Shloka 2
Adhyaya 34 — Duties of Women
भूतानि भृत्याः सकलाः पशुपक्षिपिपीलिकाः । भिक्षवो याचमानाश्च ये चान्ये वसता गृहे ॥
bhūtāni bhṛtyāḥ sakalāḥ paśupakṣipipīlikāḥ | bhikṣavo yācamānāś ca ye cānye vasatā gṛhe ||
เขาพึงอุปถัมภ์สรรพสัตว์และผู้พึ่งพิงทั้งปวง—สัตว์เลี้ยง นก แม้กระทั่งแมลงและมด; รวมทั้งยติหรือภิกษุผู้ขอทาน และผู้อื่นใดที่อาศัยอยู่ในเรือนนั้นทั้งหมด.
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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).