Shloka 22
Gārhasthya-dharma: Vāsudeva–Pṛthivī-saṃvāda
Householder Duties and Daily Offerings
श्वभ्यश्न श्वपचेभ्यश्व वयोभ्यश्वावपेद् भुवि । वैश्वदेवं हि नामैतत् सायंप्रातर्विधीयते
śvabhyaśna śvapacebhyaśva vayobhyaśvāvaped bhuvi | vaiśvadevaṃ hi nāmaitat sāyaṃprātar vidhīyate
وایو نے کہا— کتّوں کے لیے، شَوپَچوں (چانڈالوں) کے لیے اور پرندوں کے لیے بھی زمین پر اناج رکھ دینا چاہیے۔ یہی ‘وَیشودیو’ کہلاتا ہے، اور اسے شام اور صبح دونوں وقت ادا کرنا چاہیے۔
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
Daily dharma includes sharing food beyond one’s household—offering portions to animals and even marginalized humans—framed as the Vaiśvadeva rite performed morning and evening.
Vāyu instructs about a prescribed daily practice: placing food on the ground as an offering for dogs, śvapacas, and birds, identifying this act as the Vaiśvadeva observance done twice daily.