृहस्थो युक्तात्मा देवतातिथिपूजकः
sarvataḥ pratigṛhṇīyānna tu tṛpyetsvayaṃ tataḥ | evaṃ gṛhastho yuktātmā devatātithipūjakaḥ
எல்லாத் திசைகளிலிருந்தும் கிடைப்பதை ஏற்றுக்கொள்ள வேண்டும்; ஆனால் அதனால் தனக்கென இன்பத் திருப்தி தேடக்கூடாது. இவ்வாறு கட்டுப்பாடுள்ள இல்லறத்தான் தேவர்களையும் விருந்தினர்களையும் போற்றுவான்.
Unspecified (narrative instruction within Svarga-khaṇḍa 3.57)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Sandhi Resolution Notes: प्रतिगृह्णीयान्न = प्रतिगृह्णीयात् + न; तृप्येत्स्वयं = तृप्येत् + स्वयम्; गृहस्थो = गृहस्थः; देवतातिथिपूजकः = देवता+अतिथि+पूजक (समास).
FAQs
It teaches balanced conduct: accept what comes appropriately, but do not turn it into self-indulgence; instead, direct one’s resources toward worship and hospitality.
No. It permits receiving from various sources, but cautions against taking it as a basis for personal gratification; the emphasis is on restraint and right use.
It presents both as essential duties of the gṛhastha: honoring the divine (devatā-pūjā) and honoring human visitors (atithi-pūjā) as complementary expressions of dharma.